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 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.
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).
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
Regular season
The Texans finished their inaugural season 8–6, with three wins coming by shutout.