1960 Southwest Conference Year Summary

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Record: 38-38-8, .500 W-L% (8th of 12) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 9.78 (3rd of 12) ▪ SOS: 9.43 (2nd of 12)

Conference Champion: Arkansas

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Arkansas, Texas and Texas Christian)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Arkansas and Baylor)

Standings

	Overall				Conference				Pts/G		SRS
School	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
Arkansas	8	3	0	.727	6	1	0	.857	16.8	7.9	15.87	8.59
Baylor	8	3	0	.727	5	2	0	.714	16.5	8.3	16.79	9.06
Texas	7	3	1	.682	5	2	0	.714	15.2	7.1	14.82	8.00
Rice	7	4	0	.636	5	2	0	.714	15.8	6.5	17.15	10.52
Texas Christian	4	4	2	.500	3	3	1	.500	8.5	9.4	9.25	10.15
Texas Tech	3	6	1	.350	1	5	1	.214	14.8	18.2	4.38	7.78
Texas A&M	1	6	3	.250	0	4	3	.214	7.3	11.7	2.86	7.56
Southern Methodist	0	9	1	.050	0	6	1	.071	3.1	22.1	-2.90	13.80

AP Poll Summary

School	Pre	9/19	9/26	10/3	10/10	10/17	10/24	10/31	11/7	11/14	11/21	Final
Arkansas	19		14	9		14	12	16	9	7	6	7
Baylor				20	7	7	7	11			19	12
Rice						20	13	10	16	14	12
Texas	4	15	13	15	11	16
Texas Christian	11

4 Bowl Games

Date	Bowl	Winner/Tie	Pts	Loser/Tie	Pts	Notes
1961-01-02	Cotton Bowl	Duke	7	Arkansas	6	Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)
1961-01-02	Sugar Bowl	Mississippi	14	Rice	6	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1960-12-31	Gator Bowl	Florida	13	Baylor	12	Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL)
1960-12-17	Bluebonnet Bowl	Texas	3	Alabama	3	Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)

Conference Leaders

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Pass Completions

1.	Ronnie Stanley (BAY)	75
2.	Sonny Gibbs (TXX)	47
3.	Billy Cox (RICE)	45
4.	George McKinney (AR)	39
5.	Glenn Amerson (TXTECH)	33
6.	Mike Cotten (TX)	32
7.	Bobby Ply (BAY)	29
8.	Donald George (TXX)	26
9.	Frank Jackson (SMETH)	25
	Johnny Lovelace (TXTECH)	25

Pass Attempts

1.	Ronnie Stanley (BAY)	134
2.	Sonny Gibbs (TXX)	111
3.	George McKinney (AR)	90
4.	Billy Cox (RICE)	80
	Glenn Amerson (TXTECH)	80
6.	Bobby Ply (BAY)	59
7.	Mike Cotten (TX)	58
8.	Johnny Lovelace (TXTECH)	55
9.	Frank Jackson (SMETH)	54
10.	Daryle Keeling (TXAM)	50

Passing Yards

1.	Ronnie Stanley (BAY)	1151
2.	George McKinney (AR)	728
3.	Mike Cotten (TX)	539
4.	Billy Cox (RICE)	510
5.	Sonny Gibbs (TXX)	473
6.	Glenn Amerson (TXTECH)	464
7.	Bobby Ply (BAY)	412
8.	Donald George (TXX)	302
9.	Frank Jackson (SMETH)	298
10.	Johnny Lovelace (TXTECH)	287

Passing Touchdowns

1.	George McKinney (AR)	9
2.	Glenn Amerson (TXTECH)	5
	Ronnie Stanley (BAY)	5
4.	Bobby Ply (BAY)	4
5.	Sonny Gibbs (TXX)	3
	Billy Cox (RICE)	3
	Mike Cotten (TX)	3
8.	Frank Jackson (SMETH)	2
	Billy Moore (AR)	2

Passing Interceptions

1.	Sonny Gibbs (TXX)	9
2.	Ronnie Stanley (BAY)	8
3.	Billy Cox (RICE)	7
	Glenn Amerson (TXTECH)	7
5.	Johnny Lovelace (TXTECH)	6
	George McKinney (AR)	6
	Mike Cotten (TX)	6
8.	Arlan Flake (SMETH)	5
	Donald George (TXX)	5
	Bobby Ply (BAY)	5

Rush Attempts

1.	Coolidge Hunt (TXTECH)	127
2.	Ronnie Bull (BAY)	113
3.	Lance Alworth (AR)	106
4.	Sam Byer (TXAM)	105
5.	George McKinney (AR)	84
6.	Bob Wayt (RICE)	83
7.	Mike Cotten (TX)	81
8.	Frank Jackson (SMETH)	80
9.	Roland Jackson (RICE)	79
10.	James Saxton (TX)	76
	Ronnie Goodwin (BAY)	76

Rushing Yards

1.	Coolidge Hunt (TXTECH)	527
2.	Ronnie Bull (BAY)	454
3.	James Saxton (TX)	407
4.	Bob Wayt (RICE)	392
5.	Sam Byer (TXAM)	381
6.	Jerry Candler (RICE)	377
7.	Lance Alworth (AR)	375
8.	Ronnie Goodwin (BAY)	343
9.	Frank Jackson (SMETH)	329
10.	Max Webb (RICE)	283

