List of Cleveland Browns seasons - wikipedia List of Cleveland Browns seasons The Cleveland Browns were a charter member club of the All - America Football Conference ( AAFC ) when the league was founded in 1946. From 1946 to 1949, the Browns won each of the league 's four championships. The National Football League ( NFL ) does not recognize the Browns ' AAFC championships ; however, the Pro Football Hall of Fame does recognize the team 's championships, which is reflected in this list. When the AAFC folded in 1949, the Browns were absorbed into the NFL in 1950. The Browns went on to win three NFL championships, nearly dominating the NFL in the 1950s, and won one more NFL championship in 1964. The team has yet to appear in a Super Bowl, however. Overall, the team has won eight championships : four in the AAFC, and four in the NFL. In 1996, then - Browns owner Art Modell made the decision to move the team from Cleveland, Ohio to Baltimore, Maryland. An agreement between the city of Cleveland and the NFL kept the team 's history, name and colors in Cleveland, while Modell 's new team would be regarded as an expansion team. The Baltimore Ravens would begin play in 1996, and the Browns would return to the league in 1999. For record - keeping purposes, the Browns are considered to have suspended operations from 1996 to 1998, which is reflected in this list. Seasons For a complete team history, see History of the Cleveland Browns. The finish, wins, losses and ties columns list regular season results and exclude any post-season results. They are combined only at the bottom of this list. AAFC champions ( 1946 -- 1949 ) NFL champions ( 1950 -- 1969 ) Super Bowl champions ( 1970 -- present ) Conference champions Division champions Wild Card berth Season Team League Conference Division Regular season results Post-season results Awards Finish Wins Losses Ties All - America Football Conference 1946 1946 AAFC Western 1st 12 0 Won AAFC championship ( 1 ) ( Yankees 14 -- 9 ) 1947 1947 AAFC Western 1st 12 Won AAFC championship ( 2 ) ( Yankees 14 -- 3 ) 1948 1948 AAFC Western 1st 14 0 0 Won AAFC championship ( 3 ) ( Bills 49 -- 7 ) 1949 1949 AAFC 1st 9 Won AAFC playoff game ( Bills 31 -- 21 ) Won AAFC championship ( 4 ) ( 49ers 21 -- 7 ) Paul Brown ( COY ) National Football League ( 1950 -- 1995 ; 1999 -- present ) 1950 1950 NFL American T - 1st 10 0 Won Conference Playoffs ( Giants 8 -- 3 ) Won NFL Championship ( 5 ) ( L.A. Rams 30 -- 28 ) 1951 1951 NFL American 1st 11 0 Lost NFL Championship ( L.A. Rams 17 -- 24 ) Paul Brown ( COY ) Otto Graham ( MVP ) 1952 1952 NFL American 1st 8 0 Lost NFL Championship ( Lions 7 -- 17 ) 1953 1953 NFL Eastern 1st 11 0 Lost NFL Championship ( Lions 16 -- 17 ) Paul Brown ( COY ) Otto Graham ( MVP ) 1954 1954 NFL Eastern 1st 9 0 Won NFL Championship ( 6 ) ( Lions 56 -- 10 ) 1955 1955 NFL Eastern 1st 9 Won NFL Championship ( 7 ) ( L.A. Rams 38 -- 14 ) Otto Graham ( MVP ) 1956 1956 NFL Eastern T - 4th 5 7 0 1957 1957 NFL Eastern 1st 9 Lost NFL Championship ( Lions 14 -- 59 ) Paul Brown ( COY ) Jim Brown ( MVP, ROY ) 1958 1958 NFL Eastern T - 1st 9 0 Lost Conference Playoffs ( Giants 0 -- 10 ) Jim Brown ( MVP ) 1959 1959 NFL Eastern T - 2nd 7 5 0 1960 1960 NFL Eastern 2nd 8 1961 1961 NFL Eastern 3rd 8 5 1962 1962 NFL Eastern 3rd 7 6 1963 