The 1961 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 12th season with the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

Offseason

On March 22, Dave R. Jones sold the Browns to a group headed by Arthur B. Modell

Exhibition schedule

Regular season schedule

Standings

Awards and records

* Jim Brown, NFL rushing leader, 1,408 yards *

Milt Plum Milton Ross Plum (born January 20, 1935) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Cleveland Browns (1957–61), Detroit Lions (1962–67), Los Angeles Rams (1968) and New York Giants (1969) of the National Football League (NFL ...

, NFL leader, passing yards, (2416)

Milestones

* Jim Brown, Fourth Consecutive 1,000 yard season * Jim Brown, Fifth Consecutive Rushing Title

Personnel

Roster

Staff/Coaches

References

External links

1961 Cleveland Browns Statistics
at jt-sw.com
1961 Cleveland Browns Schedule
at jt-sw.com

at DatabaseFootball.com

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

Cleveland Browns seasons

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