1963 Cleveland Browns season
NFL team season
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The 1963 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 14th season with the National Football League.
Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown led the league in rushing for the 6th time in seven seasons. As a team, the 1963 Browns gained an NFL-record 5.74 yards per carry.
Exhibition schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 10 | at Detroit Lions | L 10–24 | 37,248 |
| 2 | August 17 | Baltimore Colts | L 7–21 | 83,218 |
| 3 | August 25 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 24–7 | 28,335 |
| 4 | August 31 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 23–17 | 45,623 |
| 5 | September 8 | vs. Pittsburgh Steelers at Canton | L 7–16 | 18,462 |
There was a doubleheader on August 17, 1963 Giants vs Lions and Colts vs Browns.
Regular season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 15 | Washington Redskins | W 37–14 | 1–0 | 57,618 |
| 2 | September 22 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 41–24 | 2–0 | 28,710 |
| 3 | September 29 | Los Angeles Rams | W 20–6 | 3–0 | 54,713 |
| 4 | October 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 35–23 | 4–0 | 84,684 |
| 5 | October 13 | at New York Giants | W 35–24 | 5–0 | 62,956 |
| 6 | October 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 37–7 | 6–0 | 75,174 |
| 7 | October 27 | New York Giants | L 6–33 | 6–1 | 84,213 |
| 8 | November 3 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 23–17 | 7–1 | 60,671 |
| 9 | November 10 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–9 | 7–2 | 54,497 |
| 10 | November 17 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 14–20 | 7–3 | 75,932 |
| 11 | November 24 | Dallas Cowboys | W 27–17 | 8–3 | 55,096 |
| 12 | December 1 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 24–10 | 9–3 | 32,531 |
| 13 | December 8 | at Detroit Lions | L 10–38 | 9–4 | 51,382 |
| 14 | December 15 | at Washington Redskins | W 27–20 | 10–4 | 40,865 |
Playoffs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoff Bowl | January 5, 1964 | Green Bay Packers | L 23–40 | 0–1 | Miami Orange Bowl | 54,921 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Giants | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 9–3 | 448 | 280 | W3 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 9–3 | 343 | 262 | W1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–4 | 341 | 283 | L1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 3 | .636 | 7–3–2 | 321 | 295 | L1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–9 | 305 | 378 | W1 | |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–10 | 279 | 398 | L3 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 10 | 2 | .167 | 2–8–2 | 242 | 381 | L2 | |
- 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 | ||||
Staff
| 1963 Cleveland Browns staff | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Front office
Coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Strength & Coditioning
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Awards and honors
- Jim Brown, Bert Bell Award[2]
References
- ^ "1963 Cleveland Browns Starters, Roster, & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
External links
- 1963 Cleveland Browns season at Profootballreference.com
- 1963 Cleveland Browns season statistics at jt-sw.com
- 1963 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com
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