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The 1960 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League, and finished with the Eagles' win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFL championship game to get their third league title.
This was the final season for the 12-game schedule in the NFL. A bye was required because of there being thirteen teams, with one team having a bye in each of the 13 weeks. The Cowboys' first game saw them take a 14–0 lead over the Pittsburgh Steelers on a Saturday night at the Cotton Bowl , with Jim Doran catching a pass from Eddie LeBaron ...
The 1960 game represented a chance for Philadelphia to add to the consecutive titles in 1948 and 1949, but they had declined to only two wins in 1958. [7] Head coach Buck Shaw was in his third season with the Eagles, his final year as a head coach, and had turned around the team from a 2–9–1 record in 1958 to seven wins in 1959 to a ...
The Eagles have won four league titles, three of which (1948, 1949, and 1960) pre-date the existence of the Super Bowl. The fourth and most recent championship was Super Bowl LII, the team's third of four Super Bowl appearances. [5] [6] The Eagles' four championships are tied for the tenth most total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises. [7]
Conducted prior to the bowl games, the first was a six-round draft held by phone. The second was held on December 5 and 6, 1960 for rounds seven through thirty. The Denver Broncos selected New Mexico State's Bob Gaiters as the overall first draft pick. The Philadelphia Eagles lost its first-round pick to the AFL for the second year. About half ...
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The game became known as the "Fog Bowl", due to the inclement weather during the game. The Eagles lost, 20–12. [65] The following two years would see playoff appearances as well, but the team never made it past the first round. This failure was very frustrating to Eagles fans, as the team was widely regarded as among the most talented in the NFL.
The championship game was against the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Eagles (10–2), played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on Monday, December 26. Two years earlier in 1958, both teams had been last in their respective conferences, winning a combined three games. In a close game, the Packers led in the fourth quarter, but lost 17 ...