1960 Baltimore Colts season

1960 Baltimore Colts season
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Owner	Carroll Rosenbloom
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	6–6
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1960 Baltimore Colts season was the eighth season for the team in the National Football League. The Colts ended the season with four consecutive losses for a record of 6 wins and 6 losses, and finished fourth in the Western Conference. As a result, their two-year reign as NFL champions came to an end.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 25	Washington Redskins	W 20–0	1–0	Memorial Stadium	53,818
2	October 2	Chicago Bears	W 42–7	2–0	Memorial Stadium	57,808
3	October 9	at Green Bay Packers	L 21–35	2–1	Lambeau Field	32,150
4	October 16	Los Angeles Rams	W 31–17	3–1	Memorial Stadium	57,808
5	October 23	at Detroit Lions	L 17–30	3–2	Tiger Stadium	53,854
6	October 30	at Dallas Cowboys	W 45–7	4–2	Cotton Bowl	25,500
7	November 6	Green Bay Packers	W 38–24	5–2	Memorial Stadium	57,808
8	November 13	at Chicago Bears	W 24–20	6–2	Wrigley Field	48,713
9	November 20	Bye
10	November 27	San Francisco 49ers	L 22–30	6–3	Memorial Stadium	57,808
11	December 4	Detroit Lions	L 15–20	6–4	Memorial Stadium	57,808
12	December 11	at Los Angeles Rams	L 3–10	6–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	75,461
13	December 18	at San Francisco 49ers	L 10–34	6–6	Kezar Stadium	57,269

• 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

1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 0 0 0 0 0 • Colts 0 7 10 3 20 Date: September 25 Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, MD Game attendance: 53,818 Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h)

Scoring summary Q2 BAL Moore 4 yard run (Myhra kick) BAL 7–0 Q3 BAL Myhra 28 yard field goal BAL 10–0 Q3 BAL Berry 12 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) BAL 17–0 Q4 BAL Myhra 18 yard field goal BAL 20–0

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Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	8	4	0	.667	7–4	332	209	W3
Detroit Lions	7	5	0	.583	7–4	239	212	W4
San Francisco 49ers	7	5	0	.583	7–4	208	205	W1
Baltimore Colts	6	6	0	.500	5–6	288	234	L4
Chicago Bears	5	6	1	.455	5–5–1	194	299	L3
Los Angeles Rams	4	7	1	.364	4–6–1	265	297	L1
Dallas Cowboys	0	11	1	.000	0–6	177	369	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-20.