1960 San Francisco 49ers season

1960 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach	Red Hickey
Owner	Victor Morabito
Home field	Kezar Stadium
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	2nd NFL Western (tie)
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 1960 San Francisco 49ers season was their 11th season in the league. The team was able to match their 7–5 output from the previous year. However, they again failed to make the playoffs. The season did have a silver lining, though, as the 49ers' defense was top-ranked in the league, allowing only 205 points.^[1]

The 49ers tied for second place in the Western Conference, but Detroit went to the inaugural third place Playoff Bowl in Miami in January. The teams had split their season series and the Lions won the tiebreaker based on points differential.^[2]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 25	New York Giants	L 21–19	0–1	44,598
2	October 2	Los Angeles Rams	W 13–9	1–1	53,633
3	October 9	at Detroit Lions	W 14–10	2–1	49,825
4	October 16	at Chicago Bears	L 27–10	2–2	48,226
5	October 23	at Green Bay Packers	L 41–14	2–3	39,914
6	October 30	Chicago Bears	W 25–7	3–3	55,071
7	November 6	Detroit Lions	L 24–0	3–4	48,447
8	November 13	Bye
9	November 20	at Dallas Cowboys	W 26–14	4–4	10,000
10	November 27	at Baltimore Colts	W 30–22	5–4	57,808
11	December 4	at Los Angeles Rams	W 23–7	6–4	77,254
12	December 10	Green Bay Packers	L 13–0	6–5	53,612
13	December 18	Baltimore Colts	W 34–10	7–5	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.

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.

References

1. 1960 NFL Standings
2. "Lions blast Bears, 36–0, face Browns in 'Bowl'". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 19, 1960. p. 3, part 2.