1960 Washington Redskins season

1960 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Mike Nixon
Owner	George Preston Marshall
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	1–9–2
Division place	6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1960 Washington Redskins involved the team's last-place finish in the NFL Eastern Conference, with a dismal 1–9–2 record under second-year head coach Mike Nixon. The Redskins' only win that season was a 26–14 victory against the first-year expansionists Dallas Cowboys team on October 9 in Washington.

This season was also the last one in their old stadium, Griffith Stadium. Following the season, the Redskins dismissed Nixon, and replaced him with Bill McPeak.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 25	at Baltimore Colts	L 20–0	0–1–0	53,818
2	October 2	Bye
3	October 9	Dallas Cowboys	W 26–14	1–1–0	21,142
4	October 16	at New York Giants	T 24–24	1–1–1	60,625
5	October 23	Pittsburgh Steelers	T 27–27	1–1–2	25,292
6	October 30	Cleveland Browns	L 31–10	1–2–2	32,086
7	November 6	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 44–6	1–3–2	22,458
8	November 13	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 19–13	1–4–2	39,361
9	November 20	St. Louis Cardinals	L 26–14	1–5–2	23,848
10	November 27	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 22–10	1–6–2	22,334
11	December 4	at Cleveland Browns	L 27–16	1–7–2	35,211
12	December 11	New York Giants	L 17–3	1–8–2	14,077
13	December 18	Philadelphia Eagles	L 38–28	1–9–2	20,558

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.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	10	2	0	.833	8–2	321	246	W1
Cleveland Browns	8	3	1	.727	6–3–1	362	217	W3
New York Giants	6	4	2	.600	5–4–1	271	261	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	6	5	1	.545	4–5–1	288	230	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	6	1	.455	4–5–1	240	275	L1
Washington Redskins	1	9	2	.100	0–8–2	178	309	L8

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

Washington Redskins

Founded in 1932 Formerly the Boston Braves and Boston Redskins Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

Boston Braves 1932 Boston 1933 1934 1935 1936 Washington 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1960 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Green Bay	Western Conference
	New York	St. Louis	Chicago	Los Angeles
	Philadelphia	Washington	Dallas	San Francisco
			Detroit

Related: 1960 AFL Season

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