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1964 Cleveland Browns season

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1964 Cleveland Browns season
Owner	Art Modell
General manager	Harold Sauerbrei
Head coach	Blanton Collier
Home stadium	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	10–3–1
Division place	1stNFL Eastern
Playoffs	WonNFL Championship (vs.Colts) 27–0
Pro Bowlers	FBJim Brown DEBill Glass OLBJim Houston DTDick Modzelewski QBFrank Ryan TDick Schafrath SEPaul Warfield
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The1964 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 19th season, and 15th season with theNational Football League. The Browns won theNFL Championship, despite having not made the playoffs in six seasons.^[1]

Regular season

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The regular season was a success with the Browns finishing with a regular season record of 10–3–1. They were coached byBlanton Collier who had replacedPaul 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 rivalNew 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 Hall of Fame running backJim 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 wasFrank Ryan who had a decent season throwing for 2,404 yards and 25 touchdowns while throwing 19 interceptions. The top receivers of the team werePaul Warfield andGary Collins, the second of whom would become a legend by catching three touchdowns in the championship game against the heavily favoredBaltimore Colts.^[2]^[3]

Championship Game

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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 asJohnny Unitas,Lenny Moore, andJohn 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

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This was the last major sports championship won by a Cleveland-based team until 2016, when theCleveland Cavaliers, a team that was formed in 1970, defeated the defending championGolden State Warriors ina seven-game NBA Finals. 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 inSuper Bowl III four seasons later.

Offseason

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1964 draft class

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Main article:1964 NFL draft

1964 Cleveland Browns draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
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

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Exhibition schedule

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

Notes:

^a All times areEastern time.

There was a doubleheader on September 5, 1964, Giants vs Lions and Packers vs Browns.

Regular season schedule

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

Note:^a All times areEastern time. (UTC–4; UTC–5 starting October 25)

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Washington Redskins

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Cleveland Browns 27, Washington Redskins 13

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

Date: September 13
Location:District of Columbia Stadium,Washington, DC
Game start: 1:30 p.m.EDT
Game attendance: 47,577
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); wind 11 mph
Referee: Harry Brubaker
TV announcers (CBS):Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) andJim Gibbons (WSH) (first half) (play–by–play),Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) andEddie Gallaher (WSH) (first half) (color commentators)

Scoring summary

Q2	WSH	Martin 12 yard field goal	WSH 3–0

Q2	WSH	Taylor 17 yard rush (Martin kick)	WSH 10–0

Q2	CLE	Collins 23 yard pass fromRyan (kick failed)	WSH 10–6

Q2	CLE	Brown 1 yard rush (Groza kick)	CLE 13–10

Q3	CLE	Brown 1 yard rush (Groza kick)	CLE 20–10

Q4	WSH	Martin 14 yard field goal	CLE 20–13

Q4	CLE	Green 1 yard rush (Groza kick)	CLE 27–13

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Week 2: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals 33, Cleveland Browns 33

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

Date: September 20
Location:Cleveland Stadium,Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:30 p.m.EDT
Game attendance: 76,954
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C); wind 7 mph
Referee:Tom Bell
TV announcers (CBS):Jack Drees (STL) (second half) andKen Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play),Bill Fischer (second half) (STL) andWarren Lahr (first half) (CLE) (color commentators)

Scoring summary

Q1	STL	Crow 22 yard pass fromJohnson (Bakken kick)	STL 7–0

Q1	CLE	Groza 32 yard field goal	STL 7–3

Q1	CLE	Groza 12 yard field goal	STL 7–6

Q1	STL	Bakken 30 yard field goal	STL 10–6

Q2	CLE	Groza 37 yard field goal	STL 10–9

Q2	STL	Bakken 51 yard field goal	STL 13–9

Q2	CLE	Warfield 40 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick)	CLE 16–13

Q3	STL	Randle 38 yard pass fromJohnson (Bakken kick)	STL 20–16

Q3	STL	Bakken 44 yard field goal	STL 23–16

Q3	CLE	Collins 7 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick)	Tie 23–23

