1960 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 1960-Bears-mediaguide.jpg Chicago Bears 1960 5–6–1 5th NFL Western George Halas George Halas George Halas Wrigley Field Did not qualify Bears seasons The 1960 Chicago Bears season was their 41st regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 5–6–1 record under George Halas, finishing fifth in the NFL Western Conference, a game below .500, a rare sight under a Halas coached team. The Bears lost all three games in December by significant margins, the last two being shutouts. Offseason NFL draft 1960 NFL draft 1960 Chicago Bears 1 5 Roger Davis Guard Syracuse yes 3 32 Don Meredith Quarterback SMU yes no 4 43 Billy Martin Halfback Minnesota no 5 57 Dick Norman Quarterback Stanford no 6 68 Ed Kovac Halfback Cincinnati no 7 79 Charlie Bivins Running back Morris Brown yes 8 93 Pete Manning Defensive back Wake Forest yes 9 104 Ken Kirk Linebacker Ole Miss yes 11 128 Stan Fanning Tackle Idaho yes 11 129 Glenn Shaw Fullback Kentucky yes 12 140 Tom Budrewicz Tackle Brown no 13 151 Bob Spada End Duke no 14 165 Jim Sorey Defensive tackle Texas Southern no 15 176 Warren Lashua Back Whitworth no 16 187 Bo Farrington Tight end Prairie View A&M yes 17 201 Jim Hanna End USC no 18 212 Claude King Running back Houston no 19 223 Lloyd Roberts Tackle Georgia no 20 237 Angelo Coia Wide receiver USC yes yes no Undrafted free agents + 1960 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBill deColignyTackleTrinity Roster 1960 Chicago Bears 12 Zeke Bratkowski P 15 Ed Brown P 39 John Adams 35 Rick Casares 36 Merrill Douglas 28 Willie Galimore 29 Glenn Shaw 49 Charlie Bivins 46 Angelo Coia 43 Jim Dooley 87 Harlon Hill 47 Johnny Morris 88 Willard Dewveall 84 Bo Farrington 60 Roger Davis G 65 Stan Fanning T 78 Stan JonesG 67 Ted Karras G 54 Roger LeClerc C 70 Herman Lee T 76 John Mellekas C 63 Bob Wetoska T 81 Doug Atkins DE 73 Bill Bishop DT 74 Bob Kilcullen DE/DT 71 Earl Leggett DE 75 Fred Williams DT 31 Joe Fortunato OLB 61 Bill George MLB 53 Ken Kirk OLB 33 Larry Morris OLB 24 Erich Barnes CB 25 J. 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Caroline CB 86 Pete Manning SS 17 Richie Petitbon SS 25 Charlie Sumner FS 48 Vic Zucco CB/FS 89 John Aveni K * -- Tom Budrewicz G (IR) 7px -- Chuck Howley LB (IR) 7px 20 Justin Rowland CB (IR) 7px 82 Maury Youmans DE (IR) 7px Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 August 15 vs. New York Giants W 16–7 1–0 Varsity Stadium (Toronto) 5,401 Associated Press, "Chicago Bears Open Exhibition Schedule with 16–7 Victory," Freeport [IL] Journal-Standard, Aug. 16, 1960, p. 9."Only 5,401 at Game; Backers Lose $35,000," Toronto Star, Aug. 16, 1960, p. 1. 2 August 27 at Green Bay Packers L 7–35 1–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 36,116 Cooper Rollow, "Packers Beat Bears, 35–7 in Milwaukee: 35,116 See Route After First Quarter," Chicago Tribune, Aug. 28, 1960, p. 35. 3 September 3 vs. Washington Redskins W 17–0 2–1 Gator Bowl (Jacksonville) 13,970 "Bears Defeat Redskins, 17 to 0, on Long Pass, End Run, Field Goal," Chicago Tribune, Sept. 4, 1960, p. 47. 4 September 10 at Cleveland Browns L 10–16 2–2 Rubber Bowl (Akron, OH) 25,000 Associated Press, "Browns Beat Bears, 16–10," San Francisco Examiner, Sept. 11, 1960, p. 48. 5 September 16 Pittsburgh Steelers T 21–21 2–2–1 Soldier Field 38,602 Associated Press, "Steelers Tie With Bears," Decatur Herald and Review, Sept. 17, 1960, p. 9. Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 September 25 at Green Bay Packers W 17–14 1–0 City Stadium 32,150 2 October 2 at Baltimore Colts L 7–42 1–1 Memorial Stadium 57,808 3 October 9 Los Angeles Rams W 34–27 2–1 Wrigley Field 47,776 4 October 16 San Francisco 49ers W 27–10 3–1 Wrigley Field 48,226 5 October 23 at Los Angeles Rams T 24–24 3–1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 63,438 6 October 30 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–25 3–2–1 Kezar Stadium 55,071 7 Bye 8 November 13 Baltimore Colts L 20–24 3–3–1 Wrigley Field 48,713 9 November 20 Detroit Lions W 28–7 4–3–1 Wrigley Field 46,267 10 November 27 Dallas Cowboys W 17–7 5–3–1 Wrigley Field 39,951 11 December 4 Green Bay Packers L 13–41 5–4–1 Wrigley Field 46,406 12 December 11 at Cleveland Browns L 0–42 5–5–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 38,155 13 December 18 at Detroit Lions L 0–36 5–6–1 Briggs Stadium 51,017 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. 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 at Packers 1960 Chicago Bears season Bears–Packers rivalry Chicago Bears 1960 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0) September 25 Bears 0 0 0 17 Packers 0 7 7 0 New City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin 32,150 60 F C Box Score First quarter No scoring Second quarter GB – Jim Taylor 1-yard run (Paul Hornung kick). Packers 7–0. Drive: Third quarter GB – Paul Hornung 2-yard run (Paul Hornung kick). Packers 14–0. Drive: Fourth quarter CHI – Willie Galimore 18-yard run (John Aveni kick). Packers 14–7. Drive: CHI – Rick Casares 26-yard run (John Aveni kick). Tie 14–14. Drive: CHI – John Aveni 16-yard field goal. Bears 17–14. Drive: Top passers CHI – Zeke Bratkowski – 13/24, 178 yards, 2 INT GB – Bart Starr – 8/22, 68 yards, 2 INT Top rushers CHI – Rick Casares – 20 rushes, 79 yards, TD GB – Jim Taylor – 16 rushes, 83 yards, TD Top receivers CHI – Willard Dewveall – 6 receptions, 97 yards GB – Boyd Dowler – 4 receptions, 45 yards Week 9 Cowboys 0 0 7 0 Bears 7 7 0 3 November 27 Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois 54 F, wind 14 mph 0 on yes 1 CHI Rick Casares 5 yard run (John Aveni kick) Bears 7–0 2 CHI Johnny Morris 20 yard pass from Ed Brown (John Aveni kick) Bears 14–0 3 DAL Don McIlhenny 64 yard pass from Don Heinrich (Fred Cone kick) Bears 14–7 4 CHI John Aveni 20 yard field goal Bears 17–7 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings References Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Chicago Bears Category:Long stubs with short prose Category:1960 in Chicago