
1959 Cleveland Browns Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Paul Brown (7-5)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1959 Cleveland Browns Roster
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.
The Browns scored 270 points, and the defense surrendered 214. Jim Brown powered the ground game, running for a 1,329 yards for Cleveland.
Milt Plum passed for 1,992 yards. Billy Howton topped all receivers, snagging 39 passes, while Ray Renfro added 528 receiving yards, while Bobby Mitchell contributed to the receiving game also.
Bernie Parrish and Junior Wren each picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Paul Brown coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 270
Regular Season Points Against: 214
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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September 26, 1959 | Cleveland Browns 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers 17 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
October 4, 1959 | Cleveland Browns 34 at Chicago Cardinals 7 | W | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
October 11, 1959 | New York Giants 10 at Cleveland Browns 6 | L | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-0 | ||
October 18, 1959 | Chicago Cardinals 7 at Cleveland Browns 17 | W | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
October 25, 1959 | Washington Redskins 7 at Cleveland Browns 34 | W | 2-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-2-0 | ||
November 1, 1959 | Cleveland Browns 38 at Baltimore Colts 31 | W | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-2-0 | ||
November 8, 1959 | Philadelphia Eagles 7 at Cleveland Browns 28 | W | 3-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 5-2-0 | ||
November 15, 1959 | Cleveland Browns 31 at Washington Redskins 17 | W | 3-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 6-2-0 | ||
November 22, 1959 | Pittsburgh Steelers 21 at Cleveland Browns 20 | L | 3-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 6-3-0 | ||
November 29, 1959 | San Francisco 49ers 21 at Cleveland Browns 20 | L | 3-3-0 | 3-1-0 | 6-4-0 | ||
December 6, 1959 | Cleveland Browns 7 at New York Giants 48 | L | 3-3-0 | 3-2-0 | 6-5-0 | ||
December 13, 1959 | Cleveland Browns 28 at Philadelphia Eagles 21 | W | 3-3-0 | 4-2-0 | 7-5-0 |