1964 Cleveland Browns season

NFL team season

The 1964 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 19th season, and 15th season with the National Football League. The Browns won the NFL Championship, despite having not made the playoffs in six seasons.[1]

Regular season

The regular season was a success with the Browns finishing with a regular season record of 10–3–1. They were coached by Blanton Collier who had replaced Paul Brown the previous season. The team had a tremendous amount of heart, which was demonstrated by the fact that they had key commanding wins throughout the season. For instance, they swept their arch rival New York Giants, who the previous year had edged them out as the eastern conference champion. Not only did they win both times that they played against the Giants but both wins were very convincing, the first being a 42–20 home victory and the second being a 52–20 away victory. The second victory over the Giants was a clutch, season ending game that clinched the eastern conference title. Many of the Browns' wins during the regular season were in a very commanding manner, with a 37–21 win over the Detroit Lions being a prime example. The win over the Lions carried extra significance due to the fact that the Lions had been the team that knocked them out of the conference champion hunt the previous season by beating them 38–10 in the second to last regular season game.

The Browns were led by Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown who had a stellar regular season, rushing for 1,446 yards with a 5.2 yards/carry average. Although they had a great rushing game, the Browns had a very balanced offense, choosing not to just hand the ball to Brown on every play. The quarterback of the team was Frank Ryan who had a decent season throwing for 2,404 yards and 25 touchdowns while throwing 19 interceptions. The top receivers of the team were Paul Warfield and Gary Collins, the second of whom would become a legend by catching three touchdowns in the championship game against the heavily favored Baltimore Colts.[2][3]

Championship Game

Leading into the game, the Browns were huge underdogs. Most experts had them losing by double digits. Baltimore was so heavily favored that after the Browns won the game, Sports Illustrated had to scramble to find a picture of a Browns player to put on its cover. Baltimore had the league's best offense and had a league best record of 12–2. They were stacked with future Hall of Famers such as Johnny Unitas, Lenny Moore, and John Mackey. The Browns though, were unfazed by the apparent talent disparity and Jim Brown was reported stating before the game, "we're going to kick their [butt] today." The game-time temperature that day was 34 degrees and felt much colder in 15- to 25-mph winds whipping under gray December sky. The Municipal Stadium crowd of 79,544 was the second largest in NFL title-game history at the time. The Browns knew that if they wanted to be in the game they had to make a statement early on, and they did just that. Galen Fiss, the Browns team captain, broke up a screen pass from Unitas to Moore, sending Moore airborne for a loss. The Browns tenacity on defense is what got them to the half time score of 0–0. Brown's running back Ernie Green reported after the game about half time, "We cleaned ourselves and sat down, and it seemed like something came over all of us. I think we all kind of looked at each other and concluded, 'Hey, we can beat these guys.'" Not only did the Browns "beat" the Colts in the second half, They destroyed them, scoring 27 unanswered points. Gary Collins became a Cleveland Browns legend by catching three touch down passes, the third one being a 51-yarder with Colts defender Bobby Boyd all over him. The biggest story of the game was how well Cleveland's defense played against Baltimore's heralded offense. Cleveland was able to hold Unitas to just 95 yards while intercepting him twice.[4]

Lasting value

This was the last major sports championship won by a Cleveland-based team until 2016, when the Cleveland Cavaliers, a team that was formed in 1970, defeated the defending champion Golden State Warriors in a seven-game NBA Finals. Not only is it remembered in Cleveland but ESPN ranks the '64 title game as the second-greatest NFL postseason upset, behind only Joe Namath's guaranteed win over the Colts in Super Bowl III four seasons later.

