Dallas Texans spilte i 1960 lagets første sesong i American Football League (AFL). Lagets hovedtrener var Hank Stram og spilte hjemmekamper i Cotton Bowl. Texans endte sesongen 8–6 på en andreplass i AFLs Western Conference.

I lagets første sesong avholdt Texans treningsleir på New Mexico Military Institute i Roswell i New Mexico.

Texans’ quarterback var Cotton Davidson. Running back Abner Haynes ledet ligaen med 875 yards på løp og ni touchdowns, samt yards totalt (2 100) og return yards per punt (15,4).

Lagets aller første seier kom i uke 2 mot Oakland Raiders, som skulle utvikle seg til å bli lagets største rivaler.

AFLs draft i 1960 I American Football Leagues draft i 1960 valgte Texans følgende spillere:

Jack Atcheson, E, Western Illinois George Boone, T, Kentucky Chris Burford, E, Stanford Earl Ray Butler, T, North Carolina Gail Cogdill, E, Washington State James Crotty, HB, Notre Dame Gary Ferguson, T, SMU Tom Glynn, C, Boston College Gene Gossage, T, Northwestern Jim Heineke, T, Wisconsin William Jerry, G/T, South Carolina John Kapele, T, BYU Louis Kelley, FB, New Mexico State Gilmer Lewis, T/G, Oklahoma John Malmberg, T/G, Knox College Arvle Martin, C, TCU Don Meredith, QB, SMU Tom Moore, HB, Vanderbilt Ola Murchison, E, COP Bob Nelson, C, Wisconsin Jim Norton, E, Idaho Warren Rabb, QB, LSU Howard Ringwood, HB, BYU Johnny Robinson, HB, LSU John Saunders, FB, South Carolina Glenn Shaw, FB, Kentucky Gordon Speer, HB, Rice Jack Stone, G, Oregon Marvin Terrell, G, Mississippi Emery Turner, G, Purdue Joe Vader, E, Kansas State Carroll Zaruba, HB, Nebraska

Grady Alderman, G/T, Detroit Herman Alexander, T/G, Findlay (OH) Taz Anderson, HB, Georgia Tech Jim Beaver, T/G, Florida Bill Beck, T/G, Gustavus Adolphus Gary Campbell, HB, Whittier Vernon Cole, QB, North Texas State Toby Deese, T/G, Georgia Tech Carl Dumbald, T/G, West Virginia Charles Elizey, C, Mississippi State Tom Gates, HB, San Bernardino Austin «Goose» Gonsoulin, HB, Baylor Clark Holden, HB, USC Dewitt Hoopes, T/G, Northwestern Don Leebern, T/G, Georgia Bill Thompson, C, Georgia Billy Tranum, E, Arkansas Jim Vickers, E, Georgia Larry Ward, E, Lamar Tech Paul Winslow, HB, North Carolina College Doug Pat Brown, T/G, Fresno State

Spillerstall Dallas Texans’ spillerstall i 1960 Quarterbacks 14 Hunter Enis 19 Cotton Davidson K/QB

Running backs 32 Jack Spikes P/FB 33 'Curley Johnson HB 32 Bo Dickinson HB 23 Jim Swink HB

Wide receivers / Flankers 28 Abner Haynes WR / RB / KR 85 Ed Bernet WR/FL/E 42 Johnny Robinson HB / WR 89 Bob Bryant

Tight ends 80 Max Boydston E / TE 88 Chris Burford Offensive linemen

76 Jack Stone LT 68 R.B. Nunnery T 79 Charley Diamond T/G 63 Marvin Terrell G 62 Sid Fournet G 60 Al Reynolds G 55 Tom Dimmick C 50 Jim Barton C 64 Billy Krisher G 74 Jerry Cornelison RT

Defensive linemen 86 Paul Miller LDE 66 Dick Frey DE 76 Walter Napier LDT 72 Paul Rochester DT 75 Rufus Granderson DT 71 Ray Collins RDT 87 Mel Branch RDE Linebackers

61 Bob Hudson LLB 56 Walt Corey LLB 69 Sherrill Headrick MLB 35 Smokey Stover RLB 54 Ted Greene MLB

Defensive backs 48 Duane Wood LCB 18 Don Flynn LCB 46 Carroll Zaruba RCB 36 Clem Daniels RCB 22 Johnny Bookman SS 21 Dave Webster FS 40 Charlie Jackson DB

Nykommere i kursiv

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan/1960_roster.htm

Sesongoppkjøring Texans gikk ubeseiret gjennom lagets første sesongoppkjøring med et sammenlagtresultat på 6–0. De spilte i seks forskjellige byer og endte sesongoppkjøringen i sitt eget stadion, Cotton Bowl i Dallas.

Schedule Uke Dato Motstander Resultat Stilling Stadion Tilskuere 1 31. juli at Oakland Raiders S 20–13 1-0 Kezar Stadium 12 000 2 at Houston Oilers S 27-10 2-0 Skelly Field (Tulsa, OK) 10 000 3 14. august at Boston Patriots S 24–14 3–0 Harvard Stadium 11 000 4 New York Titans S 38-14 4-0 Shotwell Stadium (Abilene, TX) 7 000 5 Denver Broncos S 48-0 5-0 War Memorial Stadium (Little Rock, AR) Ukjent 6 Houston Oilers S 24-3 6-0 Cotton Bowl 51 000

Seriespill Texans’ endte lagets første sesong med åtte seiere og seks nederlag, hvorav motstanderlaget ikke scoret noen poeng i tre av seierne.

Terminliste Uke Dato Motstander Resultat Stilling Stadion Tilskuertall Oppsummering 1 at Los Angeles Chargers T 20–21 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 17 724 Recap 2 at Oakland Raiders S 34–16 1–1 Kezar Stadium 8 021 Recap 3 25. september Los Angeles Chargers S 17–0 2–1 Cotton Bowl 42 000 Recap 4 2. oktober New York Titans T 35–37 2–2 Cotton Bowl 37 500 Recap 5 9. oktober Oakland Raiders T 19–20 2–3 Cotton Bowl 21 000 Recap 6 16. oktober at Houston Oilers T 10–20 2–4 Jeppesen Stadium 19 026 Recap 7Bye 8 30. oktober at Denver Broncos S 17–14 3–4 Bears Stadium 13 102 Recap 9 6. november at Buffalo Bills S 45–28 4–4 War Memorial Stadium 19 610 Recap 10 13. november Denver Broncos S 34–7 5–4 Cotton Bowl 21 000 Recap 11 at Boston Patriots T 14–42 5–5 Boston University Field 14 721 Recap 12 24. november at New York Titans T 35–41 5–6 Polo Grounds 14 344 Recap 13 4. desember Houston OilersS 24–0 6–6 Cotton Bowl 20 000 Recap 14 11. desember Boston Patriots S 34–0 7–6 Cotton Bowl 12 000 Recap 15 18. desember Buffalo Bills S 24–7 8–6 Cotton Bowl 18 000 Recap Merk: Divisjonsmotstandere er i fet tekst.

Kampreferater Uke 1: at Los Angeles Chargers

Uke 3: mot Los Angeles Chargers

Tabell

Referanser

Eksterne lenker Dallas Texans’ 1960-sesong på Database Football

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