1960 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1960 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1960 college football season. In their tenth and final season under head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–5–1 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the SWC, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 182 to 148.^[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Glenn Amerson with 464 passing yards, Coolidge Hunt with 527 rushing yards, and Bake Turner with 173 receiving yards.^[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

1960 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–6–1 (1–5–1 SWC)
Head coach	DeWitt Weaver (10th season)
Offensive scheme	T formation
Base defense	5–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	West Texas State*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 38–14	30,000	[5]
September 24	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	T 14–14	13,000	[6]
October 1	at No. 13 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 0–17	52,000	[7]
October 8	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 7–21	25,000	[8]
October 15	No. 7 Baylor	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 7–14	29,000	[9]
October 22	SMU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 28–7	32,000	[10]
October 29	at No. 13 Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 6–30	26,000	[11]
November 5	Tulane*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 35–21	15,000	[12]
November 12	Wyoming*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–10	20,000	[13]
November 19	No. 7 Arkansas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 6–34	30,000	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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