# 1960 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1960 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 11th season in the National Football League and their 15th overall. The team was able to match their 7–5 output from the previous year. However, they again failed to make the playoffs. The season did have a silver lining, though, as the 49ers' defense was top-ranked in the league, allowing only 205 points.
The 49ers tied Detroit for second place in the Western Conference, a game behind the Green Bay Packers, but the Lions went to the inaugural third place Playoff Bowl in Miami in January. The teams had split their season series and the Lions won the tiebreaker based on points differential. The 49ers lost both games with Green Bay, the latter at home in the mud in December.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1960 San Francisco 49ers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 11 | Monty Stickles | Tight end | Notre Dame | |
| 2 | 16 | Mike Magac | Guard | Missouri | |
| 2 | 22 | Carl Kammerer | Defensive end | Pacific | began play with 49ers in 1961. |
| 3 | 35 | Rod Breedlove * | Linebacker | Maryland | |
| 4 | 46 | Ray Norton | Halfback | San Jose State | |
| 5 | 59 | Len Rohde * | Tackle | Utah State | |
| 6 | 70 | Lee Murchison | Wide receiver | Pacific | |
| 7 | 83 | Bob Waters | Quarterback | Presbyterian | |
| 8 | 88 | Bill Mathis | Fullback | Clemson | |
| 8 | 94 | Max Fugler | Center | LSU | |
| 9 | 107 | Bobby Wasden | End | Auburn | |
| 10 | 118 | Mel Branch | Defensive end | LSU | signed with Dallas Texans (AFL) |
| 11 | 126 | Ed Pitts | Tackle | South Carolina | |
| 11 | 131 | Ernie Hansen | Center | Arizona State–Flagstaff | |
| 12 | 142 | Jim Williams | Guard | North Carolina | |
| 13 | 155 | Dean Hinshaw | Tackle | Stanford | |
| 14 | 166 | Gary Campbell | Back | Whittier | |
| 15 | 179 | Mike Dowdle | Linebacker | Texas | |
| 16 | 190 | Jim Heinke | Tackle | Wisconsin | |
| 17 | 203 | Goose Gonsoulin | Defensive back | Baylor | |
| 18 | 214 | Carl Robinson | Tackle | South Carolina State | |
| 19 | 227 | Bobby Pate | Back | Presbyterian | |
| 20 | 238 | Jim Woodward | Tackle | Lamar Tech | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||
    Source:

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 25 | New York Giants | L 19–21 | 0–1 | Kezar Stadium | 44,598 |
| 2 | October 2 | Los Angeles Rams | W 13–9 | 1–1 | Kezar Stadium | 53,633 |
| 3 | October 9 | at Detroit Lions | W 14–10 | 2–1 | Tiger Stadium | 49,825 |
| 4 | October 16 | at Chicago Bears | L 10–27 | 2–2 | Wrigley Field | 48,226 |
| 5 | October 23 | at Green Bay Packers | L 14–41 | 2–3 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 39,914 |
| 6 | October 30 | Chicago Bears | W 25–7 | 3–3 | Kezar Stadium | 55,071 |
| 7 | November 6 | Detroit Lions | L 0–24 | 3–4 | Kezar Stadium | 48,447 |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | November 20 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 26–14 | 4–4 | Cotton Bowl | 10,000 |
| 10 | November 27 | at Baltimore Colts | W 30–22 | 5–4 | Memorial Stadium | 57,808 |
| 11 | December 4 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 23–7 | 6–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,254 |
| 12 | December 10 | Green Bay Packers | L 0–13 | 6–5 | Kezar Stadium | 53,612 |
| 13 | December 18 | Baltimore Colts | W 34–10 | 7–5 | Kezar Stadium | 57,269 |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |||||||
Note: A bye week was necessary in 1960, as the league expanded to an odd number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week.

## Standings

NFL Western Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–4 | 332 | 209 | W3 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7–4 | 239 | 212 | W4 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7–4 | 208 | 205 | W1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–6 | 288 | 234 | L4 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 5–5–1 | 194 | 299 | L3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 4–6–1 | 265 | 297 | L1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 11 | 1 | .000 | 0–6 | 177 | 369 | L1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference :
| viewtalkedit | 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.