1960 NFL season
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The 1960 NFL season was the 41th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, Pete Rozelle was elected NFL commissioner as a compromise choice on the twenty-third ballot. Meanwhile, the league expanded to 13 teams with the addition of the Dallas Cowboys. Also, the Cardinals relocated from Chicago, Illinois to St. Louis, Missouri, becoming the St. Louis "football" Cardinals to distinguish itself from the major league baseball team of the same name.
In the 1960 NFL Championship Game, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Green Bay Packers at Franklin Field. Two years earlier, in 1958, these teams had both finished in last place in their respective conferences. This loss was Vince Lombardi's only post-season defeat (excluding a loss in the third place Playoff Bowl game) as an NFL head coach. Following this loss in 1960, Lombardi's Packers won five NFL championship games in seven years, and easily won the first two Super Bowls.
[edit] Final standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 321 | 246 |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 362 | 217 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 4 | 2 | .600 | 271 | 261 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 288 | 230 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 240 | 275 |
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 9 | 2 | .100 | 178 | 309 |
| Western Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 332 | 209 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 239 | 212 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 208 | 205 |
| Baltimore Colts | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 288 | 234 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 194 | 299 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 265 | 297 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 11 | 1 | .000 | 177 | 369 |
[edit] NFL Championship Game
Philadelphia 17, Green Bay 13 at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 26, 1960
[edit] References
- NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 193299436X)
- NFL History 1951-1960 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
- Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0062701746)
