1961 Cleveland Browns season

NFL team season

The 1961 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 12th season with the National Football League.

Offseason

On March 22, Dave R. Jones sold the Browns to a group headed by Arthur B. Modell.^[1]

Exhibition schedule

Regular season schedule

Standings

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Awards and records

• Jim Brown, NFL rushing leader, 1,408 yards
• Milt Plum, NFL leader, passing yards, (2416)

Milestones

• Jim Brown, Fourth Consecutive 1,000 yard season
• Jim Brown, Fifth Consecutive Rushing Title

Personnel

Roster

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Staff/Coaches

References

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 281
2. "1961 Cleveland Browns Starters, Roster, & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

External links

• 1961 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
• 1961 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
• 1961 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com