1963 Cleveland Browns season
| 1963 Cleveland Browns season | |
|---|---|
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| General manager | Harold Sauerbrei |
| Head coach | Blanton Collier |
| Home field | Cleveland Stadium |
| Local radio | WERE |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–4 |
| Division place | 2nd NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Lost NFL Playoff Bowl (vs. Packers) 23–40 |
| Pro Bowlers | Bernie Parrish, CB John Morrow, C Galen Fiss, LB Bill Glass, DE Dick Schafrath, LT Jim Brown, FB |
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 sixth 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
[edit]| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | L 7–16 | Canton | 18,462 |
There was a doubleheader on August 17, 1963 Giants vs Lions and Colts vs Browns.
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 15 | Washington Redskins | W 37–14 | 1–0 | Cleveland Stadium | 57,618 | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 22 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 41–24 | 2–0 | Cotton Bowl | 28,710 | Recap | ||
| 3 | September 29 | Los Angeles Rams | W 20–6 | 3–0 | Cleveland Stadium | 54,713 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 35–23 | 4–0 | Cleveland Stadium | 84,684 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 13 | at New York Giants | W 35–24 | 5–0 | Yankee Stadium | 62,956 | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 37–7 | 6–0 | Cleveland Stadium | 75,174 | Recap | ||
| 7 | October 27 | New York Giants | L 6–33 | 6–1 | Cleveland Stadium | 84,213 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 3 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 23–17 | 7–1 | Franklin Field | 60,671 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 10 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–9 | 7–2 | Pitt Stadium | 54,497 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 17 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 14–20 | 7–3 | Cleveland Stadium | 75,932 | Recap | ||
| 11 | November 24 | Dallas Cowboys | W 27–17 | 8–3 | Cleveland Stadium | 55,096 | Recap | ||
| 12 | December 1 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 24–10 | 9–3 | Busch Stadium | 32,531 | Recap | ||
| 13 | December 8 | at Detroit Lions | L 10–38 | 9–4 | Tiger Stadium | 51,382 | Recap | ||
| 14 | December 15 | at Washington Redskins | W 27–20 | 10–4 | D.C. Stadium | 40,865 | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. | |||||||||
Playoffs
[edit]| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoff Bowl | January 5, 1964 | Green Bay Packers | L 23–40 | 0–1 | Miami Orange Bowl | 54,921 |
Standings
[edit]| NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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| 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.
| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Chicago Bears | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 10–1–1 | 301 | 144 | W2 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 9–2–1 | 369 | 206 | W2 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 7–5 | 316 | 285 | W3 | |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 326 | 265 | L1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 309 | 390 | W1 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5–7 | 210 | 350 | L2 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 1–11 | 198 | 391 | L5 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Personnel
[edit]Roster
[edit]| 1963 Cleveland Browns roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
rookies in italics | ||||
Staff
[edit]| 1963 Cleveland Browns staff | ||||||
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Front office
Coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength & Coditioning
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Awards and honors
[edit]- Jim Brown, Bert Bell Award[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- 1963 Cleveland Browns season at Profootballreference.com
- 1963 Cleveland Browns season statistics at jt-sw.com
- 1963 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com