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1963 Cleveland Browns season
1963 Cleveland Browns season
General manager	Harold Sauerbrei
Head coach	Blanton Collier
Home field	Cleveland Stadium
Local radio	WERE
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Playoff Bowl; (vs. Packers) 23–40
	← 1962; Browns seasons; 1964 →;

The 1963 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 14th season with the National Football League.

Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown led the league in rushing for the 6th time in seven seasons. This was the year that Brown became the NFL's all time leading rusher, surpassing Joe Perry. As a team, the 1963 Browns gained an NFL-record 5.74 yards per carry.

Exhibition schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 10	at Detroit Lions	L 10–24	37,248
2	August 17	Baltimore Colts	L 7–21	83,218
3	August 25	at San Francisco 49ers	W 24–7	28,335
4	August 31	at Los Angeles Rams	W 23–17	45,623
5	September 8	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers at Canton	L 7–16	18,462

There was a doubleheader on August 17, 1963 Giants vs Lions and Colts vs Browns.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 15	Washington Redskins	W 37–14	1–0	57,618
2	September 22	at Dallas Cowboys	W 41–24	2–0	28,710
3	September 29	Los Angeles Rams	W 20–6	3–0	54,713
4	October 5	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 35–23	4–0	84,684
5	October 13	at New York Giants	W 35–24	5–0	62,956
6	October 20	Philadelphia Eagles	W 37–7	6–0	75,174
7	October 27	New York Giants	L 6–33	6–1	84,213
8	November 3	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–17	7–1	60,671
9	November 10	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–9	7–2	54,497
10	November 17	St. Louis Cardinals	L 14–20	7–3	75,932
11	November 24	Dallas Cowboys	W 27–17	8–3	55,096
12	December 1	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–10	9–3	32,531
13	December 8	at Detroit Lions	L 10–38	9–4	51,382
14	December 15	at Washington Redskins	W 27–20	10–4	40,865

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
Playoff Bowl	January 5, 1964	Green Bay Packers	L 23–40	0–1	Miami Orange Bowl	54,921