Season Info | Franchise Info | Total Points Earned | Seasons Ranked | Regular Season Record | Reg. Seas. Quantified: F.P.E. | Postseason Quantified: F.P.E. | Exceptional Pts | Regular Season Summary | Postseason Results- (Game scores) | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular Season | Playoffs | League Size | Location | Logo | Uniform Colors | W | L | L | T | Winning % | Pts: W-L record | Pts: Final Standings | Reg. Seas. Total | Net Playoff Pts | Dynasty Bonus | Postseason Total | Playoff Bowl | Expansion Total | Wild Card Round | Divisional Round | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game | NFL Champ. Game | ||||
1960 | 1960 | 13 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 175 | 11th | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.708 | 99 | 61 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | Alive in Eastern Conf. Race up until final 2 weeks. Finish 2nd Place; birth in Playoff Bowl | *Playoff Bowl: L 17-16 | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game *Playoff Bowl: L 17-16 | |||||
1961 | 1961 | 14 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 81 | 19th | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.607 | 54 | 27 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alive in Conference Race up until final week of the season. (3rd of 7 teams in East) | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1962 | 1962 | 14 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 44 | 23rd | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.536 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alive in Conference Race up until final 2 weeks of the season. (3rd of 7 teams in East) | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1963 | 1963 | 14 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 170 | 13th | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.714 | 95 | 70 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | Alive in Eastern Conf. Race entering final game of season. Finish 2nd Place; birth in Playoff Bowl | *Playoff Bowl: L 40-23 | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game *Playoff Bowl: L 40-23 | |||||
1964 | 1964 | 14 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 1162 | 1st | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | 109 | 122 | 231 | 912 | 20 | 932 | 0 | 0 | Win Eastern Conference. (Birth in NFL Championship Game) | W 27-0 | NFL Champ. Game W 27-0 | |||||
1965 | 1965 | 14 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 338 | 6th | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.786 | 123 | 150 | 273 | 45 | 20 | 65 | 0 | 0 | Win Eastern Conference (2nd-straight). Best record in NFL. | L 23-12 | NFL Champ. Game L 23-12 | |||||
1966* | 1966 | 15 teams (24 Pro FTB) | Cleveland, Ohio | 100 | 18th | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 71 | 29 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (*Year of SB 1) Alive in Conf. Race up until final week of season. (Lose-tiebreaker for Playoff Bowl appearance) | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1967 | 1967 | 16 teams (25 Pro. FTB) | Cleveland, Ohio | 144 | 14th | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 74 | 95 | 169 | -33 | 0 | -33 | 8 | 8 | Win Division Title. Tied for Best record in Eastern Conference | L 52-14 | *Playoff Bowl: L 30-6 | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game *Playoff Bowl: L 30-6 | ||||
1968 | 1968 | 16 teams (26 Pro. FTB) | Cleveland, Ohio | 336 | 7th | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.714 | 104 | 74 | 178 | 159 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. (Birth in Eastern Conf. Championship) | W 31-20 | L 34-0 | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game L 34-0 | ||||
1969 | 1969 | 16 teams (26 Pro. FTB) | Cleveland, Ohio | 364 | 4th | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | 120 | 74 | 193 | 170 | 0 | 170 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. (Birth in Eastern Conf. Championship) | W 38-14 | L 27-7 | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game L 27-7 | ||||
1970* | 1971 | 26 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 18 | 25th | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (*NFL-AFL Merger. Join AFL teams in new AFC.) 6th of 13 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1971 | 1972 | 26 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 177 | 10th | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 100 | 110 | 210 | -32 | 0 | -32 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. #3 seed- AFC | L 20-3 | Divisional Round L 20-3 | |||||
1972 | 1973 | 26 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 171 | 12th | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.714 | 140 | 58 | 198 | -28 | 0 | -28 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Playoffs as the wild card. #4 seed- AFC | L 20-14 | Divisional Round L 20-14 | |||||