Offseason

1964 draft class

1964 Cleveland Browns Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 11 Paul Warfield Wide receiver Ohio State
2 26 Billy Truax Defensive end LSU
4 54 Don Shackelford Tackle Pacific
5 67 Dick Klein Tackle Wichita State
7 95 Sammy Odom Linebacker Northwestern (LA) State
8 110 Leroy Kelly Running back Morgan State
9 123 John Briscoe Linebacker Arizona
10 135 Bobby Robinson Guard Mississippi
138 Dick Van Raaphorst Kicker Ohio State
11 151 Eddie Versprille Fullback Alabama
12 166 Ed Mitchell Tackle Southern
13 179 Bob Meehan Guard Syracuse
14 194 Terry Sieg Running back Virginia
15 207 John Houtman Tackle Michigan
16 222 Sid Williams End Southern
17 235 Larry Bartolameolli Tackle Western Michigan
18 250 Sherman Lewis Defensive back Michigan State
19 263 Jim Higgins Guard Xavier
20 278 Dave Archer Tackle Syracuse

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Exhibition schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Score Record Stadium Attendance Time (ET) Local TV Radio
1 August 9 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–26 0–1 Kezar Stadium
27,404
 4:30 PM EDT WGAR–AM
2 August 15 at Los Angeles Rams W 56–31 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
43,183
 11:00 PM EDT WEWS-TV WERE–AM
3 August 22 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (at Akron) W 42–7 2–1 Rubber Bowl
27,255
 8:00 PM EDT WERE–AM
4 August 28 at Detroit Lions W 35–14 3–1 Tiger Stadium
36,946
 8:00 PM EDT WEWS-TV WGAR–AM
5 September 5 Green Bay Packers W 20–17 4–1 Cleveland Stadium
83,736
 9:00 PM EDT WGAR–AM

Notes:

a All times are Eastern time.

There was a doubleheader on September 5, 1964, Giants vs Lions and Packers vs Browns.

Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Score Record Stadium Attendance Time (ET) Network Radio Recap
1 September 13 at Washington Redskins W 27–13 1–0 District of Columbia Stadium
47,577
 1:30 PM EDT CBS WGAR–AM Recap
2 September 20 St. Louis Cardinals T 33–33 1–0–1 Cleveland Stadium
76,954
 1:30 PM EDT CBS WGAR–AM Recap
3 September 27 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–20 2–0–1 Franklin Field
60,671
 1:30 PM EDT CBS WGAR–AM Recap
4 October 4 Dallas Cowboys W 27–6 3–0–1 Cleveland Stadium
72,062
 1:30 PM EDT CBS WGAR–AM Recap
5 October 10 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–23 3–1–1 Cleveland Stadium
80,530
 8:00 PM EDT Sports Network Incorporated (SNI) WERE–AM Recap
6 October 18 at Dallas Cowboys W 20–16 4–1–1 Cotton Bowl
37,456
 2:30 PM EDT CBS WERE–AM Recap
7 October 25 New York Giants W 42–20 5–1–1 Cleveland Stadium
81,050
 1:30 PM EST CBS WERE–AM Recap
8 November 1 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–17 6–1–1 Pitt Stadium
49,568
 1:30 PM EST CBS WERE–AM Recap
9 November 8 Washington Redskins W 34–24 7–1–1 Cleveland Stadium
76,385
 1:30 PM EST CBS WERE–AM Recap
10 November 15 Detroit Lions W 37–21 8–1–1 Cleveland Stadium
83,064
 1:30 PM EST CBS WERE–AM Recap
11 November 22 vs. Green Bay Packers (at Milwaukee) L 21–28 8–2–1 Milwaukee County Stadium
48,065
 2:00 PM EST CBS WERE–AM Recap
12 November 29 Philadelphia Eagles W 38–24 9–2–1 Cleveland Stadium
79,289
 1:30 PM EST CBS WERE–AM Recap
13 December 6 at St. Louis Cardinals L 19–28 9–3–1 Busch Stadium
31,585
 2:00 PM EST CBS WERE–AM Recap
14 December 12 at New York Giants W 52–20 10–3–1 Yankee Stadium
63,007
 2:00 PM EST CBS WERE–AM Recap
Note:a All times are Eastern time. (UTC–4; UTC–5 starting October 25)

