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	10	4	0	.714	5–1	379	285	W2
New York Titans	7	7	0	.500	2–4	382	399	L1
Buffalo Bills	5	8	1	.385	3–3	296	303	L2
Boston Patriots	5	9	0	.357	2–4	286	349	L4

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

External links

• 1960 Titans statistics