1960 Baltimore Colts season

1960 Baltimore Colts season
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Owner	Carroll Rosenbloom
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	6–6
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1960 Baltimore Colts season was the eighth season for the team in the National Football League. The Colts ended the season with four consecutive losses for a record of 6 wins and 6 losses, and finished fourth in the Western Conference. As a result, their two-year reign as NFL champions came to an end.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 25	Washington Redskins	W 20–0	1–0	Memorial Stadium	53,818
2	October 2	Chicago Bears	W 42–7	2–0	Memorial Stadium	57,808
3	October 9	at Green Bay Packers	L 21–35	2–1	Lambeau Field	32,150
4	October 16	Los Angeles Rams	W 31–17	3–1	Memorial Stadium	57,808
5	October 23	at Detroit Lions	L 17–30	3–2	Tiger Stadium	53,854
6	October 30	at Dallas Cowboys	W 45–7	4–2	Cotton Bowl	25,500
7	November 6	Green Bay Packers	W 38–24	5–2	Memorial Stadium	57,808
8	November 13	at Chicago Bears	W 24–20	6–2	Wrigley Field	48,713
9	November 20	Bye
10	November 27	San Francisco 49ers	L 22–30	6–3	Memorial Stadium	57,808
11	December 4	Detroit Lions	L 15–20	6–4	Memorial Stadium	57,808
12	December 11	at Los Angeles Rams	L 3–10	6–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	75,461
13	December 18	at San Francisco 49ers	L 10–34	6–6	Kezar Stadium	57,269

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 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	0	0	0	0
• Colts	0	7	10	3	20

Date: September 25
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
Game attendance: 53,818
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h)

Scoring summary

Q2	BAL	Moore 4 yard run (Myhra kick)	BAL 7–0

Q3	BAL	Myhra 28 yard field goal	BAL 10–0

Q3	BAL	Berry 12 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick)	BAL 17–0

Q4	BAL	Myhra 18 yard field goal	BAL 20–0

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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.

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-20.

Indianapolis Colts

Founded in 1953 Played in Baltimore (1953–1983) Based and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana

Franchise	History in Baltimore relocation to Indianapolis in Indianapolis Players Quarterbacks Coaches Seasons Draft First-round draft picks Ring of Honor

Stadiums	Memorial Stadium RCA Dome Lucas Oil Stadium

Culture	Carroll Rosenbloom Robert Irsay Jim Irsay 12th Man AAFC Colts Baltimore Colts Marching Band The Band That Wouldn't Die Blue Cheerleaders

Lore	The Greatest Game Ever Played Ghost to the Post 1995 AFC Championship Game Deflategate

Rivalries	New England Patriots (Manning vs. Brady)

Division championships (16)	1968 1970 1975 1976 1977 1987 1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014

Conference championships (7)	1958 1959 1964 1968 1970 2006 2009

League championships (4^†)	1958 1959 1970 (V) 2006 (XLI) ^† does not include 1968 NFL championship

Retired numbers	19 22 24 70 77 82 89

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (63)	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts seasons

Baltimore 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Indianapolis 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

NFL on NBC

Related programs

The NFL on NBC pregame show (Football Night in America)
NBC Sunday Night Football
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Thursday Night Football (2016–present)

College football programs	College Football on NBC (Notre Dame) College Football on USA

Other pro football programs	Arena Football League on NBC Canadian Football League World League of American Football on USA XFL on NBC

American Football League	1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

Baltimore Colts	1960 1961

Pittsburgh Steelers	1960 1961

Prime-time results	Monday night NFL games prior to 1970 Sunday Night Football results (2006-present)

Commentators

Pre-AFL–NFL merger	AFL Championship Game AFL All-Star Game NFL Championship Game

Preseason games	American Bowl

Lore

Postseason lore	"The Epic in Miami" "Ghost to the Post" "Immaculate Reception" "Red Right 88" "The Freezer Bowl" "The Drive" "The Fumble" "Beast Quake" "The Comeback" "The Interception"

Pre-AFL–NFL merger lore	"The Greatest Game Ever Played" "Heidi Game"

Sunday Night Football lore	"4th and 2" 16–0 "Butt fumble"

Music

Sunday Night Football	John Williams "I Hate Myself for Loving You" Faith Hill Pink Carrie Underwood

NFL Championship

AFL Championship

Super Bowl

Pre-AFL–NFL merger	I (1966) III (1968)

AFC package carrier (1970–1997)	V (1970) VII (1972) IX (1974) XI (1976) XIII (1978) XV (1980) XVII (1982) XX (1985) XXIII (1988) XXVII (1992) XXVIII (1993) XXX (1995) XXXII (1997)

Sunday Night Football era (2006–present)	XLIII (2008) XLVI (2011) XLIX (2014) LII (2017) LV (2020)

Pro Bowl

Website: NBC Sports - NFL News

1960 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Green Bay	Western Conference
	New York	St. Louis	Chicago	Los Angeles
	Philadelphia	Washington	Dallas	San Francisco
			Detroit

Related: 1960 AFL Season

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