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1.	James Saxton (TX)	5.4
2.	Bob Wayt (RICE)	4.7
3.	Ronnie Goodwin (BAY)	4.5
4.	Coolidge Hunt (TXTECH)	4.1
5.	Frank Jackson (SMETH)	4.1
6.	Ronnie Bull (BAY)	4.0
7.	Max Webb (RICE)	4.0
8.	Mike Bowen (RICE)	4.0
9.	R.E. Dodson (TXX)	3.9
10.	Sam Byer (TXAM)	3.6

Rushing Touchdowns

1.	Billy Cox (RICE)	6
2.	Ronnie Bull (BAY)	5
	Mike Cotten (TX)	5
4.	Sonny Gibbs (TXX)	4
	Coolidge Hunt (TXTECH)	4
6.	Ronnie Goodwin (BAY)	3
	Billy Moore (AR)	3
	Ray Poage (TX)	3
	Jack Collins (TX)	3
	Glenn Amerson (TXTECH)	3

Receptions

1.	Ronnie Goodwin (BAY)	25
2.	Buddy Iles (TXX)	24
3.	Johnny Burrell (RICE)	20
	Ronnie Bull (BAY)	20
5.	Bobby Lane (BAY)	18
6.	Jimmy Collier (AR)	17
7.	Gerry Moore (BAY)	16
8.	Bob Wayt (RICE)	15
9.	Milton Ham (TXX)	14
10.	Dick Polson (TXTECH)	13

Receiving Yards

1.	Ronnie Goodwin (BAY)	407
2.	Jimmy Collier (AR)	356
3.	Johnny Burrell (RICE)	266
4.	Ronnie Bull (BAY)	254
5.	Bobby Lane (BAY)	248
6.	Lance Alworth (AR)	243
7.	Buddy Iles (TXX)	237
8.	Gerry Moore (BAY)	210
9.	Milton Ham (TXX)	198
10.	James Saxton (TX)	185

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1.	Ronnie Goodwin (BAY)	16.3
2.	Johnny Burrell (RICE)	13.3
3.	Ronnie Bull (BAY)	12.7
4.	Buddy Iles (TXX)	9.9

Receiving Touchdowns

1.	Ronnie Bull (BAY)	3
	Jimmy Collier (AR)	3
	Johnny Burrell (RICE)	3
	Ronnie Goodwin (BAY)	3
	Dick Polson (TXTECH)	3
6.	Jim Gaston (AR)	2
	Lance Alworth (AR)	2
	Jimmy Byrum (TXTECH)	2
	Jarrell Williams (AR)	2

Plays From Scrimmage

1.	Ronnie Bull (BAY)	133
2.	Coolidge Hunt (TXTECH)	127
3.	Lance Alworth (AR)	118
4.	Sam Byer (TXAM)	105
5.	Ronnie Goodwin (BAY)	101
6.	Bob Wayt (RICE)	98
7.	James Saxton (TX)	85
8.	George McKinney (AR)	84
9.	Frank Jackson (SMETH)	83
10.	Roland Jackson (RICE)	81
	Mike Cotten (TX)	81

Yards From Scrimmage

1.	Ronnie Goodwin (BAY)	750
2.	Ronnie Bull (BAY)	708
3.	Lance Alworth (AR)	618
4.	James Saxton (TX)	592
5.	Coolidge Hunt (TXTECH)	527
6.	Bob Wayt (RICE)	524
7.	Jerry Candler (RICE)	447
8.	Sam Byer (TXAM)	381
9.	Ray Poage (TX)	366
10.	Jimmy Collier (AR)	362

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1.	Ronnie Bull (BAY)	8
2.	Ronnie Goodwin (BAY)	6
	Billy Cox (RICE)	6
4.	Dick Polson (TXTECH)	5
	Mike Cotten (TX)	5
6.	Sonny Gibbs (TXX)	4
	Jack Collins (TX)	4
	Jarrell Williams (AR)	4
	Coolidge Hunt (TXTECH)	4
10.	Billy Moore (AR)	3
	Johnny Burrell (RICE)	3
	Jerry Candler (RICE)	3
	Jimmy Collier (AR)	3
	Harry Moreland (TXX)	3
	Ray Poage (TX)	3
	Glenn Amerson (TXTECH)	3

Total Plays

1.	Sonny Gibbs (TXX)	186
	Ronnie Stanley (BAY)	186
3.	George McKinney (AR)	174
4.	Mike Cotten (TX)	139
5.	Billy Cox (RICE)	137
6.	Frank Jackson (SMETH)	134
7.	Glenn Amerson (TXTECH)	130
8.	Coolidge Hunt (TXTECH)	127
	Johnny Lovelace (TXTECH)	127
10.	Ronnie Bull (BAY)	116

Total Yards

1.	Ronnie Stanley (BAY)	1116
2.	George McKinney (AR)	921
3.	Sonny Gibbs (TXX)	706
4.	Mike Cotten (TX)	674
5.	Frank Jackson (SMETH)	627
6.	Billy Cox (RICE)	616
7.	Glenn Amerson (TXTECH)	587
8.	Coolidge Hunt (TXTECH)	527
9.	Ronnie Bull (BAY)	463
10.	Johnny Lovelace (TXTECH)	437

Total Touchdowns

1.	George McKinney (AR)	10
2.	Billy Cox (RICE)	9
3.	Glenn Amerson (TXTECH)	8
	Mike Cotten (TX)	8
5.	Sonny Gibbs (TXX)	7
	Ronnie Stanley (BAY)	7
7.	Billy Moore (AR)	5
	Bobby Ply (BAY)	5
	Ronnie Bull (BAY)	5
10.	Coolidge Hunt (TXTECH)	4
	Jack Collins (TX)	4

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