1953 Cleveland Browns season

1953 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach Paul Brown
Home field Cleveland Stadium
Local radio WTAM
Results
Record 11–1–0
Division place 1st NFL American
Playoff finish Lost NFL Championship
Timeline
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< 1952 1954 >

The 1953 Cleveland Browns season was the team's fourth season with the National Football League. Their start of 11–0–0 before losing their last game was the closest to a true perfect season in the NFL until the 1972 Miami Dolphins, but after losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in their last game and missing a perfect regular season, the Browns were beaten in the NFL Championship Game by the Detroit Lions

Exhibition Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 August 23, 1953 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–7
36,273
2 August 28, 1953 at Los Angeles Rams L 27–9
21,440
3 September 4, 1953 at Detroit Lions T 24–24
39,985
4 September 7, 1953 vs. Baltimore Colts at Akron W 23–21
20,000
5 September 11, 1953 at Chicago Bears W 20–14
36,796
6 September 19, 1953 Green Bay Packers W 21–13
22,336

Regular Season Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 27, 1953 at Green Bay Packers W 27–0
22,604
2 October 4, 1953 at Chicago Cardinals W 27–7
24,374
3 October 10, 1953 Philadelphia Eagles W 37–13
45,802
4 October 18, 1953 at Washington Redskins W 30–14
33,963
5 October 25, 1953 at New York Giants W 7–0
30,773
6 November 1, 1953 Washington Redskins W 27–3
47,845
7 November 8, 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–16
35,592
8 November 15, 1953 San Francisco 49ers W 23–21
80,698
9 November 22, 1953 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–16
32,904
10 November 29, 1953 Chicago Cardinals W 27–16
24,499
11 December 6, 1953 New York Giants W 62–14
40,235
12 December 13, 1953 at Philadelphia Eagles L 42–27
38,654

NFL Championship Game

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
Championship December 27, 1953 at Detroit Lions L 17–16
54,577

Scoring

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 11 1 0 .917 9–1 348 162 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 7 4 1 .636 6–3–1 352 215 W1
Washington Redskins 6 5 1 .545 6–3–1 208 215 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 6 0 .500 5–5 211 263 W2
New York Giants 3 9 0 .250 3–7 179 277 L2
Chicago Cardinals 1 10 1 .091 0–10 190 337 W1

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

Awards and records