NFL team season
1960 Green Bay Packers season Head coach Vince Lombardi General manager Vince Lombardi Home field City Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Record 8–4 Division place 1st NFL Western Playoff finish Lost NFL Championship (at Eagles ) 13–17
The 1960 Green Bay Packers season was their 42nd season overall and their 40th season in the National Football League . The team finished with an 8–4 record under second-year head coach Vince Lombardi to win the Western Conference and a berth in the NFL championship game . It was the Packers' first appearance in the title game since winning it in 1944 .[1] After a Thanksgiving Day loss at Detroit, the Packers won their final three games, all on the road, to win the crown.
The championship game was against the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Eagles (10–2), played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on Monday, December 26. Two years earlier in 1958 , both teams had been last in their respective conferences, winning a combined three games.
In a close game, the Packers led in the fourth quarter, but lost 17–13.[2] [3] [4] [5] Green Bay returned to the title game the next two seasons and won both.
Offseason [ ]
NFL Draft [ ]
Main article: 1960 NFL draft
Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 25
Chicago Bears
L 14–17
0–1
City Stadium
32,150
2
October 2
Detroit Lions
W 28–9
1–1
City Stadium
32,150
3
October 9
Baltimore Colts
W 35–21
2–1
City Stadium
32,150
4
Bye
5
October 23
San Francisco 49ers
W 41–14
3–1
Milwaukee County Stadium
39,914
6
October 30
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 19–13
4–1
Forbes Field
30,155
7
November 6
Baltimore Colts
L 24–38
4–2
Memorial Stadium
57,808
8
November 13
Dallas Cowboys
W 41–7
5–2
City Stadium
32,294
9
November 20
Los Angeles Rams
L 31–33
5–3
Milwaukee County Stadium
35,763
10
November 24
at Detroit Lions
L 10–23
5–4
Tiger Stadium
51,123
11
December 4
at Chicago Bears
W 41–13
6–4
Wrigley Field
46,406
12
December 10
at San Francisco 49ers
W 13–0
7–4
Kezar Stadium
53,612
13
December 17
at Los Angeles Rams
W 35–21
8–4
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
53,445
Thursday (November 24: Thanksgiving Day ), Saturday (December 10 & 17)
A bye week was necessary in 1960 , as the league expanded to an odd number (13) of teams (Dallas ); one team was idle each week.
Game summaries [ ]
Week 1 vs Bears [ ]
Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)
1
2
3 4 Total
Bears
0
0
0 17 17
Packers
0
7
7 0 14
at New City Stadium , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : September 25Game weather : 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 32,150Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
GB – Jim Taylor 1-yard run (Paul Hornung kick). Packers 7–0. Drive:
Third quarter
GB – Paul Hornung 2-yard run (Paul Hornung kick). Packers 14–0. Drive:
Fourth quarter
CHI – Willie Galimore 18-yard run (John Aveni kick). Packers 14–7. Drive:
CHI – Rick Casares 26-yard run (John Aveni kick). Tie 14–14. Drive:
CHI – John Aveni 16-yard field goal. Bears 17–14. Drive:
Top passers
CHI – Zeke Bratkowski – 13/24, 178 yards, 2 INT
GB – Bart Starr – 8/22, 68 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
CHI – Rick Casares – 20 rushes, 79 yards, TD
GB – Jim Taylor – 16 rushes, 83 yards, TD
Top receivers
Week 2 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Lions
3
6 0 0
9
• Packers
0
7 7 14
28
Date: October 2Location: City Stadium , Green Bay, Wisconsin Game attendance: 32,150Game weather: 53 °F; wind 16
Scoring summary Q1 DET Jim Martin 14-yard field goalDET 3–0
Q2 DET Jim Martin 20-yard field goal DET 6–0
Q2 GB Tom Moore 5-yard run (Paul Hornung kick)GB 7–6
Q2 DET Jim Martin 48-yard field goal DET 9–7
Q3 GB Jim Taylor 2-yard run (Paul Hornung kick)GB 14–9
Q4 GB Paul Hornung 16-yard pass from Lamar McHan (Paul Hornung kick) GB 21–9
Q4 GB Paul Hornung 11-yard run (Paul Hornung kick) GB 28–9
[6]
Week 3 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Colts
0
7 0 14
21
• Packers
0
7 7 21
35
Date: October 2Location: City Stadium Game attendance: 32,150Game weather: 49 °F; wind 6
Scoring summary Q2 GB Taylor 12-yard run (Hornung kick)GB 7–0
Q2 BAL Ameche 12-yard run (Myhra kick)Tie 7–7
Q3 GB Taylor 3-yard run (Hornung kick) GB 14–7
Q4 GB Taylor 1-yard run (Hornung kick) GB 21–7
Q4 BAL Hawkins 1-yard run (Myhra kick)GB 21–14
Q4 GB Moore 12-yard pass from McHan (Hornung kick)GB 28–14
Q4 BAL Hawkins 1-yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) GB 28–21
Q4 GB McHan 35-yard run (Hornung kick) GB 35–21
[7]
Playoffs [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Venue
Attendance
Championship
December 26, 1960
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 13–17
Franklin Field
67,325
Standings [ ]
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster [ ]
Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Rookies in italics
Postseason [ ]
NFL Championship Game [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Packers
3
3
0
7
13
Eagles
0
10
0
7
17
First quarter
GB – Paul Hornung 20-yard FG
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
GB – Max McGee 7-yard pass from Bart Starr (Hornung kick)
Phi – Ted Dean 5 run (Walston kick)
Awards and records [ ]
Tom Moore , NFL Kickoff Return Leader
Paul Hornung set an NFL record for scoring 176 points, a record that since has been broken
Milestones [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Green Bay rips Rams to win Western title" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press. December 18, 1960. p. 1, section 3.
^ Lea, Bud (December 27, 1960). "Eagles win NFL title" . Milwaukee Sentinel . p. 1, part 1.
^ "Eagles rally once again" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. Associated Press. December 27, 1960. p. 13.
^ Kuechle, Oliver E. (December 27, 1960). "Eagles beat Packers for title, 17-13" . Milwaukee Journal . p. 14, paft 2.
^ "Eagles win NFL title with 17 to 13 victory" . The Bulletin . Bend, Oregon. UPI. December 27, 1960. p. 2.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2013-Dec-27.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2016-Dec-25.
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