1960 San Francisco 49ers season

1960 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerVictor Morabito
General managerLouis Spadia
Head coachRed Hickey
Home fieldKezar Stadium
Results
Record7–5
Division placeT–2nd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1960 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 11th season in the National Football League and their 15th overall. The team was able to match their 7–5 output from the previous year. However, they again failed to make the playoffs. The season did have a silver lining, though, as the 49ers' defense was top-ranked in the league, allowing only 205 points.[1]

The 49ers tied Detroit for second place in the Western Conference, a game behind the Green Bay Packers, but the Lions went to the inaugural third place Playoff Bowl in Miami in January. The teams had split their season series and the Lions won the tiebreaker based on points differential.[2] The 49ers lost both games with Green Bay, the latter at home in the mud in December.[3][4][5]

Offseason

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NFL draft

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Main article: 1960 NFL draft
1960 San Francisco 49ers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Monty Stickles  Tight end Notre Dame
2 16 Mike Magac  Guard Missouri
2 22 Carl Kammerer  Defensive end Pacific began play with 49ers in 1961.
3 35 Rod Breedlove *  Linebacker Maryland
4 46 Ray Norton  Halfback San Jose State
5 59 Len Rohde *  Tackle Utah State
6 70 Lee Murchison  Wide receiver Pacific
7 83 Bob Waters  Quarterback Presbyterian
8 88 Bill Mathis  Fullback Clemson
8 94 Max Fugler  Center LSU
9 107 Bobby Wasden  End Auburn
10 118 Mel Branch  Defensive end LSU signed with Dallas Texans (AFL)
11 126 Ed Pitts  Tackle South Carolina
11 131 Ernie Hansen  Center Arizona State–Flagstaff
12 142 Jim Williams  Guard North Carolina
13 155 Dean Hinshaw  Tackle Stanford
14 166 Gary Campbell  Back Whittier
15 179 Mike Dowdle  Linebacker Texas
16 190 Jim Heinke  Tackle Wisconsin
17 203 Goose Gonsoulin  Defensive back Baylor
18 214 Carl Robinson  Tackle South Carolina State
19 227 Bobby Pate  Back Presbyterian
20 238 Jim Woodward  Tackle Lamar Tech
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
Source:[6]

Personnel

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Staff / Coaches

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1960 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office

  • Team Owner - Victor Morabito
  • General manager – Louis Spadia

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • None - N/A



Roster

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1960 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Rookies in italics

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 25 New York Giants L 19–21 0–1 Kezar Stadium 44,598
2 October 2 Los Angeles Rams W 13–9 1–1 Kezar Stadium 53,633
3 October 9 at Detroit Lions W 14–10 2–1 Tiger Stadium 49,825
4 October 16 at Chicago Bears L 10–27 2–2 Wrigley Field 48,226
5 October 23 at Green Bay Packers L 14–41 2–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 39,914
6 October 30 Chicago Bears W 25–7 3–3 Kezar Stadium 55,071
7 November 6 Detroit Lions L 0–24 3–4 Kezar Stadium 48,447
8 Bye
9 November 20 at Dallas Cowboys W 26–14 4–4 Cotton Bowl 10,000
10 November 27 at Baltimore Colts W 30–22 5–4 Memorial Stadium 57,808
11 December 4 at Los Angeles Rams W 23–7 6–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,254
12 December 10 Green Bay Packers L 0–13 6–5 Kezar Stadium 53,612
13 December 18 Baltimore Colts W 34–10 7–5 Kezar Stadium 57,269
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Note: A bye week was necessary in 1960, as the league expanded to an odd number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week.

Standings

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NFL Western Conference
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.
NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 10 2 0 .833 8–2 321 246 W1
Cleveland Browns 8 3 1 .727 6–3–1 362 217 W3
New York Giants 6 4 2 .600 5–4–1 271 261 L1
St. Louis Cardinals 6 5 1 .545 4–5–1 288 230 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 6 1 .455 4–5–1 240 275 L1
Washington Redskins 1 9 2 .100 0–8–2 178 309 L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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  1. ^ 1960 NFL Standings
  2. ^ "Lions blast Bears, 36–0, face Browns in 'Bowl'". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 19, 1960. p. 3, part 2.
  3. ^ "Packers top 49ers, 13-0". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 11, 1960. p. 2, sports.
  4. ^ "Green Bay wins, 13-0, boosts title hopes". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). UPI. December 11, 1960. p. D1.
  5. ^ Maule, Tex (December 19, 1960). "A step up in the mud". Sports Illustrated. p. 20.
  6. ^ "1960 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
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