1960 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

1960 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	8–4 (5–2 LSC)
Head coach	James B. Higgins (8th season)
Home stadium	Greenie Stadium

1960 Lone Star Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Texas A&I $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
East Texas State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Lamar Tech	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Howard Payne	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Sul Ross	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Sam Houston State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Southwest Texas State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known as Lamar University—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach James B. Higgins, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play conference, tying for second place in the LSC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Mexico Polytechical Institute*	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 42–6	2,000
September 17	at Louisiana Tech*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 0–20	7,500
September 24	at Northwestern State*	Natchitoches, LA	W 21–13	6,500
October 1	Abilene Christian*	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 7–20	7,500
October 8	at Stephen F. Austin	Nacogdoches, TX	W 14–0
October 15	at Sul Ross	Alpine, TX	W 20–6
October 22	Southwest Texas State	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 7–0
October 29	Howard Payne	Brownwood, TX	W 12–7
November 5	Texas A&I	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 0–40
November 12	East Texas State	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 0–27
November 19	Sam Houston State	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 18–7
November 24	South Dakota*	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 41–21
*Non-conference game