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1960 Detroit Lions season
NFL team season (won NFL Playoff Bowl)
NFL team season (won NFL Playoff Bowl)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| logo | 1960-Lions-mediaguide.jpg |
| team | Detroit Lions |
| year | 1960 |
| record | 7–5 |
| division_place | 2nd NFL Western |
| coach | George Wilson |
| stadium | Briggs Stadium |
| playoffs | **Won NFL Playoff Bowl** |
| (vs. [Browns](1960-cleveland-browns-season)) 17–16 | |
| shortnavlink | Lions seasons |
(vs. Browns) 17–16 The 1960 Detroit Lions season was the 27th in the Motor City, and 31st season overall in franchise history. The Lions had only one win entering November, but had only one loss in their final seven games and finished at 7–5, one game short of the Western Conference championship (won by Green Bay). However, the Lions won the inaugural third place Playoff Bowl over the Cleveland Browns at the Miami Orange Bowl.
Due to this being the NFL's last 12-game regular season and the addition of the Dallas Cowboys giving the league 13 teams - meaning each team was required to have a bye during the season - the 1960 Lions are the last NFL team that did not play its season opener until October: Detroit drew its bye during Week One, which was in the last week of September.
Oddly, in the next season in which each NFL team had a bye week (in 1966, due to addition of the Atlanta Falcons giving the league 15 teams), the Lions did not have their bye until Week 15 (the last week of that season).
Regular season
According to the team, a total of 39,153 season tickets were sold by the Lions for the 1960 campaign. The Lions played their home games in Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium), which had a regular listed seating capacity of 46,194, with an additional 7,000 bleacher seats for football to bring total capacity to 53,194.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Bye* | ||||||||||||||||||
| October 2 | at [Green Bay Packers](1960-green-bay-packers-season) | **L** 9–28 | 0–1 | 32,150 | ||||||||||||||
| October 9 | [San Francisco 49ers](1960-san-francisco-49ers-season) | **L** 10–14 | 0–2 | 49,825 | ||||||||||||||
| October 16 | at [Philadelphia Eagles](1960-philadelphia-eagles-season) | **L** 10–28 | 0–3 | 38,065 | ||||||||||||||
| October 23 | [Baltimore Colts](1960-baltimore-colts-season) | **W** 30–17 | 1–3 | 53,854 | ||||||||||||||
| October 30 | at [Los Angeles Rams](1960-los-angeles-rams-season) | **L** 35–48 | 1–4 | 53,295 | ||||||||||||||
| November 6 | at [San Francisco 49ers](1960-san-francisco-49ers-season) | **W** 24–0 | 2–4 | 48,447 | ||||||||||||||
| November 13 | [Los Angeles Rams](1960-los-angeles-rams-season) | **W** 12–10 | 3–4 | 54,019 | ||||||||||||||
| November 20 | at [Chicago Bears](1960-chicago-bears-season) | **L** 7–28 | 3–5 | 46,267 | ||||||||||||||
| November 24 | [Green Bay Packers](1960-green-bay-packers-season) | **W** 23–10 | 4–5 | 54,123 | ||||||||||||||
| December 4 | at [Baltimore Colts](1960-baltimore-colts-season) | **W** 20–15 | 5–5 | 57,808 | ||||||||||||||
| December 11 | [Dallas Cowboys](1960-dallas-cowboys-season) | **W** 23–14 | 6–5 | 43,272 | ||||||||||||||
| December 18 | [Chicago Bears](1960-chicago-bears-season) | **W** 36–0 | 7–5 | 51,017 |
- Thursday (November 24: Thanksgiving)
- A bye week was necessary in , as the league expanded to an odd-number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week.
Game summaries
Week 9
Thanksgiving Day game :Source:
Standings
Roster
| 1960 Detroit Lions roster |
|---|
| **Quarterbacks** |
:Source:
Playoff Bowl
The first Playoff Bowl game for third place was played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, the week following the NFL Championship game.
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| January 7, 1961 | [Cleveland Browns](1960-cleveland-browns-season) | **W** 17–16 | Orange Bowl | 34,981 |
References
References
- Edward M. "Bud" Erickson (ed.), ''Detroit Lions Facts Book 1963: Press, Radio, TV.'' Detroit, MI: Detroit Football Company, 1963, p. 4.
- Johnson, Chuck. (November 25, 1960). "Stumbling Packers fall to Lions". Milwaukee Journal.
- (November 25, 1960). "Lions turn tables on Packers, 23-10". Eugene Register-Guard.
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196011240det.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2013-Dec-27.
- ''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, {{ISBN. 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369
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