Q4	STL	Randle 50 yard pass fromJohnson (Bakken kick)	STL 30–23

Q4	CLE	Groza 25 yard field goal	STL 30–26

Q4	CLE	Brown 1 yard rush (Groza kick)	CLE 33–30

Q4	STL	Bakken 28 yard field goal	Tie 33–33

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Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles

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Cleveland Browns 28, Philadelphia Eagles 20

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

Date: September 27
Location:Franklin Field,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:30 p.m.EDT
Game attendance: 60,671
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); wind 12 mph
Referee: George Rennix
TV announcers (CBS):Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) andJack Whitaker (PHI) (first half) (play–by–play),Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) andArt Pollard (PHI) (first half) (color commentators)

Scoring summary

Q1	CLE	Green 37 yard run (Groza kick)	CLE 7–0

Q1	PHI	Matson 1 yard rush (Baker kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	PHI	Baker 12 yard field goal	PHI 10–7

Q2	PHI	Baker 42 yard field goal	PHI 13–7

Q3	CLE	Warfield 24 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick)	CLE 14–13

Q3	CLE	Brown 40 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick)	CLE 21–13

Q4	CLE	Collins 12 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick)	CLE 28–13

Q4	PHI	Matson 7 yard rush (Baker kick)	CLE 28–20

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Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys

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Cleveland Browns 27, Dallas Cowboys 6

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

Date: October 4
Location:Cleveland Stadium,Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:30 p.m.EDT
Elapsed time: 2:33
Game attendance: 72,062
Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C); wind 14 mph
Referee:Norm Schachter
TV announcers (CBS):Frank Glieber (DAL) (second half) andKen Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play),Davey O'Brien (DAL) (second half) andWarren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)

Scoring summary

Q1	11:21	CLE	Green 7 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick)	CLE 7–0

Q2	4:47	CLE	Groza 19 yard field goal	CLE 10–0

Q2	13:06	DAL	Norman 5 yard pass fromRoach (kick failed)	CLE 10–6

Q2	14:55	CLE	Groza 21 yard field goal	CLE 13–6

Q3	14:46	CLE	Warfield 40 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 20–6

Q4	2:35	CLE	Collins 38 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 27–6

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Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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Pittsburgh Steelers 23, Cleveland Browns 7

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

Date: October 10
Location:Cleveland Stadium,Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 8:00 p.m.EDT
Game attendance: 80,530
Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C); wind 14 mph
TV announcers (Sports Network Incorporated (SNI)):Ken Coleman (play–by–play),Warren Lahr (color commentator)

Scoring summary

Q1	PIT	Clark 21 yard field goal	PIT 3–0

Q1	PIT	Johnson 33 yard rush (Clark kick)	PIT 10–0

Q2	PIT	Johnson 45 yard rush (kick failed)	PIT 16–0

Q2	CLE	Collins 18 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	PIT 16–7

Q3	PIT	Johnson 5 yard rush (Clark kick)	PIT 23–7

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Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys

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Cleveland Browns 20, Dallas Cowboys 16

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

Date: October 18
Location:Cotton Bowl,Dallas, Texas
Game start: 2:30 p.m.EDT
Elapsed time: 2:55
Game attendance: 37,456
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); wind 16 mph
TV announcers (CBS):Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) andFrank Glieber (DAL) (first half) (play–by–play),Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) andDavey O'Brien (DAL) (first half) (color commentators)

Scoring summary

Q1	2:42	CLE	Green 1 yard rush (Groza kick)	CLE 7–0

Q2	0:04	DAL	Raaphorst 34 yard field goal	CLE 7–3

Q2	4:11	CLE	Groza 34 yard field goal	CLE 10–3

Q2	5:10	CLE	Groza 30 yard field goal	CLE 13–3

Q2	14:45	DAL	Raaphorst 20 yard field goal	CLE 13–6

Q3	5:42	DAL	Raaphorst 37 yard field goal	CLE 13–9

Q3	14:37	DAL	Perkins 1 yard rush (Raaphorst kick)	DAL 16–13

Q4	8:31	CLE	Parrish 54 yard interception return (Groza kick)	CLE 20–16

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Week 7: vs. New York Giants

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Cleveland Browns 42, New York Giants 20

