1960 Dallas Cowboys season

Infobox NFL_season
team = Dallas Cowboys
year = 1960
record = 0-11-1
division_place = 7th, NFL Western Conference
coach = Tom Landry
stadium = Cotton Bowl
playoffs = Did not qualify

The 1960 Dallas Cowboys season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the National Football League. It involved the team playing in the Western Conference, and finishing their debut year with no wins, eleven losses, and one tie (that tie came against the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium). The 1960 Cowboys were coached by Tom Landry, and played their home games at the Cotton Bowl. The Cowboys were the first winless team in the NFL since Card-Pitt and the Brooklyn Tigers in 1944. [NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 300] The offense scored 177 points while the defense gave up 369 points. [NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 299] Both stats ranked last in the NFL.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Regular Season

The team was first known as the Dallas Steers, then the Dallas Rangers before settling on the name "Cowboys" for the 1960 season. The new Dallas owners, Murchison and Wynne, subsequently hired Tex Schramm as general manager, Tom Landry as head coach, and Gil Brandt as player personnel director. [cite web | work=Pro Football Hall of Fame | url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/team.jsp?franchise_id=9
title=Dallas Cowboys |accessdate=2008-01-23] The Cowboys began play in the Cotton Bowl in 1960 and finished winless in their first season with a record of 0-11-1(with a tie vs the New York Giants). They made their first NFL draft selection the following year, choosing Texas Christian University defensive tackle Bob Lilly with the 13th pick in the draft.

eason Standings

[NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 299]

eason Schedule

References

* http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal1960.htm