List of Cleveland Browns seasons

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The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the North division of the American Football Conference (AFC). Founded in 1946, they were a charter member club of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).

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The Browns have won four NFL championships, all of which pre-date the existence of the Super Bowl. The Browns' four championships are tied for the tenth most total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises. [1] They are one of four current teams to have never played in the Super Bowl. [2] Two of these teams, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans, are expansion teams in the AFC that began play in 1995 and 2002 respectively. [3]

In 1995, then-Browns owner Art Modell made the decision to move the team from Cleveland, Ohio to Baltimore, Maryland. An agreement between the city of Cleveland and the NFL kept the team's history, name and colors in Cleveland, while Modell's new team would be regarded as an expansion team. The Baltimore Ravens would begin play in 1996, and the Browns would return to the league in 1999. For record-keeping purposes, the Browns are considered to have suspended operations from 1996 to 1998, which is reflected in this list. In 2017, the Cleveland Browns became the second team in NFL history (2008 Detroit Lions) to suffer an 0–16 record. In 2020, the Browns won their first playoff game since their reactivation in 1999, defeating the division champion Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild-card round.

Seasons

Legend
(#)The order of league championship won by the franchise
FinishFinal position in league, division, or conference
T–#Finished tied in that position with one or more teams
PctThe team's winning percentage for the season
~ AAFC champions (1946–1949) [upper-alpha 1]
NFL champions (1920–1969)
Super Bowl champions (1970–present)
*Conference champions
^Division champions
§Wild Card berth
° One-game playoff berth
Cleveland Browns record by season
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason resultsAwards Head coach Refs
FinishWLT
1946 1946 AAFC ~Western^1st^1220Won AAFC championship (1) (Yankees) 14–9 Paul Brown [4]
1947 1947 AAFC~Western^1st^1211Won AAFC championship (2) (at Yankees) 14–3 [5]
1948 1948 AAFC~Western^1st^1400Won AAFC championship (3) (Bills) 49–7 [6]
1949 1949 AAFC~1st^912Won AAFC playoff game (Bills) 31–21
Won AAFC championship (4) (49ers) 21–7
Paul Brown (COY) [7]
1950 1950 NFL American*T–1st° [upper-alpha 2] 1020Won Conference Playoffs (Giants) 8–3
Won NFL Championship (5) (Rams) 30–28
[8]
1951 1951 NFLAmerican*1st*1110Lost NFL Championship (at Rams) 17–24 Paul Brown (COY)
Otto Graham (MVP)
[9]
1952 1952 NFLAmerican*1st*840Lost NFL Championship (Lions) 7–17 [10]
1953 1953 NFLEastern*1st*1110Lost NFL Championship (at Lions) 16–17 Paul Brown (COY)
Otto Graham (MVP)
[11]
1954 1954 NFLEastern*1st*930Won NFL Championship (6) (Lions) 56–10 [12]
1955 1955 NFLEastern*1st*921Won NFL Championship (7) (at Rams) 38–14 Otto Graham (MVP) [13]
1956 1956 NFLEasternT–4th570 [14]
1957 1957 NFLEastern*1st*921Lost NFL Championship (at Lions) 14–59 Paul Brown (COY)
Jim Brown (MVP)
[15] [16]
1958 1958 NFLEasternT–1st° [upper-alpha 3] 930Lost Conference Playoff (at Giants) 0–10Jim Brown (MVP) [17] [16]
1959 1959 NFLEasternT–2nd750 [18]
1960 1960 NFLEastern2nd831 [19]
1961 1961 NFLEastern3rd851 [20] [upper-alpha 4]
1962 1962 NFLEastern3rd761 [22]
1963 1963 NFLEastern2nd1040Jim Brown (MVP) Blanton Collier [23] [16]
1964 1964 NFLEastern*1st*1031Won NFL Championship (8) (Colts) 27–0 [24]
1965 1965 NFLEastern*1st*1130Lost NFL Championship (at Packers) 12–23Jim Brown (MVP) [25] [16]
1966 1966 NFLEasternT–2nd950 [26]
1967 1967 NFLEastern Century ^ [upper-alpha 5] 1st^950Lost Conference Playoffs (at Cowboys) 14–52 [28]
1968 1968 NFLEastern*Century^1st^1040Won Conference Playoffs (Cowboys) 31–20
Lost NFL Championship (Colts) 0–34
[29]
1969 1969 NFLEastern*Century^1st^1031Won Conference Playoffs (at Cowboys) 38–14
Lost NFL Championship (at Vikings) 7–27
[30]
1970 1970 NFL AFC [upper-alpha 6] Central [upper-alpha 6] 2nd770 [33]
1971 1971 NFLAFCCentral^1st^950Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 3–20 Nick Skorich [34]
1972 1972 NFLAFCCentral2nd§1040Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 14–20 [35]
1973 1973 NFLAFCCentral3rd752 [36]
1974 1974 NFLAFCCentral4th4100 [37]
1975 1975 NFLAFCCentral4th3110 Forrest Gregg [38]
1976 1976 NFLAFCCentral2nd950 Forrest Gregg (COY) [39]
1977 1977 NFLAFCCentral4th680 Forrest Gregg (6–7)
Dick Modzelewski (0–1)
[40]
1978 1978 NFLAFCCentral3rd880 Sam Rutigliano [41] [upper-alpha 7]
1979 1979 NFLAFCCentral3rd970 Sam Rutigliano (COY) [43]
1980 1980 NFLAFCCentral^1st^1150Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 12–14 Sam Rutigliano (COY)
Brian Sipe (MVP)
[44]
1981 1981 NFLAFCCentral4th5110 [45]
1982 1982 NFLAFC [upper-alpha 8] 8th§ [upper-alpha 8] 450Lost First Round Playoffs (at Raiders) 10–27 Chip Banks (DROY) [47]
1983 1983 NFLAFCCentral2nd970 [48]
1984 1984 NFLAFCCentral3rd5110 Sam Rutigliano (1–7)
Marty Schottenheimer (4–4)
[49]
1985 1985 NFLAFCCentral^1st^880Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 21–24 Kevin Mack (ROY) Marty Schottenheimer [50]
1986 1986 NFLAFCCentral^1st^1240Won Divisional Playoffs (Jets) 23–20 (2 OT)
Lost AFC Championship (Broncos) 20–23 (OT)
Marty Schottenheimer (COY) [51]
1987 1987 NFLAFCCentral^1st^1050Won Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 38–21
Lost AFC Championship (at Broncos) 33–38
[52] [upper-alpha 9]
1988 1988 NFLAFCCentral2nd§1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 23–24 [54]
1989 1989 NFLAFCCentral^1st^961Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 34–30
Lost AFC Championship (at Broncos) 21–37
Michael Dean Perry (DPOY) Bud Carson [55]
1990 1990 NFLAFCCentral4th3130 Bud Carson (2–7)
Jim Shofner (1–6)
[56]
1991 1991 NFLAFCCentral3rd6100 Bill Belichick [57]
1992 1992 NFLAFCCentral3rd790 [58]
1993 1993 NFLAFCCentral3rd790 [59]
1994 1994 NFLAFCCentral2nd§1150Won Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 20–13
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 9–29
[60]
1995 1995 NFLAFCCentral4th5110 [61]
1996 Inactive from 1996 to 1998
1997
1998
1999 1999 NFLAFCCentral6th2140 Chris Palmer [62]
2000 2000 NFLAFCCentral6th3130 [63]
2001 2001 NFLAFCCentral3rd790 Butch Davis [64]
2002 2002 NFLAFC North [upper-alpha 10] 2nd§970Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 33–36 [66]
2003 2003 NFLAFCNorth4th5110 [67]
2004 2004 NFLAFCNorth4th4120 Butch Davis (3–8)
Terry Robiskie (1–4)
[68]
2005 2005 NFLAFCNorth4th6100 Romeo Crennel [69]
2006 2006 NFLAFCNorth4th4120 [70]
2007 2007 NFLAFCNorth2nd1060 [71]
2008 2008 NFLAFCNorth4th4120 [72]
2009 2009 NFLAFCNorth4th5110 Eric Mangini [73]
2010 2010 NFLAFCNorth3rd5110 [74]
2011 2011 NFLAFCNorth4th4120 Pat Shurmur [75]
2012 2012 NFLAFCNorth4th5110 [76]
2013 2013 NFLAFCNorth4th4120 Rob Chudzinski [77]
2014 2014 NFLAFCNorth4th790 Mike Pettine [78]
2015 2015 NFLAFCNorth4th3130 [79]
2016 2016 NFLAFCNorth4th1150 Hue Jackson [80]
2017 2017 NFLAFCNorth4th0160 [81]
2018 2018 NFLAFCNorth3rd781 Hue Jackson (2–5–1)
Gregg Williams (5–3)
[82]
2019 2019 NFLAFCNorth3rd6100 Freddie Kitchens [83]
2020 2020 NFLAFCNorth3rd§1150Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 48–37
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 17–22
Kevin Stefanski (COY) Kevin Stefanski [84] [85]
2021 2021 NFLAFCNorth3rd890 [86] [upper-alpha 11]
2022 2022 NFLAFCNorth4th7100 [88]
2023 2023 NFLAFCNorth2nd§1160Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 14–45 Joe Flacco (CPOY)
Myles Garrett (DPOY)
Jim Schwartz (ACOY)
Kevin Stefanski (COY)
[89] [85]
Totals
4 AAFC championships
4 NFL championships
12 conference titles
9 NFL division titles
4743 All-America Football Conference regular season results [90]
50AAFC postseason results
51253011 National Football League regular season results [90]
1222NFL postseason results [90]
57655614AAFC and NFL regular and postseason results

