The 1960 Houston Cougars football team was an

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team that represented the

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as an independent during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 6–4 record. Wiley Feagin, Jim Kuehne, and Jim Windham were the team captains. The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in

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