1960 Denver Broncos season
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The Denver Broncos
finished the inaugural American Football League
's 1960 season with a record of four wins, nine losses, and one tie, thus finishing last in the AFL's western division.
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
finished the inaugural American Football League
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
's 1960 season with a record of four wins, nine losses, and one tie, thus finishing last in the AFL's western division.
Regular season
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 9, 1960 | Boston Patriots | W 13–10 | Nickerson Field Nickerson Field Nickerson Field is a stadium on the site of Braves Field, in Boston, Massachusetts, the former home of the National League Boston Braves baseball team which is now located in Atlanta... |
1–0 |
| 2 | Sep 18, 1960 | Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 27–21 | War Memorial Stadium War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo) War Memorial Stadium is the name of a stadium that formerly stood in Buffalo, New York. The stadium was on a rectangular block near the downtown area. Its main entrance was at Jefferson Avenue to the east and Best Street to the south... |
2–0 |
| 3 | Sep 23, 1960 | New York Titans New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 24–28 | Polo Grounds Polo Grounds The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963... |
2–1 |
| 4 | Oct 2, 1960 | Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 31–14 | Bears Stadium | 3–1 |
| 6 | Oct 16, 1960 | Los Angeles Chargers | L 19–23 | Bears Stadium | 3–2 |
| 7 | Oct 23, 1960 | Boston Patriots | W 31–24 | Bears Stadium | 4–2 |
| 8 | Oct 30, 1960 | Dallas Texans Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
L 14–17 | Bears Stadium | 4–3 |
| 9 | Nov 6, 1960 | Houston Oilers | L 25–45 | Bears Stadium | 4–4 |
| 10 | Nov 13, 1960 | Dallas Texans Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
L 7–34 | Cotton Bowl Cotton Bowl (stadium) The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,... |
4–5 |
| 11 | Nov 20, 1960 | Houston Oilers | L 10–20 | Jeppesen Stadium | 4–6 |
| 12 | Nov 27, 1960 | Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
T 38–38 | Bears Stadium | 4–6–1 |
| 13 | Dec 4, 1960 | New York Titans New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 27–30 | Bears Stadium | 4–7–1 |
| 14 | Dec 10, 1960 | Los Angeles Chargers | L 33–41 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team... |
4–8–1 |
| 15 | Dec 17, 1960 | Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 10–48 | Candlestick Park | 4–9–1 |