1952 Cleveland Browns season

1952 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach Paul Brown
Home field Cleveland Stadium
Local radio WTAM
Results
Record 8–4–0
Division Place 1st NFL American
Playoff finish Lost NFL Championship
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1951 1953

The 1952 Cleveland Browns season was the team's third season with the National Football League.

Contents

Exhibition Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 August 23, 1952 at Green Bay Packers W 21–14
22,215
2 August 29, 1952 Chicago Bears W 14–7
37,976
3 September 6, 1952 vs. Detroit Lions at Syracuse L 21–28
26,000
4 September 13, 1952 vs. San Francisco 49ers at Akron L 31–35
30,119

Regular Season Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 28, 1952 Los Angeles Rams W 37–7
57,832
2 October 4, 1952 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–20
27,923
3 October 12, 1952 New York Giants L 17–9
51,858
4 October 19, 1952 at Philadelphia Eagles W 49–7
27,874
5 October 26, 1952 Washington Redskins W 19–15
32,496
6 November 2, 1952 at Detroit Lions L 17–6
56,029
7 November 9, 1952 Chicago Cardinals W 28–13
34,097
8 November 16, 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers W 29–28
34,973
9 November 23, 1952 Philadelphia Eagles L 28–20
28,948
10 November 30, 1952 at Washington Redskins W 48–24
22,679
11 December 7, 1952 at Chicago Cardinals W 10–0
24,541
12 December 14, 1952 at New York Giants L 37–34
41,610

NFL Championship Game

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
Championship December 28, 1952 Detroit Lions L 17–7
50,934

Standings

NFL American
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 8 4 0 .667 310 213 L-1
Philadelphia Eagles 7 5 0 .583 252 271 L-1
New York Giants 7 5 0 .583 234 231 W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 7 0 .417 300 273 L-1
Chicago Cardinals 4 8 0 .333 172 221 L-2
Washington Redskins 4 8 0 .333 240 287 W-2
Founded in 1946 • Based in Cleveland, Ohio
The Franchise
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Division Championships (13)
Championship Appearances (15)
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NFL: 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1957 • 1964 • 1965 • 1968 • 1969
League Championships (8)
AAFC: 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949
NFL: 1950 • 1954 • 1955 • 1964
Retired Numbers
14, 32, 45, 46, 76
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Cleveland Chicago Bears
New York Dallas
Philadelphia Detroit
Pittsburgh Green Bay
Chicago Cardinals Los Angeles
Washington San Francisco
1952 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl