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
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 4at 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 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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