1964 Cleveland Browns season

NFL team season March 2014 March 2026 1964 Cleveland Browns Blanton Collier Harold Sauerbrei Art Modell Cleveland Stadium 10–3–1 1st NFL Eastern Won NFL Championship(vs. Colts) 27–0 FB Jim BrownDE Bill GlassOLB Jim HoustonDT Dick ModzelewskiQB Frank RyanT Dick SchafrathSE Paul Warfield Browns seasons thumb | right | alt=A close-up view of the 1964 Cleveland Browns World Champions ring featuring a central diamond set in a black enamel background surrounded by text. | 1964 Cleveland Browns World Championship ring 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.Last playoff appearance, 1958 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 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 Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown, who rushed for 1,446 yards with a 5.2 yards/carry average. The quarterback, Frank Ryan, threw for 2,404 yards, 25 touchdowns, and 19 interceptions. The top receivers were Paul Warfield and Gary Collins, the second of whom is known for catching three touchdowns in the championship game against the heavily favored Baltimore Colts.King Steve History: 1964 http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/year-by-year-results/1964.html The Official Website of the Cleveland Browns April 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20111025153635/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/year-by-year-results/1964.html October 25, 2011 deadTeam History http://www.profootballhof.com/history/team.aspx?FRANCHISE_ID=8 Pro Football Hall of Fame April 12, 2012 June 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120612013510/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/team.aspx?franchise_id=8 dead 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 (in this case, quarterback Frank Ryan) 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.Lubinger Ben Cleveland Browns fans still cherish 1964 NFL championship season, more than two generations later http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2011/12/cleveland_browns_fans_still_ch.html The Cleveland Plain Dealer April 12, 2012 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 1964 draft class 1964 NFL draft 1964 Cleveland Browns 1 11 Paul Warfield Wide receiver Ohio State yes yes yes 2 26 Billy Truax Defensive end LSU no 4 54 Don Shackelford Tackle Pacific no 5 67 Dick Klein Tackle Wichita State no 7 95 Sammy Odom Linebacker Northwestern State no 8 110 Leroy Kelly Running back Morgan State yes yes yes 9 123 John Briscoe Linebacker Arizona no 10 135 Bobby Robinson Guard Mississippi no 10 138 Dick Van Raaphorst Kicker Ohio State 11 151 Eddie Versprille Fullback Alabama no 12 166 Ed Mitchell Tackle Southern no 13 179 Bob Meehan Guard Syracuse no 14 194 Terry Sieg Running back Virginia no 15 207 John Houtman Tackle Michigan no 16 222 Sid Williams Linebacker Southern yes 17 235 Larry Bartolameolli Tackle Western Michigan no 18 250 Sherman Lewis Defensive back Michigan State no 19 263 Jim Higgins Guard Xavier no 20 278 Dave Archer Tackle Syracuse no Cleveland Browns 2015 Media Guide Cleveland Browns 295 Exhibition schedule Week Date Opponent Result Score Record Stadium Attendance Time (ET) Local TV Radio 1 August 9 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–26 0–1 Kezar Stadium 27,404 4:30 PM EDT WGAR–AM 2 August 15, 1964 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 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (at Akron) W 42–7 2–1 Rubber Bowl 27,255 8:00 PM EDT WERE–AM 4 August 28, 1964 at Detroit Lions W 35–14 3–1 Tiger Stadium 36,946 8:00 PM EDT WEWS-TV WGAR–AM 5 September 5, 1964 Green Bay Packers W 20–17 4–1 Cleveland Stadium 83,736 9:00 PM EDT WGAR–AM Notes: time a a All times are Eastern time. There was a doubleheader on September 5, 1964, Giants vs Lions and Packers vs Browns. Regular season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Score Record Stadium Attendance Time (ET) Network Radio Recap 1 September 13 at Washington Redskins W 27–13 1–0 District of Columbia Stadium 47,577 1:30 PM EDT 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 at Philadelphia 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, 1964 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 PM EST 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 at St. Louis Cardinals L 19–28 9–3–1 Busch Stadium 31,585 2:00 PM EST CBS WERE–AM Recap 14 December 12, 1964 at New York Giants W 52–20 10–3–1 Yankee Stadium 63,007 2:00 PM EST CBS WERE–AM Recap Note:time a a All times are Eastern time. (UTC–4; UTC–5 starting October 25) Game summaries Week 1: at Washington Redskins Cleveland Browns 27, Washington Redskins 13 Browns 0 13 7 7 Redskins 0 10 0 3 September 13 District of Columbia Stadium, Washington, DC 1:30 p.m. EDT 47,577 58 F; wind 11 mph Harry Brubaker 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) CBS yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 2: vs. St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals 33, Cleveland Browns 33 Cardinals 10 3 10 10 Browns 6 10 7 10 September 20 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 1:30 p.m. EDT 76,954 67 F; wind 7 mph Tom Bell 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) CBS yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 3: at Philadelphia Eagles Cleveland Browns 28, Philadelphia Eagles 20 Browns 7 0 14 7 Eagles 7 6 0 7 September 27 Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1:30 p.m. EDT 60,671 64 F; wind 12 mph George Rennix 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) CBS yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys Cleveland Browns 27, Dallas Cowboys 6 Cowboys 0 6 0 0 Browns 7 6 7 7 October 4 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 1:30 p.m. EDT 2:33 72,062 56 F; wind 14 mph Norm Schachter 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) CBS yes Q1 11:21 CLE Green 7 yard pass from Ryan (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 from Roach (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 from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick) CLE 20–6 Q4 2:35 CLE Collins 38 yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick) (Groza kick) CLE 27–6 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers 23, Cleveland Browns 7 Steelers 10 6 7 0 Browns 0 7 0 0 October 10 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 8:00 p.m. EDT 80,530 40 F; wind 14 mph Ken Coleman (play–by–play), Warren Lahr (color commentator) Sports Network Incorporated (SNI) yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys Cleveland Browns 20, Dallas Cowboys 16 Browns 7 6 0 7 Cowboys 0 6 10 0 October 18 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas 2:30 p.m. EDT 2:55 37,456 68 F; wind 16 mph 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) CBS yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 7: vs. New York Giants Cleveland Browns 42, New York Giants 20 Giants 6 0 7 7 Browns 0 7 7 28 October 25 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 1:30 p.m. EST 72,062 50 F; wind 14 mph Norm Schachter 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) CBS yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 8: at Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns 30, Pittsburgh Steelers 17 Browns 0 10 10 10 Steelers 0 10 0 7 November 1 Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1:30 p.m. EST 49,568 51 F; wind 6 mph 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) CBS yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 9: vs. Washington Redskins Cleveland Browns 34, Washington Redskins 24 Redskins 0 3 7 14 Browns 0 13 14 7 November 8 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 1:30 p.m. EST 76,385 45 F; wind 6 mph George Rennix 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) CBS yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions Cleveland Browns 37, Detroit Lions 21 Lions 14 7 0 0 Browns 7 13 7 10 November 15 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 1:30 p.m. EST 83,064 51 F; wind 9 mph Tony Skovar 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) CBS yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 11: at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers 28, Cleveland Browns 21 Browns 14 0 0 7 Packers 7 0 14 7 November 22 Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2:00 p.m. EST 48,065 15 F; wind 15 mph; wind chill 0 F 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) CBS yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 12: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Cleveland Browns 38, Philadelphia Eagles 24 Eagles 3 0 7 14 Browns 7 14 10 7 November 29 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 1:30 p.m. EST 79,289 32 F; wind 15 mph; wind chill 22 F Jim Pace 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) CBS yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 13: at St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals 28, Cleveland Browns 19 Browns 3 3 3 10 Cardinals 0 21 7 0 December 6 Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri 2:00 p.m. EST 31,585 18 F; wind 7.8 mph; wind chill 8 F 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) CBS yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 14: at New York Giants Cleveland Browns 52, New York Giants 20 Browns 3 21 21 7 Giants 0 7 0 13 December 6 Yankee Stadium (I), Bronx, New York 2:00 p.m. EST 63,007 49 F; wind 6.8 mph 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) CBS yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Playoffs 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 PM EST CBS WERE–AM CBS Recap Notes: time a a All times are EASTERN time. 1964 NFL Championship Game: vs. Baltimore Colts 1964 NFL Championship Game: Cleveland Browns 27, Baltimore Colts 0 Colts 0 0 0 0 Browns 0 0 17 10 December 27 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 1:30 p.m. EST 79,554 34 F; wind 15.2 mph; wind chill 23 F Norm Schachter Chuck Thompson (BAL) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play–by–play), Frank Gifford (color commentator) CBS yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Personnel Staff 1964 Cleveland Browns Owner - Art Modell General manager – Harold Sauerbrei Head coach – Blanton Collier Offensive line – Fritz Heisler Offensive backfield and ends – Dub Jones Defensive coordinator – Howard Brinker Defensive assistant – Nick Skorich Linebackers – Ed Ulinski Trainer - Leo Murphy Equipment manager - Morrie Kono Roster 1964 Cleveland Browns 11 Jim Ninowski 13 Frank Ryan American football 32 Jim Brown 36 Charley Scales 44 Leroy Kelly y 48 Ernie Green 27 Walter Roberts American football y 42 Paul Warfield y 85 Clifton McNeil 86 Gary Collins American football P 87 Tom Hutchinson American football 83 Johnny Brewer 56 John Morrow American football C 60 John Wooten G 62 Dale Memmelaar G 66 Gene Hickerson G 70 John Brown offensive tackle T 73 Monte Clark T 75 Roger Shoals T/G 77 Dick Schafrath T 69 Jim Kanicki DT 72 Mike Bundra DT 74 Dick Modzelewski DT 78 Frank Parker American football DT 80 Bill Glass DE 84 Paul Wiggin DE 67 Sid Williams y DE 35 Galen Fiss OLB 38 Stan Sczurek OLB 50 Vince Costello MLB 52 Mike Lucci OLB 64 Ed Bettridge y MLB 82 Jim Houston OLB 20 Ross Fichtner FS 22 Lowell Caylor y SS 23 Larry Benz SS 24 Bobby Franklin American football FS 26 Dave Raimey y CB 30 Bernie Parrish CB 49 Walter Beach CB 76 Lou Groza K 79 Bob Gain DT IR -- Tom Goosby G IR "1964 Cleveland Browns Starters, Roster, & Players". Pro Football. Media Radio Flagship station Play-by-play Color commentator WERE–AM 1300 (main)WGAR–AM 1220 (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 External links 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 Cleveland Category:Cleveland Browns seasons Category:NFL championship seasons Cleveland Browns Category:1960s in Cleveland