NFL team season
The 1964 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 19th season, and 15th season with the National Football League . The Browns won the NFL Championship , despite having not made the playoffs in six seasons.[1]
Regular season [ ]
The regular season was a success with the Browns finishing with a regular season record of 10–3–1. They were coached by Blanton Collier who had replaced the historic Paul Brown the previous season. The team had a tremendous amount of heart, which was demonstrated by the fact that they had key commanding wins throughout the season. For instance, they swept their arch rival New York Giants , who the previous year had edged them out as the eastern conference champion. Not only did they win both times that they played against the Giants but both wins were very convincing, the first being a 42–20 home victory and the second being a 52–20 away victory. The second victory over the Giants was a clutch, season ending game that clinched the eastern conference title. Many of the Browns' wins during the regular season were in a very commanding manner, with a 37–21 win over the Detroit Lions being a prime example. The win over the Lions carried extra significance due to the fact that the Lions had been the team that knocked them out of the conference champion hunt the previous season by beating them 38–10 in the second to last regular season game.
The Browns were led by Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown who had a stellar regular season, rushing for 1,446 yards with a 5.2 yards/carry average. Although they had a great rushing game, the Browns had a very balanced offense, choosing not to just hand the ball to Brown on every play. The quarterback of the team was Frank Ryan who had a decent season throwing for 2,404 yards and 25 touchdowns while throwing 19 interceptions. The top receivers of the team were Paul Warfield and Gary Collins , the second of whom would become a legend by catching three touchdowns in the championship game against the heavily favored Baltimore Colts .[2] [3]
Championship Game [ ]
Leading into the game, the Browns were huge underdogs. Most experts had them losing by double digits. Baltimore was so heavily favored that after the Browns won the game, Sports Illustrated had to scramble to find a picture of a Browns player to put on its cover. Baltimore had the league's best offense and had a league best record of 12–2. They were stacked with future Hall of Famers such as Johnny Unitas , Lenny Moore , and John Mackey . The Browns though, were unfazed by the apparent talent disparity and Jim Brown was reported stating before the game, "we're going to kick their [butt] today." The game-time temperature that day was 34 degrees and felt much colder in 15- to 25-mph winds whipping under gray December sky. The Municipal Stadium crowd of 79,544 was the second largest in NFL title-game history at the time. The Browns knew that if they wanted to be in the game they had to make a statement early on, and they did just that. Galen Fiss , the Browns team captain, broke up a screen pass from Unitas to Moore, sending Moore airborne for a loss. The Browns tenacity on defense is what got them to the half time score of 0–0. Brown's running back Ernie Green reported after the game about half time, "We cleaned ourselves and sat down, and it seemed like something came over all of us. I think we all kind of looked at each other and concluded, 'Hey, we can beat these guys.'" Not only did the Browns "beat" the Colts in the second half, They destroyed them, scoring 27 unanswered points. Gary Collins became a Cleveland Browns legend by catching three touch down passes, the third one being a 51-yarder with Colts defender Bobby Boyd all over him. The biggest story of the game was how well Cleveland's defense played against Baltimore's heralded offense. Cleveland was able to hold Unitas to just 95 yards while intercepting him twice.[4]
Lasting value [ ]
This was the last major sports championship won by a Cleveland-based team until 2016, when the Cleveland Cavaliers , a team that was formed in 1970, defeated the defending champion Golden State Warriors in a seven-game NBA Finals . Not only is it remembered in Cleveland but ESPN ranks the '64 title game as the second-greatest NFL postseason upset, behind only Joe Namath's guaranteed win over the Colts in Super Bowl III four seasons later.
