1956 Cleveland Browns Season - Standings

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
Cleveland Browns
  • Founded in 1946
  • Based in Cleveland, Ohio
Franchise
  • History
  • Players
  • Head coaches
  • Seasons
  • Logos and uniforms
  • First-round draft picks
  • 1999 Expansion Draft
Stadiums
  • Cleveland Municipal Stadium
  • Cleveland Browns Stadium
Culture and lore
  • Cleveland sports curse
  • Dawg Pound
  • Hot Tub Time Machine
  • Kardiac Kids
  • Marty Ball
  • Red Right 88
  • Relocation controversy
  • The Drive
  • The Express
  • The Fortune Cookie
  • The Fumble
Rivalries
  • Cincinnati Bengals
  • Pittsburgh Steelers
Principal owners
  • Mickey McBride
  • David Jones
  • Art Modell
  • Al Lerner
  • Randy Lerner
  • Jimmy Haslam
Head coaches
  • Brown
  • Collier
  • Skorich
  • Gregg
  • Modzelewski
  • Rutigliano
  • Schottenheimer
  • Carson
  • Shofner
  • Belichick
  • Palmer
  • Davis
  • Robiskie
  • Crennel
  • Mangini
  • Shurmur
  • Chudzinski
Playoff appearances (28)
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1957
1958
1964
1965
1967
1968
1969
1971
1972
1980
1982
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1994
2002
Division championships (12)
1946
1947
1948
1967
1968
1969
1971
1980
1985
1986
1987
1989
Championship appearances (15)
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1957
1964
1965
1968
1969
League championships (8)
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1954
1955
1964
Retired numbers
  • 14
  • 32
  • 45
  • 46
  • 76
Hall of Fame members
Players: Brown
DeLamielleure
Ford
Gatski
Graham
Groza
Hickerson
Kelly
Lavelli
McCormack
Mitchell
Motley
Newsome
Warfield
Willis
Coach: Brown
Current league affiliations
League: National Football League (1950–present)
Conference: American Football Conference
Division: North Division
Former league affiliation
League: All-America Football Conference (1946–49)
Media
TV: SportsTime Ohio
WKYC
Radio: WMMS
WTAM
Announcers: Jim Donovan
Doug Dieken
Seasons (65)
1940s 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949
1950s
  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1954
  • 1955
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
1960s
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1969
1970s
  • 1970
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
1980s
  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989
1990s
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • Inactive 1996–98
  • 1999
2000s
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
2010s
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
Cleveland Browns seasons
  • 1946
  • 1947
  • 1948
  • 1949
  • 1950
  • 1951
  • 1952
  • 1953
  • 1954
  • 1955
  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958
  • 1959
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1966
  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1969
  • 1970
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 1977
  • 1978
  • 1979
  • 1980
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1988
  • 1989
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1993
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • Suspended operations 1996-98
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
Bold indicates AAFC (through 1949), NFL Championship
1956 NFL season
Eastern Conference Chicago Cardinals Philadelphia Baltimore Green Bay Western Conference
Cleveland Pittsburgh Chicago Bears Los Angeles
New York Washington Detroit San Francisco
  • 1956 NFL Draft
  • NFL Championship
  • Pro Bowl
NFL on Sports Network Incorporated (SNI)
Related programs NFL on CBS (1959)
Related articles Carling Beer · Hughes Television Network · NFL on television
Seasons 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 (The Browns' SNI arrangement from 1956-1958 was national in scope.) · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 (For 1960 and 1961 seasons, the Browns-SNI network was reduced to a Midwest regional network.)
Commentators Ken Coleman · Jimmy Dudley · Otto Graham · Cliff Lewis · Curly Morrison · Bob Wolff


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