The 1960 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1960 college football season. In their third year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 against SWC opponents), won the SWC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 185 to 87. The Razorbacks' only losses during the regular season came against Baylor by a 28–14 score and to Mississippi by a 10–7 score. The team was ranked No. 7 in both the final AP Poll and the final UPI Coaches Poll and went on to lose to Duke in the 1960 Cotton Bowl Classic by a 7–6 score.
| 1960 Arkansas Razorbacks football | |
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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 6–7 vs. Duke | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 8–3 (6–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Arkansas $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Baylor | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lineman Wayne Harris was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team player on the 1960 All-America Team. He was also honored as a second-team player by the UPI. Halfback Lance Alworth was recognized as a third-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Oklahoma State* |
| W 9–0 | 38,000 | |||
| September 24 | Tulsa* |
| W 48–7 | 25,000 | |||
| October 1 | at TCU | No. 14 |
| W 7–0 | 38,000 | ||
| October 8 | No. 20 Baylor | No. 9 |
| L 14–28 | 39,000 | ||
| October 15 | at No. 11 Texas |
| ABC | W 24–23 | 35,000 | ||
| October 22 | No. 2 Ole Miss* | No. 14 |
| L 7–10 | 40,000 | ||
| October 29 | at Texas A&M | No. 12 |
| W 7–3 | 19,500 | ||
| November 5 | No. 10 Rice | No. 16 |
| W 3–0 | 40,000 | ||
| November 12 | SMU | No. 9 |
| W 26–3 | 31,500 | ||
| November 19 | Texas Tech | No. 7 |
| W 34–6 | 30,000 | ||
| January 2 | No. 10 Duke* | No. 7 |
| CBS | L 6–7 | 74,000 | |
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