Offseason [ ]
1964 draft class [ ]
Main article: 1964 NFL draft
1964 Cleveland Browns Draft
Round
Selection
Player
Position
College
1
11
Paul Warfield
Wide Receiver
Ohio State
2
26
Billy Truax
Defensive End
LSU
4
54
Don Shackelford
Tackle
Pacific
5
67
Dick Klein
Tackle
Wichita State
7
95
Sammy Odom
Linebacker
Northwestern (LA) State
8
110
Leroy Kelly
Running Back
Morgan State
9
123
John Briscoe
Linebacker
Arizona
10
135
Bobby Robinson
Guard
Mississippi
138
Dick Van Raaphorst
Kicker
Ohio State
11
151
Eddie Versprille
Fullback
Alabama
12
166
Ed Mitchell
Tackle
Southern
13
179
Bob Meehan
Guard
Syracuse
14
194
Terry Sieg
Running Back
Virginia
15
207
John Houtman
Tackle
Michigan
16
222
Sid Williams
End
Southern
17
235
Larry Bartolameolli
Tackle
Western Michigan
18
250
Sherman Lewis
Defensive Back
Michigan State
19
263
Jim Higgins
Guard
Xavier
20
278
Dave Archer
Tackle
Syracuse
[5]
Exhibition schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Score
Record
Stadium
Attendance
Time (ET )
Local TV
Radio
1
August 9
at San Francisco 49ers
L
7–26
0–1
Kezar Stadium
27,404
4:30 PM EDT
WGAR –AM
2
August 15 (Sat)
at Los Angeles Rams
W
56–31
1–1
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
43,183
11:00 PM EDT
WEWS-TV
WERE–AM
3
August 22 (Sat)
vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (at Akron )
W
42–7
2–1
Rubber Bowl
27,255
8:00 PM EDT
WERE–AM
4
August 28 (Fri)
at Detroit Lions
W
35–14
3–1
Tiger Stadium
36,946
8:00 PM EDT
WEWS-TV
WGAR –AM
5
September 5 (Sat)
Green Bay Packers
W
20–17
4–1
Cleveland Stadium
83,736
9:00 PM EDT
WGAR –AM
Notes :
a All times are EASTERN time.
There was a doubleheader on September 5, 1964 Giants vs Lions and Packers vs Browns.
Regular season schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Score
Record
Stadium
Attendance
Time (ET )
Network
Radio
Recap
1
September 13
at Washington Redskins
W
27–13
1–0
District of Columbia Stadium
47,577
1:30 PM EDT
CBS
WGAR –AM
Recap
2
September 20
St. Louis Cardinals
T
33–33
1–0–1
Cleveland Stadium
76,954
1:30 PM EDT
CBS
WGAR –AM
Recap
3
September 27
at Philadelphia Eagles
W
28–20
2–0–1
Franklin Field
60,671
1:30 PM EDT
CBS
WGAR –AM
Recap
4
October 4
Dallas Cowboys
W
27–6
3–0–1
Cleveland Stadium
72,062
1:30 PM EDT
CBS
WGAR –AM
Recap
5
October 10 (Sat)
Pittsburgh Steelers
L
7–23
3–1–1
Cleveland Stadium
80,530
8:00 PM EDT
Sports Network Incorporated (SNI)
WERE–AM
Recap
6
October 18
at Dallas Cowboys
W
20–16
4–1–1
Cotton Bowl
37,456
2:30 PM EDT
CBS
WERE–AM
Recap
7
October 25
New York Giants
W
42–20
5–1–1
Cleveland Stadium
81,050
1:30 PM EST
CBS
WERE–AM
Recap
8
November 1
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W
30–17
6–1–1
Pitt Stadium
49,568
1:30 PM EST
CBS
WERE–AM
Recap
9
November 8
Washington Redskins
W
34–24
7–1–1
Cleveland Stadium
76,385
1:30 PM EST
CBS
WERE–AM
Recap
10
November 15
Detroit Lions
W
37–21
8–1–1
Cleveland Stadium
83,064
1:30 PM EST
CBS
WERE–AM
Recap
11
November 22
vs. Green Bay Packers (at Milwaukee )
L
21–28
8–2–1
Milwaukee County Stadium
48,065
2:00 PM EST
CBS
WERE–AM
Recap
12
November 29
Philadelphia Eagles
W
38–24
9–2–1
Cleveland Stadium
79,289
1:30 PM EST
CBS
WERE–AM
Recap
13
December 6
at St. Louis Cardinals
L
19–28
9–3–1
Busch Stadium I
31,585
2:00 PM EST
CBS
WERE–AM
Recap
14
December 12 (Sat)
at New York Giants
W
52–20
10–3–1
Yankee Stadium (I)
63,007
2:00 PM EST
CBS
WERE–AM
Recap
Notes :
a All times are EASTERN time. (UTC–4 and UTC–5 starting October 25)
Game Summaries [ ]
Week 1: at Washington Redskins [ ]
Cleveland Browns 27, Washington Redskins 13
1
2 3 4 Total
• Browns
0
13 7 7
27
Redskins
0
10 0 3
13
