1960 Washington Redskins season

The 1960 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 29th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 3–9 record from 1959 and finished last-place in the NFL Eastern Conference, with a 1–9–2 record under second-year head coach Mike Nixon. The Redskins' only win that season was a 26–14 victory against the first-year expansionists Dallas Cowboys team on October 9 in Washington.

1960 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Dick McCann
Head coach	Mike Nixon
Home field	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	1–9–2
Division place	6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

This season was also the last one in their old stadium, Griffith Stadium. After starting the year with 1 win, 1 loss, and 2 ties, the team went on to drop the final 8 contests of the year, finishing with the second worst record in the NFL. Following the season, the Redskins fired Mike Nixon, and replaced him with Bill McPeak.

The Redskins pursued once more their strategy of establishing themselves as the dominant NFL franchise of the Southern United States, broadcasting their games to a network of 19 television stations across Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Florida. The team continued its "Days for Dixie" program of dedicated halftime shows, including "Virginia Day" on October 6 and "South Carolina Day" on October 30.

From the 1955 season until 1962, the Redskins were the last bastion of racial segregation in the NFL, refusing to include a single black player on their roster, unlike the other 12 teams in the league.

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 25	at Baltimore Colts	L 0–20	0–1	Memorial Stadium	53,818	Recap
—	Bye
2	October 9	Dallas Cowboys	W 26–14	1–1	Griffith Stadium	21,142	Recap
3	October 16	at New York Giants	T 24–24	1–1–1	Yankee Stadium	60,625	Recap
4	October 23	Pittsburgh Steelers	T 27–27	1–1–2	Griffith Stadium	25,292	Recap
5	October 30	Cleveland Browns	L 10–31	1–2–2	Griffith Stadium	32,086	Recap
6	November 6	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 6–44	1–3–2	Busch Stadium	22,458	Recap
7	November 13	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 13–19	1–4–2	Franklin Field	39,361	Recap
8	November 20	St. Louis Cardinals	L 14–26	1–5–2	Griffith Stadium	23,848	Recap
9	November 27	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–22	1–6–2	Forbes Field	22,334	Recap
10	December 4	at Cleveland Browns	L 16–27	1–7–2	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	35,211	Recap
11	December 11	New York Giants	L 3–17	1–8–2	Griffith Stadium	14,077	Recap
12	December 18	Philadelphia Eagles	L 28–38	1–9–2	Griffith Stadium	20,558	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	10	2	0	.833	8–2	321	246	W1
Cleveland Browns	8	3	1	.727	6–3–1	362	217	W3
New York Giants	6	4	2	.600	5–4–1	271	261	L1
St. Louis Cardinals	6	5	1	.545	4–5–1	288	230	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	6	1	.455	4–5–1	240	275	L1
Washington Redskins	1	9	2	.100	0–8–2	178	309	L8

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	8	4	0	.667	7–4	332	209	W3
Detroit Lions	7	5	0	.583	7–4	239	212	W4
San Francisco 49ers	7	5	0	.583	7–4	208	205	W1
Baltimore Colts	6	6	0	.500	5–6	288	234	L4
Chicago Bears	5	6	1	.455	5–5–1	194	299	L3
Los Angeles Rams	4	7	1	.364	4–6–1	265	297	L1
Dallas Cowboys	0	11	1	.000	0–6	177	369	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.