1960 New York Titans season

1960 New York Titans season
Head coach Sammy Baugh
Owner Harry Wismer
Home field Polo Grounds
Results
Record 7–7
Division place 2nd AFL East
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1960 New York Titans season was the inaugural season for the team in the upstart American Football League (AFL). The team began play in the Polo Grounds, the one-time home of the National Football League (NFL)'s New York Giants. The Titans finished their first season at a respectable 7–7.

Schedule

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Attendance
1 1960-09-11 Buffalo Bills W 27–3 Polo Grounds
10,250
2 1960-09-17 Boston Patriots L 28–24 Polo Grounds
19,200
3 1960-09-23 Denver Broncos W 28–24 Polo Grounds
20,982
4 1960-10-02 at Dallas Texans W 37–35 Cotton Bowl
37,500
5 1960-10-09 at Houston Oilers L 27–21 Jeppesen Stadium
16,156
6 1960-10-16 at Buffalo Bills W 17–13 War Memorial Stadium
14,998
7 1960-10-23 Houston Oilers L 42–28 Polo Grounds
21,000
8 1960-10-28 Oakland Raiders L 28–27 Polo Grounds
10,000
9 1960-11-04 Los Angeles Chargers L 21–7 Polo Grounds
19,402
10 1960-11-11 at Boston Patriots L 38–21 Nickerson Field
11,653
11 Bye
12 1960-11-24 Dallas Texans W 41–35 Polo Grounds
14,344
13 1960-12-04 at Denver Broncos W 30–27 Bears Stadium
5,861
14 1960-12-11 at Oakland Raiders W 31–28 Candlestick Park
9,037
15 1960-12-18 at Los Angeles Chargers L 50–43 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
11,457

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Houston Oilers 1040.7145–1379285W2
New York Titans 770.5002–4382399L1
Buffalo Bills 581.3853–3296303L2
Boston Patriots 590.3572–4286349L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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