1951 Cleveland Browns season

1951 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach	Paul Brown
Home Field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	11–1–0
Place	1st NFL American
Playoff Finish	Lost NFL Championship
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1950	1952

The 1951 Cleveland Browns season was the team's second season with the National Football League. Dub Jones set an NFL record with six touchdowns in one game versus the Chicago Bears.

Exhibition Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 17, 1951	vs College All-Stars at Chicago	W 38–7	92,180
2	August 25, 1951	vs. New York Yanks at Akron	W 34–7	25,820
3	September 4, 1951	at Detroit Lions	L 20–21	35,165
4	September 9, 1951	at Chicago Bears	W 32–21	67,342
5	September 14, 1951	Los Angeles Rams	W 7–6	38,851

Regular Season Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 30, 1951	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–10	52,219
2	October 7, 1951	at Los Angeles Rams	W 38–23	67,186
3	October 14, 1951	Washington Redskins	W 45–0	33,968
4	October 21, 1951	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–0	32,409
5	October 28, 1951	New York Giants	W 14–13	56,947
6	November 4, 1951	at Chicago Cardinals	W 34–17	19,742
7	November 11, 1951	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–17	36,571
8	November 18, 1951	at New York Giants	W 10–0	52,215
9	November 25, 1951	Chicago Bears	W 42–21	40,969
10	December 2, 1951	Chicago Cardinals	W 49–28	30,550
11	December 9, 1951	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 28–0	24,229
12	December 16, 1951	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–9	16,263

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Championship	December 23, 1951	at Los Angeles Rams	L 24–17	57,540

Standings

NFL American
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	11	1	0	.917	331	152	W-11
New York Giants	9	2	1	.818	254	161	W-4
Washington Redskins	5	7	0	.417	183	296	L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	7	1	.364	183	235	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles	4	8	0	.333	234	264	L-2
Chicago Cardinals	3	9	0	.250	210	287	W-1

Awards and records

• Otto Graham, NFL MVP