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

Date: October 25
Location:Cleveland Stadium,Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:30 p.m.EST
Game attendance: 72,062
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); wind 14 mph
Referee:Norm Schachter
TV announcers (CBS):Chris Schenkel (NY) (second half) andKen Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play),Pat Summerall (NY) (second half) andWarren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)

Scoring summary

Q1	NY	James 1 yard rush - (kick failed)	NY 6–0

Q2	CLE	Kelly 68 yard punt return (Groza kick)	CLE 7–6

Q3	CLE	Warfield 11 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 14–6

Q3	NY	Tittle 7 yard rush (Chandler kick)	CLE 14–13

Q4	CLE	Wiggin 2 yard fumble return (Groza kick)	CLE 21–13

Q4	CLE	Collins 9 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 28–13

Q4	CLE	Scales 23 yard fumble return (Groza kick)	CLE 35–13

Q4	NY	Wheelwright 20 yard pass fromWood (Chandler kick)	CLE 35–20

Q4	CLE	Brewer 11 yard pass fromNinowski (Groza kick)	CLE 42–20

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Week 8: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Cleveland Browns 30, Pittsburgh Steelers 17

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

Date: November 1
Location:Pitt Stadium,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:30 p.m.EST
Game attendance: 49,568
Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); wind 6 mph
TV announcers (CBS):Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) andJoe Tucker (PIT) (first half) (play–by–play),Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) andJohnny Sauer (PIT) (first half) (color commentators)

Scoring summary

Q2	CLE	Groza 36 yard field goal	CLE 3–0

Q2	CLE	McNeil 25 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 10–0

Q2	PIT	Peaks 5 yard rush (Clark kick)	CLE 10–7

Q2	PIT	Clark 26 yard field goal	Tie 10–10

Q3	CLE	Green 7 yard rush (Groza kick)	CLE 17–10

Q3	CLE	Groza 22 yard field goal	CLE 20–10

Q4	CLE	Groza 16 yard field goal	CLE 23–10

Q4	PIT	Johnson 1 yard rush (Clark kick)	CLE 23–17

Q4	CLE	Green 13 yard rush (Groza kick)	CLE 30–17

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Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins

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Cleveland Browns 34, Washington Redskins 24

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

Date: November 8
Location:Cleveland Stadium,Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:30 p.m.EST
Game attendance: 76,385
Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); wind 6 mph
Referee: George Rennix
TV announcers (CBS):Jim Gibbons (WSH) (second half) andKen Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play),Eddie Gallaher (WSH) (second half) andWarren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)

Scoring summary

Q2	WSH	Martin 30 yard field goal	WSH 3–0

Q2	CLE	Green 21 yard rush (Groza kick)	CLE 7–3

Q2	CLE	Groza 11 yard field goal	CLE 10–3

Q2	CLE	Groza 38 yard field goal	CLE 13–3

Q3	CLE	Collins 13 yard pass fromBrown (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 20–3

Q3	WSH	Mitchell 14 yard pass fromJurgenson (Martin kick)	CLE 20–10

Q3	CLE	Warfield 62 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 27–10

Q4	WSH	Taylor 10 yard pass fromJurgenson (Martin kick)	CLE 27–17

Q4	CLE	Brown 2 yard rush (Groza kick)	CLE 34–17

Q4	WSH	Mitchell 14 yard pass fromJurgenson (Martin kick)	CLE 34–24

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Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions

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Cleveland Browns 37, Detroit Lions 21

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

Date: November 15
Location:Cleveland Stadium,Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:30 p.m.EST
Game attendance: 83,064
Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); wind 9 mph
Referee: Tony Skovar
TV announcers (CBS):Van Patrick (DET) (second half) andKen Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play),Jim Morse (DET) (second half) andWarren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)

