1960 Green Bay Packers 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.

1960 Green Bay Packers season
General managerVince Lombardi
Head coachVince Lombardi
Home fieldCity Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record8–4
Division place1st NFL Western
Playoff finishLost NFL Championship
(at Eagles) 13–17

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

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NFL draft

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Round Pick Player Position School
1 5 Tom Moore Running back Vanderbilt
2 17 Bob Jeter Cornerback Iowa
5 51 Dale Hackbart Defensive back Wisconsin
6 65 Mike Wright Tackle Minnesota
7 77 Kirk Phares Guard South Carolina
8 89 Don Hitt Center Oklahoma State
9 101 Frank Brixius Tackle Minnesota
11 125 Ron Ray Tackle Howard Payne
12 137 Harry Ball Tackle Boston College
13 149 Paul Winslow Defensive back North Carolina Central
14 161 Jon Gilliam Center East Texas State
15 173 Garney Henley Back Huron
16 185 John Littlejohn Back Kansas State
17 197 Joe Gomes Back South Carolina
18 209 Royce Whittington Tackle Southwestern Louisiana
19 221 Rich Brooks End Purdue
20 233 Gilmer Lewis Tackle Oklahoma
  • Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

Regular season

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Schedule

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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 December 10 at San Francisco 49ers W 13–0 7–4 Kezar Stadium 53,612
13 December 17 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

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Week 1 vs Bears

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Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 01717
Packers 0 7 7014

at New City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 25
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 32,150
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 2

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1 234Total
Lions 3 600 9
• Packers 0 7714 28

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Week 3

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1 234Total
Colts 0 7014 21
• Packers 0 7721 35
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: City Stadium
  • Game attendance: 32,150
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); wind 6 mph

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Playoffs

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Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
Championship December 26 at Philadelphia Eagles L 13–17 0–1 Franklin Field 67,325

Standings

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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.

Roster

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Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Rookies in italics

Postseason

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NFL Championship Game

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1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 3 3 0 7 13
Eagles 0 10 0 7 17

Awards and records

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  • Tom Moore, NFL Kickoff Return Leader
  • Paul Hornung set an NFL record for scoring 176 points, a record that since has been broken

References

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  1. ^ "Green Bay rips Rams to win Western title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 18, 1960. p. 1, section 3.
  2. ^ Lea, Bud (December 27, 1960). "Eagles win NFL title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.
  3. ^ "Eagles rally once again". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. December 27, 1960. p. 13.
  4. ^ Kuechle, Oliver E. (December 27, 1960). "Eagles beat Packers for title, 17-13". Milwaukee Journal. p. 14, paft 2.
  5. ^ "Eagles win NFL title with 17 to 13 victory". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. UPI. December 27, 1960. p. 2.
  6. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-27.
  7. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-25.