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1960 Dallas Texans season
1960 Dallas Texans season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Don Rossi (resigned Nov. 1); Jack Steadman
Head coach	Hank Stram
Home field	Cotton Bowl
Local radio	WFAA
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	2nd AFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
AFL All-Stars	No All-Star game
	Dal. Texans seasons; 1961 →;

The 1960 Dallas Texans season was the inaugural season of the American Football League and the Texans, who would later be renamed the Kansas City Chiefs. They were coached by Hank Stram^[2] and played their games at the Cotton Bowl. The Texans finished the season with a 8–6 record and were in second place in the AFL's Western Conference.^[3]

The Texans conducted their inaugural training camp at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico.

The Texans' quarterback was Cotton Davidson. Running back Abner Haynes led the league with 875 rushing yards and nine touchdowns, as well as combined net yards (2,100) and punt return average (15.4).^[3]

The Texans would earn their first win in franchise history in week 2 over the Oakland Raiders, who would eventually become the team's biggest rival.

1960 AFL draft

In the inaugural American Football League draft, the Texans chose the following players to fill-up their squad:

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

Personnel

Roster

1960 Dallas Texans roster

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

Rookies in italics

^[4]

Preseason

The Texans completed an undefeated inaugural preseason with a record of 6-0, playing in six different cities, with only the final preseason game being played at their home stadium, the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.^[3]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	July 31	at Oakland Raiders	W 20–13	1-0	Kezar Stadium	12,000
2	August 6	at Houston Oilers	W 27-10	2-0	Skelly Field (Tulsa, OK)	10,000
3	August 14	at Boston Patriots	W 24–14	3–0	Harvard Stadium	11,000
4	August 20	New York Titans	W 38-14	4-0	Shotwell Stadium (Abilene, TX)	7,000
5	August 27	Denver Broncos	W 48-0	5-0	War Memorial Stadium (Little Rock, AR)	Not reported
6	September 2	Houston Oilers	W 24-3	6-0	Cotton Bowl	51,000

Regular season

The Texans finished their inaugural season 8–6, with three wins coming by shutout.^[3]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 10	at Los Angeles Chargers	L 20–21	0–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	17,724	Recap
2	September 16	at Oakland Raiders	W 34–16	1–1	Kezar Stadium	8,021	Recap
3	September 25	Los Angeles Chargers	W 17–0	2–1	Cotton Bowl	42,000	Recap
4	October 2	New York Titans	L 35–37	2–2	Cotton Bowl	37,500	Recap
5	October 9	Oakland Raiders	L 19–20	2–3	Cotton Bowl	21,000	Recap
6	October 16	at Houston Oilers	L 10–20	2–4	Jeppesen Stadium	19,026	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 30	at Denver Broncos	W 17–14	3–4	Bears Stadium	13,102	Recap
9	November 6	at Buffalo Bills	W 45–28	4–4	War Memorial Stadium	19,610	Recap
10	November 13	Denver Broncos	W 34–7	5–4	Cotton Bowl	21,000	Recap
11	November 18	at Boston Patriots	L 14–42	5–5	Boston University Field	14,721	Recap
12	November 24	at New York Titans	L 35–41	5–6	Polo Grounds	14,344	Recap
13	December 4	Houston Oilers	W 24–0	6–6	Cotton Bowl	20,000	Recap
14	December 11	Boston Patriots	W 34–0	7–6	Cotton Bowl	12,000	Recap
15	December 18	Buffalo Bills	W 24–7	8–6	Cotton Bowl	18,000	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Chargers	10	4	0	.714	5–1	373	336	W4
Dallas Texans	8	6	0	.571	4–2	362	253	W3
Oakland Raiders	6	8	0	.429	2–4	319	388	W1
Denver Broncos	4	9	1	.308	1–5	309	393	L3