Game summaries

Week 1: at Washington Redskins

Cleveland Browns 27, Washington Redskins 13
1 234Total
• Browns 0 1377 27
Redskins 0 1003 13
Scoring summary
Q2WSHMartin 12 yard field goalWSH 3–0
Q2WSHTaylor 17 yard rush (Martin kick)WSH 10–0
Q2CLECollins 23 yard pass from Ryan (kick failed)WSH 10–6
Q2CLEBrown 1 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 13–10
Q3CLEBrown 1 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 20–10
Q4WSHMartin 14 yard field goalCLE 20–13
Q4CLEGreen 1 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 27–13

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Week 2: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals 33, Cleveland Browns 33
1 234Total
Cardinals 10 31010 33
Browns 6 10710 33
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 76,954
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C); wind 7 mph
  • Referee: Tom Bell
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jack Drees (STL) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play), Bill Fischer (second half) (STL) and Warren Lahr (first half) (CLE) (color commentators)
Scoring summary
Q1STLCrow 22 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)STL 7–0
Q1CLEGroza 32 yard field goalSTL 7–3
Q1CLEGroza 12 yard field goalSTL 7–6
Q1STLBakken 30 yard field goalSTL 10–6
Q2CLEGroza 37 yard field goalSTL 10–9
Q2STLBakken 51 yard field goalSTL 13–9
Q2CLEWarfield 40 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 16–13
Q3STLRandle 38 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)STL 20–16
Q3STLBakken 44 yard field goalSTL 23–16
Q3CLECollins 7 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)Tie 23–23
Q4STLRandle 50 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)STL 30–23
Q4CLEGroza 25 yard field goalSTL 30–26
Q4CLEBrown 1 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 33–30
Q4STLBakken 28 yard field goalTie 33–33

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Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles

Cleveland Browns 28, Philadelphia Eagles 20
1 234Total
• Browns 7 0147 28
Eagles 7 607 20
Scoring summary
Q1CLEGreen 37 yard run (Groza kick)CLE 7–0
Q1PHIMatson 1 yard rush (Baker kick)Tie 7–7
Q2PHIBaker 12 yard field goalPHI 10–7
Q2PHIBaker 42 yard field goalPHI 13–7
Q3CLEWarfield 24 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 14–13
Q3CLEBrown 40 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 21–13
Q4CLECollins 12 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 28–13
Q4PHIMatson 7 yard rush (Baker kick)CLE 28–20

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Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Cleveland Browns 27, Dallas Cowboys 6
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 600 6
• Browns 7 677 27
Scoring summary
Q111:21CLEGreen 7 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 7–0
Q24:47CLEGroza 19 yard field goalCLE 10–0
Q213:06DALNorman 5 yard pass from Roach (kick failed)CLE 10–6
Q214:55CLEGroza 21 yard field goalCLE 13–6
Q314:46CLEWarfield 40 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 20–6
Q42:35CLECollins 38 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 27–6

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Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers 23, Cleveland Browns 7
1 234Total
• Steelers 10 670 23
Browns 0 700 7
Scoring summary
Q1PITClark 21 yard field goalPIT 3–0
Q1PITJohnson 33 yard rush (Clark kick)PIT 10–0
Q2PITJohnson 45 yard rush (kick failed)PIT 16–0
Q2CLECollins 18 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)PIT 16–7
Q3PITJohnson 5 yard rush (Clark kick)PIT 23–7

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Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys

Cleveland Browns 20, Dallas Cowboys 16
1 234Total
• Browns 7 607 20
Cowboys 0 6100 16
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:55
  • Game attendance: 37,456
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); wind 16 mph
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Frank Glieber (DAL) (first half) (play–by–play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Davey O'Brien (DAL) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary
Q12:42CLEGreen 1 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 7–0
Q20:04DALRaaphorst 34 yard field goalCLE 7–3
Q24:11CLEGroza 34 yard field goalCLE 10–3
Q25:10CLEGroza 30 yard field goalCLE 13–3
Q214:45DALRaaphorst 20 yard field goalCLE 13–6
Q35:42DALRaaphorst 37 yard field goalCLE 13–9
Q314:37DALPerkins 1 yard rush (Raaphorst kick)DAL 16–13
Q48:31CLEParrish 54 yard interception return (Groza kick)CLE 20–16

