1960 Green Bay Packers season

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

The 1960 Green Bay Packers season was their 41st season in the National Football League. The club posted 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

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Main article: 1960 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 17–14 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 October 16 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 at Baltimore Colts L 38–24 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 33–31 5–3 Milwaukee County Stadium
35,763
10 November 24 at Detroit Lions L 23–10 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
  • 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 2

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

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Playoffs

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Main article: 1960 NFL Championship Game
Week Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance
Championship December 26, 1960 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–13 Franklin Field
67,325

Standings

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

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

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 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

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

Milestones

References

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