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1958 Cleveland Browns season
NFL team season
NFL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Cleveland Browns |
| year | 1958 |
| coach | Paul Brown |
| stadium | Cleveland Stadium |
| record | 9–3 |
| division_place | T-1st [Eastern](1958-nfl-season-final-standings) |
| playoffs | Lost [Eastern Conference Playoff](1958-nfl-playoffs) |
| (at [Giants](1958-new-york-giants-season)) 0–10 | |
| pro bowlers | Lou Groza, LT/K |
| Don Colo, DT | |
| Don Paul, CB | |
| Walt Michaels, LB | |
| Jim Ray Smith, G | |
| Bob Gain, DT | |
| Jim Brown, FB | |
| shortnavlink | Browns seasons |
(at Giants) 0–10 Don Colo, DT Don Paul, CB Walt Michaels, LB Jim Ray Smith, G Bob Gain, DT Jim Brown, FB
The 1958 Cleveland Browns season was the team's ninth season with the National Football League. They were 9–3 in the regular season, tied for first in the Eastern Conference with the New York Giants, in the tiebreaker playoff the Giants won 10–0.
Exhibition schedule
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| August 16 | vs. [Pittsburgh Steelers](1958-pittsburgh-steelers-season) at Akron | **W** 10–0 | 1–0 | 27,202 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 22 | at [Detroit Lions](1958-detroit-lions-season) | **L** 17–7 | 1–1 | 36,662 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 29 | at [Los Angeles Rams](1958-los-angeles-rams-season) | **W** 13–10 | 2–1 | 41,387 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 7 | at [San Francisco 49ers](1958-san-francisco-49ers-season) | **L** 21–16 | 2–2 | 31,339 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 12 | at [Chicago Bears](1958-chicago-bears-season) | **L** 42–31 | 2–3 | 52,669 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 20 | Detroit Lions | **W** 41–7 | 3–3 | 35,343 |
Regular season
Main article: 1958 NFL season
- Tommy O’Connell was the first MVP to be cut from a team before the start of the following season.
Schedule
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| September 28 | at [Los Angeles Rams](1958-los-angeles-rams-season) | **W** 30–27 | 1–0 | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 69,993 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195809280ram.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 5 | at **[Pittsburgh Steelers](1958-pittsburgh-steelers-season)** | **W** 45–12 | 2–0 | Forbes Field | 31,130 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195810050pit.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 12 | **[Chicago Cardinals](1958-chicago-cardinals-season)** | **W** 35–28 | 3–0 | Cleveland Stadium | 65,403 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195810120cle.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 19 | **[Pittsburgh Steelers](1958-pittsburgh-steelers-season)** | **W** 27–10 | 4–0 | Cleveland Stadium | 66,852 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195810190cle.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 26 | at **[Chicago Cardinals](1958-chicago-cardinals-season)** | **W** 38–24 | 5–0 | Comiskey Park | 30,933 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195810260crd.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 2 | **[New York Giants](1958-new-york-giants-season)** | **L** 17–21 | 5–1 | Cleveland Stadium | 78,404 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195811020cle.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 9 | [Detroit Lions](1958-detroit-lions-season) | **L** 10–30 | 5–2 | Cleveland Stadium | 75,563 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195811090cle.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 16 | at **[Washington Redskins](1958-washington-redskins-season)** | **W** 20–10 | 6–2 | Griffith Stadium | 32,372 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195811160was.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 23 | **[Philadelphia Eagles](1958-philadelphia-eagles-season)** | **W** 28–14 | 7–2 | Cleveland Stadium | 51,319 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195811230cle.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 30 | **[Washington Redskins](1958-washington-redskins-season)** | **W** 21–14 | 8–2 | Cleveland Stadium | 33,240 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195811300cle.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 7 | at **[Philadelphia Eagles](1958-philadelphia-eagles-season)** | **W** 21–14 | 9–2 | Franklin Field | 36,773 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195812070phi.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 14 | at **[New York Giants](1958-new-york-giants-season)** | **L** 10–13 | 9–3 | Yankee Stadium | 63,192 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195812140nyg.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Note:** Intra-conference opponents are in **bold** text. |
Season summary
For the second straight year, one of their rivals had gotten revenge for something that had happened earlier in the decade.
After the Detroit Lions whipped the Browns 59–14 in the 1957 NFL Championship Game to atone for the 56–10 pounding they had absorbed from Cleveland in the title contest three years earlier, the 1958 New York Giants took their turn. The Giants shut out the Browns 10–0 in a tiebreaker playoff game at Yankee Stadium to determine the Eastern Conference champion. The last time the two teams met in such a special playoff contest was 1950, when Cleveland edged New York 8–3 to win the title in the American Conference, the forerunner of the Eastern Conference, and advance to the league championship game.
As was the case in 1950, the 1958 Giants also beat Cleveland twice during the regular season, 21–17 and 13–10, and the teams tied for first with a 9–3 record. The Browns went into the latter game at 9–2, needing a tie (or a win) to clinch the conference crown, and led 7–0 early in the first quarter and 10–3 in the fourth quarter. Future broadcaster Pat Summerall kicked a 49-yard field goal in a snowstorm to provide the win, even though he made barely 50 percent (12-of-23) of his attempts during the regular season. Seven days later in the tiebreaker playoff, Summerall added a 26-yard field goal in a game highlighted by the fact the Giants held hall of fame running back Jim Brown to a career-low eight yards rushing on seven carries, and limited the Browns to just 86 yards of total offense.
In the following week's NFL Championship Game at Yankee Stadium, later dubbed "The Greatest Game Ever Played," the Giants lost 23–17 in overtime to the Baltimore Colts.
Aside from the three losses to the Giants, the only team to beat the Browns in 1958 were the Detroit Lions, who gained a 30–10 decision midway through the year.
Standings
Playoffs
Main article: 1958 NFL playoffs
This game was an unscheduled tiebreaker game to determine the Western conference title.
| Cleveland Browns | year=1958 | border=2}}" | Round | Cleveland Browns | year=1958 | border=2}}" | Date | Cleveland Browns | year=1958 | border=2}}" | Opponent | Cleveland Browns | year=1958 | border=2}}" | Result | Cleveland Browns | year=1958 | border=2}}" | Record | Cleveland Browns | year=1958 | border=2}}" | Venue | Cleveland Browns | year=1958 | border=2}}" | Attendance | Cleveland Browns | year=1958 | border=2}}" | Recap | Cleveland Browns | year=1958 | border=2}}" | Sources | Conference |
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| December 21 | at [New York Giants](1958-new-york-giants-season) | **L** 0–10 | 0–1 | Yankee Stadium | 61,174 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195812210nyg.htm) |
Roster
| Cleveland Browns | border=2}};" | 1958 Cleveland Browns roster |
|---|---|---|
| **Quarterbacks** |
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References
References
- (December 15, 1958). "Giants force playoff, jolt Browns, 13-10". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- Schell, Jack. (December 15, 1958). "Summerall's kick gives Giants 13-10 win, forces playoff with Browns". Youngstown Vindicator.
- (December 22, 1958). "Giants do the 'impossible', blank Browns". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- Hand, Jack. (December 22, 1958). "Giants blank Browns". Eugene Register-Guard.
- Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.133, 2008, Random House, {{ISBN. 978-1-4000-6717-6
- (December 29, 1958). "Unitas hero as Colts get 23-17 title win". Reading Eagle.
- (December 29, 1958). "Colts win 23-17 in overtime". Milwaukee Sentinel.
- Maule, Tex. (January 5, 1959). "The best football game ever played".
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