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

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

• 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 Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	10	2	0	.833	8–2	321	246	W1
Cleveland Browns	8	3	1	.727	6–3–1	362	217	W3
New York Giants	6	4	2	.600	5–4–1	271	261	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	6	5	1	.545	4–5–1	288	230	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	6	1	.455	4–5–1	240	275	L1
Washington Redskins	1	9	2	.100	0–8–2	178	309	L8

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

Awards and records

• Led NFL, Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed, 1,212 yards ^[1]
• Jerry Norton, NFL Leader,Punting ^[2]
• Jerry Horton, Tied NFL Record, Most Interceptions in One Game, 4 ^[3]

Milestones

• John David Crow, 200 yard rushing game, 203 yards achieved on December 18 ^[4]

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

• 1960 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com