1960 Baltimore Colts season

8th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Baltimore Colts 1960 1960-colts-teamphoto.jpg 6–6 4th NFL Western Carroll Rosenbloom Don "Red" Kellett Weeb Ewbank Memorial Stadium Did not qualify Colts seasons The 1960 Baltimore Colts season was the eighth for the team in the National Football League. The season started well for the Colts going 6–2. The team looked like they would win their third straight championship. Then in a game on Dec. 4th against the Detroit Lions, star running back Alan Ameche tore his Achilles tendon and missed the final two games. The injury ended his career.The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search With Ameche out, the Colts ended the season losing their last three games, for a total of four consecutive losses. Their record was 6 wins and 6 losses. The team went from first to fourth place in the Western Conference. As a result, their two-year reign as NFL champions came to an end. Offseason NFL draft 1960 NFL draft 1960 Baltimore Colts 1 12 Ron Mix Tackle USC yes yes no 2 23 Don Floyd Defensive end TCU no 2 24 Marvin Terrell Guard Ole Miss no 3 34 Jim Welch Safety SMU yes 4 47 Gerhard Schwedes Halfback Syracuse no 5 58 Marv Lasater Back TCU no Roster 1960 Baltimore Colts 17 Ray Brown American football, born 1936 P/SS 19 Johnny Unitas 35 Alan Ameche 25 Alex Hawkins 43 Ed Kovac y 31 Billy Pricer 26 Mike Sommer 46 Jim Welch y 82 Raymond Berry 24 Lenny Moore 87 Jerry Richardson 21 Art DeCarlo 84 Jim Mutscheller 50 Buzz Nutter C 77 Jim Parker American football T 79 Sherman Plunkett T 60 George Preas T 62 Palmer Pyle y G 68 Alex Sandusky G 73 Lebron Shields y T/G 63 Art Spinney G 81 Ordell Braase DE 75 Jim Colvin y DT/DE 70 Art Donovan DT 83 Don Joyce American football DE/DT 76 Gene Lipscomb DT 89 Gino Marchetti DE 64 Marv Matuszak OLB/MLB 36 Bill Pellington OLB 66 Don Shinnick OLB 61 Zeke Smith y MLB/G 52 Dick Szymanski MLB 40 Bobby Boyd y CB 20 Milt Davis CB 80 Andy Nelson American football SS 44 Johnny Sample FS 41 Jackie Simpson defensive back FS 23 Carl Taseff CB 65 Steve MyhraK/G 55 Jackie Burkett y LB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 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 New City Stadium 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 Briggs 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 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 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 Johnny Unitas extends his record TD-a-game string to 38 with a scoring pass to Raymond Berry. Lenny Moore rammed 4 yards for a touchdown, and Steve Myhra kicked 28 and 18-yard field goals as the Colts began their challenge (unsuccessfully at the end) for a 3rd straight World Championship. Redskins 0 0 0 0 Colts 0 7 10 3 September 25 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore 53,818 62 F; wind 9 mph 0 on yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-20. Standings References External links 1960 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1960 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com Baltimore Colts Category:Baltimore Colts seasons Baltimore Colts Category:1960s in Baltimore