| Year: | 1960 |
| Team: | Jackson State Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Record: | 6–4 |
| Conf Record: | 4–3 |
| Head Coach: | John Merritt |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Stadium: | Alumni Stadium |
The 1960 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson College for Negro Teachers (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1960 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC.