The 1960 St. Louis Cardinals seasonNational Football League (NFL) and the first in St. Louis , following their relocation from Chicago, where they had played the previous 40 seasons. The Cardinals went 6–5–1 during the first season in their new city, while playing their home schedule at Busch Stadium . It was their first winning season since 1956 when they were based in Chicago. This was also the first season to feature the famous Cardinal head logo on the helmets.
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
at Los Angeles Rams
W 43–21
1–0
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
47,448
2
October 2
New York Giants L 14–35
1–1
Busch Stadium
26,089
3
October 9
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 27–31
1–2
Franklin Field
33,701
4
October 16
at Pittsburgh Steelers
L 14–27
1–3
Forbes Field
22,971
5
October 23
Dallas Cowboys
W 12–10
2–3
Busch Stadium
23,128
6
October 30
at New York Giants
W 20–13
3–3
Yankee Stadium
58,516
7
November 6
Washington Redskins W 44–7
4–3
Busch Stadium
22,458
8
November 13
at Cleveland Browns
L 27–28
4–4
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
49,192
9
November 20
at Washington Redskins
W 26–14
5–4
Griffith Stadium
23,848
10
November 27
Cleveland Browns T 17–17
5–4–1
Busch Stadium
26,146
11
December 4
Philadelphia Eagles L 6–20
5–5–1
Busch Stadium
21,358
12
Bye
13
December 18
Pittsburgh Steelers W 38–7
6–5–1
Busch Stadium
20,840
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Led NFL, fewest rushing yards allowed, 1,212 yards[ 1]
Jerry Norton, NFL leader, punting[ 2]
Jerry Norton, tied NFL record, most interceptions in one game, 4[ 3]
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 458^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 456^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 94^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 438