Notes

  1. The NFL does not recognize the Browns' AAFC championships. For the purposes of this list, however, they are included in final totals.
  2. At the end of the 1950 NFL season, the Browns and Giants had identical 10–2–0 records. To determine the team that would play in the NFL Championship Game, the NFL held a one-game conference playoff. The Browns won, 8–3.
  3. At the end of the 1958 NFL season, the Browns and Giants had identical 9–3–0 records. To determine the team that would play in the NFL Championship Game, the NFL held a one-game conference playoff. The Giants shut the Browns out 10–0.
  4. In 1961, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 12 games since 1947, to 14 games. [21]
  5. In 1967, the NFL divided conferences into divisions, resulting in two divisions in each of the two conferences. Up to 1967, the league was either divided its two divisions into, two conferences, or neither. [27]
  6. 1 2 In 1970, the NFL and American Football League (AFL) officially merged in the AFL–NFL merger to form one league with two conferences. All ten former AFL teams as well as Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Baltimore from the pre-merger NFL joined the AFC; the other thirteen remaining NFL teams joined the NFC. Each of those two were divided into three divisions: East, Central, and West. [31] [32]
  7. In 1978, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 14 games since 1961, to 16 games. [21] [42]
  8. 1 2 The 1982 season was shortened to nine games after a players' strike. The top eight teams in each conference advanced to the playoffs. [46]
  9. The 1987 NFL strike caused the schedule to be reduced to 15 games. [53]
  10. In 2002, the NFL realigned to create four divisions in both conferences with four teams in each division. [65]
  11. In 2021, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 16 games since 1978, to 17 games. [21] [87]

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