1960 New York Titans season

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.

1960 New York Titans season
Head coachSammy Baugh
OwnerHarry Wismer
Home fieldPolo Grounds
Local radioWNBC
Results
Record7–7
Division place2nd AFL East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Roster
1960 New York Titans final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • 45 Corky Tharp DB
  • 22 Rick Sapienza DB/HB
  • 23 Dick Felt S
  • 28 Charlie Dupre
  • 39 Fred Julian DB
  • 35 Roger Donahoo

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 active, inactive, practice squad

Schedule

Regular season
WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1 1960-09-11Buffalo BillsW 27–3Polo Grounds
10,250
2 1960-09-17Boston PatriotsL 28–24Polo Grounds
19,200
3 1960-09-23Denver BroncosW 28–24Polo Grounds
20,982
4 1960-10-02at Dallas TexansW 37–35Cotton Bowl
37,500
5 1960-10-09at Houston OilersL 27–21Jeppesen Stadium
16,156
6 1960-10-16at Buffalo BillsW 17–13War Memorial Stadium
14,998
7 1960-10-23Houston OilersL 42–28Polo Grounds
21,000
8 1960-10-28Oakland RaidersL 28–27Polo Grounds
10,000
9 1960-11-04Los Angeles ChargersL 21–7Polo Grounds
19,402
10 1960-11-11at Boston PatriotsL 38–21Nickerson Field
11,653
11 Bye
12 1960-11-24Dallas TexansW 41–35Polo Grounds
14,344
13 1960-12-04at Denver BroncosW 30–27Bears Stadium
5,861
14 1960-12-11at Oakland RaidersW 31–28Candlestick Park
9,037
15 1960-12-18at Los Angeles ChargersL 50–43Los 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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