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]

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 was the last major sports championship won by a Cleveland-based team until 2016, when the Cleveland Cavaliers, a team that was formed in 1970, defeated the defending champion Golden State Warriors in a 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 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

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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 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 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 Stadium	72,062	1:30 PM EDT	CBS	WERE-FM
5	October 10, 1964	Pittsburgh Steelers	L	7–23	3–1–1	Cleveland 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 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 Stadium	76,385	1:30 PM EST	CBS	WERE-AM
10	November 15, 1964	Detroit Lions	W	37–21	8–1–1	Cleveland 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 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

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; wind 11
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)

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 from Ryan (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

St. Louis Cardinals 33, Cleveland Browns 33

	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; wind 7
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)

Scoring summary

Q1	STL	Crow 22 yard pass from Johnson (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 from Ryan (Groza kick)	CLE 16–13

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

Q3	STL	Bakken 44 yard field goal	STL 23–16

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

Q4	STL	Randle 50 yard pass from Johnson (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

Cleveland Browns 28, Philadelphia Eagles 20

	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; wind 12
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)

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 from Ryan (Groza kick)	CLE 14–13

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

Q4	CLE	Collins 12 yard pass from Ryan (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

Cleveland Browns 27, Dallas Cowboys 6

	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
Game attendance: 72,062
Game weather: 56°F; wind 13
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)

Scoring summary

Q1	CLE	Green 7 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick)	CLE 7–0

Q2	CLE	Groza 19 yard field goal	CLE 10–0

Q2	DAL	Norman 5 yard pass from Roach (kick failed)	CLE 10–6

Q2	CLE	Groza 21 yard field goal	CLE 13–6

Q3	CLE	Warfield 40 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 20–6

Q4	CLE	Collins 38 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 27–6

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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

Date: October 10
Location: Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 80,530
Game weather: 40°F; wind 14
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 from Ryan (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

Cleveland Browns 20, Dallas Cowboys 16

	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
Game attendance: 37,456
Game weather: 68°F; wind 16
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)

Scoring summary

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

Q2	DAL	Raaphorst 34 yard field goal	CLE 7–3

Q2	CLE	Groza 34 yard field goal	CLE 10–3

Q2	CLE	Groza 30 yard field goal	CLE 13–3

Q2	DAL	Raaphorst 20 yard field goal	CLE 13–6

Q3	DAL	Raaphorst 37 yard field goal	CLE 13–9

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

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

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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

Date: October 25
Location: Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 72,062
Game weather: 50°F; wind 14
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)

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 from Ryan (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 from Ryan (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 from Wood (Chandler kick)	CLE 35–20

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

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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

Date: November 1
Location: Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 49,568
Game weather: 51°F; wind 6
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)

Scoring summary

Q2	CLE	Groza 36 yard field goal	CLE 3–0

Q2	CLE	McNeil 25 yard pass from Ryan (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

Cleveland Browns 34, Washington Redskins 24

	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; wind 6
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)

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 from Brown (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 20–3

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

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

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

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

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

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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

Date: November 15
Location: Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 83,064
Game weather: 51°F; wind 9
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)

Scoring summary

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

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

Q1	DET	Gibbons 4 yard pass from Plum (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 from Plum (Walker kick)	DET 21–17

Q2	CLE	Groza 47 yard field goal	DET 21–20

Q3	CLE	Warfield 8 yard pass from Ryan (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

Green Bay Packers 28, Cleveland Browns 21

	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; wind 15; wind chill 0°F
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)

Scoring summary

Q1	CLE	Warfield 48 yard pass from Ryan (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 from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	GB 28–21

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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

Date: November 29
Location: Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 79,289
Game weather: 32°F; wind 15; wind chill 22°F
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)

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 from Ryan (Groza kick)	CLE 31–10

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

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

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

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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

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; wind 7.8; wind chill 8°F
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)

Scoring summary

Q1	CLE	Groza 22 yard field goal	CLE 3–0

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

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

Q2	STL	Conrad 8 yard pass from Johnson (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 from Ryan (Groza kick)	STL 28–19

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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

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; wind 6.8
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)

Scoring summary

Q1	CLE	Groza 39 yard field goal	CLE 3–0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 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

Date: December 27
Location: Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 79,554
Game weather: 34°F; wind 15.2; wind chill 23°F
Referee: Norm Schachter
TV announcers (CBS): Chuck Thompson (BAL) (second half) and Ken 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 from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick)	CLE 10–0

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

Q4	CLE	Groza 10 yard field goal	CLE 20–0

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

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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

Staff

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

Strength and conditioning

Trainer - Leo Murphy
Equipment Manager - Morrie Kono

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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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.
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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 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AAFC championship (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	History Players Head coaches Seasons Logos and uniforms First-round draft picks 1999 expansion draft

Stadiums	Cleveland Stadium FirstEnergy Stadium

Key personnel	Owners: Jimmy Haslam Dee Haslam President (de facto): Paul DePodesta General manager (de facto): Sashi Brown Head coach: Hue Jackson

Culture and lore	Art Modell Cleveland sports curse Dawg Pound Draft Day Hot Tub Time Machine Kardiac Kids Paul Brown Marty Ball Red Right 88 Relocation controversy "The Best Man" The Drive The Express The Fortune Cookie The Fumble

Rivalries	Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers

Playoff appearances (28)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1980 1982 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 2002

Division titles (12)	1946 1947 1948 1967 1968 1969 1971 1980 1985 1986 1987 1989

Conference titles (11)	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1964 1965 1968 1969

League titles (8)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1954 1955 1964

Retired numbers	14 32 45 46 76

Hall of Fame inductees	Players: Brown DeLamielleure Ford Gatski Graham Groza Hickerson Kelly Lavelli McCormack Mitchell Motley Newsome Warfield Willis Coach: Brown

Media	Broadcasters Radio network Flagships: WKNR WKRK-FM WNCX Television: WEWS-TV

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)

Seasons (67)	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 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

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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