| Team: | Cleveland Browns |
| Year: | 1960 |
| Record: | 8–3–1 |
| Playoffs: | Lost NFL Playoff Bowl (vs. Lions) 16–17 |
| Shortnavlink: | Browns seasons |
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.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:30p.m. EDT | W 28–14 | 1–0 | Briggs Stadium | 24,620 | ||||
| 2 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–24 | 2–0 | Pitt Stadium | 16,360 | ||||
| 3 | L 17–22 | 2–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 48,175 | |||||
| 4 | vs. San Francisco 49ers at Portland | W 26–24 | 3–1 | Multnomah Stadium | 25,898 | ||||
| 5 | vs. Chicago Bears at Akron | W 16–10 | 4–1 | Rubber Bowl | 21,568 | ||||
| 6 | Detroit Lions | W 14–10 | 5–1 | Cleveland Stadium | 25,911 |
Pre Season Game Officials
See main article: 1960 NFL season.
| Week | 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 | ||
| 3 | October 9 | Bye | |||||||
| 4 | October 16 | at Dallas Cowboys | 2:30p.m. EST | W 48–7 | 3–0 | Cotton Bowl | 28,500 | ||
| 5 | October 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2:00p.m. EST | L 29–31 | 3–1 | Cleveland Stadium | 64,850 | ||
| 6 | October 30 | at Washington Redskins | 2:00p.m. EST | W 31–10 | 4–1 | Griffith Stadium | 32,086 | ||
| 7 | November 6 | New York Giants | 2:00p.m. EST | L 13–17 | 4–2 | Cleveland Stadium | 82,872 | ||
| 8 | November 13 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2:00p.m. EST | W 28–27 | 5–2 | Cleveland Stadium | 49,192 | ||
| 9 | November 20 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | 2:00p.m. EST | L 10–14 | 5–3 | Forbes Field | 35,215 | ||
| 10 | November 27 | at St. Louis Cardinals | 2:00p.m. EST | T 17–17 | 5–3–1 | Busch Stadium I | 26,146 | ||
| 11 | December 4 | Washington Redskins | 2:00p.m. EST | W 27–16 | 6–3–1 | Cleveland Stadium | 35,211 | ||
| 12 | December 11 | Chicago Bears | 2:00p.m. EST | W 42–0 | 7–3–1 | Cleveland Stadium | 38,155 | ||
| 13 | December 18 | at New York Giants | 2:00p.m. EST | W 48–34 | 8–3–1 | Yankee Stadium | 56,517 |
Regular Season Game Officials
| Regular Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
Offense
Defense
Special teams
See main article: Playoff Bowl.
Playoff Game Officials