1960 Baltimore Colts season
8th season in franchise history
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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 to 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.[1] 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.
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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| 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 | 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. | |||||||
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.
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Standings
| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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| 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.
See also
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