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.

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

[1]

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 – Saul Silberman

Coaches

Offensive coaches

  Defensive coaches

Strength & conditioning

  • Athletic trainer – Leo Murphy
  • Equipment manager – Morris Kono

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Time Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 August 13 at Detroit Lions 8:30 p.m. EDT W 28–14 1–0 Briggs Stadium 24,620
2 August 18 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–24 2–0 Pitt Stadium 16,360
3 August 27 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–22 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,175
4 September 3 vs. San Francisco 49ers at Portland W 26–24 3–1 Multnomah Stadium 25,898
5 September 10 vs. Chicago Bears at Akron W 16–10 4–1 Rubber Bowl 21,568
6 September 17 Detroit Lions W 14–10 5–1 Cleveland Stadium 25,911

Pre Season Game Officials

Pre Season
Week Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Back Judge Field Judge
1 at Detroit

Game summaries

Week P1 (Saturday, August 13, 1960): at Detroit Lions

Week P1: Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions
Period 1 2 Total
Browns 0
Lions 0

at Briggs Stadium • Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: August 13, 1960
  • Game time: 8:30 pm. EDT
  • Game attendance: 24,620
Team Category Player Statistics
CLE Passing
Rushing
Receiving
DET Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Browns Game Statistics Lions
First downs
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passes
Sacked–yards
Net passing yards
Total yards
Return yards
Punts
Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards

Week P2 (Thursday, August 18, 1960): at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week P3 (Saturday, August 27, 1960): at Los Angeles Rams

Week P4 (Saturday, September 3, 1960): vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week P5 (Saturday, September 10, 1960): vs. Chicago Bears

Week P6 (Saturday, September 17, 1960): vs. Detroit Lions

Regular season

Main article: 1960 NFL season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Time Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 25 at Philadelphia Eagles 1:30 p.m. EDT W 41–24 1–0 Franklin Field 56,303
2 October 2 Pittsburgh Steelers 2:00 p.m. EDT W 28–20 2–0 Cleveland Stadium 67,692
3 October 9 Bye
4 October 16 at Dallas Cowboys 2:30 p.m. EST W 48–7 3–0 Cotton Bowl 28,500
5 October 23 Philadelphia Eagles 2:00 p.m. EST L 29–31 3–1 Cleveland Stadium 64,850
6 October 30 at Washington Redskins 2:00 p.m. EST W 31–10 4–1 Griffith Stadium 32,086
7 November 6 New York Giants 2:00 p.m. EST L 13–17 4–2 Cleveland Stadium 82,872
8 November 13 St. Louis Cardinals 2:00 p.m. EST W 28–27 5–2 Cleveland Stadium 49,192
9 November 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers 2:00 p.m. EST L 10–14 5–3 Forbes Field 35,215
10 November 27 at St. Louis Cardinals 2:00 p.m. EST T 17–17 5–3–1 Busch Stadium I 26,146
11 December 4 Washington Redskins 2:00 p.m. EST W 27–16 6–3–1 Cleveland Stadium 35,211
12 December 11 Chicago Bears 2:00 p.m. EST W 42–0 7–3–1 Cleveland Stadium 38,155
13 December 18 at New York Giants 2:00 p.m. EST W 48–34 8–3–1 Yankee Stadium 56,517

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Regular Season Game Officials

Regular Season
Week Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Back Judge Field Judge
1 at Philadelphia
2 Pittsburgh John Pace James Beiersdorfer Dan Tehan Sam Glangreen Fred Swearingen

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday, September 25, 1960): at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 1: Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 14 10 71041
Eagles 3 7 01424

at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 25, 1960
  • Game time: 1:30 pm. EDT
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); relative humidity 62%; wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Game attendance: 56,303
  • [2]
Team Category Player Statistics
CLE Passing
Rushing
Receiving
PHI Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Browns Game Statistics Eagles
First downs
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passes
Sacked–yards
Net passing yards
Total yards
Return yards
Punts
Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards

Week 2 (Sunday, October 2, 1960): vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 2: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 0 71320
Browns 14 7 0728

at Cleveland Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: October 2, 1960
  • Game time: 2:00 pm. EDT
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); relative humidity 84%; wind 16 miles per hour (26 km/h; 14 kn)
  • Game attendance: 67,692
  • Referee: John Pace
  • [3]
Team Category Player Statistics
PIT Passing
Rushing
Receiving
CLE Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Steelers Game Statistics Browns
First downs
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passes
Sacked–yards
Net passing yards
Total yards
Return yards
Punts
Fumbles–lost
Penalties–yards

Week 4 (Sunday, October 16, 1960): at Dallas Cowboys

Week 5 (Sunday, October 23, 1960): vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 6 (Sunday, October 30, 1960): at Washington Redskins

Week 7 (Sunday, November 6, 1960): vs. New York Giants

Week 8 (Sunday, November 13, 1960): vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Week 9 (Sunday, November 20, 1960): at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 10 (Sunday, November 27, 1960): at St. Louis Cardinals

Week 11 (Sunday, December 4, 1960): vs. Washington Redskins

Week 12 (Sunday, December 11, 1960): vs. Chicago Bears

Week 13 (Sunday, December 18, 1960): at New York Giants

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
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.

Final statistics

Statistical comparison

Cleveland Browns Opponents
First downs 219 208
First downs rushing 107 92
First downs passing 96 102
First downs penalty 16 14
Total net yards 3974 3806
Avg. Per Game 331.2 317.2
Total Plays 647 724
Avg. Per Play 6.1 5.3
Net yards rushing 1930 1643
Avg. Per Game 160.8 136.9
Rushing attempts 383 405
Net yards passing 2044 2163
Avg. Per Game 170.3 180.3
Times sacked-total yards 37–299 26–209
Gross yards 2343 2370
Passing – Completions/attempts 160?264 163/319
Completion Pct. 60.6 51.1
Interceptions thrown 5 31
Punts-average yardage 55–42.0 46–45.0
Net Punting Avg. 55–38.7 46–40.5
Penalties-total yards 49–534 48–526
Fumbles-lost 20–12 27–14
Touchdowns 47 26
Touchdown rushing 18 10
Touchdown passing 22 15
Touchdown returns 7 1

Boxscore

Quarter-by-quarter
1 2 3 4 T
Browns 59 150 58 95 362
Opponents 41 60 48 68 217

Individual leaders

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Postseason

Main article: Playoff Bowl
Round Date Opponent Time Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
Playoff Bowl January 7, 1961 vs. Detroit Lions 2:00 p.m. EST L 16–17 0–1 Orange Bowl 34,981

Playoff Game Officials

Playoff
Week Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Back Judge Field Judge Alternate

Game summaries

NFL Playoff Bowl (Sunday, January 7, 1961): vs. Detroit Lions

Awards and records

Milestones

References

  1. ^ "1960 Cleveland Browns Starters, Roster, & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ Pro Football Reference; Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles – September 25, 1960
  3. ^ Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – October 2, 1960

External links

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