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Week 7: vs. New York Giants

Cleveland Browns 42, New York Giants 20
1 234Total
Giants 6 077 20
• Browns 0 7728 42
Scoring summary
Q1NYJames 1 yard rush - (kick failed)NY 6–0
Q2CLEKelly 68 yard punt return (Groza kick)CLE 7–6
Q3CLEWarfield 11 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 14–6
Q3NYTittle 7 yard rush (Chandler kick)CLE 14–13
Q4CLEWiggin 2 yard fumble return (Groza kick)CLE 21–13
Q4CLECollins 9 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 28–13
Q4CLEScales 23 yard fumble return (Groza kick)CLE 35–13
Q4NYWheelwright 20 yard pass from Wood (Chandler kick)CLE 35–20
Q4CLEBrewer 11 yard pass from Ninowski (Groza kick)CLE 42–20

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Week 8: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Cleveland Browns 30, Pittsburgh Steelers 17
1 234Total
• Browns 0 101010 30
Steelers 0 1007 17
Scoring summary
Q2CLEGroza 36 yard field goalCLE 3–0
Q2CLEMcNeil 25 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 10–0
Q2PITPeaks 5 yard rush (Clark kick)CLE 10–7
Q2PITClark 26 yard field goalTie 10–10
Q3CLEGreen 7 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 17–10
Q3CLEGroza 22 yard field goalCLE 20–10
Q4CLEGroza 16 yard field goalCLE 23–10
Q4PITJohnson 1 yard rush (Clark kick)CLE 23–17
Q4CLEGreen 13 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 30–17

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Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins

Cleveland Browns 34, Washington Redskins 24
1 234Total
Redskins 0 3714 24
• Browns 0 13147 34
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 76,385
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); wind 6 mph
  • Referee: George Rennix
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Gibbons (WSH) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play), Eddie Gallaher (WSH) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary
Q2WSHMartin 30 yard field goalWSH 3–0
Q2CLEGreen 21 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 7–3
Q2CLEGroza 11 yard field goalCLE 10–3
Q2CLEGroza 38 yard field goalCLE 13–3
Q3CLECollins 13 yard pass from Brown (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 20–3
Q3WSHMitchell 14 yard pass from Jurgenson (Martin kick)CLE 20–10
Q3CLEWarfield 62 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 27–10
Q4WSHTaylor 10 yard pass from Jurgenson (Martin kick)CLE 27–17
Q4CLEBrown 2 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 34–17
Q4WSHMitchell 14 yard pass from Jurgenson (Martin kick)CLE 34–24

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Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions

Cleveland Browns 37, Detroit Lions 21
1 234Total
Lions 14 700 21
• Browns 7 13710 37
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 83,064
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); wind 9 mph
  • Referee: Tony Skovar
  • TV announcers (CBS): Van Patrick (DET) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play), Jim Morse (DET) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary
Q1CLEBrown 6 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 7–0
Q1DETLewis 92 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick)Tie 7–7
Q1DETGibbons 4 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick)DET 14–7
Q2CLEGroza 38 yard field goalDET 14–10
Q2CLEBrown 2 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 17–14
Q2DETBarr 39 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick)DET 21–17
Q2CLEGroza 47 yard field goalDET 21–20
Q3CLEWarfield 8 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 27–21
Q4CLEGroza 36 yard field goalCLE 30–21
Q4CLEBeach 65 yard interception return (Groza kick)CLE 37–21

