1964 Cleveland Browns season

1964 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach	Blanton Collier
Home field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	10–3–1
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Won NFL Championship (4)

The 1964 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 19th season, and 15th season with the National Football League. The Browns won the NFL Championship, despite having not made the playoffs in six seasons.^[1]

The Browns' championship is the most recent championship by a major professional sports team in the Cleveland area.

Regular season

The regular season was a success with The Browns finishing with a regular season record of 10–3–1.They were coached by Blanton Collier who had replaced the historic Paul Brown the previous season. The team had a tremendous amount of heart, which was demonstrated by the fact that they had key commanding wins throughout the season. For instance, they swept their arch rival New York Giants, who the previous year had edged them out as the eastern conference champion. Not only did they win both times that they played against the Giants but both wins were very convincing, the first being a 42–20 home victory and the second being a 52–20 away victory. The Second Victory over the Giants was a clutch, season ending game that clinched the eastern conference title. Many of the Browns' wins during the regular season were in a very commanding manner, with a 37–21 win over the Detroit Lions being a prime example. The win over the Lions carried extra significance due to the fact that the lions had been the team that knocked them out of the conference champion hunt the previous season by beating them 38–10 in the second to last regular season game. The Browns were led by legendary running back Jim Brown who had a stellar regular season, rushing for 1,446 yards with a 5.2 yards/carry average. Although they had a great rushing game, the Browns had a very balanced offense, choosing not to just hand the ball to Brown on every play. The quarterback of the team was Frank Ryan who had a decent season throwing for 2,404 yards and 25 touchdowns while throwing 19 interceptions. The top receivers of the team were Paul Warfield and Gary Collins, the second of whom would become a legend by catching three touchdowns in the championship game against the heavily favored Baltimore Colts.^[2]^[3]

Championship Game

Leading into the game, the Browns were huge underdogs. Most experts had them losing by double digits. Baltimore was so heavily favored that after the Browns won the game, Sports Illustrated had to scramble to find a picture of a Browns player to put on its cover. Baltimore had the league's best offense and had a league best record of 12–2. They were stacked with future Hall of Famers such as Johnny Unitas, Lenny Moore, and John Mackey. The Browns though, were unfazed by the apparent talent disparity and Jim Brown was reported stating before the game, "we're going to kick their [butt] today." The game-time temperature that day was 34 degrees and felt much colder in 15- to 25-mph winds whipping under gray December sky. The Municipal Stadium crowd of 79,544 was the second largest in NFL title-game history at the time. The Browns knew that if they wanted to be in the game they had to make a statement early on, and they did just that. Galen Fiss, the Browns team captain, broke up a screen pass from Unitas to Moore, sending Moore airborne for a loss. The Browns tenacity on defense is what got them to the half time score of 0–0. Brown's running back Ernie Green reported after the game about half time, "We cleaned ourselves and sat down, and it seemed like something came over all of us. I think we all kind of looked at each other and concluded, 'Hey, we can beat these guys.'" Not only did the Browns "beat" the Colts in the second half, They destroyed them, scoring 27 unanswered points. Gary Collins became a Cleveland Browns legend by catching three touch down passes, the third one being a 51-yarder with Colts defender Bobby Boyd all over him. The biggest story of the game was how well Cleveland's defense played against Baltimore's heralded offense. Cleveland was able to hold Unitas to just 95 yards while intercepting him twice.^[4]

Lasting value

This is the last major sports championship that Cleveland has won, so it has a special place in most Clevelanders' hearts. The players who played in the game went on to become living legends in the town of Cleveland and are still remembered to this day. Not only is it remembered in Cleveland but ESPN ranks the '64 title game as the second-greatest NFL postseason upset, behind only Joe Namath's guaranteed win over the Colts in Super Bowl III four seasons later.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Overall	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	11	Paul Warfield	Wide Receiver	Ohio State
2	26	Billy Truax	Defensive End	LSU
4	54	Don Shackelford	Tackle	Pacific
5	67	Dick Klein	Tackle	Wichita State
7	95	Sammy Odom	Linebacker	Northwestern (LA) State
8	110	Leroy Kelly	Running Back	Morgan State
9	123	John Briscoe	Linebacker	Arizona
10	135	Bobby Robinson	Guard	Mississippi
10	138	Dick Van Raaphorst	Kicker	Ohio State
11	151	Eddie Versprille	Fullback	Alabama
12	166	Ed Mitchell	Tackle	Southern
13	179	Bob Meehan	Guard	Syracuse
14	194	Terry Sieg	Running Back	Virginia
15	207	John Houtman	Tackle	Michigan
16	222	Sid Williams	End	Southern
17	235	Larry Bartolameolli	Tackle	Western Michigan
18	250	Sherman Lewis	Defensive Back	Michigan State
19	263	Jim Higgins	Guard	Xavier
20	278	Dave Archer	Tackle	Syracuse

