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

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 1020.8338–2321246W1
Cleveland Browns 831.7276–3–1362217W3
New York Giants 642.6005–4–1271261L1
St. Louis Cardinals 651.5454–5–1288230W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 561.4554–5–1240275L1
Washington Redskins 192.1000–8–2178309L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Final statistics

Statistical comparison

Cleveland Browns Opponents
First downs219208
First downs rushing10792
First downs passing96102
First downs penalty1614
Total net yards39743806
Avg. Per Game331.2317.2
Total Plays647724
Avg. Per Play6.15.3
Net yards rushing19301643
Avg. Per Game160.8136.9
Rushing attempts383405
Net yards passing20442163
Avg. Per Game170.3180.3
Times sacked-total yards37–29926–209
Gross yards23432370
Passing – Completions/attempts160?264163/319
Completion Pct.60.651.1
Interceptions thrown531
Punts-average yardage55–42.046–45.0
Net Punting Avg.55–38.746–40.5
Penalties-total yards49–53448–526
Fumbles-lost20–1227–14
Touchdowns4726
Touchdown rushing1810
Touchdown passing2215
Touchdown returns71

Boxscore

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

Postseason

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

 Reserve


rookies in italics

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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

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Cleveland_Browns_season