The 1956 Cleveland Browns seasonNational 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
1
August 10, 1956
vs. College All-Stars at Chicago
W 26–0
75,000
2
August 19, 1956
at San Francisco 49ers
L 28–17
38,741
3
August 24, 1956
at Los Angeles Rams
L 17–6
40,175
4
September 1, 1956
Green Bay Packers
L 21–20
15,456
5
September 7, 1956
at Detroit Lions
L 17–0
48,105
6
September 15, 1956
vs. Detroit Lions at Akron
L 31–14
28,201
7
September 21, 1956
at Chicago Bears
W 24–14
56,543
Regular Season Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 30, 1956
at Chicago Cardinals
L 9–7
20,966
2
October 6, 1956
at Pittsburgh
W 14–10
35,398
3
October 14, 1956
New York
L 21–9
60,042
4
October 21, 1956
at Washington
L 20–9
23,322
5
October 28, 1956
Pittsburgh
L 24–16
50,358
6
November 4, 1956
at Green Bay
W 24–7
28,590
7
November 11, 1956
Baltimore
L 21–7
42,404
8
November 18, 1956
at Philadelphia
W 16–0
25,894
9
November 25, 1956
Washington
L 20–17
22,878
10
December 2, 1956
Philadelphia
W 17–14
20,645
11
December 9, 1956
at New York
W 24–7
27,707
12
December 16, 1956
Chicago Cardinals
L 24–7
25,312
Standings [ ] References [ ]
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