1960 New York Giants season

1960 New York Giants season
1960 New York Giants season
Owner	Jack Mara; Wellington Mara
Head coach	Jim Lee Howell
Home field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	6–4–2
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1959; Giants seasons; 1961 →;

The 1960 New York Giants season was the franchise's 36th season 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.^[1]

Offseason

With the departure of defensive coordinator Tom Landry to the expansion Cowboys, three veterans served dual roles as player-coaches. Harland Svare became the defensive coordinator, Andy Robustelli was a defensive line coach, while Jimmy Patton was a defensive backs coach.^[2]

Regular season

Late in the eighth game of the season on November 20 at Yankee Stadium, linebacker Chuck Bednarik of the Philadelphia Eagles knocked halfback Frank Gifford of the Giants unconscious and into St. Elizabeth's Hospital.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Gifford was out of football for over eighteen months and the game-sealing play involving the two hall of famers is considered one of the most famous tackles in NFL history.^[7] The Giants went 6–4–2 in 1960 and finished in third place in the Eastern Conference. As a result, the Giants missed out on the post-season: the NFL Championship Game was won by host Philadelphia. The third place game in Miami, the first of the ten Playoff Bowls, was won by Detroit at the Orange Bowl in early January.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 25	at San Francisco 49ers	W 21–19	1–0	44,598
2	October 2	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 35–14	2–0	26,089
3	October 9	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 19–17	3–0	40,323
4	October 16	Washington Redskins	T 24–24	3–0–1	60,625
5	Bye
6	October 30	St. Louis Cardinals	L 13–20	3–1–1	58,516
7	November 6	at Cleveland Browns	W 17–13	4–1–1	82,872
8	November 13	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–24	5–1–1	63,321
9	November 20	Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–17	5–2–1	63,571
10	November 27	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 23–31	5–3–1	60,547
11	December 4	Dallas Cowboys	T 31–31	5–3–2	55,033
12	December 11	at Washington Redskins	W 17–3	6–3–2	14,077
13	December 18	Cleveland Browns	L 34–48	6–4–2	56,517

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.

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Giants	0	7	7	7	21
49ers	14	0	3	2	19

Date: September 25
Location: Kezar Stadium
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind 10 mph

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Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	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

^ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, p.213, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
^ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, p.212, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
^ "Eagles' surge edges Giants". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 21, 1960. p. 3, part 2.
^ "Gifford of Giants hurt as Eagles rally, 17-10". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. November 21, 1960. p. 13.
^ "Bednarik gives Gifford concussion, Giants angry". Lodi News-Sentinel. UPI. November 21, 1960. p. 10.
^ "Gifford gets fruit, card from Bednarik". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 22, 1960. p. 18.
^ Didinger, Rayy (October 23, 2013). "'The Hit' still resonates". Philadelphia Eagles.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com

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[1] Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, p.213, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6

[2] Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, 2008, p.212, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6

[esegt-3] "Eagles' surge edges Giants". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 21, 1960. p. 3, part 2.

[goghaer-4] "Gifford of Giants hurt as Eagles rally, 17-10". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. November 21, 1960. p. 13.

[bggcn-5] "Bednarik gives Gifford concussion, Giants angry". Lodi News-Sentinel. UPI. November 21, 1960. p. 10.

[ggfcfb-6] "Gifford gets fruit, card from Bednarik". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 22, 1960. p. 18.

[thsres-7] Didinger, Rayy (October 23, 2013). "'The Hit' still resonates". Philadelphia Eagles.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.

[8] Pro-Football-Reference.com

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