1959 Cleveland Browns season
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The 1959
Cleveland Browns
season was the team's tenth season with the National Football League
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1959 NFL season
The 1959 NFL season was the 40th regular season of the National Football League. Tragedy struck as NFL Commissioner Bert Bell died of a heart attack on October 11 at Philadelphia's Franklin Field while watching the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers play...
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 tenth 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...
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Exhibition Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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| 1 | August 12, 1959 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 34–20 |
| 2 | August 22, 1959 | 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 9–3 |
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| 3 | August 30, 1959 | 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 17–14 |
| 4 | September 5, 1959 | 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,... |
W 27–24 |
| 5 | September 13, 1959 | 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 31–28 |
| 6 | September 19, 1959 | 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 33–31 |
Regular Season Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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| 1 | September 26, 1959 | at Pittsburgh Steelers 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Cleveland Browns :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 33,844* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:... |
L 17–7 |
| 2 | October 4, 1959 | at Chicago Cardinals 1959 Chicago Cardinals season The 1959 Chicago Cardinals season was the team's 40th and final season in Chicago. The Cardinals finished the year with a record of two wins and ten losses. The home games played October 25 and November 22 were played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. In March 1960, the Chicago... |
W 34–7 |
| 3 | October 11, 1959 | New York Giants 1959 New York Giants season The 1959 New York Giants season was the 35th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants' defense became the second defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest rushing yards, fewest passing yards and fewest total yards. The 1959 Giants scored 284 points... |
L 10–6 |
| 4 | October 18, 1959 | Chicago Cardinals 1959 Chicago Cardinals season The 1959 Chicago Cardinals season was the team's 40th and final season in Chicago. The Cardinals finished the year with a record of two wins and ten losses. The home games played October 25 and November 22 were played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. In March 1960, the Chicago... |
W 17–7 |
| 5 | October 25, 1959 | Washington Redskins 1959 Washington Redskins season The 1959 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-7-1 record from 1958.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
W 34–7 |
| 6 | November 1, 1959 | at Baltimore Colts 1959 Baltimore Colts season The 1959 Baltimore Colts season was the 7th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 40th season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses and finished first in the Western Conference.... |
W 38–31 |
| 7 | November 8, 1959 | Philadelphia Eagles 1959 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1959 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 27th in the league. They improved on their previous output of 2–9–1, winning seven games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season.-Off Season:... |
W 28–7 |
| 8 | November 15, 1959 | at Washington Redskins 1959 Washington Redskins season The 1959 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-7-1 record from 1958.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
W 31–17 |
| 9 | November 22, 1959 | Pittsburgh Steelers 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Cleveland Browns :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 33,844* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:... |
L 21–20 |
| 10 | November 29, 1959 | San Francisco 49ers 1959 San Francisco 49ers season The 1959 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 10th season in the NFL, and were coming off a 6-6-0 record in 1956, however, they ended without qualifying for the playoffs. After starting the season 6-1-0, they lost 4 out of their last 5 games and ended with a 7-5-0 record.-Top players:The... |
L 21–20 |
| 11 | December 6, 1959 | at New York Giants 1959 New York Giants season The 1959 New York Giants season was the 35th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants' defense became the second defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest rushing yards, fewest passing yards and fewest total yards. The 1959 Giants scored 284 points... |
L 48–7 |
| 12 | December 13, 1959 | at Philadelphia Eagles 1959 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1959 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 27th in the league. They improved on their previous output of 2–9–1, winning seven games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season.-Off Season:... |
W 28–21 |
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 1959 New York Giants season The 1959 New York Giants season was the 35th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants' defense became the second defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest rushing yards, fewest passing yards and fewest total yards. The 1959 Giants scored 284 points... |
10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 284 | 170 | W-4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1959 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1959 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 27th in the league. They improved on their previous output of 2–9–1, winning seven games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season.-Off Season:... |
7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 268 | 278 | L-1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 270 | 214 | W-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Cleveland Browns :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 33,844* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:... |
6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 257 | 216 | W-1 |
| Washington Redskins 1959 Washington Redskins season The 1959 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-7-1 record from 1958.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 185 | 350 | L-5 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1959 Chicago Cardinals season The 1959 Chicago Cardinals season was the team's 40th and final season in Chicago. The Cardinals finished the year with a record of two wins and ten losses. The home games played October 25 and November 22 were played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. In March 1960, the Chicago... |
2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 234 | 324 | L-6 |