1953 Cleveland Browns season
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1953 Cleveland Browns season | |
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Head coach | Paul Brown |
Home field | Cleveland Stadium |
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Record | 11–1–0 |
Division place | 1st NFL American |
Playoff finish | Lost NFL Championship |
The 1953 Cleveland Browns season was the team's fourth season with the National Football League. Their start of 11–0–0 before losing their last game was the closest to a true perfect season in the NFL until the 1972 Miami Dolphins, but after losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in their last game and missing a perfect regular season, the Browns were beaten in the NFL Championship Game by the Detroit Lions
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Exhibition Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | August 23, 1953 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 20–7 |
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2 | August 28, 1953 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 27–9 |
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3 | September 4, 1953 | at Detroit Lions | T 24–24 |
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4 | September 7, 1953 | vs. Baltimore Colts at Akron | W 23–21 |
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5 | September 11, 1953 | at Chicago Bears | W 20–14 |
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6 | September 19, 1953 | Green Bay Packers | W 21–13 |
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Regular Season Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 27, 1953 | at Green Bay Packers | W 27–0 |
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2 | October 4, 1953 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 27–7 |
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3 | October 10, 1953 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 37–13 |
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4 | October 18, 1953 | at Washington Redskins | W 30–14 |
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5 | October 25, 1953 | at New York Giants | W 7–0 |
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6 | November 1, 1953 | Washington Redskins | W 27–3 |
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7 | November 8, 1953 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–16 |
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8 | November 15, 1953 | San Francisco 49ers | W 23–21 |
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9 | November 22, 1953 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20–16 |
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10 | November 29, 1953 | Chicago Cardinals | W 27–16 |
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11 | December 6, 1953 | New York Giants | W 62–14 |
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12 | December 13, 1953 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 42–27 |
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NFL Championship Game
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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Championship | December 27, 1953 | at Detroit Lions | L 17–16 |
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Scoring
- DET – Walker 1 yard run (Walker Kick)
- CLE – FG Groza 13 yard
- DET – FG Walker 23 yard
- CLE – Jagade 9 yard run (Groza kick)
- CLE – FG Groza 15 yard
- CLE – FG Groza 43 yard
- DET – Doran 33 yard pass from Layne (Walker kick)
Standings
NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Cleveland Browns | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 9–1 | 348 | 162 | L1 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 6–3–1 | 352 | 215 | W1 | |
Washington Redskins | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 6–3–1 | 208 | 215 | L1 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–5 | 211 | 263 | W2 | |
New York Giants | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 3–7 | 179 | 277 | L2 | |
Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 0–10 | 190 | 337 | W1 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Awards and records
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