The 1961 Cleveland Browns seasonNational Football League .
Offseason [ ] On March 22, Dave R. Jones sold the Browns to a group headed by Arthur B. Modell [1]
Exhibition schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
August 11, 1961
at Detroit Lions
L 35–7
25,602
2
August 20, 1961
at San Francisco 49ers
W 27–24
38,759
3
August 25, 1961
at Los Angeles Rams
W 34–17
40,086
4
September 2, 1961
vs. Pittsburgh Steelers at Akron
W 38–6
27,758
5
September 9, 1961
Detroit Lions
L 35–17
41,374
Regular season schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 17, 1961
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 27–20
60,671
2
September 24, 1961
St. Louis Cardinals
W 20–17
50,443
3
October 1, 1961
Dallas Cowboys
W 25–7
43,638
4
October 8, 1961
Washington Redskins
W 31–7
46,186
5
October 15, 1961
Green Bay Packers
L 49–17
75,042
6
October 22, 1961
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 30–28
29,266
7
October 29, 1961
St. Louis Cardinals
W 21–10
26,696
8
November 5, 1961
Pittsburgh Steelers
L 17–13
62,723
9
November 12, 1961
at Washington Redskins
W 17–6
28,975
10
November 19, 1961
Philadelphia Eagles
W 45–24
68,399
11
November 26, 1961
New York Giants
L 37–21
80,455
12
December 3, 1961
at Dallas Cowboys
W 38–17
23,500
13
December 10, 1961
at Chicago Bears
L 17–14
38,717
14
December 17, 1961
at New York Giants
T 7–7
61,084
Standings [ ] Awards and records [ ] Jim Brown, NFL Rushing Leader, 1,408 yards
Milt Plum , NFL Leader, Passing Yards, (2416)Milestones [ ] Jim Brown, Fourth Consecutive 1,000 yard season
Jim Brown, Fifth Consecutive Rushing Title References [ ]
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 281
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