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1963 Cleveland Browns season

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1963 Cleveland Browns season
General managerHarold Sauerbrei
Head coachBlanton Collier
Home fieldCleveland Stadium
Local radioWERE
Results
Record10–4
Division place2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishLost NFL Playoff Bowl
(vs. Packers) 23–40

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. 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Roster

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1963 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

rookies in italics

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Staff

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1963 Cleveland Browns staff
Front office

Coaches

Offensive coaches

  Defensive coaches

Strength & Coditioning

  • Athletic Trainer - Leo Murphy
  • Equipment Manager - Morris Kono

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "1963 Cleveland Browns Starters, Roster, & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
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