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1960 New York Titans season

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.

1960 New York Titans season
Harry Wismer
Steve Sebo
Sammy Baugh
Polo Grounds
7–7
2nd AFL East
Did not qualify

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.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7
Quarterbacks (QB)
12 Al Dorow P
15 Dick Jamieson
19 Bob Scrabis
Running backs (RB)

24 Leon Burton 26 Dewey Bohling 33 Pete Hart 31 Bill Mathis 40 Joe Pagliei P 29 Bill Shockley K Wide receivers (WR)

20 Don Herndon 13 Don Maynard 84 Art Powell Tight ends (TE)

88 Thurlow Cooper 80 Dave Ross | | Offensive linemen (OL) 61 Dan Callahan G 70 Gene Cockrell T 52 Mike Hudock C 78 Jack Klotz T 67 Bob Mischak G/T 68 John McMullan G Defensive linemen (DL)

82 Ed Cooke DE 72 Dick Guesman DT 74 Nick Mumley DE 79 Bob Reifsnyder DE 75 Tom Saidock DT 76 Sid Youngelman DT | | Linebackers (LB) 25 Eddie Bell OLB 56 Roger Ellis MLB/C 60 Larry Grantham OLB Defensive backs (DB)

45 Corky Tharp FS 23 Dick Felt CB 28 Charlie Dupre FS 39 Fred Julian CB 35 Roger Donnahoo SS Special teams (ST) | | Reserve

55 Bob Marques LB (IR) Rookies in italics |

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
September 11	Buffalo Bills	W 27–3	1–0	Polo Grounds	10,250	Recap
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}September 17	Boston Patriots	L 24–28	1–1	Polo Grounds	19,200	Recap
September 23	Denver Broncos	W 28–24	2–1	Polo Grounds	20,982	Recap
October 2	at Dallas Texans	W 37–35	3–1	Cotton Bowl	37,500	Recap
October 9	at Houston Oilers	L 21–27	3–2	Jeppesen Stadium	16,156	Recap
October 16	at Buffalo Bills	W 17–13	4–2	War Memorial Stadium	14,998	Recap
October 23	Houston Oilers	L 28–42	4–3	Polo Grounds	21,000	Recap
October 28	Oakland Raiders	L 27–28	4–4	Polo Grounds	10,000	Recap
November 4	Los Angeles Chargers	L 7–21	4–5	Polo Grounds	19,402	Recap
November 11	at Boston Patriots	L 21–38	4–6	Boston University Field	11,653	Recap
Bye
November 24	Dallas Texans	W 41–35	5–6	Polo Grounds	14,344	Recap
December 4	at Denver Broncos	W 30–27	6–6	Bears Stadium	5,861	Recap
December 11	at Oakland Raiders	W 31–28	7–6	Candlestick Park	9,037	Recap
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.

AFL Eastern Division
Houston Oilers	10	4	0	.714	5–1	379	285	W2
New York Titans	7	7	0	.500	2–4	382	399	L1
Buffalo Bills	5	8	1	.385	3–3	296	303	L2
Boston Patriots	5	9	0	.357	2–4	286	349	L4

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

1960 Titans statistics

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