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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.
1960 Cleveland Browns season | |
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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 |
1960 Cleveland Browns roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
rookies in italics |
1960 Cleveland Browns staff | ||||||
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Front office
Coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength & conditioning
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Week | Date | Opponent | Time | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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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 | ||||||
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Week | Opponent | Referee | Umpire | Head Linesman | Back Judge | Field Judge |
1 | at Detroit |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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Browns | 0 | ||
Lions | 0 |
at Briggs Stadium • Detroit, Michigan
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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CLE | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
DET | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Browns | Game Statistics | Lions |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards |
Week | Date | Opponent | Time | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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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 | ||||||
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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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CLE | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
PHI | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Browns | Game Statistics | Eagles |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
Browns | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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PIT | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
CLE | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steelers | Game Statistics | Browns |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards |
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 |
Cleveland Browns | Opponents | |
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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 | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
Browns | 59 | 150 | 58 | 95 | 362 | |
Opponents | 41 | 60 | 48 | 68 | 217 |
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Round | Date | Opponent | Time | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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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 | |||||||
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Week | Opponent | Referee | Umpire | Head Linesman | Back Judge | Field Judge | Alternate |
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