1960 Boston Patriots season
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| 1960 Boston Patriots season | |
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| Head coach | Lou Saban |
| General manager | Ed McKeever |
| Owner | Billy Sullivan |
| Home field | Nickerson Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 5-9 |
| Place | 4th AFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| AFL All-Stars | no game played |
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| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| N/A | 1961 |
The Boston Patriots finished the inaugural American Football League's 1960 season with a record of five wins and nine losses, and thus were last place in the AFL's eastern division.
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[edit] Staff
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
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[edit] Season summary
In 1960, the inaugural season for both the Boston Patriots and the American Football League, the team played in several important "firsts". The first ever AFL exhibition pre-season game was played between the Patriots and the Bills, which the Patriots won. The Patriots also played in the inaugural regular season game, a loss to the Broncos on September 9, 1960. The Patriots started the year going 2-2, before running into a three game losing streak. They played a five game home stand, winning three of them to return their record to 5-5, before ending the season on a four game slide. They finished the year with a 5-9 record, worst in the AFL's Eastern Division.
[edit] Game-by-game results
Home games in bold.
| Week | Opponent | Result | Patriots' score |
Opponents' score |
Record |
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| 1 | Denver Broncos | L | 10 | 13 | 0-1 |
| 2 | New York Titans | W | 28 | 24 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bills | L | 0 | 13 | 1-2 |
| 4 | Bye | 1-2 | |||
| 5 | Los Angeles Chargers | L | 10 | 13 | 2-2 |
| 6 | Oakland Raiders | L | 14 | 27 | 2-3 |
| 7 | Denver Broncos | L | 24 | 31 | 2-4 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Chargers | L | 10 | 13 | 2-5 |
| 9 | Oakland Raiders | W | 34 | 28 | 3-5 |
| 10 | New York Titans | W | 38 | 21 | 4-5 |
| 11 | Dallas Texans | W | 42 | 14 | 5-5 |
| 12 | Houston Oilers | L | 10 | 24 | 5-6 |
| 13 | Buffalo Bills | L | 14 | 38 | 5-7 |
| 14 | Dallas Texans | L | 0 | 34 | 5-8 |
| 15 | Houston Oilers | L | 21 | 37 | 5-9 |
[edit] Roster
All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1960 Boston Patriots.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- "1960 Boston Patriots". Football @ JT-SW.com. John Troan. 2002. http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1960-bos. Retrieved 2007-04-11.. For game-by-game results
- "1960 Boston Patriots Roster". Football @ JT-SW.com. John Troan. 2002. http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/1960-bos. Retrieved 2007-04-12.. For team roster
- "New England Patriots (1960-present)". Sports E-cyclopedia. Tank Productions. 2007. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/nengalnd/patriots.html. Retrieved 2007-04-11.. For season summary
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| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Boston | Dallas Texans |
| Buffalo | Denver |
| Houston | Los Angeles Chargers |
| New York Titans | Oakland |
| 1960 AFL Draft • 1960 AFL Championship Game • 1960 AFL All-Star game Related: 1960 NFL Season |
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