1960 New York Giants season

1960 New York Giants season
Head Coach	Jim Lee Howell
Home Field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	6–4–2
Place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1959	1961

The 1960 New York Giants season was the 36th season for the club in the National Football League. The Mara family was opposed to the AFL adding a team in New York, but received an indemnity fee of ten million dollars.

Offseason

With the departure of Tom Landry as defensive coordinator, the club made three veterans player coaches. Harland Svare became the defensive coordinator. Robus was a defensive line coach, while Jimmy Patton was a defensive backs coach.

Regular season

During the 1960 season, Chuck Bednarik is perhaps best known for knocking Frank Gifford of the New York Giants out of football for over eighteen months. It was considered one of the most famous tackles in NFL history in 1960. The 1960 New York Giants went 6–4–2, and finished in third place in the Eastern Conference. As a result, the Giants missed out on the NFL Championship Game.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 25, 1960	at San Francisco 49ers	W 21–19	44,598
2	October 2, 1960	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 35–14	26,089
3	October 9, 1960	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 19–17	40,323
4	October 16, 1960	Washington Redskins	T 24–24	60,625
5	Bye
6	October 30, 1960	St. Louis Cardinals	L 20–13	58,516
7	November 6, 1960	at Cleveland Browns	W 17–13	82,872
8	November 13, 1960	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–24	63,321
9	November 20, 1960	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–10	63,571
10	November 27, 1960	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 31–23	60,547
11	December 4, 1960	Dallas Cowboys	T 31–31	55,033
12	December 11, 1960	at Washington Redskins	W 17–3	14,077
13	December 18, 1960	Cleveland Browns	L 48–34	56,517

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

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

• New York Giants on Pro Football Reference
• Giants on jt-sw.com