1959 Cleveland Browns Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Paul Brown (7-5)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1959 Cleveland Browns Statistics
1959 Cleveland Browns Roster

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.

The Browns scored 270 points, while the defense surrendered 214. Jim Brown powered the ground game, running for a 1,329 yards for Cleveland.

Milt Plum passed for 1,992 yards. Billy Howton topped all receivers, snagging 39 passes, while Ray Renfro added 528 receiving yards, while Bobby Mitchell provided receiving help also.

Junior Wren and Bernie Parrish each picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Paul Brown coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 270
Regular Season Points Against: 214

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 26, 1959 Cleveland Browns 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers 17 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
October 4, 1959 Cleveland Browns 34 at Chicago Cardinals 7 W 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0
October 11, 1959 New York Giants 10 at Cleveland Browns 6 L 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0
October 18, 1959 Chicago Cardinals 7 at Cleveland Browns 17 W 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0
October 25, 1959 Washington Redskins 7 at Cleveland Browns 34 W 2-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0
November 1, 1959 Cleveland Browns 38 at Baltimore Colts 31 W 2-1-0 2-1-0 4-2-0
November 8, 1959 Philadelphia Eagles 7 at Cleveland Browns 28 W 3-1-0 2-1-0 5-2-0
November 15, 1959 Cleveland Browns 31 at Washington Redskins 17 W 3-1-0 3-1-0 6-2-0
November 22, 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers 21 at Cleveland Browns 20 L 3-2-0 3-1-0 6-3-0
November 29, 1959 San Francisco 49ers 21 at Cleveland Browns 20 L 3-3-0 3-1-0 6-4-0
December 6, 1959 Cleveland Browns 7 at New York Giants 48 L 3-3-0 3-2-0 6-5-0
December 13, 1959 Cleveland Browns 28 at Philadelphia Eagles 21 W 3-3-0 4-2-0 7-5-0


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