^[5]

Exhibition schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Record	Stadium	Attendance	Time	Local TV	Radio
1	August 9, 1964	at San Francisco 49ers	L	7–26	0–1	Kezar Stadium	27,404	4:30 PM EDT		WERE-FM
2	August 15, 1964 (Sat)	at Los Angeles Rams	W	56–31	1–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	43,183	11:00 PM EDT	WEWS-TV	WERE-AM
3	August 22, 1964 (Sat)	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (at Akron)	W	42–7	2–1	Rubber Bowl	27,255	8:00 PM EDT		WERE-AM
4	August 28, 1964 (Fri)	at Detroit Lions	W	35–14	3–1	Tiger Stadium	36,946	8:00 PM EDT	WEWS-TV	WERE-FM
5	September 5, 1964 (Sat)	Green Bay Packers	W	20–17	4–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	83,736	9:00 PM EDT		WERE-FM

Notes:

^a All times are EASTERN time.

Game Officials

Week	Opponent	Referee	Umpire	Head Linesman	Back Judge	Field Judge
1	at San Francisco
2	at Los Angeles
3	Pittsburgh (at Akron)
4	at Detroit
5	Green Bay

Regular season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Record	Stadium	Attendance	Time	Network	Radio
1	September 13, 1964	at Washington Redskins	W	27–13	1–0	District of Columbia Stadium	47,577	1:30 PM EDT	CBS	WERE-FM
2	September 20, 1964	St. Louis Cardinals	T	33–33	1–0–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	76,954	1:30 PM EDT	CBS	WERE-FM
3	September 27, 1964	at Philadelphia Eagles	W	28–20	2–0–1	Franklin Field	60,671	1:30 PM EDT	CBS	WERE-FM
4	October 4, 1964	Dallas Cowboys	W	27–6	3–0–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	72,062	1:30 PM EDT	CBS	WERE-FM
5	October 10, 1964	Pittsburgh Steelers	L	7–23	3–1–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	80,530	8:00 PM EDT	Sports Network Incorporated (SNI)	WERE-AM
6	October 18, 1964	at Dallas Cowboys	W	20–16	4–1–1	Cotton Bowl	37,456	2:30 PM EDT	CBS	WERE-AM
7	October 25, 1964	New York Giants	W	42–20	5–1–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	81,050	1:30 PM EST	CBS	WERE-AM
8	November 1, 1964	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W	30–17	6–1–1	Pitt Stadium	49,568	1:30 PM EST	CBS	WERE-AM
9	November 8, 1964	Washington Redskins	W	34–24	7–1–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	76,385	1:30 PM EST	CBS	WERE-AM
10	November 15, 1964	Detroit Lions	W	37–21	8–1–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	83,064	1:30 PM EST	CBS	WERE-AM
11	November 22, 1964	vs. Green Bay Packers (at Milwaukee)	L	21–28	8–2–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	48,065	2:00 PM EST	CBS	WERE-AM
12	November 29, 1964	Philadelphia Eagles	W	38–24	9–2–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	79,289	1:30 PM EST	CBS	WERE-AM
13	December 6, 1964	at St. Louis Cardinals	L	19–28	9–3–1	Busch Stadium I	31,585	2:00 PM EST	CBS	WERE-AM
14	December 12, 1964 (Sat)	at New York Giants	W	52–20	10–3–1	Yankee Stadium (I)	63,007	2:00 PM EST	CBS	WERE-AM

Notes:

^a All times are EASTERN time. (UTC–4 and UTC–5 starting October 25)

Game Summaries

Week 1: at Washington Redskins

Cleveland Browns 27, Washington Redskins 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	13	7	7	27
Redskins	0	10	0	3	13

at District of Columbia Stadium, Washington, DC

Date: September 13
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 58°F, relative humidity 73%, wind 11 mph
Game attendance: 47,577
TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jim Gibbons (WSH) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Eddie Gallaher (WSH) (first half) (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

