1960 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
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Owner | Art Rooney |
Head coach | Buddy Parker |
Home field | Forbes Field |
Results | |
Record | 5–6–1 |
Division place | 5th NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 28th in the National Football League. They compiled a 5–6–1 record and a fifth-place finish under head coach Buddy Parker while playing their home games at Forbes Field.
Among the Steelers' preseason games in 1960 was an exhibition match with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League; the Steelers won handily, 43–16. Forty-eight years later, the Steelers will return to Toronto to face the Buffalo Bills as the first game in the Toronto Series.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | |
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1 | September 24 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 35–28 | 1–0 | Cotton Bowl | |
2 | October 2 | at Cleveland Browns | L 20–28 | 1–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
3 | October 9 | New York Giants | L 17–19 | 1–2 | Pitt Stadium | |
4 | October 16 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 27–14 | 2–2 | Forbes Field | |
5 | October 23 | at Washington Redskins | T 27–27 | 2–2–1 | Griffith Stadium | |
6 | October 30 | Green Bay Packers | L 13–19 | 2–3–1 | Forbes Field | |
7 | November 6 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–34 | 2–4–1 | Franklin Field | |
8 | November 13 | at New York Giants | L 24–27 | 2–5–1 | Yankee Stadium | |
9 | November 20 | Cleveland Browns | W 14–10 | 3–5–1 | Forbes Field | |
10 | November 27 | Washington Redskins | W 22–10 | 4–5–1 | Forbes Field | |
11 | Bye | |||||
12 | December 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–21 | 5–5–1 | Forbes Field | |
13 | December 18 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 7–38 | 5–6–1 | Busch Stadium |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
Browns | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giants | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
Steelers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Steelers | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Redskins | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Eagles | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Giants | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Browns | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Redskins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Steelers | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
Steelers | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
at Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri
Scoring Drives:
NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends |
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
|
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
|
Rookies in italics |
1960 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
---|---|
Owner | Art Rooney |
Head coach | Buddy Parker |
Home field | Forbes Field |
Results | |
Record | 5–6–1 |
Division place | 5th NFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1960 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 28th in the National Football League. They compiled a 5–6–1 record and a fifth-place finish under head coach Buddy Parker while playing their home games at Forbes Field.
Among the Steelers' preseason games in 1960 was an exhibition match with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League; the Steelers won handily, 43–16. Forty-eight years later, the Steelers will return to Toronto to face the Buffalo Bills as the first game in the Toronto Series.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | September 24 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 35–28 | 1–0 | Cotton Bowl | |
2 | October 2 | at Cleveland Browns | L 20–28 | 1–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
3 | October 9 | New York Giants | L 17–19 | 1–2 | Pitt Stadium | |
4 | October 16 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 27–14 | 2–2 | Forbes Field | |
5 | October 23 | at Washington Redskins | T 27–27 | 2–2–1 | Griffith Stadium | |
6 | October 30 | Green Bay Packers | L 13–19 | 2–3–1 | Forbes Field | |
7 | November 6 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–34 | 2–4–1 | Franklin Field | |
8 | November 13 | at New York Giants | L 24–27 | 2–5–1 | Yankee Stadium | |
9 | November 20 | Cleveland Browns | W 14–10 | 3–5–1 | Forbes Field | |
10 | November 27 | Washington Redskins | W 22–10 | 4–5–1 | Forbes Field | |
11 | Bye | |||||
12 | December 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–21 | 5–5–1 | Forbes Field | |
13 | December 18 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 7–38 | 5–6–1 | Busch Stadium |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
Browns | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giants | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
Steelers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Steelers | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Redskins | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Eagles | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Giants | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Browns | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Steelers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Redskins | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Steelers | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
Steelers | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring Drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
at Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri
Scoring Drives:
NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends |
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
|
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
|
Rookies in italics |