Date: September 13Location: District of Columbia Stadium , Washington, DC Game start: 1:30 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 47,577Game weather: 58°F; wind 11Referee: Harry BrubakerTV announcers (CBS ): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jim Gibbons (WSH) (first half) (play–by–play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Eddie Gallaher (WSH) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary Q2 WSH Martin 12 yard field goalWSH 3–0
Q2 WSH Taylor 17 yard rush (Martin kick)WSH 10–0
Q2 CLE Collins 23 yard pass from Ryan (kick failed)WSH 10–6
Q2 CLE Brown 1 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 13–10
Q3 CLE Brown 1 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 20–10
Q4 WSH Martin 14 yard field goalCLE 20–13
Q4 CLE Green 1 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 27–13
[6]
Week 2: vs. St. Louis Cardinals [ ]
St. Louis Cardinals 33, Cleveland Browns 33
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
10
3 10 10
33
Browns
6
10 7 10
33
Date: September 20Location: Cleveland Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio Game start: 1:30 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 76,954Game weather: 67°F; wind 7Referee: Tom Bell TV announcers (CBS ): Jack Drees (STL) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play), Bill Fischer (second half) (STL) and Warren Lahr (first half) (CLE) (color commentators)
Scoring summary Q1 STL Crow 22 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)STL 7–0
Q1 CLE Groza 32 yard field goalSTL 7–3
Q1 CLE Groza 12 yard field goalSTL 7–6
Q1 STL Bakken 30 yard field goalSTL 10–6
Q2 CLE Groza 37 yard field goalSTL 10–9
Q2 STL Bakken 51 yard field goalSTL 13–9
Q2 CLE Warfield 40 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 16–13
Q3 STL Randle 38 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)STL 20–16
Q3 STL Bakken 44 yard field goalSTL 23–16
Q3 CLE Collins 7 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)Tie 23–23
Q4 STL Randle 50 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)STL 30–23
Q4 CLE Groza 25 yard field goalSTL 30–26
Q4 CLE Brown 1 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 33–30
Q4 STL Bakken 28 yard field goalTie 33–33
[7]
Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles [ ]
Cleveland Browns 28, Philadelphia Eagles 20
1
2 3 4 Total
• Browns
7
0 14 7
28
Eagles
7
6 0 7
20
Date: September 27Location: Franklin Field , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Game start: 1:30 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 60,671Game weather: 64°F; wind 12Referee: George RennixTV announcers (CBS ): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jack Whitaker (PHI) (first half) (play–by–play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Art Pollard (PHI) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary Q1 CLE Green 37 yard run (Groza kick)CLE 7–0
Q1 PHI Matson 1 yard rush (Baker kick)Tie 7–7
Q2 PHI Baker 12 yard field goalPHI 10–7
Q2 PHI Baker 42 yard field goalPHI 13–7
Q3 CLE Warfield 24 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 14–13
Q3 CLE Brown 40 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 21–13
Q4 CLE Collins 12 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 28–13
Q4 PHI Matson 7 yard rush (Baker kick)CLE 28–20
[8]
Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys [ ]
Cleveland Browns 27, Dallas Cowboys 6
1
2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
6 0 0
6
• Browns
7
6 7 7
27
Date: October 4Location: Cleveland Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio Game start: 1:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:33Game attendance: 72,062Game weather: 56°F; wind 14Referee: Norm Schachter TV announcers (CBS ): Frank Glieber (DAL) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play), Davey O'Brien (DAL) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary Q1 11:21 CLE Green 7 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 7–0
