1959 Cleveland Browns season

1959 Cleveland Browns season
1959 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach	Paul Brown
Home field	Cleveland Stadium
Local radio	WGAR
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	T–2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
	← 1958; Browns seasons; 1960 →;

The 1959 Cleveland Browns season was the team's tenth season with the National Football League. Future Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown rushed for 1,329 yards, leading the league for the third straight year, and 14 touchdowns. QB Milt Plum, who was drafted by the Browns in the 1957 draft with Brown would emerge as a solid quarterback. The Browns had been looking for a replacement for Otto Graham ever since the Hall of Famer retired—for the second time—following the 1955 season. They finally found him when Plum, a second-round draft pick in 1957, threw for 14 TDs with just six interceptions. However, the Browns would finish just 7–5 in 1959, the second in what would turn out to be a string of six straight seasons in which the Browns had decent to very good teams without qualifying for the postseason. The 7–5 record was also the second worst record since head coach Paul Brown's tenure with the team.

Exhibition Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 12	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–34	27,432
2	August 22	vs. Detroit Lions at Akron	L 3–9	22,654
3	August 30	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–17	24,737
4	September 5	at Los Angeles Rams	W 27–24	55,883
5	September 13	at Detroit Lions	L 28–31	33,435
6	September 19	Chicago Bears	W 33–31	25,316

Regular Season Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 26	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–17	33,844
2	October 4	at Chicago Cardinals	W 34–7	19,935
3	October 11	New York Giants	L 6–10	65,534
4	October 18	Chicago Cardinals	W 17–7	46,422
5	October 25	Washington Redskins	W 34–7	42,732
6	November 1	at Baltimore Colts	W 38–31	57,557
7	November 8	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–7	58,275
8	November 15	at Washington Redskins	W 31–17	32,266
9	November 22	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–21	68,563
10	November 29	San Francisco 49ers	L 20–21	56,854
11	December 6	at New York Giants	L 7–48	68,436
12	December 13	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–21	45,952

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	10	2	0	.833	8–2	284	170	W4
Philadelphia Eagles	7	5	0	.583	6–4	268	278	L1
Cleveland Browns	7	5	0	.583	6–4	270	214	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	6–4	257	216	W1
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	2–8	185	350	L5
Chicago Cardinals	2	10	0	.167	2–8	234	324	L6