1963 Cleveland Browns season

1963 Cleveland Browns season
1963 Cleveland Browns season
General manager	Harold Sauerbrei
Head coach	Blanton Collier
Home stadium	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoffs	Lost NFL Playoff Bowl; (vs. Packers) 23–40
Pro Bowlers	Bernie Parrish, CB; John Morrow, C; Galen Fiss, LB; Bill Glass, DE; Dick Schafrath, LT; Jim Brown, FB
	← 1962; Browns seasons; 1964 →;

The 1963 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 14th season with the National Football League.

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Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown led the league in rushing for the sixth 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.

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	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	L 7–16	Canton	18,462

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 15	Washington Redskins	W 37–14	1–0	Cleveland Stadium	57,618	Recap
2	September 22	at Dallas Cowboys	W 41–24	2–0	Cotton Bowl	28,710	Recap
3	September 29	Los Angeles Rams	W 20–6	3–0	Cleveland Stadium	54,713	Recap
4	October 5	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 35–23	4–0	Cleveland Stadium	84,684	Recap
5	October 13	at New York Giants	W 35–24	5–0	Yankee Stadium	62,956	Recap
6	October 20	Philadelphia Eagles	W 37–7	6–0	Cleveland Stadium	75,174	Recap
7	October 27	New York Giants	L 6–33	6–1	Cleveland Stadium	84,213	Recap
8	November 3	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–17	7–1	Franklin Field	60,671	Recap
9	November 10	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–9	7–2	Pitt Stadium	54,497	Recap
10	November 17	St. Louis Cardinals	L 14–20	7–3	Cleveland Stadium	75,932	Recap
11	November 24	Dallas Cowboys	W 27–17	8–3	Cleveland Stadium	55,096	Recap
12	December 1	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–10	9–3	Busch Stadium	32,531	Recap
13	December 8	at Detroit Lions	L 10–38	9–4	Tiger Stadium	51,382	Recap
14	December 15	at Washington Redskins	W 27–20	10–4	D.C. Stadium	40,865	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

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