1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

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1960 St. Louis Cardinals season
1960-Cardinals-mediaguide.jpg
Owner Violet Bidwill Wolfner
Head coach Pop Ivy
Home stadium Busch Stadium
Results
Record6–5–1
Division place4th NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 41st year with the National Football League (NFL) and the first in St. Louis. The oldest remaining franchise in the NFL, the Cardinals had played the previous 40 seasons in Chicago, losing a torrent of games in front of a declining audience.

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The Cardinals went 6–5–1 during the first season in their new city, while playing their home schedule at Busch Stadium. It was their first winning season since 1956 when they were based in Chicago. This was also the first season to feature the famous Cardinal head logo on the helmets.

Offseason

NFL draft

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 23at Los Angeles Rams W 43–211–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 47,448
2October 2 New York Giants L 14–351–1 Busch Stadium 26,089
3October 9at Philadelphia Eagles L 27–311–2 Franklin Field 33,701
4October 16at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–271–3 Forbes Field 22,971
5October 23 Dallas Cowboys W 12–102–3Busch Stadium23,128
6October 30at New York Giants W 20–133–3 Yankee Stadium 58,516
7November 6 Washington Redskins W 44–74–3Busch Stadium22,458
8November 13at Cleveland Browns L 27–284–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 49,192
9November 20at Washington Redskins W 26–145–4 Griffith Stadium 23,848
10November 27 Cleveland Browns T 17–175–4–1Busch Stadium26,146
11December 4 Philadelphia Eagles L 6–205–5–1Busch Stadium21,358
12 Bye
13December 18 Pittsburgh Steelers W 38–76–5–1Busch Stadium20,840
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

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.

Awards and records

Milestones

References

  1. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 458
  2. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 456
  3. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 94
  4. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 438
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