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WAU Team History · 1946–2100

Cleveland Browns

Franchise Record · through 2100
1,147–1,224–11 · 153/155 verified seasons through 2100
Super Bowl Wins
1Documented through the 2134 season
Super Bowl Appearances
1

Retired Numbers

Stat Leaders

Passing
Brian Sipe · 23,713 yards
Rushing
Jim Brown · 12,312 yards
Receiving
Jace Calloway · 19,887 yards

Full History

Incomplete through 2100: 2 season records, 2 postseason finishes and 2 quarterback entries remain unestablished.

Week 3, 2017: Cincinnati quarterback Jason Harris tore his ACL after a blindside hit by Cleveland’s Myles Garrett. It was Harris’s third torn ACL, after 2012 and 2015. The hit was viewed as an unfortunate football play, not dirty or malicious conduct. Harris retired in 2018 and returned in 2020 because he missed playing football. The controversy did not lead to meaningful league-wide reform.

YearRecordPlayoff resultQB Play
194612–2Won AAFC ChampionshipOtto Graham
194712–1–1Won AAFC ChampionshipOtto Graham
194814–0Won AAFC ChampionshipOtto Graham
19499–1–2Won AAFC ChampionshipOtto Graham
195010–2Won NFL ChampionshipOtto Graham
195111–1Lost NFL ChampionshipOtto Graham
19529–3Lost NFL ChampionshipOtto Graham
195310–2Lost NFL ChampionshipOtto Graham / George Ratterman
19549–3Won NFL ChampionshipOtto Graham
195510–2Won NFL ChampionshipOtto Graham
19566–6Missed PlayoffsRobert Hall
19579–2–1Lost NFL ChampionshipRobert Hall
19589–3Lost DivisionalRobert Hall
19597–5Missed PlayoffsRobert Hall
19608–3–1Missed PlayoffsRobert Hall
19618–5–1Missed PlayoffsRobert Hall
19627–6–1Missed PlayoffsRobert Hall
196310–4Lost NFL ChampionshipRobert Hall
196411–3Won NFL ChampionshipRobert Hall
19659–5Lost NFL ChampionshipRobert Hall
19668–6Missed PlayoffsRobert Hall
196710–4Lost NFL ChampionshipRobert Hall
196812–2Won Super Bowl III · Browns 16-7 JetsRobert Hall
196911–3Lost NFL ChampionshipRobert Hall
19707–7Missed PlayoffsBill Nelsen / Mike Phipps / Don Gault
19719–5Lost DivisionalBill Nelsen / Mike Phipps
197210–4Lost DivisionalMike Phipps / Bill Nelsen
19737–5–2Missed PlayoffsMike Phipps
19745–9Missed PlayoffsMike Phipps / Brian Sipe
19753–11Missed PlayoffsMike Phipps / Brian Sipe / Will Cureton
19768–6Missed PlayoffsBrian Sipe / Mike Phipps
19776–8Missed PlayoffsBrian Sipe / Dave Mays / Terry Luck
19788–8Missed PlayoffsBrian Sipe
19799–7Lost WildcardBrian Sipe
19807–9Missed PlayoffsBrian Sipe
19815–11Missed PlayoffsBrian Sipe
19824–5Lost WildcardBrian Sipe / Paul McDonald
19839–7Lost DivisionalBrian Sipe / Paul McDonald
19845–11Missed PlayoffsPaul McDonald
19858–8Lost DivisionalBernie Kosar / Gary Danielson
198612–4Lost AFC ChampionshipBernie Kosar
198710–5Lost AFC ChampionshipBernie Kosar / Jeff Christensen / Gary Danielson
198810–6Lost AFC ChampionshipBernie Kosar / Mike Pagel / Don Strock / Gary Danielson
19899–6–1Lost DivisionalBernie Kosar
19904–12Missed PlayoffsBernie Kosar / Mike Pagel
19916–10Missed PlayoffsBernie Kosar
19927–9Missed PlayoffsMike Tomczak / Bernie Kosar / Todd Philcox
19937–9Missed PlayoffsBernie Kosar / Vinny Testaverde / Todd Philcox
199411–5Lost AFC Divisional to Pittsburgh · 29–9Jay Harris and Pittsburgh defeated Cleveland Browns in the AFC Divisional.Vinny Testaverde / Mark Rypien
19955–11Missed PlayoffsVinny Testaverde / Eric Zeier
1996InactiveFranchise operations suspendedNot applicable
1997InactiveFranchise operations suspendedNot applicable
1998InactiveFranchise operations suspendedNot applicable
19992–14Missed PlayoffsTim Couch / Ty Detmer
20003–13Missed PlayoffsDoug Pederson / Tim Couch / Spergon Wynn
20017–9Missed PlayoffsTim Couch
20029–7Lost AFC Wild Card to Pittsburgh · 36–33Jay Harris and Pittsburgh defeated Cleveland Browns in the AFC Wild Card.Tim Couch / Kelly Holcomb
20035–11Missed PlayoffsKelly Holcomb / Tim Couch
20044–12Missed PlayoffsJeff Garcia / Luke McCown / Kelly Holcomb
20056–10Missed PlayoffsTrent Dilfer / Charlie Frye
20064–12Missed PlayoffsCharlie Frye / Derek Anderson
200710–6Lost WildcardDerek Anderson / Charlie Frye
20084–12Missed PlayoffsDerek Anderson / Brady Quinn / Ken Dorsey / Bruce Gradkowski
20095–11Missed PlayoffsBrady Quinn / Derek Anderson
20105–11Missed PlayoffsColt McCoy / Jake Delhomme / Seneca Wallace
