1960 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerVictor Morabito
General managerLouis Spadia
Head coachRed Hickey
Home fieldKezar Stadium
Results
Record7–5
Division placeT–2nd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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]

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.
  • 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
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 840.6677–4332209W3
Detroit Lions 750.5837–4239212W4
San Francisco 49ers 750.5837–4208205W1
Baltimore Colts 660.5005–6288234L4
Chicago Bears 561.4555–5–1194299L3
Los Angeles Rams 471.3644–6–1265297L1
Dallas Cowboys 0111.0000–6177369L1

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

References

  1. ↑ 1960 NFL Standings
  2. ↑ "Lions blast Bears, 36–0, face Browns in 'Bowl'". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 19, 1960. p. 3, part 2.
  3. ↑ "Packers top 49ers, 13-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 11, 1960. p. 2, sports.
  4. ↑ "Green Bay wins, 13-0, boosts title hopes". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). UPI. December 11, 1960. p. D1.
  5. ↑ Maule, Tex (December 19, 1960). "A step up in the mud". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.


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