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The 1960 Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

season was the team’s first season in the American Football League

American Football League

The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...

. Home games were played at War Memorial Stadium

War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo)

War Memorial Stadium is the name of a stadium that formerly stood in Buffalo, New York. The stadium was on a rectangular block near the downtown area. Its main entrance was at Jefferson Avenue to the east and Best Street to the south...

in Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

1960 AFL Draft

Two Rounds of draft were held, the first round called "First Selections", the second round "Second Selections".

First Selections

Charles Bevins, HB, Morris Brown
Don Black, E, New Mexico
Bill Burrell, G, Illinois
Paul Choquette, FB, Brown
Mike Connelly, C, Utah State
Jim Conroy, FB, USC
Bob Coogan, T/G, Utah
Louis Cordileone, G, Clemson
Ted Dean, FB, Wichita
Willie Evans, HB, Buffalo
Ross Fichtner, QB, Purdue
Jon Gilliam, C, E. Texas State
Al Goldstein, E, North Carolina
James Houston, E, Ohio State
Ray Jauch
Ray Jauch
Ray Jauch was a coach in the Canadian Football League, USFL, and the Arena Football League.A star high school athlete, Jauch played running back for the 1958 National Champion University of Iowa Hawkeyes, leading the nation in yards per carry. He played in the 1959 Rose Bowl against California...

, HB, Iowa
Robert Khayat, T, Mississippi
Ken Kirk, C, Mississippi
Jim Leo, E, Cincinnati
Richie Lucas
Richie Lucas
Richard John "Riverboat Richie" Lucas is an American former collegiate and Professional Football quarterback, noteworthy as a College Football Hall of Fame quarterback, and best known for his All-American career at Pennsylvania State University .Lucas was born in Glassport, Pennsylvania. He was a...

, QB, Penn State
Charles McMurtry
Chuck McMurtry
Charles McMurtry was an American football player. A defensive tackle, he played professionally in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders. McMurtry played college football at Whittier College. He died in February 1984-External links:*...

, T/G, Whittier
Bubba Meyer, E, TCU
Ron Miller, E, Vanderbilt
Gale Oliver, T, Texas A&M
Harold Olsen, T, Clemson
Ray Peterson, HB, West Virginia
Vince Promuto, G, Holy Cross
Rene Ramirez, HB, Texas
Len Rohde, T, Utah State
Joe Schaffer, T, Tennessee
Wayne Schneider, HB, Colorado State
Ivan Toncic, QB, Pittsburgh
Larry Wilson, HB, Utah

Second Selections

Dwight Baumgartner, E, Duke
Tom Day
Tom Day
Thomas Frederick Day was an American football player. A defensive end, he played college football at North Carolina A&T State University, and professionally in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills and the San Diego Chargers...

, T/G, North Carolina A&T
Babe Dreymala, T/G, Texas
Joe Gomes, HB, South Carolina
Mike Graney, E, Notre Dame
Pete Hall, QB, Marquette
Jim Hanna, E, USC
Ernie Hanson, C, Arizona State
John Littlejohn, HB, Kansas State
Marvin Luster, E, UCLA
Dwight Nichols, HB, Iowa State
Merlin Priddy, HB, TCU
Gary Ratkowski, HB, Citadel
Dale Rems, T/G, Purdue
Carl Robison, T/G, S. Carolina State
Bob Sliva, T/G, Stephen F. Austin
James Sorey, T/G, Texas Southern
Jerry Thompson, T/G, Oklahoma
Royce Whittington, T/G, Southwestern
Darrell Harper, HB, Michigan

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Notes
1	July 29, 1960	Boston Patriots	L 28–7	First game in American Football League American Football League The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence... history.
2	August 13, 1960	Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 31–14	Played at Aquinas Stadium Holleder Memorial Stadium Holleder Memorial Stadium was a 20,000 seat football stadium in Rochester, New York.Located on Ridgeway Avenue, at the south east corner of Mount Read Blvd., it was built in 1949 to serve as the home of Aquinas Institute football.... in Rochester, New York Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
3	August 24, 1960	Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 26–21

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 11, 1960	at New York Titans New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 27–3
2	September 18, 1960	Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 27–21
3	September 23, 1960	at Boston Patriots	W 13–0
4	October 2, 1960	Los Angeles Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 24–10
5	October 16, 1960	New York Titans New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 17–13
6	October 23, 1960	Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 38–9
7	October 30, 1960	Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...	W 25–24
8	November 6, 1960	Dallas Texans Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...	L 45–28
9	November 13, 1960	at Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 20–7
10	November 20, 1960	at Los Angeles Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 32–3
11	November 27, 1960	at Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	T 38–38
12	December 4, 1960	Boston Patriots	W 38–14
13	December 11, 1960	at Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...	L 31–23
14	December 18, 1960	at Dallas Texans Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...	L 24–7

1960 Season Standings

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Eastern Division
*Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...	10	4	0	.714	379	285
New York Titans New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	7	7	0	.500	382	399
Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	5	8	1	.385	296	303
Boston Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...	5	9	0	.357	286	349

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