Second Quarter

WSH – Jim Martin 12 yard field goal – Redskins 3–0
WSH – Charley Taylor 17 yard run – (Jim Martin kick) Redskins 10–0
CLE – Gary Collins 23 yard pass from Frank Ryan – (kick failed) Redskins 10–6
CLE – Jim Brown 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 13-10

Third Quarter

CLE – Jim Brown 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20–10

Fourth Quarter

WSH – Jim Martin 14 yard field goal – Browns 20–13
CLE – Ernie Green 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 27–13

Browns

Redskins

Week 2: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals 33, Cleveland Browns 33

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	3	10	10	33
Browns	6	10	7	10	33

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: September 20
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 67°F, relative humidity 87%, wind 7 mph
Game attendance: 76,954
Referee: Tom Bell
TV announcers (CBS): Jack Drees (STL) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Bill Fischer (second half) (STL) and Warren Lahr (first half) (CLE) (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

First Quarter

STL - John David Crow 22 yard pass from Charley Johnson - (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 7-0
CLE - Lou Groza 32 yard field goal - Cardinals 7-3
CLE - Lou Groza 12 yard field goal - Cardinals 7-6
STL - Jim Bakken 30 yard field goal - Cardinals 10-6

Second Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 37 yard field goal - Cardinals 10-9
STL - Jim Bakken 51 yard field goal - Cardinals 13-9
CLE - Paul Warfield 40 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 16-13

Third Quarter

STL - Sonny Randle 38 yard pass from Charley Johnson - (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 20-16
STL - Jim Bakken 44 yard field goal - Cardinals 23-16
CLE - Gary Collins 7 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Tied 23-23

Fourth Quarter

STL - Sonny Randle 50 yard pass from Charley Johnson - (Jim Bakken kick)Cardinals 30-23
CLE - Lou Groza 25 yard field goal - Cardinals 30-26
CLE - Jim Brown 1 yard rush - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 33-30
STL - Jim Bakken 28 yard field goal - Tied 33-33

Cardinals

Browns

Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles

Cleveland Browns 28, Philadelphia Eagles 20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	0	14	7	28
Eagles	7	6	0	7	20

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: September 27
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 64°F, relative humidity 70%, wind 12 mph
Game attendance: 60,671
TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jack Whitaker (PHI) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Art Pollard (PHI) (first half) (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

First Quarter

CLE - Ernie Green 37 yard rush - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-0
PHI - Ollie Matson 1 yard rush - (Sam Baker kick) Tied 7-7

Second Quarter

PHI - Sam Baker 12 yard field goal - Eagles 10-7
PHI - Sam Baker 42 yard field goal - Eagles 13-7

Third Quarter

CLE - Paul Warfield 24 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 14-13
CLE - Jim Brown 40 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 21-13

Fourth Quarter

CLE - Gary Collins 12 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 28-13
PHI - Ollie Matson 7 yard rush - (Sam Baker kick) Browns 28-20

Browns

Eagles

Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Cleveland Browns 27, Dallas Cowboys 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	6	0	0	6
Browns	7	6	7	7	27

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: October 4
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 56°F, relative humidity 58%, wind 13 mph
Game attendance: 72,062
TV announcers (CBS): Frank Glieber (DAL) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Davey O'Brien (DAL) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

First Quarter

CLE - Ernie Green 7 yard pass from Frank Ryan Browns 7-0

Second Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 19 yard field goal - Browns 10-0
DAL - Pettis Norman 5 yard pass from John Roach - (kick failed) Browns 10-6
CLE - Lou Groza 21 yard field goal - Browns 13-6

Third Quarter

CLE - Paul Warfield 40 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20-6

Fourth Quarter

CLE - Gary Collins 38 yard pass from Frank Ryan Browns 27-6

Cowboys

Browns

Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers 23, Cleveland Browns 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	10	6	7	0	23
Browns	0	7	0	0	7

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: October 10
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 40°F, relative humidity 69%, wind 14 mph
Game attendance: 80,530
TV announcers (Sports Network Incorporated (SNI)): Ken Coleman (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

First Quarter

PIT - Mike Clark 21 yard field goal - Steelers 3-0
PIT - John Henry Johnson 33 yard rush - (Mike Clark kick) - Steelers 10-0

