# 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.

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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. ||||||||

## Season summary
### Week 1 vs Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Titans | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Polo Grounds, New York, New York
* Date: September 11
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 10,200
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
BUF – Darrell Harper 35-yard field goal. Bills 3-0. Drive:
Second quarter
NY – Bill Shockley 15-yard field goal. Tie 3–3. Drive:
NY – Al Dorow 2-yard run (Bill Shockley kick). Titans 10–3. Drive:
NY – Al Dorow 15-yard run (Bill Shockley kick). Titans 17–3. Drive:
Third quarter
NY – Bill Shockley 39-yard field goal. Titans 20–3. Drive:
Fourth quarter
NY – Art Powell 13-yard pass from Dick Jamieson (Bill Shockley kick). Titans 27–3. Drive:
Top passers
BUF – Tommy O'Connell – 2/10, 37 yards, INT
NY – Dick Jamieson – 9/18, 152 yards, TD
Top rushers
BUF – Bob Brodhead – 4 rushes, 42 yards
NY – Pete Hart – 11 rushes, 66 yards
Top receivers
BUF – Elbert Dubenion – 1 reception, 22 yards
NY – Don Maynard – 4 receptions, 116 yards :

### Week 6 at Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Bills | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York
* Date: October 16
* Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 14,988
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
NY – Thurlow Cooper 3-yard pass from Al Dorow (Bill Shockley kick). Titans 7–0. Drive:
BUF – Wray Carlton 54-yard run (kick failed). Titans 7–6. Drive:
Second quarter
NY – Bill Shockley 43-yard field goal. Titans 10–6. Drive:
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
BUF – Elbert Dubenion 32-yard pass from Johnny Green (Billy Atkins kick). Bills 13–10. Drive:
NY – Al Dorow 1-yard run (Bill Shockley kick). Titans 17–13. Drive:
Top passers
NY – Al Dorow – 16/35, 158 yards, TD, 3 INT
BUF – Johnny Green – 10/24, 127 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
NY – Al Dorow – 18 rushes, 72 yards, TD
BUF – Wray Carlton – 9 rushes, 98 yards, TD
Top receivers
NY – Don Maynard – 6 receptions, 82 yards
BUF – Elbert Dubenion – 3 receptions, 46 yards, TD :

## Standings

AFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | 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 in the AFL.