| 1960 New York Giants season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jack Mara Wellington Mara |
| Head coach | Jim Lee Howell |
| Home stadium | Yankee Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–4–2 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Eastern |
| Playoffs | Did 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]
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]
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.
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance | Recap | Sources | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 21–19 | 1–0 | 44,598 | Recap | |||
| 2 | October 2 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 35–14 | 2–0 | 26,089 | Recap | |||
| 3 | October 9 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 19–17 | 3–0 | 40,323 | Recap | |||
| 4 | October 16 | Washington Redskins | T 24–24 | 3–0–1 | 60,625 | Recap | |||
| — | Bye | ||||||||
| 5 | October 30 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 13–20 | 3–1–1 | 58,516 | Recap | |||
| 6 | November 6 | at Cleveland Browns | W 17–13 | 4–1–1 | 82,872 | Recap | |||
| 7 | November 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–24 | 5–1–1 | 63,321 | Recap | |||
| 8 | November 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–17 | 5–2–1 | 63,571 | Recap | |||
| 9 | November 27 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 23–31 | 5–3–1 | 60,547 | Recap | |||
| 10 | December 4 | Dallas Cowboys | T 31–31 | 5–3–2 | 55,033 | Recap | |||
| 11 | December 11 | at Washington Redskins | W 17–3 | 6–3–2 | 14,077 | Recap | |||
| 12 | December 18 | Cleveland Browns | L 34–48 | 6–4–2 | 56,517 | Recap | |||
| Note: Intra-conference opponents in bold text. Bye-week needed with expansion to odd number of teams (13) — one team idle per week. | |||||||||
| 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 | |
| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |