1960 Green Bay Packers season

1960 Green Bay Packers season
1960 Green Bay Packers season
General manager	Vince Lombardi
Head coach	Vince Lombardi
Home field	City Stadium; Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	8–4
Division place	1st NFL Western
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Championship; (at Eagles) 13–17
	← 1959; Packers seasons; 1961 →;

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

NFL draft

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

Schedule

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

Week 1 vs Bears

Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)

Quarter	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 25
Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
Game attendance: 32,150
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

GB – Jim Taylor 1-yard run (Paul Hornung kick). Packers 7–0. Drive:

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

CHI – Zeke Bratkowski – 13/24, 178 yards, 2 INT
GB – Bart Starr – 8/22, 68 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

CHI – Rick Casares – 20 rushes, 79 yards, TD
GB – Jim Taylor – 16 rushes, 83 yards, TD

Top receivers

CHI – Willard Dewveall – 6 receptions, 97 yards
GB – Boyd Dowler – 4 receptions, 45 yards

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	6	0	0	9
• Packers	0	7	7	14	28

Date: October 2
Location: City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game attendance: 32,150
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); wind 16 mph

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	7	0	14	21
• Packers	0	7	7	21	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

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

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.

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

17 Lamar McHan
15 Bart Starr

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

88 Ron Kramer
80 Steve Meilinger

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Rookies in italics

Postseason

NFL Championship Game

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

First quarter
- GB – Paul Hornung 20-yard FG
Second quarter
- GB – Hornung 23-yard FG
- Phi – Tommy McDonald 35-yard pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bobby Walston kick)
- Phi – Walston 15-yard FG
Third quarter
- No scoring
Fourth quarter
- GB – Max McGee 7-yard pass from Bart Starr (Hornung kick)
- Phi – Ted Dean 5 run (Walston kick)

Awards and records

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

References

^ "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.

Sportsencyclopedia.com

[gbrrtwwt-1] "Green Bay rips Rams to win Western title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 18, 1960. p. 1, section 3.

[ewntl-2] Lea, Bud (December 27, 1960). "Eagles win NFL title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.

[eroagn-3] "Eagles rally once again". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. December 27, 1960. p. 13.

[ebpft-4] Kuechle, Oliver E. (December 27, 1960). "Eagles beat Packers for title, 17-13". Milwaukee Journal. p. 14, paft 2.

[ewtwvbb-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.

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