1960 Washington Redskins season

1960 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Mike Nixon
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	1–9–2
Division place	6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1960 Washington Redskins involved the team's last-place finish in the NFL Eastern Conference, with a dismal 1–9–2 record under second-year head coach Mike Nixon. The Redskins' only win that season was a 26–14 victory against the first-year expansionists Dallas Cowboys team on October 9 in Washington.

This season was also the last one in their old stadium, Griffith Stadium. Following the season, the Redskins dismissed Nixon, and replaced him with Bill McPeak.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 25	at Baltimore Colts	L 20–0	0–1–0	53,818
2	October 2	Bye
3	October 9	Dallas Cowboys	W 26–14	1–1–0	21,142
4	October 16	at New York Giants	T 24–24	1–1–1	60,625
5	October 23	Pittsburgh Steelers	T 27–27	1–1–2	25,292
6	October 30	Cleveland Browns	L 31–10	1–2–2	32,086
7	November 6	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 44–6	1–3–2	22,458
8	November 13	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 19–13	1–4–2	39,361
9	November 20	St. Louis Cardinals	L 26–14	1–5–2	23,848
10	November 27	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 22–10	1–6–2	22,334
11	December 4	at Cleveland Browns	L 27–16	1–7–2	35,211
12	December 11	New York Giants	L 17–3	1–8–2	14,077
13	December 18	Philadelphia Eagles	L 38–28	1–9–2	20,558

• 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.

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