1957 Cleveland Browns season

1957 Cleveland Browns football season November 2013 March 2026 Cleveland Browns 1957 Paul Brown Cleveland Stadium 9–2–1 1st NFL Eastern Lost NFL Championship(at Lions) 14–59 Ray Renfro, FLTommy O'Connell, QBDon Paul, CBWalt Michaels, LBBob Gain, OLMike McCormack, RT Lou Groza, LT/KJim Brown, FB Browns seasons The 1957 Cleveland Browns season was the team's eighth season with the National Football League. They were 9–2–1 in the regular season and won the Eastern Conference title, but lost the championship game to the Detroit Lions, 59–14.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5tZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=byUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6958%2C3573582 Milwaukee Journal Johnson Chuck Rote's passes, play calling smash Cleveland, 59 to 14 December 30, 1957 7, part 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fcVRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8GoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6947%2C4717014 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sell Jack Lions crush Browns, 59 to 14, to win title December 30, 1957 18 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=43U_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ylQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=909%2C3837182 Toledo Blade Ohio Jones Eddie T. Browns show off collapsing defense December 30, 1957 11 https://www.si.com/vault/1958/01/06/568678/all-hail-the-lusty-lions Sports Illustrated Maule Tex Tex Maule All hail the lusty Lions January 6, 1958 8 Season summary The Browns missed the playoffs the previous season, ending ten straight years of league championship game appearances. The Browns came storming back in 1957 to finish 9–2–1 and win the Eastern Conference title by a relatively healthy margin over the defending world champion New York Giants (7–5). The Browns took care of business against the Giants, "bookending," as it were, their arch rivals. They beat New York 6–3 in the season opener and then edged them again 34–28 in the finale. The Browns also posted two shutouts on the year, 24–0 over the Pittsburgh Steelers and 31–0 over the Chicago Cardinals. The Eastern foe the Browns had the most trouble with was fourth-place Washington (5–6–1). Cleveland edged the Redskins 21–17 and then had to settle for a 30–30 tie in the rematch. The Browns fell to Detroit 20–7, making them 0–3 against the Lions in the regular season since joining the NFL in 1950. Although they had a rookie All-American running back out of Syracuse by the name of Jim Brown, the Browns were by no means an offensive juggernaut overall. The future Hall of Famer was outstanding, rushing for 942 yards and nine TDs, but he was the only real standout that year. Tommy O'Connell, who had taken over for retired Hall of Famer Otto Graham in 1956 and was the quarterback during the 5–7 finish that year, had the job for most of the way in 1957 as well. He and rookie Milt Plum combined for just 1,873 yards passing 12 touchdowns with 14 interceptions. Schedule 1957 NFL season Exhibition Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 14 at Detroit Lions L 10–20 0–1 Briggs Stadium 40,150 2 August 24 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W 28–13 1–1 Rubber Bowl 26,669 3 September 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–21 1–2 Kezar Stadium 32,840 4 September 6 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–20 1–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 45,011 5 September 14 Detroit Lions W 23–7 2–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 34,369 6 September 20 at Chicago Bears L 3–29 2–4 Wrigley Field 47,354 Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 29 New York Giants W 6–3 1–0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 58,095 2 October 5, 1957 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–12 2–0 Forbes Field 35,570 3 October 13 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–7 3–0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 53,493 4 October 20 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–17 3–1 Connie Mack Stadium 22,443 5 October 27 at Chicago Cardinals W 17–7 4–1 Comiskey Park 26,341 6 November 3 Washington Redskins W 21–17 5–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 52,936 7 November 10 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–0 6–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 53,709 8 November 17 at Washington Redskins T 30–30 6–1–1 Griffith Stadium 27,722 9 November 24 Los Angeles Rams W 45–31 7–1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 65,407 10 December 1 Chicago Cardinals W 31–0 8–1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 40,525 11 December 8 at Detroit Lions L 7–20 8–2–1 Briggs Stadium 55,814 12 December 15 at New York Giants W 34–28 9–2–1 Yankee Stadium 54,294 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Postseason 1957 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Championship December 29 at Detroit Lions L 14–59 0–1 Briggs Stadium 55,263 Recap NFL Championship Game 1957 NFL Championship Game Detroit Lions 59, Cleveland Browns 14 Browns 0 7 7 0 14 Lions 17 14 14 14 59 Scoring DET – FG Martin 31 DET – Rote 1-yard run (Martin kick) DET – Gedman 1-yard run (Martin kick) CLE – Brown 29-yard run (Groza kick) DET – Junker 26-yard pass from Rote (Martin kick) DET – Barr 19-yard interception (Martin kick) CLE – Carpenter 5-yard run (Groza kick) DET – Doran 78-yard pass from Rote (Martin kick) DET – Junker 23-yard pass from Rote (Martin kick) DET – Middleton 32-yard pass from Rote (Martin kick) DET Cassady-yard pass from Reichow (Martin kick) Awards and records Jim Brown, NFL rushing leader, 942 yards Tommy O’Connell, NFL leader, passing yards, (1,229) Milestones Jim Brown, First Rushing Title Roster 1957 Cleveland Browns roster Quarterbacks 10 John Borton y 15 Tommy O'Connell 16 Milt Plum y Running backs 32 Jim Brown y 48 Milt Campbell y 30 Lew Carpenter 44 Chet Hanulak 36 Ed Modzelewski 26 Ray Renfro 46 Billy Reynolds American football Receivers 88 Pete Brewster 40 Preston Carpenter 82 Frank Clarke American football y Offensive linemen 52 Joe Amstutz y C 62 Herschel Forester G 76 Lou Groza T/K 56 Art Hunter C/T 74 Mike McCormack American football T 63 Fred Robinson gridiron football, born 1930 G 64 Jim Ray Smith G Defensive linemen 70 Don Colo DT 80 Len Ford DE 79 Bob Gain DT 72 Henry Jordan y DT 84 Bill Quinlan DE 86 Paul Wiggin y DE Linebackers 65 Tom Catlin OLB 50 Vince Costello MLB 35 Galen Fiss OLB 34 Walt Michaels OLB Defensive backs 18 Bobby Freeman American football y S 22 Ken Konz S/P 24 Warren Lahr CB 20 Don Paul defensive back CB 42 Junior Wren S Reserve list 60 Harold Bradley Jr. G (IR) 7px -- Willie Davis defensive end Willie Davis DE (Military) -- Bob Mischak y G (Left squad) 65 Chuck Noll LB (IR) 7px rookies in italics Source: References External links 1957 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (profootballreference.com) 1957 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com 1957 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com 1957 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com 1957 Season summary and statistics at Cleveland Browns.com Cleveland Category:Cleveland Browns seasons Cleveland Browns