| Team: | San Francisco 49ers |
| Year: | 1960 |
| Record: | 7–5 |
| Division Place: | T–2nd NFL Western |
| Owner: | Victor Morabito |
| General Manager: | Louis Spadia |
| Coach: | Red Hickey |
| Stadium: | Kezar Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | 49ers seasons |
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.[1]
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.[2] The 49ers lost both games with Green Bay, the latter at home in the mud in December.[3] [4] [5]
See main article: 1960 NFL draft.
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 | 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. | ||||||||