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 coach	Sammy Baugh
Owner	Harry Wismer
Home field	Polo Grounds
Local radio	WNBC
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	2nd AFL East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Roster

1960 New York Titans final roster

	Quarterbacks 12 Al Dorow 15 Dick Jamieson 19 Bob Scrabis Running backs 20 Ted Wegert HB 20 Don Herndon HB 24 Leon Burton HB/KR 25 Eddie Bell HB/OLB 26 Dewey Bohling HB 30 Gerhard Schwedes HB 31 Bill Mathis 33 Pete Hart FB 36 Blanche Martin FB 41 Bill Robinson HB Wide receivers 13 Don Maynard 84 Art Powell (wide receiver) SE 80 Joe Ross SE 82 Ken Campbell SE Tight ends 88 Thurlow Cooper TE		Offensive linemen 52 Mike Hudock C 61 Frank D'Agostino RT 61 Dan Callahan G 66 Howard Glenn G 67 Bob Mischak LG 68 John McMullan RG 70 Gene Cockrell RT 73 Larry Baker T 78 Jack Klotz LT Defensive linemen 77 Joe Ryan DE 72 Dick Guesman RDT/K 73 Joe Katchik DE 74 Nick Mumley DE 75 Tom Saidock LDT 76 Sid Youngelman RDE 79 Bob Reifsnyder DE		Linebackers 50 Hall Whitley LB 55 Bob Marques 60 Larry Grantham OLB 61 Leon Dombrowski 82 Ed Cooke (American football) OLB 56 Roger Ellis C/LB 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 29 Bill Shockley K/HB 40 Joe Pagliei P/FB		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Game Recap
1	September 11	Buffalo Bills	W 27–3	1–0	Polo Grounds	10,250	Recap
2	September 17	Boston Patriots	L 24–28	1–1	Polo Grounds	19,200	Recap
3	September 23	Denver Broncos	W 28–24	2–1	Polo Grounds	20,982	Recap
4	October 2	at Dallas Texans	W 37–35	3–1	Cotton Bowl	37,500	Recap
5	October 9	at Houston Oilers	L 21–27	3–2	Jeppesen Stadium	16,156	Recap
6	October 16	at Buffalo Bills	W 17–13	4–2	War Memorial Stadium	14,998	Recap
7	October 23	Houston Oilers	L 28–42	4–3	Polo Grounds	21,000	Recap
8	October 28	Oakland Raiders	L 27–28	4–4	Polo Grounds	10,000	Recap
9	November 4	Los Angeles Chargers	L 7–21	4–5	Polo Grounds	19,402	Recap
10	November 11	at Boston Patriots	L 21–38	4–6	Boston University Field	11,653	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 24	Dallas Texans	W 41–35	5–6	Polo Grounds	14,344	Recap
13	December 4	at Denver Broncos	W 30–27	6–6	Bears Stadium	5,861	Recap
14	December 11	at Oakland Raiders	W 31–28	7–6	Candlestick Park	9,037	Recap
15	December 18	at Los Angeles Chargers	L 43–50	7–7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	11,457	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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