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.

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources
1 August 13 at Detroit Lions 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 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 48,175
4 September 3 vs. San Francisco 49ers W 26–24 3–1 Multnomah Stadium
(Portland, OR) 		25,898
5 September 10 vs. Chicago Bears W 16–10 4–1 Rubber Bowl
(Akron, OH) 		21,568
6 September 17 Detroit Lions W 14–10 5–1 Cleveland Stadium 25,911

Regular season

Main article: 1960 NFL season

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.

Schedule

Game 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
— Bye
3 October 16 at Dallas Cowboys 2:30 p.m. EST W 48–7 3–0 Cotton Bowl 28,500
4 October 23 Philadelphia Eagles 2:00 p.m. EST L 29–31 3–1 Cleveland Stadium 64,850
5 October 30 at Washington Redskins 2:00 p.m. EST W 31–10 4–1 Griffith Stadium 32,086
6 November 6 New York Giants 2:00 p.m. EST L 13–17 4–2 Cleveland Stadium 82,872
7 November 13 St. Louis Cardinals 2:00 p.m. EST W 28–27 5–2 Cleveland Stadium 49,192
8 November 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers 2:00 p.m. EST L 10–14 5–3 Forbes Field 35,215
9 November 27 at St. Louis Cardinals 2:00 p.m. EST T 17–17 5–3–1 Busch Stadium I 26,146
10 December 4 Washington Redskins 2:00 p.m. EST W 27–16 6–3–1 Cleveland Stadium 35,211
11 December 11 Chicago Bears 2:00 p.m. EST W 42–0 7–3–1 Cleveland Stadium 38,155
12 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.

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.
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 8 4 0 .667 7–4 332 209 W3
Detroit Lions 7 5 0 .583 7–4 239 212 W4
San Francisco 49ers 7 5 0 .583 7–4 208 205 W1
Baltimore Colts 6 6 0 .500 5–6 288 234 L4
Chicago Bears 5 6 1 .455 5–5–1 194 299 L3
Los Angeles Rams 4 7 1 .364 4–6–1 265 297 L1
Dallas Cowboys 0 11 1 .000 0–6 177 369 L1
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

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

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

Coaches

Offensive coaches

  Defensive coaches

Strength & conditioning

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


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

References

  1. ^ "1960 Cleveland Browns Starters, Roster, & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Cleveland_Browns_season
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