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Week 11: at Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers 28, Cleveland Browns 21
1 234Total
Browns 14 007 21
• Packers 7 0147 28
Scoring summary
Q1CLEWarfield 48 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 7–0
Q1GBPitts 19 yard rush (Hornung kick)Tie 7–7
Q1CLEBrown 1 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 14–7
Q3GBTaylor 1 yard rush (Horning kick)Tie 14–14
Q3GBStarr 4 yard rush (Hornung kick)GB 21–14
Q4GBTaylor 5 yard rush (Horning kick)GB 28–14
Q4CLEWarfield 19 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)GB 28–21

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Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Cleveland Browns 38, Philadelphia Eagles 24
1 234Total
Eagles 3 0714 24
• Browns 7 14107 38
Scoring summary
Q1CLEShoals 0 yard fumble return (Groza kick)CLE 7–0
Q1PHIBaker 14 yard field goalCLE 7–3
Q2CLEWilliams 0 yard fumble return (Groza kick)CLE 14–3
Q2CLEHouston 42 yard interception return (Groza kick)CLE 21–3
Q3CLEGroza 37 yard field goalCLE 24–3
Q3PHIBrown 20 yard rush (Baker kick)CLE 24–10
Q3CLEBrewer 24 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 31–10
Q4PHIGoodwin 19 yard pass from Snead (Baker kick)CLE 31–17
Q4CLEBrewer 13 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 38–17
Q4PHIRetzlaff 32 yard pass from Snead (Baker kick)CLE 38–24

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Week 13: at St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals 28, Cleveland Browns 19
1 234Total
Browns 3 3310 19
• Cardinals 0 2170 28
  • Date: December 6
  • Location: Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 31,585
  • Game weather: 18 °F (−8 °C); wind 7.8 mph; wind chill 8 °F (−13 °C)
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jack Drees (STL) (first half) (play–by–play), Warren Lahr (second half) (CLE) and Bill Fischer (first half) (STL) (color commentators)
Scoring summary
Q1CLEGroza 22 yard field goalCLE 3–0
Q2STLChildress 46 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)STL 7–3
Q2STLJohnson 1 yard rush (Bakken kick)STL 14–3
Q2STLConrad 8 yard pass from Johnson (Bakken kick)STL 21–3
Q2CLEGroza 39 yard field goalSTL 21–6
Q3CLEGroza 17 yard field goalSTL 21–9
Q3STLJohnson 1 yard rush (Bakken kick)STL 28–9
Q4CLEGroza 36 yard field goalSTL 28–12
Q4CLEGreen 30 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)STL 28–19

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Week 14: at New York Giants

Cleveland Browns 52, New York Giants 20
1 234Total
• Browns 3 21217 52
Giants 0 7013 20
  • Date: December 6
  • Location: Yankee Stadium (I), Bronx, New York
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 63,007
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); wind 6.8 mph
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Chris Schenkel (NY) (first half) (play–by–play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Pat Summerall (NY) (first half) (color commentators)
Scoring summary
Q1CLEGroza 39 yard field goalCLE 3–0
Q2NYJames 7 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)NY 7–3
Q2CLERyan 13 yard rush (Groza kick)CLE 10–7
Q2CLECollins 11 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 17–7
Q2CLEGreen 1 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 24–7
Q3CLEGreen 25 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)CLE 31–7
Q3CLEWarfield 8 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 38–7
Q3CLEBrown 8 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 45–7
Q4NYThomas 10 yard pass from Wood (Chandler kick)CLE 45–14
Q4CLERoberts 24 yard pass from Ninowski (Groza kick)CLE 52–14
Q4NYThomas 1 yard pass from Wood (kick failed)CLE 52–20

