1960 New York Giants season

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1960 New York Giants season
Head coach Jim Lee Howell
Owner Jack Mara
Wellington Mara
Home field Yankee Stadium
Results
Record 6–4–2
Division place 3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1960 New York Giants season was the 36th season for the club in the National Football League. The Mara family was opposed to the AFL adding a team in New York, but received an indemnity fee of ten million dollars.[1]

Offseason

With the departure of defensive coordinator Tom Landry to the expansion Cowboys, three veterans served dual roles as player-coaches. Harland Svare became the defensive coordinator, Andy Robustelli was a defensive line coach, while Jimmy Patton was a defensive backs coach.[2]

Regular season

Late in the eighth game of the season on November 20 at Yankee Stadium, linebacker Chuck Bednarik of Philadelphia knocked halfback Frank Gifford of the Giants unconscious and into St. Elizabeth's Hospital.[3][4][5][6] Gifford was out of football for over eighteen months and the game-sealing play involving the two hall of famers is considered one of the most famous tackles in NFL history.[7] The Giants went 6–4–2 in 1960 and finished in third place in the Eastern Conference. As a result, the Giants missed out on the post-season: the NFL Championship Game was won by host Philadelphia. The third place game in Miami, the first of the ten Playoff Bowls, was won by Detroit at the Orange Bowl in early January.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 25, 1960 at San Francisco 49ers W 21–19
44,598
2 October 2, 1960 at St. Louis Cardinals W 35–14
26,089
3 October 9, 1960 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 19–17
40,323
4 October 16, 1960 Washington Redskins T 24–24
60,625
5 Bye
6 October 30, 1960 St. Louis Cardinals L 20–13
58,516
7 November 6, 1960 at Cleveland Browns W 17–13
82,872
8 November 13, 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–24
63,321
9 November 20, 1960 Philadelphia Eagles L 17–10
63,571
10 November 27, 1960 at Philadelphia Eagles L 31–23
60,547
11 December 4, 1960 Dallas Cowboys T 31–31
55,033
12 December 11, 1960 at Washington Redskins W 17–3
14,077
13 December 18, 1960 Cleveland Browns L 48–34
56,517

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total
• Giants 0 7 7 7 21
49ers 14 0 3 2 19
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: Kezar Stadium
  • Game weather: 72°F • Wind 10

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Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, p.213, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
  2. ↑ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, p.212, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
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  8. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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