1960 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1960 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Bluebonnet Bowl, T 3–3 vs. Texas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 9
1960 record	8–1–2 (5–1–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant (3rd year)
Captain	Leon Fuller
Captain	Bobby Boylston
Home stadium	Denny Stadium Legion Field
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Mississippi $	5	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
#18 Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#9 Alabama	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
#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

1 2 3 4 Total • Alabama 0 21 0 0 21 #13 Georgia 0 0 0 6 6 Date: September 17 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama Game attendance: 36,000 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total #5 Alabama 0 0 0 6 6 Tulane 0 6 0 0 6 Date: September 24 Location: Tulane Stadium New Orleans Game attendance: 43,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 • #15 Alabama 0 0 15 6 21 Date: October 1 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama Game attendance: 41,000 Sources:

Third Saturday in October

1 2 3 4 Total #15 Alabama 0 7 0 0 7 • Tennessee 14 6 0 0 20 Date: October 15 Location: Shields-Watkins Field Knoxville, Tennessee Game attendance: 46,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Houston 0 0 0 0 0 • Alabama 14 0 0 0 14 Date: October 22 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama Game attendance: 30,000 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total • Alabama 7 0 0 0 7 Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 29 Location: Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi Game attendance: 25,000 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total Furman 0 0 0 0 0 • Alabama 7 14 8 22 51 Date: November 5 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama Game attendance: 20,000 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total • Alabama 0 0 6 10 16 Georgia Tech 6 9 0 0 15 Date: November 12 Location: Grant Field Atlanta Game attendance: 44,006 Sources:

The 1960 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1960 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 66th overall and 27th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his third year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins, one loss and two ties (8–1–2 overall, 5–1–1 in the SEC) and with a tie against Texas in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

After Alabama upset Georgia in week one, they entered the polls for the first time at the No. 5 position for their game against Tulane. However, they tied the Green Wave and dropped to No. 15 prior to their win over Vanderbilt. The next week, Alabama was upset in Knoxville by Tennessee and as a result exited the polls. The Crimson Tide then proceeded to win all six of their regular season games that remained.

After a victories over Houston on homecoming and on the road at Mississippi State, Alabama scored their most points in a game since the 1952 season when they defeated Furman 51–0. After an unsuccessful bid to allow for a "sudden death" overtime period in the event of a tie in their game against Georgia Tech, Alabama defeated both the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta and Tampa at home prior to their victory over Auburn in the Iron Bowl. The Crimson Tide then closed the season with a tie against Texas in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

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