1960 Houston Cougars football team

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1960 Houston Cougars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainWiley Feagin, Jim Kuehne, Jim Windham
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers     8 1 0
No. 4 Navy     9 2 0
Memphis State     8 2 0
Detroit     7 2 0
No. 19 Syracuse     7 2 0
No. 16 Penn State     7 3 0
Oregon
    7 3 1
Army     6 3 1
Oregon State     6 3 1
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Houston     6 4 0
Miami (FL)     6 4 0
San Jose State     5 4 0
Pittsburgh     4 3 3
Xavier     5 5 0
Washington State     4 5 1
Air Force     4 6 0
Boston University     3 5 2
Pacific (CA)     4 6 0
Boston College     3 6 1
Florida State     3 6 1
Marquette     3 6 0
Colgate     2 7 0
Notre Dame     2 8 0
Villanova     2 8 0
Dayton     1 9 0
Idaho     1 9 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1960 Houston Cougars football team was an American football team that represented the University of Houston as an independent during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Hal Lahar, the team compiled a 6–4 record. Wiley Feagin, Jim Kuehne, and Jim Windham were the team captains.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 No. 2 Ole MissL 0–4244,000–45,000[2]
September 24at Mississippi StateW 14–1014,000[3]
October 1vs. Oregon StateL 20–2922,537
October 8Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 17–042,000
October 15Oklahoma State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 12–715,000
October 22at AlabamaL 0–1430,000[4]
October 29at North Texas StateW 41–162,000[5]
November 5Cincinnati
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–010,000
November 12at Florida StateW 7–610,400
November 26Tulsa
L 16–267,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2018 Houston Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. pp. 126, 145. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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