1960 Baltimore Colts season

1960 Baltimore Colts season
Owner	Carroll Rosenbloom
General manager	Don "Red" Kellett
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	6–6
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1960 Baltimore Colts season was the eighth for the team in the National Football League. The season started well for the Colts going 6 to 2. The team looked like they would win their third straight championship. Then in a game on Dec. 4th against the Detroit Lions, star running back Alan Ameche tore his Achilles tendon and missed the final two games. The injury ended his career. With Ameche out, the Colts ended the season losing their last three games, for a total of four consecutive losses. Their record was 6 wins and 6 losses. The team went from first to fourth place in the Western Conference. As a result, their two-year reign as NFL champions came to an end.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 25	Washington Redskins	W 20–0	1–0	Memorial Stadium	53,818
2	October 2	Chicago Bears	W 42–7	2–0	Memorial Stadium	57,808
3	October 9	at Green Bay Packers	L 21–35	2–1	Lambeau Field	32,150
4	October 16	Los Angeles Rams	W 31–17	3–1	Memorial Stadium	57,808
5	October 23	at Detroit Lions	L 17–30	3–2	Tiger Stadium	53,854
6	October 30	at Dallas Cowboys	W 45–7	4–2	Cotton Bowl	25,500
7	November 6	Green Bay Packers	W 38–24	5–2	Memorial Stadium	57,808
8	November 13	at Chicago Bears	W 24–20	6–2	Wrigley Field	48,713
9	Bye
10	November 27	San Francisco 49ers	L 22–30	6–3	Memorial Stadium	57,808
11	December 4	Detroit Lions	L 15–20	6–4	Memorial Stadium	57,808
12	December 11	at Los Angeles Rams	L 3–10	6–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	75,461
13	December 18	at San Francisco 49ers	L 10–34	6–6	Kezar Stadium	57,269
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Johnny Unitas extends his record TD-a-game string to 38 with a scoring pass to Raymond Berry. Lenny Moore rammed 4 yards for a touchdown, and Steve Myhra kicked 28 and 18-yard field goals as the Colts began their challenge (unsuccessfully at the end) for a 3rd straight World Championship.

1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 0 0 0 0 0 • Colts 0 7 10 3 20 Date: September 25 Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore Game attendance: 53,818 Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h)

Scoring summary Q2 BAL Moore 4 yard run (Myhra kick) BAL 7–0 Q3 BAL Myhra 28 yard field goal BAL 10–0 Q3 BAL Berry 12 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) BAL 17–0 Q4 BAL Myhra 18 yard field goal BAL 20–0

Standings

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.

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts–Patriots rivalry