20114–12Missed PlayoffsColt McCoy / Seneca Wallace
20125–11Missed PlayoffsBrandon Weeden / Thad Lewis
20134–12Missed PlayoffsJason Campbell / Brandon Weeden / Brian Hoyer
20147–9Missed PlayoffsBrian Hoyer / Johnny Manziel / Connor Shaw
20153–13Missed PlayoffsJosh McCown / Johnny Manziel / Austin Davis
20161–15Missed PlayoffsCody Kessler / Robert Griffin III / Josh McCown
20170–16Missed PlayoffsWeek 3, 2017: Cincinnati quarterback Jason Harris tore his ACL after a blindside hit by Cleveland’s Myles Garrett. It was Harris’s third torn ACL, after 2012 and 2015. The hit was viewed as an unfortunate football play, not dirty or malicious conduct. Harris retired in 2018 and returned in 2020 because he missed playing football. The controversy did not lead to meaningful league-wide reform.DeShone Kizer / Kevin Hogan
20187–8–1Missed PlayoffsBaker Mayfield / Tyrod Taylor
20196–10Missed PlayoffsBaker Mayfield
202011–5Lost DivisionalBaker Mayfield
20218–9Missed PlayoffsBaker Mayfield / Case Keenum / Nick Mullens
20227–10Missed PlayoffsJacoby Brissett / Deshaun Watson
202311–6Lost WildcardDeshaun Watson / Joe Flacco / Dorian Thompson-Robinson / P.J. Walker / Jeff Driskel
20243–14Missed PlayoffsJameis Winston / Deshaun Watson / Dorian Thompson-Robinson / Bailey Zappe
20255–12Missed PlayoffsTyrese Thompson
20266–11Missed PlayoffsTyrese Thompson
20274–13Missed PlayoffsTyrese Thompson
20287–10Missed PlayoffsMason Reddick
20298–9Missed PlayoffsMason Reddick
203010–7Lost WildcardMason Reddick
20316–11Missed PlayoffsMason Reddick
20325–12Missed PlayoffsMason Reddick
20339–8Lost WildcardMason Reddick
203411–6Lost DivisionalMason Reddick
20357–10Missed PlayoffsMason Reddick
20364–13Missed PlayoffsCaleb Mercer
20378–9Missed PlayoffsCaleb Mercer
203810–7Lost WildcardCaleb Mercer
203912–5Lost Divisional RoundCaleb Mercer
20409–8Missed PlayoffsCaleb Mercer
20417–10Missed PlayoffsJordan Vale
20426–11Missed PlayoffsJordan Vale
20438–9Missed PlayoffsJordan Vale
204411–6Lost DivisionalJordan Vale
204510–7Lost WildcardDevin Cross (No relation to Levi Cross.)
20467–10Missed PlayoffsDevin Cross (No relation to Levi Cross.)
20475–12Missed PlayoffsDevin Cross (No relation to Levi Cross.)
20484–13Missed PlayoffsDevin Cross (No relation to Levi Cross.)
20496–11Missed PlayoffsMarcus Ellison
20509–8Missed PlayoffsMarcus Ellison
205110–7Lost WildcardMarcus Ellison
205212–5Lost DivisionalLandon Pierce
20538–9Missed PlayoffsLandon Pierce
20547–10Missed PlayoffsLandon Pierce
20555–12Missed PlayoffsCole Hartman
20566–11Missed PlayoffsCole Hartman
20579–8Lost WildcardCole Hartman
205811–6Lost DivisionalDarius Wynn
20599–8Missed PlayoffsDarius Wynn
20607–10Missed PlayoffsDarius Wynn
20614–13Missed PlayoffsTanner Briggs
20623–14Missed PlayoffsTanner Briggs
20636–11Missed PlayoffsMalik Rowan
20648–9Missed PlayoffsMalik Rowan
206510–7Lost WildcardChase Harlan
206611–6Lost DivisionalChase Harlan
206713–4Lost AFC ChampionshipXavier Monroe
20689–8Missed PlayoffsXavier Monroe
20698–9Missed PlayoffsBryce Sutton
20706–11Missed PlayoffsBryce Sutton
20715–12Missed PlayoffsKaden Price
20727–10Missed PlayoffsKaden Price
207310–7Lost WildcardIsaiah Corbett
207412–5Lost DivisionalIsaiah Corbett
20759–8Missed PlayoffsNolan Vance
20768–9Missed PlayoffsNolan Vance
20776–11Missed PlayoffsEli Barrett
20785–12Missed PlayoffsCameron Shaw
20797–10Missed PlayoffsJalen Porter
20809–8Lost WildcardOwen Ramsey
208111–6Lost DivisionalMicah Stroud
208212–5Lost AFC ChampionshipTrevor Gaines
20838–9Missed PlayoffsAndre Whitaker
20846–11Missed PlayoffsLogan Pritchard
20854–13Missed PlayoffsDamon Ellis
20867–10Missed PlayoffsNoah Rutledge
208710–7Lost WildcardKendrick Sloan
208811–6Lost DivisionalEvan McBride
20899–8Missed PlayoffsRashad Benton
20907–10Missed PlayoffsGavin Rhodes
20915–12Missed PlayoffsMiles Dorsey
20926–11Missed PlayoffsTyson Keene
20938–9Missed PlayoffsJulian Marks
209410–7Lost WildcardZane Fletcher
209512–5Lost AFC ChampionshipCorey Vaughn
20969–8Missed PlayoffsMalcolm Reese
20977–10Missed PlayoffsAvery Dalton
20988–9Missed PlayoffsRoman Beckett
2099Not establishedPostseason finish not establishedNot established
2100Not establishedPostseason finish not establishedNot established