| 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Buddy Parker |
| Home field | Forbes Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 5-6-1 |
| Place | 5th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1959 | 1961 |
Preseason
Among the Steelers' preseason games in 1960 was an exhibition match with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League; the Steelers won handily, 43-16. Forty-eight years later, the Steelers will return to Toronto to face the Buffalo Bills as the first game in the Toronto Series.
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 24, 1960 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 35-28 | |
| 2 | October 2, 1960 | at Cleveland Browns | L 28-20 | |
| 3 | October 9, 1960 | New York Giants | L 19-17 | |
| 4 | October 16, 1960 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 27-14 | |
| 5 | October 23, 1960 | at Washington Redskins | T 27-27 | |
| 6 | October 30, 1960 | Green Bay Packers | L 19-13 | |
| 7 | November 6, 1960 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 34-7 | |
| 8 | November 13, 1960 | at New York Giants | L 27-24 | |
| 9 | November 20, 1960 | Cleveland Browns | W 14-10 | |
| 10 | November 27, 1960 | Washington Redskins | W 22-10 | |
| 11 | December 11, 1960 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 27-21 | |
| 12 | December 18, 1960 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 38-7 |
Game summaries
Week 1 (Saturday September 24, 1960): Dallas Cowboys
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 30,000
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
- Dallas - Doran 75 pass from LeBaron (Cone kick)
- Dallas - Dugan 7 pass from Lebaron (Cone kick)
- Pittsburgh - Carpenter 28 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
- Dallas - McIlhenny 5 run (Cone kick)
- Pittsburgh - Orr 6 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
- Pittsburgh - Dial 70 pass from Tracy (Layne kick)
- Dallas - Doran 54 pass from LeBaron (Cone kick)
- Pittsburgh - Carpenter 49 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
- Pittsburgh - Tracy 65 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
Scoring Drives:
Week 2 (Sunday October 2, 1960): Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Browns | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 67,692
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Cleveland - Plum 1 run (Baker kick)
- Cleveland - Mitchell 5 run (Baker kick)
- Cleveland - Kreitling 60 pass from Plum (Baker kick)
- Pittsburgh - Tracy 40 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
- Pittsburgh - Tracy 1 run (kick failed)
- Cleveland - Brown 2 run (Baker kick)
- Pittsburgh - Dial 3 pass from Layne (Rechichar kick)
Week 3 (Sunday October 9, 1960): New York Giants
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 40,323
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Orr 22 pass from Tracy (Rechichar kick)
- New York Giants - FG Summerall 41
- New York Giants - Safety, Johnson tackled in end zone by Grier
- New York Giants - Rote 9 pass from Shaw (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh - Dial 30 pass from Layne (Rechichar kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Rechichar 11
- New York Giants - Gifford 44 pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)
Week 4 (Sunday October 16, 1960): St. Louis Cardinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Steelers | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,971
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - FG Rechichar 42
- Pittsburgh - FG Rechichar 31
- Pittsburgh - Tracy 4 run (Rechichar kick)
- Pittsburgh - Dial 26 pass from Layne (Rechichar kick)
- St. Louis - Crow 6 run (Conrad kick)
- St. Louis - Mestnik 2 run (Conrad kick)
- Pittsburgh - Orr 51 pass from Tracy (Rechichar kick)
Week 5 (Sunday October 23, 1960): Washington Redskins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Redskins | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 25,292
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Washington - Olszewski 1 run (Khayat kick)
- Pittsburgh - Tracy 5 pass from Bukich (Layne kick)
- Washington - FG Khayat 15
- Pittsburgh - FG Layne 17
- Pittsburgh - Lewis recovered fumble in end zone (Layne kick)
- Washington - Walton 35 pass from Guglielmi (Khayat kick)
- Washington - Anderson 12 pass from Guglielmi (Khayat kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Layne 15
- Pittsburgh - Dial 27 pass from Bukich (Layne kick)
- Washington - FG Khayat 43
Week 6 (Sunday October 30, 1960): Green Bay Packers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 30,155
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Green Bay - FG Hornung 35
- Green Bay - FG Hornung 35
- Green Bay - FG Hornung 45
- Green Bay - FG Hornung 17
- Pittsburgh - Tracy 37 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
- Pittsburgh - Dial 48 pass from Layne (pass failed)
- Green Bay - Taylor 1 run (Hornung kick)
Week 7 (Sunday November 6, 1960): Philadelphia Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Eagles | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 58,324
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Philadelphia - Barnes 9 run (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia - McDonald 24 pass from Van Brocklin (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia - FG Walston 21
- Philadelphia - McDonald 39 pass from Van Brocklin (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia - FG Walston 11
- Pittsburgh - Dial 50 pass from Tracy (Layne kick)
- Philadelphia - McDonald 26 pass from Van Brocklin (Walston kick)
Week 8 (Sunday November 13, 1960): New York Giants
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Giants | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 63,321
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Layne 1 run (Layne kick)
- Pittsburgh - Tracy 1 run (Layne kick)
- New York Giants - Gifford 6 run (Summerall kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Layne 10
- Pittsburgh - Dial 7 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
- New York Giants - Gifford 57 pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)
- New York Giants - FG Summerall 43
- New York Giants - Gifford 27 pass from Conerly (Summerall kick)
- New York Giants - FG Summerall 37
Week 9 (Sunday November 20, 1960): Cleveland Browns
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 35,215
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Johnson 3 run (Layne kick)
- Cleveland - FG Baker 19
- Cleveland Kreitling 6 pass from Plum (Baker kick)
- Pittsburgh - Tracy 4 run (Layne kick)
Week 10 (Sunday November 27, 1960): Washington Redskins
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Steelers | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,234
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - FG Tracy 37
- Pittsburgh - FG Tracy 31
- Pittsburgh - Tracy 28 run (Layne kick)
- Washington - James 49 pass from Guolielmi (Khayat kick)
- Pittsburgh - FG Layne 23
- Washington - FG Khayat 9
- Pittsburgh - FG Tracy 28
- Pittsburgh - FG Layne 11
Week 12 (Sunday December 11, 1960): Philadelphia Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Steelers | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 22,101
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- Pittsburgh - Layne 6 run (Layne kick)
- Pittsburgh - Johnson 7 pass from Layne (kick failed)
- Pittsburgh - Johnson 87 run (Layne kick)
- Pittsburgh - Dial 15 pass from Johnson (Layne kick)
- Philadelphia - Brown 53 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia - Brown 7 run (Walston kick)
- Philadelphia - McDonald 19 pass from Jurgensen (Walston kick)
Week 13 (Sunday December 18, 1960): St. Louis Cardinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
- Game time:
- Game weather:
- Game attendance: 20,840
- Referee:
- TV announcers:
Scoring Drives:
- St. Louis - Mestnik 1 run (Perry kick)
- Pittsburgh - Orr 49 pass from Layne (Layne kick)
- St. Louis - FG Perry 16
- St. Louis - Randle 14 pass from Roach (Perry kick)
- St. Louis - Randle 8 pass from Roach (Perry kick)
- St. Louis - Roach 1 run (Perry kick)
- St. Louis - Randle 33 pass from Roach (Perry kick)
Standings
| NFL Eastern | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 321 | 246 | W-1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 362 | 217 | W-3 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 4 | 2 | .600 | 271 | 261 | L-1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 288 | 230 | W-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 240 | 275 | L-1 |
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 9 | 2 | .100 | 178 | 309 | L-8 |
Roster
References
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| 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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