1960 Cleveland Browns season

1960 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach Paul Brown
Home field Cleveland Stadium
Local radio WGAR
Results
Record 8–3–1
Division place 2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish Lost 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 22–17
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

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 18 at Philadelphia Eagles W 41–24 1–0
56,303
2 September 25 Pittsburgh Steelers W 28–20 2–0
67,692
3 October 2 Bye
4 October 9 at Dallas Cowboys W 48–7 3–0
28,500
5 October 16 Philadelphia Eagles L 31–29 3–1
64,850
6 October 23 at Washington Redskins W 31–10 4–1
32,086
7 October 30 New York Giants L 17–13 4–2
82,872
8 November 6 St. Louis Cardinals W 28–27 5–2
49,192
9 November 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–10 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
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 1020.8338–2321246W1
Cleveland Browns 831.7276–3–1362217W3
New York Giants 642.6005–4–1271261L1
St. Louis Cardinals 651.5454–5–1288230W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 561.4554–5–1240275L1
Washington Redskins 192.1000–8–2178309L8

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

Postseason

Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance
Playoff Bowl January 7, 1961 Detroit Lions L 17–16 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

Coaches

Offensive Coaches

   Defensive Coaches

Strength & Coditioning

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

References

  1. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  2. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/1960_roster.htm


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