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1960 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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1960 TCU Horned Frogs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–4–2 (3–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMeyer spread
Home stadiumAmon G. Carter Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Arkansas $ 6 1 0 8 3 0
No. 12 Baylor 5 2 0 8 3 0
Texas 5 2 0 7 3 1
Rice 5 2 0 7 4 0
TCU 3 3 1 4 4 2
Texas Tech 1 5 1 3 6 1
Texas A&M 0 4 3 1 6 3
SMU 0 6 1 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1960 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 4–4–2 overall and 3–3–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his eighth year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Kansas*No. 11L 7–2132,000
September 24at USC*W 7–631,475
October 1No. 14 ArkansasL 0–7
October 8Texas Tech
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 21–725,000
October 15Texas A&MT 14–14
October 22Pittsburgh
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX
T 7–7
October 29No. 7 Baylor*
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
W 14–635,000
November 122:00 pmTexas
  • Amon G. Carter Stadium
  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)
L 2–340,000[1]
November 19at No. 14 RiceL 0–23
November 26at SMUW 13–020,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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1960 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 72 Bob Lilly
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Steer field goal nips Frogs, 3–2". Valley Evening Monitor. November 13, 1960. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1960 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 22, 2016.