1960 New York Titans season

Inaugural season for New York's AFL franchise November 2013 March 2026 New York Titans 1960 7–7 2nd AFL East Sammy Baugh Steve Sebo Harry Wismer Polo Grounds Did not qualify none true N.Y. Titans seasons The 1960 New York Titans season was the inaugural season for the team in the upstart American Football League (AFL). The team began play in the Polo Grounds, the one-time home of the National Football League (NFL)'s New York Giants. The Titans finished their first season at a respectable 7–7. Offseason Draft Undrafted free agents + 1960 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRon NewhouseQuarterbackSt. Norbert Roster 1960 New York Titans 12 Al Dorow P 15 Dick Jamieson y 19 Bob Scrabis American football y 24 Leon Burton y 26 Dewey Bohling y 33 Pete Hart American football y 31 Bill Mathis y 40 Joe Pagliei P 29 Bill Shockley y K 20 Don Herndon y 13 Don Maynard 84 Art Powell wide receiver 88 Thurlow Cooper y 80 Dave Ross American football y 61 Dan Callahan G y 70 Gene Cockrell T y 52 Mike Hudock C 78 Jack Klotz T y 67 Bob Mischak G/T 68 John McMullan G y 82 Ed Cooke American football DE 72 Dick Guesman DT y 74 Nick Mumley DE y 79 Bob Reifsnyder DE y 75 Tom Saidock DT 76 Sid Youngelman DT 25 Eddie Bell halfback OLB 56 Roger Ellis American football y MLB/C 60 Larry Grantham OLB y 45 Corky Tharp FS 23 Dick Felt CB y 28 Charlie Dupre y FS 39 Fred Julian CB y 35 Roger Donnahoo y SS 55 Bob Marques y no LB IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 11 Buffalo Bills W 27–3 1–0 Polo Grounds 10,250 Recap 2 September 17, 1960 Boston Patriots L 24–28 1–1 Polo Grounds 19,200 Recap 3 September 23, 1960 Denver Broncos W 28–24 2–1 Polo Grounds 20,982 Recap 4 October 2 at Dallas Texans W 37–35 3–1 Cotton Bowl 37,500 Recap 5 October 9 at Houston Oilers L 21–27 3–2 Jeppesen Stadium 16,156 Recap 6 October 16 at Buffalo Bills W 17–13 4–2 War Memorial Stadium 14,998 Recap 7 October 23 Houston Oilers L 28–42 4–3 Polo Grounds 21,000 Recap 8 October 28, 1960 Oakland Raiders L 27–28 4–4 Polo Grounds 10,000 Recap 9 November 4, 1960 Los Angeles Chargers L 7–21 4–5 Polo Grounds 19,402 Recap 10 November 11, 1960 at Boston Patriots L 21–38 4–6 Boston University Field 11,653 Recap 11Bye 12 November 24, 1960 Dallas Texans W 41–35 5–6 Polo Grounds 14,344 Recap 13 December 4 at Denver Broncos W 30–27 6–6 Bears Stadium 5,861 Recap 14 December 11 at Oakland Raiders W 31–28 7–6 Candlestick Park 9,037 Recap 15 December 18 at Los Angeles Chargers L 43–50 7–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 11,457 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 vs Bills 1960 Buffalo Bills season New York Jets 1960 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Buffalo Bills (0–0) at New York Titans (0–0) September 11 Bills 3 0 0 0 Titans 0 17 3 7 Polo Grounds, New York, New York 10,200 65 F C Box Score First quarter BUF – Darrell Harper 35-yard field goal. Bills 3-0. Drive: Second quarter NY – Bill Shockley 15-yard field goal. Tie 3–3. Drive: NY – Al Dorow 2-yard run (Bill Shockley kick). Titans 10–3. Drive: NY – Al Dorow 15-yard run (Bill Shockley kick). Titans 17–3. Drive: Third quarter NY – Bill Shockley 39-yard field goal. Titans 20–3. Drive: Fourth quarter NY – Art Powell 13-yard pass from Dick Jamieson (Bill Shockley kick). Titans 27–3. Drive: Top passers BUF – Tommy O'Connell – 2/10, 37 yards, INT NY – Dick Jamieson – 9/18, 152 yards, TD Top rushers BUF – Bob Brodhead – 4 rushes, 42 yards NY – Pete Hart – 11 rushes, 66 yards Top receivers BUF – Elbert Dubenion – 1 reception, 22 yards NY – Don Maynard – 4 receptions, 116 yards Week 6 at Bills New York Jets 1960 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Six: New York Titans (3–2) at Buffalo Bills (1–3) October 16 Titans 7 3 0 7 Bills 6 0 0 7 War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York 14,988 58 F C Box Score First quarter NY – Thurlow Cooper 3-yard pass from Al Dorow (Bill Shockley kick). Titans 7–0. Drive: BUF – Wray Carlton 54-yard run (kick failed). Titans 7–6. Drive: Second quarter NY – Bill Shockley 43-yard field goal. Titans 10–6. Drive: Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter BUF – Elbert Dubenion 32-yard pass from Johnny Green (Billy Atkins kick). Bills 13–10. Drive: NY – Al Dorow 1-yard run (Bill Shockley kick). Titans 17–13. Drive: Top passers NY – Al Dorow – 16/35, 158 yards, TD, 3 INT BUF – Johnny Green – 10/24, 127 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NY – Al Dorow – 18 rushes, 72 yards, TD BUF – Wray Carlton – 9 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers NY – Don Maynard – 6 receptions, 82 yards BUF – Elbert Dubenion – 3 receptions, 46 yards, TD Standings External links 1960 Titans statistics Category:New York Jets seasons New York Titans New York Titans season Category:1960s in Manhattan Category:Washington Heights, Manhattan