1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1960 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach Pop Ivy
Owner Violet Bidwill Wolfner
Home field Busch Stadium
Results
Record 6–5–1
Division place 4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 41st year with the National Football League (NFL) and the first in St. Louis, following their relocation from Chicago, where they have played the previous 40 seasons. The Cardinals went 6–5–1 during the first season in their new city, while playing their home schedule at Busch Stadium.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1960 NFL draft

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 23 at Los Angeles Rams W 43–21 1–0
47,448
2 October 2 New York Giants L 35–14 1–1
26,089
3 October 9 at Philadelphia Eagles L 31–27 1–2
33,701
4 October 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 27–14 1–3
22,971
5 October 23 Dallas Cowboys W 12–10 2–3
23,128
6 October 30 at New York Giants W 20–13 3–3
58,516
7 November 6 Washington Redskins W 44–7 4–3
22,458
8 November 13 at Cleveland Browns L 28–27 4–4
49,192
9 November 20 at Washington Redskins W 26–14 5–4
23,848
10 November 27 Cleveland Browns T 17–17 5–4–1
26,146
11 December 4 Philadelphia Eagles L 20–6 5–5–1
21,358
12 December 11 Bye
13 December 18 Pittsburgh Steelers W 38–7 6–5–1
20,840

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 1020.8338–2321246W1
Cleveland Browns 831.7276–3–1362217W3
New York Giants 642.6005–4–1271261L1
St. Louis Cardinals 651.5454–5–1288230W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 561.4554–5–1240275L1
Washington Redskins 192.1000–8–2178309L8

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

Awards and records

Milestones

References

  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 458
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 456
  3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 94
  4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438

External links

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