1959 Cleveland Browns season

The 1959 Cleveland Browns season was the team's tenth season with the National Football League. Future Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown rushed for 1,329 yards, leading the league for the third straight year, and 14 touchdowns. QB Milt Plum, who was drafted by the Browns in the 1957 draft with Brown would emerge as a solid quarterback. The Browns had been looking for a replacement for Otto Graham ever since the Hall of Famer retired—for the second time—following the 1955 season. They finally found him when Plum, a second-round draft pick in 1957, threw for 14 TDs with just six interceptions. However, the Browns would finish just 7–5 in 1959, the second in what would turn out to be a string of six straight seasons in which the Browns had decent to very good teams without qualifying for the postseason. The 7–5 record was also the second worst record since head coach Paul Brown's tenure with the team.

1959 Cleveland Browns season
Head coachPaul Brown
Home fieldCleveland Stadium
Local radioWGAR
Results
Record7–5
Division placeT–2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

Exhibition Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 August 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–34 27,432
2 August 22 vs. Detroit Lions at Akron L 3–9 22,654
3 August 30 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–17 24,737
4 September 5 at Los Angeles Rams W 27–24 55,883
5 September 13 at Detroit Lions L 28–31 33,435
6 September 19 Chicago Bears W 33–31 25,316

Regular Season Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 26 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–17 33,844
2 October 4 at Chicago Cardinals W 34–7 19,935
3 October 11 New York Giants L 6–10 65,534
4 October 18 Chicago Cardinals W 17–7 46,422
5 October 25 Washington Redskins W 34–7 42,732
6 November 1 at Baltimore Colts W 38–31 57,557
7 November 8 Philadelphia Eagles W 28–7 58,275
8 November 15 at Washington Redskins W 31–17 32,266
9 November 22 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–21 68,563
10 November 29 San Francisco 49ers L 20–21 56,854
11 December 6 at New York Giants L 7–48 68,436
12 December 13 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–21 45,952

Standings
NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 10 2 0 .833 8–2 284 170 W4
Philadelphia Eagles 7 5 0 .583 6–4 268 278 L1
Cleveland Browns 7 5 0 .583 6–4 270 214 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 5 1 .545 6–4 257 216 W1
Washington Redskins 3 9 0 .250 2–8 185 350 L5
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 2–8 234 324 L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Personnel

Roster
1959 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/coaches
1959 Cleveland Browns staff
Front office
  • Majority owner/CEO & president – Dave R. Jones
  • Minority owner/vice president – Ellis Ryan
  • Minority owner/vice president – Homer Marshman
  • Minority owner/vice president – Saul Silberman

Coaches

Offensive coaches

   Defensive coaches

Strength & conditioning

  • Athletic trainer – Leo Murphy
  • Equipment manager – Morris Kono

References
  1. "1959 Cleveland Browns Starters, Roster, & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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