Q2 4:47 CLE Groza 19 yard field goalCLE 10–0
Q2 13:06 DAL Norman 5 yard pass from Roach (kick failed)CLE 10–6
Q2 14:55 CLE Groza 21 yard field goalCLE 13–6
Q3 14:46 CLE Warfield 40 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 20–6
Q4 2:35 CLE Collins 38 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 27–6
[9]
Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers [ ]
Pittsburgh Steelers 23, Cleveland Browns 7
1
2 3 4 Total
• Steelers
10
6 7 0
23
Browns
0
7 0 0
7
Date: October 10Location: Cleveland Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 80,530Game weather: 40°F; wind 14TV announcers (Sports Network Incorporated (SNI) ): Ken Coleman (play–by–play), Warren Lahr (color commentator)
Scoring summary Q1 PIT Clark 21 yard field goalPIT 3–0
Q1 PIT Johnson 33 yard rush (Clark kick)PIT 10–0
Q2 PIT Johnson 45 yard rush (kick failed)PIT 16–0
Q2 CLE Collins 18 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)PIT 16–7
Q3 PIT Johnson 5 yard rush (Clark kick)PIT 23–7
[10]
Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys [ ]
Cleveland Browns 20, Dallas Cowboys 16
1
2 3 4 Total
• Browns
7
6 0 7
20
Cowboys
0
6 10 0
16
Date: October 18Location: Cotton Bowl , Dallas, Texas Game start: 2:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2:55Game attendance: 37,456Game weather: 68°F; wind 16TV announcers (CBS ): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Frank Glieber (DAL) (first half) (play–by–play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Davey O'Brien (DAL) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary Q1 2:42 CLE Green 1 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 7–0
Q2 0:04 DAL Raaphorst 34 yard field goalCLE 7–3
Q2 4:11 CLE Groza 34 yard field goalCLE 10–3
Q2 5:10 CLE Groza 30 yard field goalCLE 13–3
Q2 14:45 DAL Raaphorst 20 yard field goalCLE 13–6
Q3 5:42 DAL Raaphorst 37 yard field goalCLE 13–9
Q3 14:37 DAL Perkins 1 yard rush (Raaphorst kick)DAL 16–13
Q4 8:31 CLE Parrish 54 yard interception return (Groza kick)CLE 20–16
[11]
Week 7: vs. New York Giants [ ]
Cleveland Browns 42, New York Giants 20
1
2 3 4 Total
Giants
6
0 7 7
20
• Browns
0
7 7 28
42
Date: October 25Location: Cleveland Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 72,062Game weather: 50°F; wind 14Referee: Norm Schachter TV announcers (CBS ): Chris Schenkel (NY) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play��by–play), Pat Summerall (NY) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary Q1 NY James 1 yard rush - (kick failed)NY 6–0
Q2 CLE Kelly 68 yard punt return (Groza kick)CLE 7–6
Q3 CLE Warfield 11 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 14–6
Q3 NY Tittle 7 yard rush (Chandler kick)CLE 14–13
Q4 CLE Wiggin 2 yard fumble return (Groza kick)CLE 21–13
Q4 CLE Collins 9 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 28–13
Q4 CLE Scales 23 yard fumble return (Groza kick)CLE 35–13
Q4 NY Wheelwright 20 yard pass from Wood (Chandler kick)CLE 35–20
Q4 CLE Brewer 11 yard pass from Ninowski (Groza kick)CLE 42–20
[12]
Week 8: at Pittsburgh Steelers [ ]
Cleveland Browns 30, Pittsburgh Steelers 17
1
2 3 4 Total
• Browns
0
10 10 10
30
Steelers
0
10 0 7
17
Date: November 1Location: Pitt Stadium , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 49,568Game weather: 51°F; wind 6TV announcers (CBS ): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Joe Tucker (PIT) (first half) (play–by–play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Johnny Sauer (PIT) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary Q2 CLE Groza 36 yard field goalCLE 3–0
