NFL team season
The 1960 Green Bay Packers season was their 42nd season overall and their 40th season in the National Football League . The team finished with an 8–4 record under second-year head coach Vince Lombardi to win the Western Conference and a berth in the NFL championship game . It was the Packers' first appearance in the title game since winning it in 1944 .[1] After a Thanksgiving Day loss at Detroit, the Packers won their final three games, all on the road, to win the crown.
The championship game was against the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Eagles (10–2), played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on Monday, December 26. Two years earlier in 1958 , both teams had been last in their respective conferences, winning a combined three games.
In a close game, the Packers led in the fourth quarter, but lost 17–13.[2] [3] [4] [5] Green Bay returned to the title game the next two seasons and won both.
Offseason [ edit ] NFL draft [ edit ] Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 25 Chicago Bears L 14–17 0–1 City Stadium 32,150 2 October 2 Detroit Lions W 28–9 1–1 City Stadium 32,150 3 October 9 Baltimore Colts W 35–21 2–1 City Stadium 32,150 4 Bye 5 October 23 San Francisco 49ers W 41–14 3–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 39,914 6 October 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 19–13 4–1 Forbes Field 30,155 7 November 6 Baltimore Colts L 24–38 4–2 Memorial Stadium 57,808 8 November 13 Dallas Cowboys W 41–7 5–2 City Stadium 32,294 9 November 20 Los Angeles Rams L 31–33 5–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 35,763 10 November 24 at Detroit Lions L 10–23 5–4 Tiger Stadium 51,123 11 December 4 at Chicago Bears W 41–13 6–4 Wrigley Field 46,406 12 at San Francisco 49ers W 13–0 7–4 Kezar Stadium 53,612 13 at Los Angeles Rams W 35–21 8–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 53,445
Thursday (November 24: Thanksgiving Day ), Saturday (December 10 & 17) 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 [ edit ] Week 1 vs Bears [ edit ] Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 17 17 Packers 0 7 7 0 14
at New City Stadium , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : September 25Game weather : 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 32,150Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
GB – Paul Hornung 2-yard run (Paul Hornung kick). Packers 14–0. Drive: Fourth quarter
CHI – Willie Galimore 18-yard run (John Aveni kick). Packers 14–7. Drive: CHI – Rick Casares 26-yard run (John Aveni kick). Tie 14–14. Drive: CHI – John Aveni 16-yard field goal. Bears 17–14. Drive: Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 3 6 0 0 9 • Packers 0 7 7 14 28
Scoring summary Q1 DET Jim Martin 14-yard field goalDET 3–0 Q2 DET Jim Martin 20-yard field goal DET 6–0 Q2 GB Tom Moore 5-yard run (Paul Hornung kick)GB 7–6 Q2 DET Jim Martin 48-yard field goal DET 9–7 Q3 GB Jim Taylor 2-yard run (Paul Hornung kick)GB 14–9 Q4 GB Paul Hornung 16-yard pass from Lamar McHan (Paul Hornung kick) GB 21–9 Q4 GB Paul Hornung 11-yard run (Paul Hornung kick) GB 28–9
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1 2 3 4 Total Colts 0 7 0 14 21 • Packers 0 7 7 21 35
Date: October 2Location: City Stadium Game attendance: 32,150Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); wind 6 mph Scoring summary Q2 GB Taylor 12-yard run (Hornung kick)GB 7–0 Q2 BAL Ameche 12-yard run (Myhra kick)Tie 7–7 Q3 GB Taylor 3-yard run (Hornung kick) GB 14–7 Q4 GB Taylor 1-yard run (Hornung kick) GB 21–7 Q4 BAL Hawkins 1-yard run (Myhra kick)GB 21–14 Q4 GB Moore 12-yard pass from McHan (Hornung kick)GB 28–14 Q4 BAL Hawkins 1-yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) GB 28–21 Q4 GB McHan 35-yard run (Hornung kick) GB 35–21
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Playoffs [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Green Bay Packers roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Rookies in italics
Postseason [ edit ] NFL Championship Game [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 3 3 0 7 13 Eagles 0 10 0 7 17
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Awards and records [ edit ] Tom Moore , NFL Kickoff Return Leader Paul Hornung set an NFL record for scoring 176 points, a record that since has been broken References [ edit ] ^ "Green Bay rips Rams to win Western title" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press. December 18, 1960. p. 1, section 3. ^ Lea, Bud (December 27, 1960). "Eagles win NFL title" . Milwaukee Sentinel . p. 1, part 1. ^ "Eagles rally once again" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. Associated Press. December 27, 1960. p. 13. ^ Kuechle, Oliver E. (December 27, 1960). "Eagles beat Packers for title, 17-13" . Milwaukee Journal . p. 14, paft 2. ^ "Eagles win NFL title with 17 to 13 victory" . The Bulletin . Bend, Oregon. UPI. December 27, 1960. p. 2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2013-Dec-27. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2016-Dec-25.
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