1960 Detroit Lions season
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1960 Detroit Lions season
| 1960 Detroit Lions season | |
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| Head coach | George Wilson |
| Home field | Tiger Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7-5-0 |
| Division Place | 2nd NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Won Playoff Bowl |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1959 | 1961 |
The 1960 Detroit Lions season was the 27th in the Motor City, and 31st season overall in franchise history. The Lions went 7-5, one game short of the Western Conference championship (won by Green Bay). However, the Lions won the inaugural Playoff Bowl over the Cleveland Browns at the Orange Bowl in Miami.
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | Bye | |||
| 2 | October 2, 1960 | at Green Bay Packers | L 28-9 |
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| 3 | October 9, 1960 | San Francisco 49ers | L 14-10 |
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| 4 | October 16, 1960 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 28-10 |
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| 5 | October 23, 1960 | Baltimore Colts | W 30-17 |
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| 6 | October 30, 1960 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 48-35 |
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| 7 | November 6, 1960 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 24-0 |
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| 8 | November 13, 1960 | Los Angeles Rams | W 12-10 |
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| 9 | November 20, 1960 | at Chicago Bears | L 28-7 |
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| 10 | November 24, 1960 | Green Bay Packers | W 23-10 |
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| 11 | December 4, 1960 | at Baltimore Colts | W 20-15 |
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| 12 | December 11, 1960 | Dallas Cowboys | W 23-14 |
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| 13 | December 18, 1960 | Chicago Bears | W 36-0 |
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Standings
| Western Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 332 | 209 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 239 | 212 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 208 | 205 |
| Baltimore Colts | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 288 | 234 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 194 | 299 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 265 | 297 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 11 | 1 | .000 | 177 | 369 |
Roster
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Detroit Lions roster
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| Quarterbacks
Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends |
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen |
Linebackers
Defensive Backs Special Teams |
Reserve Lists
Rookies in italics |
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Playoff Bowl
The game were played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
| Season | Date | Winner | Score | Runner up | Attendance |
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| 1960 | January 7, 1961 | Detroit Lions (1) | 17-16 | Cleveland Browns |
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Awards and records
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References
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369
- Detroit Lions on Pro Football Reference
- Detroit Lions on jt-sw.com
- Detroit Lions on The Football Database
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Cleveland | Baltimore |
| NY Giants | Chicago |
| Philadelphia | Dallas |
| Pittsburgh | Detroit |
| St. Louis | Green Bay |
| Washington | Los Angeles |
| San Francisco | |
| 1960 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl Related: 1960 AFL Season |
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