1973 | 1974 | 26 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 59 | 20th | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.571 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-6th of 13 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1974 | 1975 | 26 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | -141 | 34th | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.286 | -114 | -27 | -141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1975 | 1976 | 26 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | -184 | 35th | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.214 | -157 | -27 | -184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1976 | 1977 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 105 | 17th | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 105 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Snubbed: miss postseason despite 9-5 record | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1977 | 1978 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | -61 | 29th | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | -34 | -27 | -61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1978 | 1979 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 19 | 24th | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th of 14 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1979 | 1980 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 56 | 21st | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-6th of 14 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1980 | 1981 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 203 | 9th | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | 133 | 94 | 227 | -24 | 0 | -24 | 0 | 0 | Tie for Division Title (WTB). Finish in a 5-way tie atop the AFC; receive #2 seed. | Bye | L 14-12 | Divisional Round L 14-12 | ||||
1981 | 1982 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | -132 | 33rd | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | -105 | -27 | -132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1982* | 1983 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | -19 | 26th | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | -15 | 25 | 10 | -29 | 0 | -29 | 0 | 0 | (*9-Game season) Finish in 3-way tie for final playoff spot/ #8 seed (WTBs) | L 27-10 | Wild Card Round L 27-10 | |||||
1983 | 1984 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 56 | 22nd | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Finish in a 3-way tie for the 2 AFC wild cards (LTBs) | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1984 | 1985 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | -105 | 31st | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | -105 | 0 | -105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th of 14 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1985 | 1986 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 109 | 16th | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | 19 | 114 | 133 | -24 | 0 | -24 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title* (8-8 record). #3 seed in the AFC | Bye* | L 24-21 | Divisional Round L 24-21 | ||||
1986 | 1987 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 547 | 2nd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.750 | 173 | 202 | 375 | 172 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | Win Division and Conference. #1 seed in the AFC | Bye | W 23-20 (2OT) | L 23-20 (OT) | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game L 23-20 (OT) | |||
1987* | 1988 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 391 | 3rd | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.667 | 96 | 114 | 210 | 181 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 0 | (*Strike season) Win Division Title. #2 seed in the AFC | Bye | W 38-21 | L 38-33 | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game L 38-33 | |||
1988 | 1989 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 135 | 15th | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 96 | 55 | 151 | -16 | 0 | -16 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Playoffs as a wild card. #4 seed- AFC | L 24-23 | Wild Card Round L 24-23 | |||||
1989 | 1990 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 357 | 5th | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.594 | 74 | 114 | 188 | 169 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. #2 seed in the AFC | Bye* | W 34-30 | L 37-21 | AFC/ NFL Champ. Game L 37-21 | |||
1990 | 1991 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | -209 | 36th | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0.188 | -182 | -27 | -209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1991 | 1992 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | -65 | 30th | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 | -65 | 0 | -65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-10th of 14 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1992 | 1993 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | -28 | 27th | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | -28 | 0 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-9th of 14 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1993 | 1994 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | -28 | 28th | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | -28 | 0 | -28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th of 14 teams in the AFC | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
1994 | 1995 | 28 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | 224 | 8th | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | 133 | 46 | 179 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Playoffs as a wild card. #4 seed- AFC | W 20-13 | L 29-9 | Divisional Round L 29-9 | ||||
1995 | 1996 | 30 teams | Cleveland, Ohio | -109 | 32nd | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | -109 | 0 | -109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th of 15 teams. (*Art Modell relocates team to Baltimore; become the 'Ravens' in 1996). | *Officially, NFL declares BAL an 'expansion team'; Browns Franchise 'on hiatus' & will continue. In 1999, expansion team continues Browns' franchise. | Wild Card Round *Officially, NFL declares BAL an 'expansion team'; Browns Franchise 'on hiatus' & will continue. In 1999, expansion team continues Browns' franchise. |