1960 Mississippi State Maroons football team

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1960
Mississippi State Maroons football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–6–1 (0–5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 0 1 10 0 1
No. 18 Florida 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 9 Alabama 5 1 1 8 1 2
No. 13 Auburn 5 2 0 8 2 0
Tennessee 3 2 2 6 2 2
Georgia 4 3 0 6 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 4 0 5 5 0
LSU 2 3 1 5 4 1
Kentucky 2 4 1 5 4 1
Tulane 1 4 1 3 6 1
Mississippi State 0 5 1 2 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 7 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1960 Mississippi State Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Wade Walker, the team compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, and finished 11th in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Houston*L 10–1414,000[2]
October 1vs. No. 11 TennesseeT 0–027,000[3]
October 8Arkansas State*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 29–910,000[4][5]
October 15at GeorgiaL 17–2036,000[6]
October 22Memphis State*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 21–027,000[7]
October 29Alabamadagger
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS (rivalry)
L 0–725,000[8]
November 5at No. 12 AuburnL 12–2738,000[9]
November 12at LSUL 3–745,000[10]
November 26at No. 3 Ole MissL 9–3534,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1960 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
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  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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