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.
Personnel
Roster
1960 Cleveland Browns roster |
Quarterbacks - 16 Milt Plum
- 18 Len Dawson
Running backs - 32 Jim Brown FB
- 36 Jamie Caleb
- 40 Prentice Gautt
- 49 Bobby Mitchell WR/HB/KR
- 22 Tom Watkins HB
Wide receivers - 26 Ray Renfro
- 86 Gern Nagler WR/TE
- 85 A.D. Williams WR/FL/E
- 87 Fred Murphy
- 88 Rich Kreitling
Tight ends | | Offensive linemen Defensive linemen | | Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams - 76 Lou Groza K
- 38 Sam Baker P
- 46 Don Fleming DB/LS
rookies in italics |
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Staff/coaches
1960 Cleveland Browns staff |
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| Front office Coaches Offensive coaches | | | Defensive coaches - Defensive line – Dick Evans
- Linebackers – Ed Ulinski
Strength & conditioning - Athletic trainer – Leo Murphy
- Equipment manager – Morris Kono
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Preseason
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
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.
- 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.
Regular Season Game Officials
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday, September 25, 1960): at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 1: Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Browns | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
Eagles | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
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
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
CLE | Passing | | |
Rushing | | |
Receiving | | |
PHI | Passing | | |
Rushing | | |
Receiving | | |
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | CLE | PHI | 1 | | | | | Browns | Mitchell 31-yard touchdown run, Baker kick good | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Browns | Brown 1-yard touchdown run, Baker kick good | 14 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Eagles | 21-yard field goal by Walston | 14 | 3 | 2 | | | | | Browns | 36-yard field goal by Baker | 17 | 3 | 2 | | | | | Eagles | McDonald 24-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good | 17 | 10 | 2 | | | | | Browns | Plum 1-yard touchdown run, Baker kick good | 24 | 10 | 3 | | | | | Browns | Mitchell 30-yard touchdown run, Baker kick good | 31 | 10 | 4 | | | | | Browns | 15-yard field goal by Baker | 34 | 10 | 4 | | | | | Eagles | Walston 10-yard touchdown reception from Van Brocklin, Walston kick good | 34 | 17 | 4 | | | | | Browns | Mitchell 11-yard touchdown reception from Plum, Baker kick good | 41 | 17 | 4 | | | | | Eagles | Retzlaff 6-yard touchdown reception from Jurgenson, Walston kick good | 41 | 24 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 41 | 24 | |
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: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Steelers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
Browns | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
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
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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 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
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
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
- 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
External links
- 1960 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
- 1960 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
- 1960 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com
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- Founded in 1946
- Based in Cleveland, Ohio
- Headquartered in Berea, Ohio
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