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Game Officials

Week Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Back Judge Field Judge
1 at Washington (23) Harry Brubaker (18) Tony Sacco (8) Grover Klemmer (29) Stan Jaworowski (32) Jim Tunney
2 St. Louis (7) Tom Bell (20) Frank Sinkovitz (30) George Murphy (25) Tom Kelleher (34) Fritz Graf
3 at Philadelphia (52) George Rennix (51) Lou Palazzi (28) Bill Schleibaum (24) Bruce Alford (10) Charles Sweeney
4 Dallas (56) Norm Schachter (4) James Beiersdorfer (26) Ed Marion (33) Art Holst (27) Herm Rohrig
5 Pittsburgh
6 at Dallas () Bill Downes (4) James Beiersdorfer () Sam Cooperman () Armen Terzian () Joe Gonzales
7 New York (56) Norm Schachter
8 at Pittsburgh
9 Washington (52) George Rennix
10 Detroit (55) Tony Skovar
11 vs. Green Bay (at Milwaukee)
12 Philadelphia (3) Jim Pace
13 at St. Louis
14 at New York

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Score Stadium Attendance Time (ET) Network Local Radio National Radio Recap
NFL Championship Game December 27 Baltimore Colts W 27–0 Cleveland Stadium
79,544
 1:30 PM EST CBS WERE–AM CBS Recap

Notes:

a All times are EASTERN time.

1964 NFL Championship Game: vs. Baltimore Colts

1964 NFL Championship Game: Cleveland Browns 27, Baltimore Colts 0
1 234Total
Colts 0 000 0
• Browns 0 01710 27
Scoring summary
Q3CLEGroza 43 yard field goalCLE 3–0
Q3CLECollins 18 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 10–0
Q3CLECollins 42 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 17–0
Q4CLEGroza 10 yard field goalCLE 20–0
Q4CLECollins 51 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)CLE 27–0

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Officials

Round Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Back Judge Field Judge Alternates
1964 NFL Championship Game Baltimore (56) Norm Schachter (57) Joe Connell (30) George Murphy (25) Tom Kelleher (16) Mike Lisetski (52) George Rennix, (29) Stan Jaworowski

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
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 W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 10 3 1 .769 9–2–1 415 293 W1
St. Louis Cardinals 9 3 2 .750 8–2–2 357 331 W4
Philadelphia Eagles 6 8 0 .429 6–6 312 313 L1
Washington Redskins 6 8 0 .429 5–7 307 305 L2
Dallas Cowboys 5 8 1 .385 4–7–1 250 289 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 9 0 .357 5–7 253 315 L1
New York Giants 2 10 2 .167 2–8–2 241 399 L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Personnel

Staff

1964 Cleveland Browns staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive line – Fritz Heisler
  • Offensive backfield and ends – Dub Jones
 Defensive coaches


Strength and conditioning

  • Trainer - Leo Murphy
  • Equipment manager - Morrie Kono

Roster

1964 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics

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Media

Radio

Flagship station Play-by-play Color commentator
WERE–AM 1300 (main)
WGAR–AM 1220 (backup) 		Gib Shanley Jim Graner

Pre season TV

Local TV Play-by-play Color commentator
WEWS-TV 5 Ken Coleman Warren Lahr

Awards and records

  • Jim Brown, NFL Rushing Leader, (1,446 yards)
  • Frank Ryan, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (25)

Milestones

  • Jim Brown, Seventh NFL Rushing Title

1965 NFL Pro Bowl (1964 NFL season), January 10, 1965

Pro Bowl

References

  1. ^ Last playoff appearance, 1958
  2. ^ King, Steve. "History: 1964". The Official Website of the Cleveland Browns. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Team History". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. ^ Lubinger, Ben. "Cleveland Browns fans still cherish 1964 NFL championship season, more than two generations later". The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Cleveland Browns 2015 Media Guide. Cleveland Browns. p. 295.
  6. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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  21. ^ "1964 Cleveland Browns Starters, Roster, & Players". Pro Football.

External links

  • 1964 Cleveland Browns season at Profootballreference.com
  • 1964 Cleveland Browns season statistics at jt-sw.com
  • 1964 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
  • 1964 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com
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