Scoring summary

Q1	CLE	Brown 6 yard rush (Groza kick)	CLE 7–0

Q1	DET	Lewis 92 yard pass fromPlum (Walker kick)	Tie 7–7

Q1	DET	Gibbons 4 yard pass fromPlum (Walker kick)	DET 14–7

Q2	CLE	Groza 38 yard field goal	DET 14–10

Q2	CLE	Brown 2 yard rush (Groza kick)	CLE 17–14

Q2	DET	Barr 39 yard pass fromPlum (Walker kick)	DET 21–17

Q2	CLE	Groza 47 yard field goal	DET 21–20

Q3	CLE	Warfield 8 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 27–21

Q4	CLE	Groza 36 yard field goal	CLE 30–21

Q4	CLE	Beach 65 yard interception return (Groza kick)	CLE 37–21

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Week 11: at Green Bay Packers

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Green Bay Packers 28, Cleveland Browns 21

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

Date: November 22
Location:Milwaukee County Stadium,Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Game start: 2:00 p.m.EST
Game attendance: 48,065
Game weather: 15 °F (−9 °C); wind 15 mph; wind chill 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (CBS):Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) andEarl Gillespie (GB) (first half) (play–by–play),Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) andTony Canadeo (GB) (first half) (color commentators)

Scoring summary

Q1	CLE	Warfield 48 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 7–0

Q1	GB	Pitts 19 yard rush (Hornung kick)	Tie 7–7

Q1	CLE	Brown 1 yard rush (Groza kick)	CLE 14–7

Q3	GB	Taylor 1 yard rush (Horning kick)	Tie 14–14

Q3	GB	Starr 4 yard rush (Hornung kick)	GB 21–14

Q4	GB	Taylor 5 yard rush (Horning kick)	GB 28–14

Q4	CLE	Warfield 19 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	GB 28–21

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Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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Cleveland Browns 38, Philadelphia Eagles 24

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

Date: November 29
Location:Cleveland Stadium,Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:30 p.m.EST
Game attendance: 79,289
Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C); wind 15 mph; wind chill 22 °F (−6 °C)
Referee: Jim Pace
TV announcers (CBS):Jack Whitaker (PHI) (second half) andKen Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play),Art Pollard (PHI) (second half) andWarren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)

Scoring summary

Q1	CLE	Shoals 0 yard fumble return (Groza kick)	CLE 7–0

Q1	PHI	Baker 14 yard field goal	CLE 7–3

Q2	CLE	Williams 0 yard fumble return (Groza kick)	CLE 14–3

Q2	CLE	Houston 42 yard interception return (Groza kick)	CLE 21–3

Q3	CLE	Groza 37 yard field goal	CLE 24–3

Q3	PHI	Brown 20 yard rush (Baker kick)	CLE 24–10

Q3	CLE	Brewer 24 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick)	CLE 31–10

Q4	PHI	Goodwin 19 yard pass fromSnead (Baker kick)	CLE 31–17

Q4	CLE	Brewer 13 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick)	CLE 38–17

Q4	PHI	Retzlaff 32 yard pass fromSnead (Baker kick)	CLE 38–24

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Week 13: at St. Louis Cardinals

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St. Louis Cardinals 28, Cleveland Browns 19

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

Date: December 6
Location:Busch Stadium I,St. Louis, Missouri
Game start: 2:00 p.m.EST
Game attendance: 31,585
Game weather: 18 °F (−8 °C); wind 7.8 mph; wind chill 8 °F (−13 °C)
TV announcers (CBS):Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) andJack Drees (STL) (first half) (play–by–play),Warren Lahr (second half) (CLE) andBill Fischer (first half) (STL) (color commentators)

