1960 San Francisco 49ers season

1960 San Francisco 49ers season
1960 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Victor Morabito
General manager	Louis Spadia
Head coach	Red Hickey
Home field	Kezar Stadium
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	T–2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1959; 49ers seasons; 1961 →;

The 1960 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 11th season in the National Football League and their 15th overall. The team was able to match their 7–5 output from the previous year. However, they again failed to make the playoffs. The season did have a silver lining, though, as the 49ers' defense was top-ranked in the league, allowing only 205 points.^[1]

The 49ers tied Detroit for second place in the Western Conference, a game behind the Green Bay Packers, but the Lions went to the inaugural third place Playoff Bowl in Miami in January. The teams had split their season series and the Lions won the tiebreaker based on points differential.^[2] The 49ers lost both games with Green Bay, the latter at home in the mud in December.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1960 San Francisco 49ers draft
1	11	Monty Stickles	Tight end	Notre Dame
2	16	Mike Magac	Guard	Missouri
2	22	Carl Kammerer	Defensive end	Pacific	began play with 49ers in 1961.
3	35	Rod Breedlove *	Linebacker	Maryland
4	46	Ray Norton	Halfback	San Jose State
5	59	Len Rohde *	Tackle	Utah State
6	70	Lee Murchison	Wide receiver	Pacific
7	83	Bob Waters	Quarterback	Presbyterian
8	88	Bill Mathis	Fullback	Clemson
8	94	Max Fugler	Center	LSU
9	107	Bobby Wasden	End	Auburn
10	118	Mel Branch	Defensive end	LSU	signed with Dallas Texans (AFL)
11	126	Ed Pitts	Tackle	South Carolina
11	131	Ernie Hansen	Center	Arizona State–Flagstaff
12	142	Jim Williams	Guard	North Carolina
13	155	Dean Hinshaw	Tackle	Stanford
14	166	Gary Campbell	Back	Whittier
15	179	Mike Dowdle	Linebacker	Texas
16	190	Jim Heinke	Tackle	Wisconsin
17	203	Goose Gonsoulin	Defensive back	Baylor
18	214	Carl Robinson	Tackle	South Carolina State
19	227	Bobby Pate	Back	Presbyterian
20	238	Jim Woodward	Tackle	Lamar Tech
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Source:^[6]

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

**1960 San Francisco 49ers staff**
	Front office Team Owner - Victor Morabito General manager – Louis Spadia Head coaches Head coach - Red Hickey Offensive coaches Chief of Offense / Offensive Line Coach - Bill Johnson Offensive Ends / Assistant Coach – Billy Wilson			Defensive coaches Defensive Backs - Mark Duncan Defensive Backfield - Jack Christiansen Special teams coaches None - N/A

Roster

**1960 San Francisco 49ers roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 12 John Brodie 11 Bob Waters 14 Y.A. Tittle Running backs (RB) 23 Ray Norton HB 24 J. D. Smith FB 39 Hugh McElhenny HB 32 C.R. Roberts FB 34 Joe Perry FB Wide receivers (WR) 27 R.C. Owens FL 84 Billy Wilson Tight ends (TE) 85 Monty Stickles 88 Clyde Conner		Offensive linemen (OL) 66 John Wittenborn G 76 Len Rohde T 62 Mike Magac G 64 Ted Connolly RT 77 Bruce Bosley C 53 Frank Morze C 79 Bob St. Clair RT Defensive linemen (DL) 73 Leo Nomellini 86 Dan Colchico 82 Jerry Wilson 70 Charlie Krueger 74 Henry Schmidt DT 63 Monte Clark		Linebackers (LB) 33 Clancy Osborne 83 Gordon Kelley 75 Ed Henke MLB 54 Bob Harrison MLB 55 Matt Hazeltine 66 Carl Kammerer MLB Defensive backs (DB) 25 Dave Baker SS 80 Jerry Mertens 29 Dale Messer DB 24 J.D. Smith 42 Jimmy Ridlon DB 44 Eddie Dove FS 26 Lenny Lyles DB 40 Abe Woodson Special teams 36 Tommy Davis K/P				Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 25	New York Giants	L 19–21	0–1	Kezar Stadium	44,598
2	October 2	Los Angeles Rams	W 13–9	1–1	Kezar Stadium	53,633
3	October 9	at Detroit Lions	W 14–10	2–1	Tiger Stadium	49,825
4	October 16	at Chicago Bears	L 10–27	2–2	Wrigley Field	48,226
5	October 23	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–41	2–3	Milwaukee County Stadium	39,914
6	October 30	Chicago Bears	W 25–7	3–3	Kezar Stadium	55,071
7	November 6	Detroit Lions	L 0–24	3–4	Kezar Stadium	48,447
8	Bye
9	November 20	at Dallas Cowboys	W 26–14	4–4	Cotton Bowl	10,000
10	November 27	at Baltimore Colts	W 30–22	5–4	Memorial Stadium	57,808
11	December 4	at Los Angeles Rams	W 23–7	6–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	77,254
12	December 10	Green Bay Packers	L 0–13	6–5	Kezar Stadium	53,612
13	December 18	Baltimore Colts	W 34–10	7–5	Kezar Stadium	57,269
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Note: 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 Western Conference
view talk edit	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.

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	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.

References

^ 1960 NFL Standings
^ "Lions blast Bears, 36–0, face Browns in 'Bowl'". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 19, 1960. p. 3, part 2.
^ "Packers top 49ers, 13-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 11, 1960. p. 2, sports.
^ "Green Bay wins, 13-0, boosts title hopes". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). UPI. December 11, 1960. p. D1.
^ Maule, Tex (December 19, 1960). "A step up in the mud". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
^ "1960 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

External links

1960 49ers on Pro Football Reference

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[1] 1960 NFL Standings

[msbbb-2] "Lions blast Bears, 36–0, face Browns in 'Bowl'". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 19, 1960. p. 3, part 2.

[srptfn-3] "Packers top 49ers, 13-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 11, 1960. p. 2, sports.

[gbwns-4] "Green Bay wins, 13-0, boosts title hopes". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). UPI. December 11, 1960. p. D1.

[asupimd-5] Maule, Tex (December 19, 1960). "A step up in the mud". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.

[6] "1960 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

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