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 , 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 1:30p.m. EDT W 41–24 1–0 Franklin Field 56,303 2 October 2 Pittsburgh Steelers 2:00p.m. EDT W 28–20 2–0 Cleveland Stadium 67,692 — Bye 3 October 16 at Dallas Cowboys 2:30p.m. EST W 48–7 3–0 Cotton Bowl 28,500 4 October 23 Philadelphia Eagles 2:00p.m. EST L 29–31 3–1 Cleveland Stadium 64,850 5 October 30 at Washington Redskins 2:00p.m. EST W 31–10 4–1 Griffith Stadium 32,086 6 November 6 New York Giants 2:00p.m. EST L 13–17 4–2 Cleveland Stadium 82,872 7 November 13 St. Louis Cardinals 2:00p.m. EST W 28–27 5–2 Cleveland Stadium 49,192 8 November 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers 2:00p.m. EST L 10–14 5–3 Forbes Field 35,215 9 November 27 at St. Louis Cardinals 2:00p.m. EST T 17–17 5–3–1 Busch Stadium I 26,146 10 December 4 Washington Redskins 2:00p.m. EST W 27–16 6–3–1 Cleveland Stadium 35,211 11 December 11 Chicago Bears 2:00p.m. EST W 42–0 7–3–1 Cleveland Stadium 38,155 12 December 18 at New York Giants 2:00p.m. EST W 48–34 8–3–1 Yankee Stadium 56,517 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Final statistics Statistical comparison Cleveland Browns OpponentsFirst downs219208First downs rushing10792First downs passing96102First downs penalty1614Total net yards39743806Avg. Per Game331.2317.2Total Plays647724Avg. Per Play6.15.3Net yards rushing19301643Avg. Per Game160.8136.9Rushing attempts383405Net yards passing20442163Avg. Per Game170.3180.3Times sacked-total yards37–29926–209Gross yards23432370Passing – Completions/attempts160?264163/319Completion Pct.60.651.1Interceptions thrown531Punts-average yardage55–42.046–45.0Net Punting Avg.55–38.746–40.5Penalties-total yards49–53448–526Fumbles-lost20–1227–14Touchdowns4726Touchdown rushing1810Touchdown passing2215Touchdown returns71
Boxscore Quarter-by-quarter1234TBrowns591505895362Opponents41604868217
Postseason
Round Date Opponent Time Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Playoff Bowl January 7, 1961 vs. Detroit Lions 2:00p.m. EST L 16–17 0–1 Orange Bowl 34,981
Personnel Roster 1960 Cleveland Browns roster Quarterbacks 18 Len Dawson 16 Milt Plum
Running backs 32 Jim Brown 36 Jamie Caleb 40 Prentice Gautt 49 Bobby Mitchell
Wide receivers 88 Rich Kreitling 87 Fred Murphy 26 Ray Renfro
Tight ends 81 Leon Clarke 86 Gern Nagler 85 A. D. Williams Offensive linemen 54 Bob Denton T/LB 66 Gene Hickerson G 74 Mike McCormack T 56 John Morrow C 77 Dick Schafrath T 78 Gene Selawski T/G 64 Jim Ray Smith G 60 John Wooten G
Defensive linemen 79 Bob Gain DT 82 Jim Houston DE 80 Jim Marshall DE 72 Floyd Peters DT 70 Jim Prestel DT 68 Larry Stephens DT 84 Paul Wiggin DE Linebackers 52 Dave Lloyd OLB/MLB 35 Galen Fiss OLB 50 Vince Costello MLB 34 Walt Michaels OLB
Defensive backs 20 Ross Fichtner CB/S 46 Don Fleming SS 24 Bobby Franklin FS 22 Rich Mostardi FS 30 Bernie Parrish CB 44 Jim Shofner CB
Special teams 38 Sam Baker P Reserve 76 Lou Groza K (Retired)
rookies in italics
Staff/coaches 1960 Cleveland Browns staff Front office Majority owner/CEO & president – Dave R. Jones Minority owner/vice president – Ellis Ryan Minority owner/vice president – Homer Marshman Minority owner/vice president – Saul Silberman
Coaches Head coach – Paul Brown
Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/running backs – Howard Brinker Offensive guards – Fritz Heisler Offensive tackles – Ed Ulinski Offensive backfield and ends – Paul Bixler Defensive coaches Defensive line – Dick Evans Linebackers – Ed Ulinski
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
External links 1960 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com 1960 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com at DatabaseFootball.com