1960 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

The 1960 West Texas State Buffaloes football team represented West Texas State College—now known as West Texas A&M University—as a member of the Border Conference during the 1960 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Kerbel, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Border Conference. West Texas State played home games at the Buffalo Bowl in Canyon, Texas.

1960 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	3–7 (1–4 Border)
Head coach	Joe Kerbel (1st season)
Home stadium	Buffalo Bowl

1960 Border Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 New Mexico State $	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Arizona	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Western	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
West Texas State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 13–38	30,000
September 24	7:30 p.m.	Arizona State	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	L 3–14	8,000–9,000
October 1		at Mississippi Southern*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 18–28	12,600
October 8		Texas Western	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	L 3–6	11,000
October 15		North Texas State*	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	W 14–6	2,000
October 22		Hardin–Simmons	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	W 21–0	6,700
October 29		at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 14–21	24,000
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Trinity (TX)*	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	W 28–0	8,000–9,000
November 12		No. 15 New Mexico A&M	Buffalo Bowl Canyon, TX	L 15–35	9,000
November 24	2:00 p.m.	at Wichita*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 14–31	6,751–6,900
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time