Second Quarter

PIT - John Henry Johnson 45 yard rush - (kick failed) - Steelers 16-0
CLE - Gary Collins 18 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Steelers 16-7

Third Quarter

PIT - John Henry Johnson 5 yard rush - (Mike Clark kick) - Steelers 23-7

Steelers

Browns

Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys

Cleveland Browns 20, Dallas Cowboys 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	6	0	7	20
Cowboys	0	6	10	0	16

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Date: October 18
Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 68°F, relative humidity 60%, wind 16 mph
Game attendance: 37,456
TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Frank Glieber (DAL) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Davey O'Brien (DAL) (first half) (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

First Quarter

CLE - Ernie Green 1 yard run – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-0

Second Quarter

DAL - Dick Van Raaphorst 34 yard field goal - Browns 7-3
CLE - Lou Groza 34 yard field goal - Browns 10-3
CLE - Lou Groza 30 yard field goal - Browns 13-3
DAL - Dick Van Raaphorst 20 yard field goal - Browns 13-6

Third Quarter

DAL - Dick Van Raaphorst 37 yard field goal - Browns 13-9
DAL - Don Perkins 1 yard run - (Dick Van Raaphorst kick) Cowboys 16-13

Fourth Quarter

CLE - Bernie Parrish 54 yard interception return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20-16

Browns

Cowboys

Week 7: vs. New York Giants

Cleveland Browns 42, New York Giants 20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	6	0	7	7	20
Browns	0	7	7	28	42

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: October 25
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 50°F, relative humidity 57%, wind 14 mph
Game attendance: 81,050
Referee: Norm Schachter
TV announcers (CBS): Chris Schenkel (NY) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (NY) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

First Quarter

NY - Dick James 1 yard rush - (kick failed) Giants 6-0

Second Quarter

CLE - Leroy Kelly 68 yard punt return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-6

Third Quarter

CLE - Paul Warfield 11 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 14-6
NY - Y. A. Tittle 7 yard rush - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 14-13

Fourth Quarter

CLE - Paul Wiggin 2 yard fumble return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 21-13
CLE - Gary Collins 9 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 28-13
CLE - Charley Scales 23 yard fumble return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 35-13
NY - Ernie Wheelwright 20 yard pass from Gary Wood - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 35-20
CLE - Johnny Brewer 11 yard pass from Jim Ninowski - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 42-20

Giants

Browns

Week 8: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Cleveland Browns 30, Pittsburgh Steelers 17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	10	10	10	30
Steelers	0	10	0	7	17

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: November 1
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 51°F, relative humidity 51%, wind 6 mph
Game attendance: 49,568
TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Joe Tucker (PIT) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Johnny Sauer (PIT) (first half) (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

Second Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 36 yard field goal - Browns 3-0
CLE - Clifton McNeil 25 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 10-0
PIT - Clarence Peaks 5 yard rush - (Mike Clark kick) Browns 10-7
PIT - Mike Clark 26 yard field goal - Tied 10-10

Third Quarter

CLE - Ernie Green 7 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 17-10
CLE - Lou Groza 22 yard field goal - Browns 20-10

Fourth Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 16 yard field goal - Browns 23-17
PIT - John Henry Johnson 1 yard rush - (Mike Clark kick) Browns 23-17
CLE - Ernie Green 13 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 30-17

Browns

Steelers

Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins

Cleveland Browns 34, Washington Redskins 24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	3	7	14	24
Browns	0	13	14	7	34

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: November 8
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 45°F, relative humidity 94%, wind 6 mph
Game attendance: 76,385
Referee: George Rennix
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Gibbons (WSH) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Eddie Gallaher (WSH) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

Second Quarter

WSH - Jim Martin 30 yard field goal – Redskins 3–0
CLE - Ernie Green 21 yard rush – (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-3
CLE - Lou Groza 11 yard field goal - Browns 10-3
CLE - Lou Groza 38 yard field goal - Browns 13-3

Third Quarter

CLE - Gary Collins 13 yard pass from Jim Brown - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 20-3
WSH - Bobby Mitchell 14 yard pass from Sonny Jurgenson - (Jim Martin kick) Browns 20-10
CLE - Paul Warfield 62 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 27-10

Fourth Quarter

WSH - Charley Taylor 10 yard pass from Sonny Jurgenson - (Jim Martin kick) Browns 27-17
CLE - Jim Brown 2 yard rush - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 34-17
WSH - Bobby Mitchell 14 yard pass from Sonny Jurgenson - (Jim Martin kick) Browns 34-24

