1963 Cleveland Browns season

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1963 Cleveland Browns season
General manager Harold Sauerbrei
Head coach Blanton Collier
Home field Cleveland Stadium
Local radio WERE
Results
Record10–4
Division place2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishLost NFL Playoff Bowl
(vs. Packers) 23–40

The 1963 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 14th season with the National Football League.

Contents

Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown led the league in rushing for the 6th time in seven seasons. This was the year that Brown became the NFL's all time leading rusher, surpassing Joe Perry. As a team, the 1963 Browns gained an NFL-record 5.74 yards per carry.

Exhibition schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultAttendance
1August 10at Detroit Lions L 10–2437,248
2August 17 Baltimore Colts L 7–2183,218
3August 25at San Francisco 49ers W 24–728,335
4August 31at Los Angeles Rams W 23–1745,623
5September 8vs. Pittsburgh Steelers at Canton L 7–1618,462

There was a doubleheader on August 17, 1963 Giants vs Lions and Colts vs Browns.

Regular season schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordAttendance
1September 15 Washington Redskins W 37–141–057,618
2September 22at Dallas Cowboys W 41–242–028,710
3September 29 Los Angeles Rams W 20–63–054,713
4October 5 Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–234–084,684
5October 13at New York Giants W 35–245–062,956
6October 20 Philadelphia Eagles W 37–76–075,174
7October 27 New York Giants L 6–336–184,213
8November 3at Philadelphia Eagles W 23–177–160,671
9November 10at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–97–254,497
10November 17 St. Louis Cardinals L 14–207–375,932
11November 24 Dallas Cowboys W 27–178–355,096
12December 1at St. Louis Cardinals W 24–109–332,531
13December 8at Detroit Lions L 10–389–451,382
14December 15at Washington Redskins W 27–2010–440,865

Playoffs

RoundDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
Playoff BowlJanuary 5, 1964 Green Bay Packers L 23–400–1 Miami Orange Bowl 54,921

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
New York Giants 1130.7869–3448280W3
Cleveland Browns 1040.7149–3343262W1
St. Louis Cardinals 950.6438–4341283L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 743.6367–3–2321295L1
Dallas Cowboys 4100.2863–9305378W1
Washington Redskins 3110.2142–10279398L3
Philadelphia Eagles 2102.1672–8–2242381L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Personnel

Roster

1963 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

rookies in italics

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Staff

1963 Cleveland Browns staff
Front office

Coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Strength & Coditioning

  • Athletic Trainer - Leo Murphy
  • Equipment Manager - Morris Kono

Awards and honors

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References

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  2. "Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2010.