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
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

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

See also: 1960 Buffalo Bills season

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

Game information

First quarter NY – Thurlow Cooper 3-yard pass from Al Dorow (Bill Shockley kick). Titans 7–0. Drive: BUF – Wray Carlton 54-yard run (kick failed). Titans 7–6. Drive: Second quarter NY – Bill Shockley 43-yard field goal. Titans 10–6. Drive: Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter BUF – Elbert Dubenion 32-yard pass from Johnny Green (Billy Atkins kick). Bills 13–10. Drive: NY – Al Dorow 1-yard run (Bill Shockley kick). Titans 17–13. Drive: Top passers NY – Al Dorow – 16/35, 158 yards, TD, 3 INT BUF – Johnny Green – 10/24, 127 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NY – Al Dorow – 18 rushes, 72 yards, TD BUF – Wray Carlton – 9 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers NY – Don Maynard – 6 receptions, 82 yards BUF – Elbert Dubenion – 3 receptions, 46 yards, TD

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
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.

External links

• 1960 Titans statistics