1956 Cleveland Browns season
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1956 Cleveland Browns season
| 1956 Cleveland Browns season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Paul Brown | ||||||
| Home field | Cleveland Stadium | ||||||
| Local radio | WGAR (AM) | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 5–7–0 | ||||||
| Division Place | T-4th NFL Eastern | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1956 Cleveland Browns season was the team's eleventh season, and seventh season with the National Football League.
The 1956 season was the first in the franchise's existence that it missed the playoffs, and its first season with a losing record. The Browns lost seven games in 1956, after having lost a total of only 17 over the previous ten seasons combined.
Exhibition Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | August 10, 1956 | vs. College All-Stars at Chicago | W 26–0 |
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| 2 | August 19, 1956 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 28–17 |
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| 3 | August 24, 1956 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 17–6 |
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| 4 | September 1, 1956 | Green Bay Packers | L 21–20 |
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| 5 | September 7, 1956 | at Detroit Lions | L 17–0 |
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| 6 | September 15, 1956 | vs. Detroit Lions at Akron | L 31–14 |
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| 7 | September 21, 1956 | at Chicago Bears | W 24–14 |
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Regular Season Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 30, 1956 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 9–7 |
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| 2 | October 6, 1956 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 14–10 |
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| 3 | October 14, 1956 | New York Giants | L 21–9 |
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| 4 | October 21, 1956 | at Washington Redskins | L 20–9 |
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| 5 | October 28, 1956 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 24–16 |
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| 6 | November 4, 1956 | at Green Bay Packers | W 24–7 |
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| 7 | November 11, 1956 | Baltimore Colts | L 21–7 |
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| 8 | November 18, 1956 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 16–0 |
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| 9 | November 25, 1956 | Washington Redskins | L 20–17 |
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| 10 | December 2, 1956 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17–14 |
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| 11 | December 9, 1956 | at New York Giants | W 24–7 |
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| 12 | December 16, 1956 | Chicago Cardinals | L 24–7 |
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Standings
| NFL Eastern | |||||||
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| 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 |
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Chicago Cardinals | Baltimore |
| Cleveland | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Detroit |
| Philadelphia | Green Bay |
| Pittsburgh | Los Angeles |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1956 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
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