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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]

Record3–6–1 (1–4–1 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumTulane Stadium
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1960 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
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1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ole Miss $5–0–110–0–1
No. 18 Florida5–1–09–2–0
No. 9 Alabama5–1–18–1–2
No. 13 Auburn5–2–08–2–0
Tennessee3–2–26–2–2
Georgia4–3–06–4–0
Georgia Tech4–4–05–5–0
LSU2–3–15–4–1
Kentucky2–4–15–4–1
Tulane1–4–13–6–1
Mississippi State0–5–12–6–1
Vanderbilt0–7–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at California*W 7–337,500[3]
September 24No. 5 AlabamaT 6–643,000[4]
October 1at Rice*L 7–1030,000[5]
October 15No. 1 Ole Miss
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
L 13–26[6]
October 22at Georgia TechL 6–1443,608[7]
October 29William & Mary*
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 40–825,000[8]
November 5at Texas Tech*L 21–3515,000[9]
November 12at No. 20 FloridaL 6–2144,000[10]
November 19at VanderbiltW 20–016,000[11]
November 26LSU
L 6–1774,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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