1960 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1960 8–4 1st NFL Western Vince Lombardi Vince Lombardi City StadiumMilwaukee County Stadium Lost NFL Championship(at Eagles) 13–17 Packers seasons The 1960 Green Bay Packers season was their 42nd season overall and their 40th season in the National Football League. The team finished with 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_A1ZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3856%2C4831550 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Green Bay rips Rams to win Western title December 18, 1960 1, section 3 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PBEwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2xAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5906%2C3128101 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Eagles win NFL title December 27, 1960 1, part 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0gJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5414%2C6428974 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Eagles rally once again December 27, 1960 13 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mOEpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7SUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6678%2C2030814 Milwaukee Journal Kuechle Oliver E. Eagles beat Packers for title, 17-13 December 27, 1960 14, paft 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o1FYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1451%2C4094541 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon UPI Eagles win NFL title with 17 to 13 victory December 27, 1960 2 Green Bay returned to the title game the next two seasons and won both. Offseason NFL draft 1960 NFL draft 1960 Green Bay Packers 1 5 Tom Moore Running back Vanderbilt yes yes 2 17 Bob Jeter Cornerback Iowa yes yes 5 51 Dale Hackbart Safety Wisconsin yes 6 65 Mike Wright Tackle Minnesota no 7 77 Kirk Phares Guard South Carolina no 8 89 Don Hitt Center Oklahoma State no 9 101 Frank Brixius Tackle Minnesota no 11 125 Ron Ray Defensive tackle Howard Payne no 12 137 Harry Ball Tackle Boston College no 13 149 Paul Winslow Defensive back North Carolina Central yes 14 161 Jon Gilliam Center East Texas State no 15 173 Garney Henley Defensive back Huron no 16 185 John Littlejohn Defensive back Kansas State no 17 197 Joe Gomes Defensive back South Carolina no 18 209 Royce Whittington Tackle Southwestern Louisiana no 19 221 Rich Brooks End Purdue no 20 233 Gilmer Lewis Tackle Oklahoma no yes no Undrafted free agents + 1960 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeLeo BlandCenterFurmanKen ImanCenterSoutheast Missouri StateDick PesonenCornerbackMinnesota DuluthJim PolenTackleWestern ReserveDick PosewitzRunning backMontana StateWillie WoodSafetyUSC Roster Green Bay Packers roster Quarterbacks 17 Lamar McHan 15 Bart Starr Running backs 37 Larry Hickman  5 Paul Hornung K 25 Tom Moore 31 Jim Taylor Wide receivers 33 Lew Carpenter 86 Boyd Dowler P 85 Max McGee P Tight ends 84 Gary Knafelc 88 Ron Kramer 80 Steve Meilinger Offensive linemen 62 Andy Cvercko G 75 Forrest Gregg T 53 Ken Iman C 64 Jerry Kramer G 78 Norm Masters T 51 Jim Ringo C 76 Bob Skoronski T 63 Fuzzy Thurston G Defensive linemen 73 Ken Beck DT/DE 87 Willie Davis DE 79 Dave Hanner DT 74 Henry Jordan DT 72 John Miller DT 83 Bill Quinlan DE 82 Jim Temp DE Linebackers 65 Tom Bettis MLB 58 Dan Currie OLB 71 Bill Forester OLB 66 Ray Nitschke MLB Defensive backs 46 Hank Gremminger CB 40 Dale Hackbart CB/S 48 Dick Pesonen CB/S 27 John Symank FS 45 Emlen Tunnell SS 47 Jesse Whittenton CB 24 Willie Wood FS Reserve 20 Joe Francis QB (IR) 7px Rookies in italics Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 25 Chicago Bears L 14–17 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 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 Baltimore Colts L 24–38 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 31–33 5–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 35,763 10 November 24 at Detroit Lions L 10–23 5–4 Tiger Stadium 51,123 11 December 4 at Chicago Bears W 41–13 6–4 Wrigley Field 46,406 12 December 10, 1960 at San Francisco 49ers W 13–0 7–4 Kezar Stadium 53,612 13 December 17, 1960 at Los Angeles Rams W 35–21 8–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 53,445 Thursday (November 24: Thanksgiving Day), Saturday (December 10 & 17) 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 vs Bears 1960 Chicago Bears season Bears–Packers rivalry Green Bay Packers 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 2 Lions 3 6 0 0 Packers 0 7 7 14 October 2 City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin 32,150 53 F; wind 16 mph yes Q1 DET Jim Martin 14-yard field goal DET 3–0 Q2 DET Jim Martin 20-yard field goal DET 6–0 Q2 GB Tom Moore 5-yard run (Paul Hornung kick) GB 7–6 Q2 DET Jim Martin 48-yard field goal DET 9–7 Q3 GB Jim Taylor 2-yard run (Paul Hornung kick) GB 14–9 Q4 GB Paul Hornung 16-yard pass from Lamar McHan (Paul Hornung kick) GB 21–9 Q4 GB Paul Hornung 11-yard run (Paul Hornung kick) GB 28–9 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-27. Week 3 Colts 0 7 0 14 Packers 0 7 7 21 October 2 City Stadium 32,150 49 F; wind 6 mph yes Q2 GB Taylor 12-yard run (Hornung kick) GB 7–0 Q2 BAL Ameche 12-yard run (Myhra kick) Tie 7–7 Q3 GB Taylor 3-yard run (Hornung kick) GB 14–7 Q4 GB Taylor 1-yard run (Hornung kick) GB 21–7 Q4 BAL Hawkins 1-yard run (Myhra kick) GB 21–14 Q4 GB Moore 12-yard pass from McHan (Hornung kick) GB 28–14 Q4 BAL Hawkins 1-yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) GB 28–21 Q4 GB McHan 35-yard run (Hornung kick) GB 35–21 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-25. Playoffs 1960 NFL Championship Game Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Championship December 26 at Philadelphia Eagles L 13–17 0–1 Franklin Field 67,325 Standings Postseason NFL Championship Game Packers 3 3 0 7 13 Eagles 0 10 0 7 17 First quarter GB – Paul Hornung 20-yard FG Second quarter GB – Hornung 23-yard FG Phi – Tommy McDonald 35-yard pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bobby Walston kick) Phi – Walston 15-yard FG Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter GB – Max McGee 7-yard pass from Bart Starr (Hornung kick) Phi – Ted Dean 5 run (Walston kick) 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 References Sportsencyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green