Redskins

Browns

Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions

Cleveland Browns 37, Detroit Lions 21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	7	0	0	21
Browns	7	13	7	10	37

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: November 15
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 51°F, relative humidity 60%, wind 9 mph
Game attendance: 83,064
Referee: Tony Skovar
TV announcers (CBS): Van Patrick (DET) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Jim Morse (DET) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

First Quarter

CLE - Jim Brown 6 yard rush - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-0
DET - Danny Lewis 92 yard pass from Milt Plum - (Wayne Walker kick) Tied 7-7
DET - Jim Gibbons 4 yard pass from Milt Plum - (Wayne Walker kick) Lions 14-7

Second Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 38 yard field goal - Lions 14-10
CLE - Jim Brown 2 yard rush - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 17-14
DET - Terry Barr 39 yard pass from Milt Plum - (Wayne Walker kick) Lions 21-17
CLE - Lou Groza 47 yard field goal - Lions 21-20

Third Quarter

CLE - Paul Warfield 8 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 27-21

Fourth Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 36 yard field goal - Browns 30-21
CLE - Walter Beach 65 yard interception return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 37-21

Lions

Browns

Week 11: at Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers 28, Cleveland Browns 21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	14	0	0	7	21
Packers	7	0	14	7	28

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: November 22
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 15°F, relative humidity 60%, wind 15 mph, wind chill 0°F
Game attendance: 48,065
TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Earl Gillespie (GB) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Tony Canadeo (GB) (first half) (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

First Quarter

CLE - Paul Warfield 48 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-0
GB - Elijah Pitts 19 yard rush - (Paul Hornung kick) Tied 7-7
CLE - Jim Brown 1 yard rush - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 14-7

Third Quarter

GB - Jim Taylor 1 yard rush - (Paul Hornung kick) Tied 14-14
GB - Bart Starr 4 yard rush - (Paul Hornung kick) Packers 21-14

Fourth Quarter

GB - Jim Taylor 5 yard rush - (Paul Hornung kick) Packers 28-14
CLE - Paul Warfield 19 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Packers 28-21

Browns

Packers

Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Cleveland Browns 38, Philadelphia Eagles 24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	7	14	24
Browns	7	14	10	7	38

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: November 29
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 32°F, relative humidity 65%, wind 15 mph, wind chill 22°F
Game attendance: 79,289
Referee: Jim Pace
TV announcers (CBS): Jack Whitaker (PHI) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Art Pollard (PHI) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

First Quarter

CLE - Roger Shoals 0 yard fumble return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-0
PHI - Sam Baker 14 yard field goal - Browns 7-3

Second Quarter

CLE - Sid Williams 0 yard fumble return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 14-3
CLE - Jim Houston 42 yard interception return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 21-3

Third Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 37 yard field goal - Browns 24-3
PHI - Timmy Brown 20 yard run - (Sam Baker kick) Browns 24-10
CLE - Johnny Brewer 24 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 31-10

Fourth Quarter

PHI - Ron Goodwin 19 yard pass from Norm Snead - (Sam Baker kick) Browns 31-17
CLE - Johnny Brewer 13 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 38-17
PHI - Pete Retzlaff 32 yard pass from Norm Snead - (Sam Baker kick) Browns 38-24

Eagles

Browns

Week 13: at St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals 28, Cleveland Browns 19

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	3	3	3	10	19
Cardinals	0	21	7	0	28

at Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri

Date: December 6
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 18°F, relative humidity 98%, wind 7.8 mph, wind chill 8°F
Game attendance: 31,585
TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Jack Drees (STL) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (second half) (CLE) and Bill Fischer (first half) (STL) (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

First Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 22 yard field goal - Browns 3-0

Second Quarter

STL - Joe Childress 46 yard pass from Charley Johnson - (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 7-3
STL - Charley Johnson 1 yard run - (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 14-3
STL - Bobby Joe Conrad 8 yard pass from Charley Johnson - (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 21-3
CLE - Lou Groza 39 yard field goal - Cardinals 21-6

Third Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 17 yard field goal - Cardinals 21-9
STL - Charley Johnson 1 yard run - (Jim Bakken kick) Cardinals 28-9

Fourth Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 36 yard field goal - Cardinals 28-12
CLE - Ernie Green 30 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Cardinals 28-19