Q2 CLE McNeil 25 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 10–0
Q2 PIT Peaks 5 yard rush (Clark kick)CLE 10–7
Q2 PIT Clark 26 yard field goalTie 10–10
Q3 CLE Green 7 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 17–10
Q3 CLE Groza 22 yard field goalCLE 20–10
Q4 CLE Groza 16 yard field goalCLE 23–10
Q4 PIT Johnson 1 yard rush (Clark kick)CLE 23–17
Q4 CLE Green 13 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 30–17
[13]
Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins [ ]
Cleveland Browns 34, Washington Redskins 24
1
2 3 4 Total
Redskins
0
3 7 14
24
• Browns
0
13 14 7
34
Date: November 8Location: Cleveland Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 76,385Game weather: 45°F; wind 6Referee: George RennixTV announcers (CBS ): Jim Gibbons (WSH) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play), Eddie Gallaher (WSH) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary Q2 WSH Martin 30 yard field goalWSH 3–0
Q2 CLE Green 21 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 7–3
Q2 CLE Groza 11 yard field goalCLE 10–3
Q2 CLE Groza 38 yard field goalCLE 13–3
Q3 CLE Collins 13 yard pass from Brown (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 20–3
Q3 WSH Mitchell 14 yard pass from Jurgenson (Martin kick)CLE 20–10
Q3 CLE Warfield 62 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 27–10
Q4 WSH Taylor 10 yard pass from Jurgenson (Martin kick)CLE 27–17
Q4 CLE Brown 2 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 34–17
Q4 WSH Mitchell 14 yard pass from Jurgenson (Martin kick)CLE 34–24
[14]
Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions [ ]
Cleveland Browns 37, Detroit Lions 21
1
2 3 4 Total
Lions
14
7 0 0
21
• Browns
7
13 7 10
37
Date: November 15Location: Cleveland Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 83,064Game weather: 51°F; wind 9Referee: Tony SkovarTV announcers (CBS ): Van Patrick (DET) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play), (DET) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary Q1 CLE Brown 6 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 7–0
Q1 DET Lewis 92 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick)Tie 7–7
Q1 DET Gibbons 4 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick)DET 14–7
Q2 CLE Groza 38 yard field goalDET 14–10
Q2 CLE Brown 2 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 17–14
Q2 DET Barr 39 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick)DET 21–17
Q2 CLE Groza 47 yard field goalDET 21–20
Q3 CLE Warfield 8 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 27–21
Q4 CLE Groza 36 yard field goalCLE 30–21
Q4 CLE Beach 65 yard interception return (Groza kick)CLE 37–21
[15]
Week 11: at Green Bay Packers [ ]
Green Bay Packers 28, Cleveland Browns 21
1
2 3 4 Total
Browns
14
0 0 7
21
• Packers
7
0 14 7
28
Date: November 22Location: Milwaukee County Stadium , Milwaukee, Wisconsin Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 48,065Game weather: 15°F; wind 15; wind chill 0°FTV announcers (CBS ): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Earl Gillespie (GB) (first half) (play–by–play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Tony Canadeo (GB) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary Q1 CLE Warfield 48 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 7–0
Q1 GB Pitts 19 yard rush (Hornung kick)Tie 7–7
Q1 CLE Brown 1 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 14–7
Q3 GB Taylor 1 yard rush (Horning kick)Tie 14–14
Q3 GB Starr 4 yard rush (Hornung kick)GB 21–14
Q4 GB Taylor 5 yard rush (Horning kick)GB 28–14
Q4 CLE Warfield 19 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)GB 28–21
[16]
Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles [ ]
Cleveland Browns 38, Philadelphia Eagles 24
1
2 3 4 Total
Eagles
3
0 7 14
24
• Browns
7
14 10 7
38
Date: November 29Location: Cleveland Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 79,289Game weather: 32°F; wind 15; wind chill 22°FReferee: Jim PaceTV announcers (CBS ): Jack Whitaker (PHI) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play), Art Pollard (PHI) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary Q1 CLE Shoals 0 yard fumble return (Groza kick)CLE 7–0
Q1 PHI Baker 14 yard field goalCLE 7–3
Q2 CLE Williams 0 yard fumble return (Groza kick)CLE 14–3
Q2 CLE Houston 42 yard interception return (Groza kick)CLE 21–3
Q3 CLE Groza 37 yard field goalCLE 24–3
Q3 PHI Brown 20 yard rush (Baker kick)CLE 24–10
Q3 CLE Brewer 24 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 31–10
Q4 PHI Goodwin 19 yard pass from Snead (Baker kick)CLE 31–17
Q4 CLE Brewer 13 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 38–17
Q4 PHI Retzlaff 32 yard pass from Snead (Baker kick)CLE 38–24
[17]
Week 13: at St. Louis Cardinals [ ]
St. Louis Cardinals 28, Cleveland Browns 19
1
2 3 4 Total
Browns
3
3 3 10
19
• Cardinals
0
21 7 0
28
Date: December 6Location: Busch Stadium I , St. Louis, Missouri Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 31,585Game weather: 18°F; wind 7.8; wind chill 8°FTV announcers (CBS ): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jack Drees (STL) (first half) (play–by–play), Warren Lahr (second half) (CLE) and Bill Fischer (first half) (STL) (color commentators)
Scoring summary Q1 CLE Groza 22 yard field goalCLE 3–0
Q2 STL Childress 46 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)STL 7–3
Q2 STL Johnson 1 yard rush (Bakken kick)STL 14–3
Q2 STL Conrad 8 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)STL 21–3
Q2 CLE Groza 39 yard field goalSTL 21–6
Q3 CLE Groza 17 yard field goalSTL 21–9
Q3 STL Johnson 1 yard rush (Bakken kick)STL 28–9
Q4 CLE Groza 36 yard field goalSTL 28–12
Q4 CLE Green 30 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)STL 28–19
[18]
Week 14: at New York Giants [ ]
Cleveland Browns 52, New York Giants 20
1
2 3 4 Total
• Browns
3
21 21 7
52
Giants
0
7 0 13
20
Date: December 6Location: Yankee Stadium (I) , Bronx, New York Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 63,007Game weather: 49°F; wind 6.8TV announcers (CBS ): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Chris Schenkel (NY) (first half) (play–by–play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Pat Summerall (NY) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary Q1 CLE Groza 39 yard field goalCLE 3–0
Q2 NY James 7 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)NY 7–3
Q2 CLE Ryan 13 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 10–7
Q2 CLE Collins 11 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 17–7
Q2 CLE Green 1 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 24–7
Q3 CLE Green 25 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 31–7
Q3 CLE Warfield 8 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 38–7
Q3 CLE Brown 8 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 45–7
Q4 NY Thomas 10 yard pass from Wood (Chandler kick)CLE 45–14
Q4 CLE Roberts 24 yard pass from Ninowski (Groza kick)CLE 52–14
Q4 NY Thomas 1 yard pass from Wood (kick failed)CLE 52–20
[19]
Game Officials [ ]
Playoffs [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Result
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Time (ET )
Network
Local Radio
National Radio
Recap
NFL Championship Game
December 27
Baltimore Colts
W
27–0
Cleveland Stadium
79,544
1:30 PM EST
CBS
WERE–AM
CBS
Recap
Notes :
a All times are EASTERN time.
