The 1960 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1960 college football season. In its first season under head coach Howard McChesney, the team compiled a 0–10 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 308 to 68.[1][2][3]
| 1960 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 0–10 (0–4 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Public Schools Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 New Mexico State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No Hardin-Simmons players were named to the 1960 All-Border Conference football team.[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at Cincinnati* | L 14–15 | |||||
| September 23 | at Mississippi Southern* | L 0–27 | 8,112 | [5] | |||
| October 1 | at Tulsa* | L 7–21 | 11,611 | ||||
| October 8 | Arizona State | L 0–28 | |||||
| October 15 | at Memphis State* | L 7–42 | |||||
| October 22 | West Texas State |
| L 0–21 | ||||
| October 29 | at Texas Western | L 6–45 | |||||
| November 5 | at North Texas State* | L 19–26 | [6] | ||||
| November 12 | at Trinity (TX)* | San Antonio, TX | L 12–43 | ||||
| November 19 | No. 14 New Mexico State |
| L 3–40 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide" (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "1960 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "1960 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ 2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65.
- ^ "Southerners Blank Cowboys, 27 to 0". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 24, 1960. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Battling Cowboys fall to NT, 26–19". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.