Browns

Cardinals

Week 14: at New York Giants

Cleveland Browns 52, New York Giants 20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	3	21	21	7	52
Giants	0	7	0	13	20

at Yankee Stadium (I), Bronx, New York

Date: December 12
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 49°F, relative humidity 98%, wind 6.8 mph
Game attendance: 63,007
TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Chris Schenkel (NY) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Pat Summerall (NY) (first half) (color commentators)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

First Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 39 yard field goal - Browns 3-0

Second Quarter

NY - Dick James 7 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle - (Don Chandler kick) Giants 7-3
CLE - Frank Ryan 13 yard run - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 10-7
CLE - Gary Collins 11 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 17-7
CLE - Ernie Green 1 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 24-7

Third Quarter

CLE - Ernie Green 25 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 31-7
CLE - Paul Warfield 8 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 38-7
CLE - Jim Brown 8 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 45-7

Fourth Quarter

NY - Aaron Thomas 10 yard pass from Gary Wood - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 45-14
CLE - Walter Roberts 24 yard pass from Jim Ninowski - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 52-14
NY - Aaron Thomas 1 yard pass from Gary Wood - (kick failed) Browns 52-20

Browns

Giants

Game Officials

Week	Opponent	Referee	Back Judge
1	at Washington
2	St. Louis	(7) Tom Bell	(25) Tom Kelleher
3	at Philadelphia
4	Dallas
5	Pittsburgh
6	at Dallas
7	New York	(56) Norm Schachter
8	at Pittsburgh
9	Washington	(52) George Rennix
10	Detroit	(55) Tony Skovar
11	vs. Green Bay (at Milwaukee)
12	Philadelphia	(3) Jim Pace
13	at St. Louis
14	at New York

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Stadium	Attendance	Time	Network	Local Radio	National Radio
1964 NFL Championship Game	December 27, 1964	Baltimore Colts	W	27–0	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	79,544	1:30 PM EST	CBS	WERE-AM	CBS

Notes:

^a All times are EASTERN time.

1964 NFL Championship Game: vs. Baltimore Colts

1964 NFL Championship Game: Cleveland Browns 27, Baltimore Colts 0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	0	0	0
Browns	0	0	17	10	27

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: December 27
Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 34°F, relative humidity 75%, wind 15.2 mph, wind chill 23°F
Game attendance: 79,554
Referee: Norm Schachter
TV announcers (CBS): Chuck Thompson (BAL) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Frank Gifford (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com ^[6]

Game information

Third Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 43 yard field goal - Browns 3-0
CLE - Gary Collins 18 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 10-0
CLE - Gary Collins 42 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 17-0

Fourth Quarter

CLE - Lou Groza 10 yard field goal - Browns 20-0
CLE - Gary Collins 51 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 27-0

Colts

Browns

Officials

Round	Opponent	Referee	Umpire	Head Linesman	Back Judge	Field Judge	Alternates
1964 NFL Championship Game	Baltimore	(56) Norm Schachter	(57) Joe Connell	(30) George Murphy	(25) Tom Kelleher	(16) Mike Lisetski	(52) George Rennix, (29) Stan Jaworowski

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	3	1	.769	9–2–1	415	293	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	3	2	.750	8–2–2	357	331	W4
Philadelphia Eagles	6	8	0	.429	6–6	312	313	L1
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	5–7	307	305	L2
Dallas Cowboys	5	8	1	.385	4–7–1	250	289	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	9	0	.357	5–7	253	315	L1
New York Giants	2	10	2	.167	2–8–2	241	399	L4

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

Personnel

Roster

1964 Cleveland Browns roster

Quarterbacks

11 Jim Ninowski
13 Frank Ryan

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

83 Johnny Brewer

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

69 Jim Kanicki DT
72 Mike Bundra DT
74 Dick Modzelewski DT
78 Frank Parker DT
79 Bob Gain DT
80 Bill Glass DE
84 Paul Wiggin DE

Linebackers

35 Galen Fiss OLB
38 Stan Sczurek OLB
50 Vince Costello MLB
52 Mike Lucci MLB
64 Ed Bettridge MLB
67 Sid Williams OLB
82 Jim Houston OLB/DE

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

76 Lou Groza K

Rookies in italics

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Staff

1964 Cleveland Browns staff

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Blanton Collier

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Line - Fritz Heisler
Offensive Backfield and Ends - Dub Jones

