1960 New York Giants season

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1960 New York Giants season
Owner Jack Mara
Wellington Mara
Head coach Jim Lee Howell
Home field Yankee Stadium
Results
Record6–4–2
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1960 New York Giants season was the franchise's 36th season 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]

Contents

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 the Philadelphia Eagles 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

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordAttendance
1September 25at San Francisco 49ers W 21–191–044,598
2October 2at St. Louis Cardinals W 35–142–026,089
3October 9at Pittsburgh Steelers W 19–173–040,323
4October 16 Washington Redskins T 24–243–0–160,625
5Bye
6October 30St. Louis CardinalsL 13–203–1–158,516
7November 6at Cleveland Browns W 17–134–1–182,872
8November 13Pittsburgh SteelersW 27–245–1–163,321
9November 20 Philadelphia Eagles L 10–175–2–163,571
10November 27at Philadelphia EaglesL 23–315–3–160,547
11December 4 Dallas Cowboys T 31–315–3–255,033
12December 11at Washington RedskinsW 17–36–3–214,077
13December 18Cleveland BrownsL 34–486–4–256,517

Game summaries

Week 1

1234Total
• Giants077721
49ers1403219
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: Kezar Stadium
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind 10 mph
Scoring summary
1SF Clyde Conner 3 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Tommy Davis kick)49ers 7–0
1SF Joe Perry 1 yard run (Tommy Davis kick)49ers 14–0
2NYG Kyle Rote 5 yard pass from Charlie Conerly (Pat Summerall kick)49ers 14–7
3NYG Mel Triplett 1 yard run (Pat Summerall kick)Tie 14–14
3SFTommy Davis 30 yard field goal49ers 17–14
4NYGMel Triplett 24 yard pass from George Shaw (Pat Summerall kick)Giants 21–17
4SFSafety, Conerly tackled by Nomellini in end zoneGiants 21–19

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Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Philadelphia Eagles 1020.8338–2321246W1
Cleveland Browns 831.7276–3–1362217W3
New York Giants 642.6005–4–1271261L1
St. Louis Cardinals 651.5454–5–1288230W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 561.4554–5–1240275L1
Washington Redskins 192.1000–8–2178309L8

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

See also

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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
  3. ↑ "Eagles' surge edges Giants". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 21, 1960. p. 3, part 2.
  4. ↑ "Gifford of Giants hurt as Eagles rally, 17-10". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. November 21, 1960. p. 13.
  5. ↑ "Bednarik gives Gifford concussion, Giants angry". Lodi News-Sentinel. UPI. November 21, 1960. p. 10.
  6. ↑ "Gifford gets fruit, card from Bednarik". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 22, 1960. p. 18.
  7. ↑ Didinger, Rayy (October 23, 2013). "'The Hit' still resonates". Philadelphia Eagles.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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