1960 Boston Patriots season

Infobox NFL_season
team = Boston Patriots
year = 1960
record = 5-9
division_place = 4th AFL Eastern
coach = Lou Saban
stadium = Nickerson Field
playoffs = "did not qualify"
previous =
next = 1961
uniform =

The Boston Patriots finished the inaugural American Football League's 1960 season with a record of five wins and nine losses, and thus were last place in the AFL's eastern division.

eason summary

In 1960, the inaugural season for both the Boston Patriots and the American Football League, the team played in several important "firsts". The first ever AFL exhibition pre-season game was played between the Patriots and the Bills, which the Patriots won. The Patriots also played in the inaugural regular season game, a loss to the Broncos on September 9, 1960. The Patriots started the year going 2-2, before running into a three game losing streak. They played a five game home stand, winning three of them to return their record to 5-5, before ending the season on a four game slide. They finished the year with a 5-9 record, worst in the AFL's Eastern Division.

Game-by-game results

Home games in bold.

Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1960 Boston Patriots.

ee also

*1960 American Football League season
*New England Patriots seasons

Notes and references

*cite web | title = 1960 Boston Patriots | work = Football @ JT-SW.com | publisher = John Troan | date = 2002 | url = http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1960-bos | accessdate = 2007-04-11. For game-by-game results
*cite web | title = 1960 Boston Patriots Roster | work = Football @ JT-SW.com | publisher = John Troan | date = 2002 | url = http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/1960-bos | accessdate = 2007-04-12. For team roster
*cite web | title = New England Patriots (1960-present) | work = Sports E-cyclopedia | publisher = Tank Productions | date = 2007 | url = http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/nengalnd/patriots.html | accessdate = 2007-04-11. For season summary