Scoring summary

Q1	CLE	Groza 22 yard field goal	CLE 3–0

Q2	STL	Childress 46 yard pass fromJohnson (Bakken kick)	STL 7–3

Q2	STL	Johnson 1 yard rush (Bakken kick)	STL 14–3

Q2	STL	Conrad 8 yard pass fromJohnson (Bakken kick)	STL 21–3

Q2	CLE	Groza 39 yard field goal	STL 21–6

Q3	CLE	Groza 17 yard field goal	STL 21–9

Q3	STL	Johnson 1 yard rush (Bakken kick)	STL 28–9

Q4	CLE	Groza 36 yard field goal	STL 28–12

Q4	CLE	Green 30 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick)	STL 28–19

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Week 14: at New York Giants

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Cleveland Browns 52, New York Giants 20

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

Date: December 6
Location:Yankee Stadium (I),Bronx, New York
Game start: 2:00 p.m.EST
Game attendance: 63,007
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); wind 6.8 mph
TV announcers (CBS):Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) andChris Schenkel (NY) (first half) (play–by–play),Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) andPat Summerall (NY) (first half) (color commentators)

Scoring summary

Q1	CLE	Groza 39 yard field goal	CLE 3–0

Q2	NY	James 7 yard pass fromTittle (Chandler kick)	NY 7–3

Q2	CLE	Ryan 13 yard rush (Groza kick)	CLE 10–7

Q2	CLE	Collins 11 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 17–7

Q2	CLE	Green 1 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick)	CLE 24–7

Q3	CLE	Green 25 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick)	CLE 31–7

Q3	CLE	Warfield 8 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 38–7

Q3	CLE	Brown 8 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 45–7

Q4	NY	Thomas 10 yard pass fromWood (Chandler kick)	CLE 45–14

Q4	CLE	Roberts 24 yard pass fromNinowski (Groza kick)	CLE 52–14

Q4	NY	Thomas 1 yard pass fromWood (kick failed)	CLE 52–20

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Game Officials

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Week	Opponent	Referee	Umpire	Head Linesman	Back Judge	Field Judge
1	atWashington	(23) Harry Brubaker	(18) Tony Sacco	(8)Grover Klemmer	(29)Stan Jaworowski	(32)Jim Tunney
2	St. Louis	(7)Tom Bell	(20)Frank Sinkovitz	(30) George Murphy	(25)Tom Kelleher	(34)Fritz Graf
3	atPhiladelphia	(52) George Rennix	(51)Lou Palazzi	(28) Bill Schleibaum	(24)Bruce Alford	(10) Charles Sweeney
4	Dallas	(56)Norm Schachter	(4) James Beiersdorfer	(26)Ed Marion	(33) Art Holst	(27)Herm Rohrig
5	Pittsburgh
6	atDallas	() Bill Downes	(4) James Beiersdorfer	() Sam Cooperman	()Armen Terzian	() Joe Gonzales
7	New York	(56)Norm Schachter
8	atPittsburgh
9	Washington	(52) George Rennix
10	Detroit	(55) Tony Skovar
11	vs.Green Bay (atMilwaukee)
12	Philadelphia	(3) Jim Pace
13	atSt. Louis
14	atNew York

Playoffs

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Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Stadium	Attendance	Time (ET)	Network	Local Radio	National Radio	Recap
NFL Championship Game	December 27	Baltimore Colts	W	27–0	Cleveland Stadium	79,544	1:30 PMEST	CBS	WERE–AM	CBS	Recap

Notes:

^a All times areEASTERN time.

1964 NFL Championship Game: vs. Baltimore Colts

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

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

Date: December 27
Location:Cleveland Stadium,Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:30 p.m.EST
Game attendance: 79,554
Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C); wind 15.2 mph; wind chill 23 °F (−5 °C)
Referee:Norm Schachter
TV announcers (CBS):Chuck Thompson (BAL) (second half) andKen Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play),Frank Gifford (color commentator)

Scoring summary

Q3	CLE	Groza 43 yard field goal	CLE 3–0

Q3	CLE	Collins 18 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 10–0

Q3	CLE	Collins 42 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 17–0

Q4	CLE	Groza 10 yard field goal	CLE 20–0

Q4	CLE	Collins 51 yard pass fromRyan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 27–0

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Officials

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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

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NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	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