1964 NFL Championship Game: vs. Baltimore Colts [ ]
1964 NFL Championship Game: Cleveland Browns 27, Baltimore Colts 0
1
2 3 4 Total
Colts
0
0 0 0
0
• Browns
0
0 17 10
27
Date: December 27Location: Cleveland Stadium , Cleveland, Ohio Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 79,554Game weather: 34°F; wind 15.2; wind chill 23°FReferee: Norm Schachter TV announcers (CBS ): Chuck Thompson (BAL) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play), Frank Gifford (color commentator)
Scoring summary Q3 CLE Groza 43 yard field goalCLE 3–0
Q3 CLE Collins 18 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 10–0
Q3 CLE Collins 42 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 17–0
Q4 CLE Groza 10 yard field goalCLE 20–0
Q4 CLE Collins 51 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 27–0
[20]
Officials [ ]
Round
Opponent
Referee
Umpire
Head Linesman
Back Judge
Field Judge
Alternates
1964 NFL Championship Game
Baltimore
(56) Norm Schachter
(57) Joe Connell
(30) George Murphy
(25) Tom Kelleher
(16) Mike Lisetski
(52) George Rennix, (29) Stan Jaworowski
Standings [ ]
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Personnel [ ]
Staff [ ]
1964 Cleveland Browns staff
Front office
Owner - Art Modell
General Manager - Harold Sauerbrei
Head coaches
Head Coach – Blanton Collier
Offensive coaches
Offensive Line - Fritz Heisler
Offensive Backfield and Ends - Dub Jones
Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
Trainer - Leo Murphy
Equipment Manager - Morrie Kono
Roster [ ]
1964 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
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Practice squad
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Rookies in italics
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Media [ ]
Radio [ ]
Flagship station
Play-by-play
Color commentator
WERE–AM 1300 (main)WGAR –AM 1220 (backup)
Gib Shanley
Jim Graner
Pre season TV [ ]
Local TV
Play-by-play
Color commentator
WEWS-TV 5
Ken Coleman
Warren Lahr
Awards and records [ ]
Jim Brown, NFL Rushing Leader, (1,446 yards)
Frank Ryan, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (25)
Milestones [ ]
Jim Brown, Seventh NFL Rushing Title
1965 NFL Pro Bowl (1964 NFL Season), January 10, 1965 [ ]
Pro Bowl
Jim Brown , FB, NFL Eastern Conference
Bill Glass , DE, NFL Eastern Conference
Jim Houston , OLB, NFL Eastern Conference
Dick Modzelewski , DT, NFL Eastern Conference
Frank Ryan , QB, NFL Eastern Conference
Dick Schafrath , T, NFL Eastern Conference
Paul Warfield , SE, NFL Eastern Conference
Blanton Collier , NFL Eastern Conference Head Coach
Howard Brinker , NFL Eastern Conference Defensive Coordinator
Fritz Heisler , NFL Eastern Conference Offensive Line Coach
Dub Jones , NFL Eastern Conference Offensive Backfield and Ends Coach
Nick Skorich , NFL Eastern Conference Defensive Assistant Coach
Ed Ulinski , NFL Eastern Conference Linebackers Coach
References [ ]
^ Last playoff appearance, 1958
^ King, Steve. "History: 1964" . The Official Website of the Cleveland Browns. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2012 .
^ "Team History" . Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012 .
^ Lubinger, Ben. "Cleveland Browns fans still cherish 1964 NFL championship season, more than two generations later" . The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved April 12, 2012 .
^ Cleveland Browns 2015 Media Guide . Cleveland Browns. p. 295.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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^ "1964 Cleveland Browns Starters, Roster, & Players" . Pro Football.
External links [ ]
Head Coach: Blanton Collier
Cleveland Browns
Founded in 1946
Based in Cleveland , Ohio
Headquartered in Berea , Ohio
Franchise Stadiums
Cleveland Stadium
FirstEnergy Stadium
Key personnel Culture and lore Rivalries Playoff appearances (29) Division championships (12) Conference championships (11) League championships (8) Retired numbers
14
32
45
46
76
Hall of Fame inductees Current league affiliations
League: National Football League (1950–present)
Conference: American Football Conference
Division: North Division
Former league affiliation
League: All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)