1960 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

The 1960 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State College (now known as Texas State University) during the 1960 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their first year under head coach Jack Henry, the team compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play.

1960 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	2–8 (1–6 LSC)
Head coach	Jack Henry (1st season)
Home stadium	Evans Field
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Texas A&I $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
East Texas State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Lamar Tech	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Howard Payne	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Sul Ross	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Sam Houston State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Southwest Texas State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 17	Texas Lutheran*	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 7–39	[1]
September 24	at Corpus Christi*	Tarpon Field Corpus Christi, TX	W 15–6	[2]
October 1	Sul Ross	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 7–20	[3]
October 8	at McMurry*	Public Schools Stadium Abilene, TX	L 18–23	[4]
October 15	Stephen F. Austin	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 17–0	[5]
October 22	at Lamar Tech	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 0–7	[6]
October 29	at Sam Houston State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX (rivalry)	L 0–9	[7]
November 5	East Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 0–12	[8]
November 12	at Howard Payne	Lion Stadium Brownwood, TX	L 0–18	[9]
November 19	Texas A&I	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 0–35	[10]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Johnson boys spark TLC". Victoria Advocate. September 18, 1960. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "San Marcos beats UCC". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Sul Ross wins by 20–7 count". The Odessa American. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "McMurry pins SWT". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bobcats trim Austin by 17–0". The Austin American. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lamar Tech's unit system wears Southwest Texas down in 7–0 bout". The Austin American. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Sam Houston nips Southwest Texas". The Galveston Daily News. October 30, 1960. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "ET Lions claw SW Texas, 12–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 6, 1960. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Quarterback sparks Howard Payne to 18–0 win over Southwest Texas". Pampa Daily News. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "A&I wallops SWTS, 35–0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.