1959 Cleveland Browns season

1959 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach	Paul Brown
Home Field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	7–5–0
Place	T-2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1958	1960

The 1959 Cleveland Browns season was the team's tenth season with the National Football League.

Exhibition Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 12, 1959	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 34–20	27,432
2	August 22, 1959	vs. Detroit Lions at Akron	L 9–3	22,654
3	August 30, 1959	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–14	24,737
4	September 5, 1959	at Los Angeles Rams	W 27–24	55,883
5	September 13, 1959	at Detroit Lions	L 31–28	33,435
6	September 19, 1959	Chicago Bears	W 33–31	25,316

Regular Season Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 26, 1959	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–7	33,844
2	October 4, 1959	at Chicago Cardinals	W 34–7	19,935
3	October 11, 1959	New York Giants	L 10–6	65,534
4	October 18, 1959	Chicago Cardinals	W 17–7	46,422
5	October 25, 1959	Washington Redskins	W 34–7	42,732
6	November 1, 1959	at Baltimore Colts	W 38–31	57,557
7	November 8, 1959	Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–7	58,275
8	November 15, 1959	at Washington Redskins	W 31–17	32,266
9	November 22, 1959	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–20	68,563
10	November 29, 1959	San Francisco 49ers	L 21–20	56,854
11	December 6, 1959	at New York Giants	L 48–7	68,436
12	December 13, 1959	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 28–21	45,952

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	10	2	0	.833	284	170	W-4
Philadelphia Eagles	7	5	0	.583	268	278	L-1
Cleveland Browns	7	5	0	.583	270	214	W-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	257	216	W-1
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	185	350	L-5
Chicago Cardinals	2	10	0	.167	234	324	L-6