The Baltimore Colts season was the eighth for the team in the National Football League. The season started well for the Colts going 6–2. The team looked like they would win their third straight championship. Then in a game on Dec. 4th against the Detroit Lions, star running back Alan Ameche tore his Achilles tendon and missed the final two games. The injury ended his career.The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search With Ameche out, the Colts ended the season losing their last three games, for a total of four consecutive losses. Their record was 6 wins and 6 losses. The team went from first to fourth place in the Western Conference. As a result, their two-year reign as NFL champions came to an end.
Offseason NFL draft
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 25 Washington Redskins W 20–0 1–0 Memorial Stadium 53,818 2 October 2 Chicago Bears W 42–7 2–0 Memorial Stadium 57,808 3 October 9 at Green Bay Packers L 21–35 2–1 New City Stadium 32,150 4 October 16 Los Angeles Rams W 31–17 3–1 Memorial Stadium 57,808 5 October 23 at Detroit Lions L 17–30 3–2 Briggs Stadium 53,854 6 October 30 at Dallas Cowboys W 45–7 4–2 Cotton Bowl 25,500 7 November 6 Green Bay Packers W 38–24 5–2 Memorial Stadium 57,808 8 November 13 at Chicago Bears W 24–20 6–2 Wrigley Field 48,713 9 Bye 10 November 27 San Francisco 49ers L 22–30 6–3 Memorial Stadium 57,808 11 December 4 Detroit Lions L 15–20 6–4 Memorial Stadium 57,808 12 December 11 at Los Angeles Rams L 3–10 6–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 75,461 13 December 18 at San Francisco 49ers L 10–34 6–6 Kezar Stadium 57,269 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. A bye week was necessary in , as the league expanded to an odd number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week.
Game summaries
Week 1 Johnny Unitas extends his record TD-a-game string to 38 with a scoring pass to Raymond Berry. Lenny Moore rammed 4 yards for a touchdown, and Steve Myhra kicked 28 and 18-yard field goals as the Colts began their challenge (unsuccessfully at the end) for a 3rd straight World Championship.
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-20.
Standings
References
External links 1960 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1960 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com