1956 Cleveland Browns season
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The 1956
Cleveland Browns
season was the team's seventh season with the National Football League
. This is the first time they have had a losing season or did not make the playoffs.
1956 NFL season
The 1956 NFL season was the 37th regular season of the National Football League. CBS became the first network to televise some regular season games across the nation...
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was the team's seventh season with the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. This is the first time they have had a losing season or did not make the playoffs.
Exhibition Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 10, 1956 | vs. College All-Stars at Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
W 26–0 |
| 2 | August 19, 1956 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 28–17 |
| 3 | August 24, 1956 | at Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
L 17–6 |
| 4 | September 1, 1956 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 21–20 |
| 5 | September 7, 1956 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 17–0 |
| 6 | September 15, 1956 | vs. Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... at Akron |
L 31–14 |
| 7 | September 21, 1956 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 24–14 |
Regular Season Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30, 1956 | at Chicago Cardinals 1956 Chicago Cardinals season The 1956 Chicago Cardinals season was the 37th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4-7-1, winning seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.-Regular season:... |
L 9–7 |
| 2 | October 6, 1956 | at Pittsburgh Steelers 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Washington Redskins :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 27,718* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:... |
W 14–10 |
| 3 | October 14, 1956 | New York Giants 1956 New York Giants season The 1956 New York Giants season was a championship season for the Giants. After finishing with an 8–3–1 record, the Giants would win their fourth NFL Championship by defeating the Chicago Bears 47–7.-Transactions:... |
L 21–9 |
| 4 | October 21, 1956 | at Washington Redskins 1956 Washington Redskins season The 1956 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-4 record from 1955.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
L 20–9 |
| 5 | October 28, 1956 | Pittsburgh Steelers 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Washington Redskins :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 27,718* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:... |
L 24–16 |
| 6 | November 4, 1956 | at Green Bay Packers 1956 Green Bay Packers season The 1956 Green Bay Packers season was their 36th in the National Football League. The club posted a 4-8 record under coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a fifth-place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:... |
W 24–7 |
| 7 | November 11, 1956 | Baltimore Colts 1956 Baltimore Colts season The 1956 Baltimore Colts season was the 4th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1956 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses and finished fourth in the Western Conference.... |
L 21–7 |
| 8 | November 18, 1956 | at Philadelphia Eagles 1956 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1956 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 24th in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 4–7–1, winning only three games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.-Off Season:... |
W 16–0 |
| 9 | November 25, 1956 | Washington Redskins 1956 Washington Redskins season The 1956 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-4 record from 1955.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
L 20–17 |
| 10 | December 2, 1956 | Philadelphia Eagles 1956 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1956 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 24th in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 4–7–1, winning only three games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.-Off Season:... |
W 17–14 |
| 11 | December 9, 1956 | at New York Giants 1956 New York Giants season The 1956 New York Giants season was a championship season for the Giants. After finishing with an 8–3–1 record, the Giants would win their fourth NFL Championship by defeating the Chicago Bears 47–7.-Transactions:... |
W 24–7 |
| 12 | December 16, 1956 | Chicago Cardinals 1956 Chicago Cardinals season The 1956 Chicago Cardinals season was the 37th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4-7-1, winning seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.-Regular season:... |
L 24–7 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Giants 1956 New York Giants season The 1956 New York Giants season was a championship season for the Giants. After finishing with an 8–3–1 record, the Giants would win their fourth NFL Championship by defeating the Chicago Bears 47–7.-Transactions:... |
8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 264 | 197 | W-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1956 Chicago Cardinals season The 1956 Chicago Cardinals season was the 37th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 4-7-1, winning seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.-Regular season:... |
7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 240 | 182 | W-1 |
| Washington Redskins 1956 Washington Redskins season The 1956 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-4 record from 1955.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 183 | 225 | L-2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 167 | 177 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Washington Redskins :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 27,718* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:... |
5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 167 | 177 | W-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1956 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1956 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 24th in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 4–7–1, winning only three games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.-Off Season:... |
3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 143 | 215 | L-3 |