1960 Tulane Green Wave football team
| 1960 Tulane Green Wave football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (1–4–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tulane Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1960 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In its seventh year under head coach Andy Pilney, Tulane compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–4–1 in conference games), finished tenth in the SEC, and was outscored by a total of 140 to 132.[1]
The team gained an average of 168.4 rushing yards and 88.0 passing yards per game. On defense, it gave up an average of 136.5 rushing yards and 109.9 passing yards per game. Tulane's individual leaders included Phil Nugent with 873 passing yards and Tommy Mason with 662 rushing yards and 376 receiving yards.[2]
The Green Wave played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at California* | W 7–3 | 37,500 | [3] | |
| September 24 | No. 5 Alabama | T 6–6 | 43,000 | [4] | |
| October 1 | at Rice* | L 7–10 | 30,000 | [5] | |
| October 15 | No. 1 Ole Miss |
| L 13–26 | [6] | |
| October 22 | at Georgia Tech | L 6–14 | 43,608 | [7] | |
| October 29 | William & Mary* |
| W 40–8 | 25,000 | [8] |
| November 5 | at Texas Tech* | L 21–35 | 15,000 | [9] | |
| November 12 | at No. 20 Florida | L 6–21 | 44,000 | [10] | |
| November 19 | at Vanderbilt | W 20–0 | 16,000 | [11] | |
| November 26 | LSU |
| L 6–17 | 74,000 | [12] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1960 Tulane Green Wave Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "1960 Tulane Green Wave Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "Cal bows despite breaks". Oakland Tribune. September 18, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide scored late for 6–6 tie". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 25, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice edges by Tulane". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 1 Rebels thump Tulane Wave, 26–13". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ga. Tech in 14–6 triumph". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane rips W&M, 40–8". Daily Press. October 30, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amerson's aerials stop Tulane, 35–21". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 6, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gator defense makes sure its greatest SEC season ever, 21–6". Tampa Bay Times. November 13, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane grinds Vandy 20 to 0". The Tennessean. November 20, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "74,000 see Amedee-paced LSU win 17–0 over Tulane". The Daily Advertiser. November 27, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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