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Staff

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**1964 Cleveland Browns staff**
	Front office Owner -Art Modell General manager –Harold Sauerbrei 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 Support staff and coaches Trainer - Leo Murphy Equipment manager - Morrie Kono

Roster

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**1964 Cleveland Browns final roster**
Quarterbacks(QB) 11Jim Ninowski 13Frank Ryan Running backs(RB) 32Jim Brown 36Charley Scales 44Leroy Kelly 48Ernie Green Wide receivers(WR) 27Walter Roberts 42Paul Warfield 85Clifton McNeil 86Gary Collins P 87 Tom Hutchinson Tight ends(TE) 83Johnny Brewer		Offensive linemen(OL) 56John Morrow C 60 John Wooten G 62 Dale Memmelaar G 66 Gene Hickerson G 70 John Brown T 73 Monte Clark T 75 Roger Shoals T/G 77 Dick Schafrath T Defensive linemen(DL) 69Jim Kanicki DT 72 Mike Bundra DT 74 Dick Modzelewski DT 78 Frank Parker DT 80 Bill Glass DE 84 Paul Wiggin DE 67Sid WilliamsDE		Linebackers(LB) 35Galen Fiss OLB 38 Stan Sczurek OLB 50 Vince Costello MLB 52 Mike Lucci OLB 64Ed BettridgeMLB 82 Jim Houston OLB Defensive backs(DB) 20Ross Fichtner FS 22Lowell CaylorSS 23 Larry Benz SS 24 Bobby Franklin FS 30 Bernie Parrish CB 49 Walter Beach CB Special teams(ST) 76Lou Groza K		Reserve lists 79Bob Gain DT (IR) --Tom Goosby G (IR) Rookies in italics

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Media

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Radio

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Flagship station	Play-by-play	Color commentator
WERE–AM 1300 (main) WGAR–AM 1220 (backup)	Gib Shanley	Jim Graner

Pre season TV

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

Awards and records

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

Milestones

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Jim Brown, Seventh NFL Rushing Title

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

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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

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^Last playoff appearance,1958
^King, Steve."History: 1964". The Official Website of the Cleveland Browns. Archived fromthe original on October 25, 2011. RetrievedApril 12, 2012.
^"Team History". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe original on June 12, 2012. RetrievedApril 12, 2012.
^Lubinger, Ben."Cleveland Browns fans still cherish 1964 NFL championship season, more than two generations later". The Cleveland Plain Dealer. RetrievedApril 12, 2012.
^Cleveland Browns 2015 Media Guide. Cleveland Browns. p. 295.
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^"1964 Cleveland Browns Starters, Roster, & Players". Pro Football.

External links

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1964 Cleveland Browns season at Profootballreference.com
1964 Cleveland Browns season statistics at jt-sw.com
1964 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
1964 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com

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v t e Cleveland Browns 1964 NFL champions
11Jim Ninowski 13Frank Ryan 20Ross Fichtner 22Lowell Caylor 23Larry Benz 24Bobby Franklin 26Dave Raimey 27Walter Roberts 30Bernie Parrish 32Jim Brown 35Galen Fiss 36Charley Scales 38Stan Sczurek 42Paul Warfield 44Leroy Kelly 48Ernie Green 49Walter Beach 50Vince Costello 52Mike Lucci 56John Morrow 62Dale Memmelaar 60John Wooten 64Ed Bettridge 66Gene Hickerson 67Sid Williams 69Jim Kanicki 70John Brown 72Mike Bundra 73Monte Clark 74Dick Modzelewski 75Roger Shoals 76Lou Groza 77Dick Schafrath 78Frank Parker 79Bob Gain 80Bill Glass 82Jim Houston 83Johnny Brewer 84Paul Wiggin 85Clifton McNeil 86Gary Collins 87Tom Hutchinson
Head coach:Blanton Collier
Assistant coaches:Howard Brinker Fritz Heisler Dub Jones Nick Skorich Ed Ulinski

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1964 NFL season

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

Related:1964 AFL season

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