1960 Memphis State Tigers football team

The 1960 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State College (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1960 college football season. In its first year of competition in the University Division and its third season under head coach Billy J. Murphy, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 303 to 85. Wayne Armstrong and Miller Matthews were the team captains.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Crump Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

1960 Memphis State Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–2
Head coach	Billy J. Murphy (3rd season)
Captains	Wayne Armstrong Miller Matthews
Home stadium	Crump Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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 team's statistical leaders included James Earl Wright with 801 passing yards, James Earl Wright with 574 rushing yards, and Hal Sterling with 169 receiving yards, and James Earl Wright and John Griffin with 30 points scored each.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Arlington State	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 35–0	9,703–12,000	[4][5]
September 24	at Tennessee Tech	Overall Field Cookeville, TN	W 37–6	8,000
October 1	No. 1 Ole Miss	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 20–31	24,711–34,711	[6]
October 8	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	W 44–0	4,000	[7]
October 15	Hardin–Simmons	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 42–7
October 22	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–21	27,000	[8]
October 29	VMI	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 21–8	10,933	[9]
November 5	Abilene Christian	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 55–6
November 12	Chattanooga	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	W 42–0	9,000–9,014	[10][11]
November 18	at Mississippi Southern	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS (rivalry)	W 7–6	7,367	[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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