# 1960 Green Bay Packers season

The 1960 Green Bay Packers season was their 42nd season overall and their 40th season in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–4 record under second-year head coach Vince Lombardi to win the Western Conference and a berth in the NFL championship game. It was the Packers' first appearance in the title game since winning it in 1944. After a Thanksgiving Day loss at Detroit, the Packers won their final three games, all on the road, to win the crown.
The championship game was against the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Eagles (10–2), played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on Monday, December 26. Two years earlier in 1958, both teams had been last in their respective conferences, winning a combined three games.
In a close game, the Packers led in the fourth quarter, but lost 17–13. Green Bay returned to the title game the next two seasons and won both.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 5 | Tom Moore | Running back | Vanderbilt |
| 2 | 17 | Bob Jeter | Cornerback | Iowa |
| 5 | 51 | Dale Hackbart | Defensive back | Wisconsin |
| 6 | 65 | Mike Wright | Tackle | Minnesota |
| 7 | 77 | Kirk Phares | Guard | South Carolina |
| 8 | 89 | Don Hitt | Center | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | 101 | Frank Brixius | Tackle | Minnesota |
| 11 | 125 | Ron Ray | Tackle | Howard Payne |
| 12 | 137 | Harry Ball | Tackle | Boston College |
| 13 | 149 | Paul Winslow | Defensive back | North Carolina Central |
| 14 | 161 | Jon Gilliam | Center | East Texas State |
| 15 | 173 | Garney Henley | Back | Huron |
| 16 | 185 | John Littlejohn | Back | Kansas State |
| 17 | 197 | Joe Gomes | Back | South Carolina |
| 18 | 209 | Royce Whittington | Tackle | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 19 | 221 | Rich Brooks | End | Purdue |
| 20 | 233 | Gilmer Lewis | Tackle | Oklahoma |
* Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 25 | Chicago Bears | L 14–17 | 0–1 | City Stadium | 32,150 |
| 2 | October 2 | Detroit Lions | W 28–9 | 1–1 | City Stadium | 32,150 |
| 3 | October 9 | Baltimore Colts | W 35–21 | 2–1 | City Stadium | 32,150 |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | October 23 | San Francisco 49ers | W 41–14 | 3–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 39,914 |
| 6 | October 30 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 19–13 | 4–1 | Forbes Field | 30,155 |
| 7 | November 6 | Baltimore Colts | L 24–38 | 4–2 | Memorial Stadium | 57,808 |
| 8 | November 13 | Dallas Cowboys | W 41–7 | 5–2 | City Stadium | 32,294 |
| 9 | November 20 | Los Angeles Rams | L 31–33 | 5–3 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 35,763 |
| 10 | November 24 | at Detroit Lions | L 10–23 | 5–4 | Tiger Stadium | 51,123 |
| 11 | December 4 | at Chicago Bears | W 41–13 | 6–4 | Wrigley Field | 46,406 |
| 12 | December 10 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 13–0 | 7–4 | Kezar Stadium | 53,612 |
| 13 | December 17 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 35–21 | 8–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 53,445 |
* Thursday (November 24: Thanksgiving Day), Saturday (December 10 & 17)
* 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.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1 vs Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Packers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at New City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: September 25
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 32,150
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
GB – Jim Taylor 1-yard run (Paul Hornung kick). Packers 7–0. Drive:
Third quarter
GB – Paul Hornung 2-yard run (Paul Hornung kick). Packers 14–0. Drive:
Fourth quarter
CHI – Willie Galimore 18-yard run (John Aveni kick). Packers 14–7. Drive:
CHI – Rick Casares 26-yard run (John Aveni kick). Tie 14–14. Drive:
CHI – John Aveni 16-yard field goal. Bears 17–14. Drive:
Top passers
CHI – Zeke Bratkowski – 13/24, 178 yards, 2 INT
GB – Bart Starr – 8/22, 68 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
CHI – Rick Casares – 20 rushes, 79 yards, TD
GB – Jim Taylor – 16 rushes, 83 yards, TD
Top receivers
CHI – Willard Dewveall – 6 receptions, 97 yards
GB – Boyd Dowler – 4 receptions, 45 yards :

#### Week 2

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| • Packers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

#### Week 3

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| • Packers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |

### Playoffs

| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| Championship | December 26 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 13–17 | 0–1 | Franklin Field | 67,325 |

## 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.

### Roster
## Postseason
### NFL Championship Game

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Eagles | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
* First quarter
** GB – Paul Hornung 20-yard FG
* Second quarter
** GB – Hornung 23-yard FG
** Phi – Tommy McDonald 35-yard pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bobby Walston kick)
** Phi – Walston 15-yard FG
* Third quarter
** No scoring
* Fourth quarter
** GB – Max McGee 7-yard pass from Bart Starr (Hornung kick)
** Phi – Ted Dean 5 run (Walston kick)

## Awards and records

* Tom Moore, NFL Kickoff Return Leader
* Paul Hornung set an NFL record for scoring 176 points, a record that since has been broken