1960 New York Titans season

1960 New York Titans season
1960 New York Titans season
Owner	Harry Wismer
General manager	Steve Sebo
Head coach	Sammy Baugh
Home field	Polo Grounds
Local radio	WNBC
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	2nd AFL East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	N.Y. Titans seasons; 1961 →;

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.

Roster

**1960 New York Titans roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Al Dorow 15 Dick Jamieson 19 Bob Scrabis Running backs (RB) 20 Ted Wegert HB 20 Don Herndon HB 24 Leon Burton 25 Eddie Bell 26 Dewey Bohling HB 30 Gerhard Schwedes HB 31 Bill Mathis 33 Pete Hart FB 36 Blanche Martin FB 41 Bill Robinson HB Wide receivers (WR) 13 Don Maynard 84 Art Powell (wide receiver) SE 80 Joe Ross SE 82 Ken Campbell SE Tight ends (TE) 88 Thurlow Cooper TE		Offensive linemen (OL) 52 Mike Hudock C 61 Frank D'Agostino RT 61 Dan Callahan G 66 Howard Glenn G 67 Bob Mischak LG 68 John McMullan RG 70 Gene Cockrell RT 73 Larry Baker T 78 Jack Klotz LT Defensive linemen (DL) 77 Joe Ryan DE 72 Dick Guesman 73 Joe Katchik DE 74 Nick Mumley DE 75 Tom Saidock 76 Sid Youngelman 79 Bob Reifsnyder DE		Linebackers (LB) 50 Hall Whitley LB 55 Bob Marques 60 Larry Grantham OLB 61 Leon Dombrowski 82 Ed Cooke (American football) OLB 56 Roger Ellis Defensive backs (DB) 45 Corky Tharp DB 22 Rick Sapienza 23 Dick Felt S 28 Charlie Dupre 39 Fred Julian DB 35 Roger Donnahoo Special teams 29 Bill Shockley 40 Joe Pagliei		Rookies in italics

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
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

Week One: Buffalo Bills (0–0) at New York Titans (0–0)

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

Week Six: New York Titans (3–2) at Buffalo Bills (1–3)

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