1960 Cleveland Browns season

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1960 Cleveland Browns season
Head coachPaul Brown
Home fieldCleveland Stadium
Local radioWGAR
Results
Record8–3–1
Division place2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishLost NFL Playoff Bowl (vs. Lions) 16–17

The 1960 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 11th season with the National Football League. The 1960 Browns compiled an 8–3–1 record, and finished second in the NFL's Eastern Conference, behind the NFL champion Philadelphia Eagles. As runner-up, the Browns qualified for the inaugural third place Playoff Bowl in Miami, but lost 17–16 to the Detroit Lions on January 7.

Exhibition schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 August 14 at Detroit Lions W 28–14 24,620
2 August 18 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–24 16,360
3 August 27 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–22 48,175
4 September 3 vs. San Francisco 49ers at Portland W 26–24 25,898
5 September 10 vs. Chicago Bears at Akron W 16–10 21,568
6 September 17 Detroit Lions W 14–10 25,911

Regular season[]

Main article: 1960 NFL season

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 25 at Philadelphia Eagles W 41–24 1–0 56,303
2 October 2 Pittsburgh Steelers W 28–20 2–0 67,692
3 October 9 Bye
4 October 16 at Dallas Cowboys W 48–7 3–0 28,500
5 October 23 Philadelphia Eagles L 29–31 3–1 64,850
6 October 30 at Washington Redskins W 31–10 4–1 32,086
7 November 6 New York Giants L 13–17 4–2 82,872
8 November 13 St. Louis Cardinals W 28–27 5–2 49,192
9 November 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–14 5–3 35,215
10 November 27 at St. Louis Cardinals T 17–17 5–3–1 26,146
11 December 4 Washington Redskins W 27–16 6–3–1 35,211
12 December 11 Chicago Bears W 42–0 7–3–1 38,155
13 December 18 at New York Giants W 48–34 8–3–1 56,517
  • A bye week was necessary in 1960, as the league expanded to an odd-number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week.

Game summaries[]

Week 1[]

1 234Total
• Browns 14 10710 41
Eagles 3 7014 24
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: Franklin Field
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), wind 9 mph (14 km/h)

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Standings[]

NFL Eastern Conference
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 W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 10 2 0 .833 8–2 321 246 W1
Cleveland Browns 8 3 1 .727 6–3–1 362 217 W3
New York Giants 6 4 2 .600 5–4–1 271 261 L1
St. Louis Cardinals 6 5 1 .545 4–5–1 288 230 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 6 1 .455 4–5–1 240 275 L1
Washington Redskins 1 9 2 .100 0–8–2 178 309 L8

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Postseason[]

Main article: Playoff Bowl
Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance
Playoff Bowl January 7, 1961 Detroit Lions L 16–17 Orange Bowl 34,981

Awards and records[]

  • Jim Brown, NFL Rushing Leader, 1,257 yards
  • Milt Plum, NFL Leader, Passing Yards, (2,297)

Milestones[]

  • Jim Brown, Third Consecutive 1,000 yard season
  • Jim Brown, Fourth Consecutive Rushing Title

Personnel[]

Roster[]

1960 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Rookies in italics

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Staff/Coaches[]

1960 Cleveland Browns staff
Front Office
  • Majority Owner/CEO & President - Dave R. Jones
  • Minority Owner/Vice President - Ellis Ryan
  • Minority Owner/Vice President - Homer Marshman
  • Minority Owner/Vice President -

Coaches

  • Head Coach – Paul Brown

Offensive Coaches

  Defensive Coaches
  • Defensive Line – Dick Evans
  • Linebackers – Ed Ulinski

Strength & Coditioning

  • Athletic Trainer - Leo Murphy
  • Equipment Manager - Morris Kono

References[]

  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  2. ^ "1960 Cleveland Browns Starters, Roster, & Players".


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