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator - Howard Brinker
Defensive Assistant - Nick Skorich
Linebackers - Ed Ulinski

Media

Radio

Flagship station	Play-by-play	Color commentator
WERE-AM 1300 (main) WERE-FM 98.5 (backup)	Gib Shanley	Jim Graner

Pre season TV

Local TV	Play-by-play	Color commentator
WEWS-TV 5	Ken Coleman	Warren Lahr

Awards and records

Jim Brown, NFL Rushing Leader, (1,446 yards)
Frank Ryan, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (25)

Milestones

Jim Brown, Seventh NFL Rushing Title

1965 NFL Pro Bowl (1964 NFL Season), January 10, 1965

Pro Bowl

Jim Brown, FB, NFL Eastern Conference
Bill Glass, DE, NFL Eastern Conference
Jim Houston, OLB, NFL Eastern Conference
Dick Modzelewski, DT, NFL Eastern Conference
Frank Ryan, QB, NFL Eastern Conference
Dick Schafrath, T, NFL Eastern Conference
Paul Warfield, SE, NFL Eastern Conference
Blanton Collier, NFL Eastern Conference Head Coach
Howard Brinker, NFL Eastern Conference Defensive Coordinator
Fritz Heisler, NFL Eastern Conference Offensive Line Coach
Dub Jones, NFL Eastern Conference Offensive Backfield and Ends Coach
Nick Skorich, NFL Eastern Conference Defensive Assistant Coach
Ed Ulinski, NFL Eastern Conference Linebackers Coach

References

↑ Last playoff appearance, 1958
↑ King, Steve. "History: 1964". The Official Website of the Cleveland Browns. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
↑ "Team History". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
↑ Lubinger, Ben. "Cleveland Browns fans still cherish 1964 NFL championship season, more than two generations later". The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
↑ Cleveland Browns 2015 Media Guide. Cleveland Browns. p. 295.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Cleveland Browns 2015 Media Guide. Cleveland Browns. p. 338.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/1964_roster.htm

Cleveland Browns seasons

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Suspended operations 1996–1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AAFC (through 1949) or NFL Championship

Cleveland Browns 1964 NFL Champions

11 Jim Ninowski 13 Frank Ryan 20 Ross Fichtner 22 Lowell Caylor 23 Larry Benz 24 Bobby Franklin 26 Dave Raimey 27 Walter Roberts 30 Bernie Parrish 32 Jim Brown 35 Galen Fiss 36 Charley Scales 38 Stan Sczurek 42 Paul Warfield 44 Leroy Kelly 48 Ernie Green 49 Walter Beach 50 Vince Costello 52 Mike Lucci 56 John Morrow 62 Dale Memmelaar 60 John Wooten 64 Ed Bettridge 66 Gene Hickerson 67 Sid Williams 69 Jim Kanicki 70 John Brown 72 Mike Bundra 73 Monte Clark 74 Dick Modzelewski 75 Roger Shoals 76 Lou Groza 77 Dick Schafrath 78 Frank Parker 79 Bob Gain 80 Bill Glass 82 Jim Houston 83 Johnny Brewer 84 Paul Wiggin 85 Clifton McNeil 86 Gary Collins 87 Tom Hutchinson

Head Coach: Blanton Collier

Assistant Coaches: Howard Brinker Fritz Heisler Dub Jones Nick Skorich Ed Ulinski

Cleveland Browns

Founded in 1946
Based in Cleveland, Ohio
Headquartered in Berea, Ohio

Franchise

Stadiums

Culture and lore

Rivalries

Key personnel

Owners: Jimmy Haslam
Dee Haslam
President: Alec Scheiner
Chief strategy officer: Paul DePodesta
Head coach: Hue Jackson

Playoff appearances (28)

Division championships (12)

AAFC: 1946
1947
1948
NFL: 1967
1968
1969
1971
1980
1985
1986
1987
1989

Championship appearances (15)

League championships (8)

AAFC: 1946
1947
1948
1949
NFL: 1950
1954
1955
1964

Retired numbers

Hall of Fame inductees

Current league affiliations

League: National Football League (1950–present)
Conference: American Football Conference
Division: North Division

Former league affiliation

League: All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)

Media

Seasons (67)

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1964 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Los Angeles	Western Conference
	Dallas	St. Louis	Chicago	Minnesota
	NY Giants	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco
	Philadelphia		Green Bay

Related: 1964 AFL Season

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