1960 Detroit Lions season

1960 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	George Wilson
Home field	Tiger Stadium
Results
Record	7–5–0
Division place	2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish	Won Playoff Bowl

The 1960 Detroit Lions season was the 27th in the Motor City, and 31st season overall in franchise history. The Lions had only one win entering November, but had only one loss in their final seven games and finished at 7–5, one game short of the Western Conference championship (won by Green Bay). However, the Lions won the inaugural third place Playoff Bowl over the Cleveland Browns at the Orange Bowl in Miami.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 25	Bye
2	October 2	at Green Bay Packers	L 28–9	0–1	32,150
3	October 9	San Francisco 49ers	L 14–10	0–2	49,825
4	October 16	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 28–10	0–3	38,065
5	October 23	Baltimore Colts	W 30–17	1–3	53,854
6	October 30	at Los Angeles Rams	L 48–35	1–4	53,295
7	November 6	at San Francisco 49ers	W 24–0	2–4	48,447
8	November 13	Los Angeles Rams	W 12–10	3–4	54,019
9	November 20	at Chicago Bears	L 28–7	3–5	46,267
10	November 24	Green Bay Packers	W 23–10	4–5	54,123
11	December 4	at Baltimore Colts	W 20–15	5–5	57,808
12	December 11	Dallas Cowboys	W 23–14	6–5	43,272
13	December 18	Chicago Bears	W 36–0	7–5	51,017

• 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 9

1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 10 0 10 • Lions 9 7 7 0 23 Date: November 24 Location: Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan Game attendance: 54,123 Game weather: 36°F; wind 10

Scoring summary Q1 DET Safety, blocked punt through end zone DET 2–0 Q1 DET Jim Ninowski 7 yard run (Jim Martin kick) DET 9–0 Q2 DET Ken Webb 1 yard run (Jim Martin kick) DET 16–0 Q3 GB Paul Hornung 12 yard field goal DET 16–3 Q3 GB Paul Hornung 8 yard run (Paul Hornung kick) DET 16–10 Q3 DET Jim Gibbons 11 yard pass from Jim Ninowski (Jim Martin kick) DET 23–10

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Thanksgiving Day game

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.

Roster

Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams		Reserve Lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics

Playoff Bowl

The first Playoff Bowl game for third place was played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, the week following the NFL Championship game.

Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
January 7, 1961	Cleveland Browns	W, 17–16	Orange Bowl	34,981

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References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-27.
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369

• Detroit Lions on Pro Football Reference
• Detroit Lions on jt-sw.com
• Detroit Lions on The Football Database