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1960 Washington Redskins season

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1960 Washington Redskins season
OwnerGeorge Preston Marshall
General managerDick McCann
Head coachMike Nixon
Home fieldGriffith Stadium
Results
Record1–9–2
Division place6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1960 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 3–9 record from 1959 and finished last-place in the NFL Eastern Conference, with a 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 fired Mike Nixon, and replaced him with Bill McPeak.

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 25 at Baltimore Colts L 0–20 0–1 Memorial Stadium 53,818 Recap
2 Bye
3 October 9 Dallas Cowboys W 26–14 1–1 Griffith Stadium 21,142 Recap
4 October 16 at New York Giants T 24–24 1–1–1 Yankee Stadium 60,625 Recap
5 October 23 Pittsburgh Steelers T 27–27 1–1–2 Griffith Stadium 25,292 Recap
6 October 30 Cleveland Browns L 10–31 1–2–2 Griffith Stadium 32,086 Recap
7 November 6 at St. Louis Cardinals L 6–44 1–3–2 Busch Stadium 22,458 Recap
8 November 13 at Philadelphia Eagles L 13–19 1–4–2 Franklin Field 39,361 Recap
9 November 20 St. Louis Cardinals L 14–26 1–5–2 Griffith Stadium 23,848 Recap
10 November 27 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–22 1–6–2 Forbes Field 22,334 Recap
11 December 4 at Cleveland Browns L 16–27 1–7–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 35,211 Recap
12 December 11 New York Giants L 3–17 1–8–2 Griffith Stadium 14,077 Recap
13 December 18 Philadelphia Eagles L 28–38 1–9–2 Griffith Stadium 20,558 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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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.

Roster

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References

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