1960 Cleveland Browns season

1960 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach	Paul Brown
Home Field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	8–3–1
Place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	Lost in Playoff Bowl
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1959	1961

The 1960 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 11th season with the National Football League.

Exhibition schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 14, 1960	at Detroit Lions	W 28–14	24,620
2	August 18, 1960	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–24	16,360
3	August 27, 1960	at Los Angeles Rams	L 22–17	48,175
4	September 3, 1960	vs. San Francisco 49ers at Portland	W 26–24	25,898
5	September 10, 1960	vs. Chicago Bears at Akron	W 16–10	21,568
6	September 17, 1960	Detroit Lions	W 14–10	25,911

Regular season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 25, 1960	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 41–24	56,303
2	October 2, 1960	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 28–20	67,692
3	Bye
4	October 16, 1960	at Dallas Cowboys	W 48–7	28,500
5	October 23, 1960	Philadelphia Eagles	L 31–29	64,850
6	October 30, 1960	at Washington Redskins	W 31–10	32,086
7	November 6, 1960	New York Giants	L 17–13	82,872
8	November 13, 1960	St. Louis Cardinals	W 28–27	49,192
9	November 20, 1960	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–10	35,215
10	November 27, 1960	at St. Louis Cardinals	T 17–17	26,146
11	December 4, 1960	Washington Redskins	W 27–16	35,211
12	December 11, 1960	Chicago Bears	W 42–0	38,155
13	December 18, 1960	at New York Giants	W 48–34	56,517

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	10	2	0	.833	321	246	W-1
Cleveland Browns	8	3	1	.727	362	217	W-3
New York Giants	6	4	2	.600	271	261	L-1
St. Louis Cardinals	6	5	1	.545	288	230	W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	6	1	.455	240	275	L-1
Washington Redskins	1	9	2	.100	178	309	L-8

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Playoff Bowl	January 7, 1961	Detroit Lions	L 17–16	34,981

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