1960_Cleveland_Browns_season

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
	← 1959; Browns seasons; 1961 →;

1960 Cleveland Browns season

NFL team season

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.

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

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Pro Football Reference; Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles – September 25, 1960

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Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns – October 2, 1960

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Week	Date	Opponent	Time	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
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
Week	Opponent	Referee	Umpire	Head Linesman	Back Judge	Field Judge
1	at Detroit

Period	1	2	Total
Browns			0
Lions			0

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

1960_Cleveland_Browns_season

1960 Cleveland Browns season

Personnel

Roster

Staff/coaches

Preseason

Game summaries

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

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

Schedule

Game summaries

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

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

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

Final statistics

Statistical comparison

Individual leaders

Postseason

Game summaries

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

Awards and records

Milestones

References

External links

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Week	Date	Opponent	Time	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
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

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	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

	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

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