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1956 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach Paul Brown
Home Field Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record 5–7–0
Place T-4th NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1955 1957

The 1956 Cleveland Browns season was the team's seventh season with the National Football League. This is the first time they have had a losing season or did not make the playoffs.

Exhibition Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 August 10, 1956 vs. College All-Stars at Chicago W 26–0
75,000
2 August 19, 1956 at San Francisco 49ers L 28–17
38,741
3 August 24, 1956 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–6
40,175
4 September 1, 1956 Green Bay Packers L 21–20
15,456
5 September 7, 1956 at Detroit Lions L 17–0
48,105
6 September 15, 1956 vs. Detroit Lions at Akron L 31–14
28,201
7 September 21, 1956 at Chicago Bears W 24–14
56,543

Regular Season Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 30, 1956 at Chicago Cardinals L 9–7
20,966
2 October 6, 1956 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 14–10
35,398
3 October 14, 1956 New York Giants L 21–9
60,042
4 October 21, 1956 at Washington Redskins L 20–9
23,322
5 October 28, 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–16
50,358
6 November 4, 1956 at Green Bay Packers W 24–7
28,590
7 November 11, 1956 Baltimore Colts L 21–7
42,404
8 November 18, 1956 at Philadelphia Eagles W 16–0
25,894
9 November 25, 1956 Washington Redskins L 20–17
22,878
10 December 2, 1956 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–14
20,645
11 December 9, 1956 at New York Giants W 24–7
27,707
12 December 16, 1956 Chicago Cardinals L 24–7
25,312

Standings[]

NFL Eastern
W L T PCT PF PA STK
New York Giants 8 3 1 .727 264 197 W-1
Chicago Cardinals 7 5 0 .583 240 182 W-1
Washington Redskins 6 6 0 .500 183 225 L-2
Cleveland Browns 5 7 0 .417 167 177 L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 7 0 .417 167 177 W-1
Philadelphia Eagles 3 8 1 .273 143 215 L-3
Eastern Conference Western Conference
Chicago Cardinals Baltimore
Cleveland Chicago Bears
New York Detroit
Philadelphia Green Bay
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
Washington San Francisco
1956 NFL DraftNFL ChampionshipPro Bowl


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