1963 NFL Eastern 2nd 10 0 Jim Brown ( BBA, MVP ) 1964 1964 NFL Eastern 1st 10 Won NFL Championship ( 8 ) ( B. Colts 27 -- 0 ) 1965 1965 NFL Eastern 1st 11 0 Lost NFL Championship ( Packers 12 -- 23 ) Jim Brown ( MVP, MVP ) 1966 1966 NFL Eastern T - 2nd 9 5 0 1967 1967 NFL Eastern Century 1st 9 5 0 Lost Conference Championship ( Cowboys 14 -- 52 ) 1968 1968 NFL Eastern Century 1st 10 0 Won Conference Championship ( Cowboys 20 -- 31 ) Lost NFL Championship ( B. Colts 34 -- 0 ) Leroy Kelly ( MVP ) 1969 1969 NFL Eastern Century 1st 10 Won Conference Championship ( Cowboys 38 -- 14 ) Lost NFL Championship ( Vikings 7 -- 27 ) 1970 1970 NFL AFC Central 2nd 7 7 0 1971 1971 NFL AFC Central 1st 9 5 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( Colts 3 -- 20 ) 1972 1972 NFL AFC Central 2nd 10 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( Dolphins 14 -- 20 ) 1973 1973 NFL AFC Central 3rd 7 5 NFL AFC Central 4th 10 0 NFL AFC Central 4th 11 0 1976 1976 NFL AFC Central 2nd 9 5 0 Forrest Gregg ( COY ) 1977 1977 NFL AFC Central 4th 6 8 0 1978 1978 NFL AFC Central 3rd 8 8 0 1979 1979 NFL AFC Central 3rd 9 7 0 Sam Rutigliano ( COY ) 1980 1980 NFL AFC Central 1st 11 5 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( Raiders 12 -- 14 ) Sam Rutigliano ( COY ) Brian Sipe ( MVP, MVP, POY ) 1981 1981 NFL AFC Central 4th 5 11 0 1982 1982 NFL AFC 8th 5 0 Lost First Round Playoffs ( L.A. Raiders 10 -- 27 ) Chip Banks ( Def. ROY ) NFL AFC Central 2nd 9 7 0 1984 1984 NFL AFC Central 3rd 5 11 0 1985 1985 NFL AFC Central 1st 8 8 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( Dolphins 21 -- 24 ) Kevin Mack ( ROY ) 1986 1986 NFL AFC Central 1st 12 0 Won Divisional Playoffs ( Jets 23 -- 20 ) ( 2 OT ) Lost Conference Championship ( Broncos 20 -- 23 ) Marty Schottenheimer ( COY ) NFL AFC Central 1st 10 5 0 Won Divisional Playoffs ( Colts 38 -- 21 ) Lost Conference Championship ( Broncos 33 -- 38 ) 1988 1988 NFL AFC Central 2nd 10 6 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Oilers 23 -- 24 ) 1989 1989 NFL AFC Central 1st 9 6 Won Divisional Playoffs ( Bills 34 -- 30 ) Lost Conference Championship ( Broncos 21 -- 37 ) Michael Dean Perry ( Def. POY ) 1990 1990 NFL AFC Central 4th 13 0 1991 1991 NFL AFC Central 3rd 6 10 0 1992 1992 NFL AFC Central 3rd 7 9 0 1993 1993 NFL AFC Central 3rd 7 9 0 1994 1994 NFL AFC Central 2nd 11 5 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( Patriots 20 -- 13 ) Lost Divisional Playoffs ( Steelers 9 -- 29 ) 1995 1995 NFL AFC Central 4th 5 11 0 Inactive from 1996 -- 1998 1997 1998 1999 1999 NFL AFC Central 6th 14 0 2000 2000 NFL AFC Central 6th 13 0 2001 2001 NFL AFC Central 3rd 7 9 0 2002 2002 NFL AFC North 2nd 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Steelers 33 -- 36 ) 2003 2003 NFL AFC North 4th 5 11 0 NFL AFC North 4th 12 0 2005 2005 NFL AFC North 4th 6 10 0 2006 2006 NFL AFC North 4th 12 0 2007 2007 NFL AFC North 2nd 10 6 0 2008 2008 NFL AFC North 4th 12 0 2009 2009 NFL AFC North 4th 5 11 0 NFL AFC North 3rd 5 11 0 2011 2011 NFL AFC North 4th 12 0 2012 2012 NFL AFC North 4th 5 11 0 2013 2013 NFL AFC North 4th 12 0 2014 2014 NFL AFC North 4th 7 9 0 2015 2015 NFL AFC North 4th 13 0 2016 2016 NFL AFC North 4th 15 0 2017 2017 NFL AFC North 4th 0 8 0 Totals 4 AAFC Championships 4 NFL Championships 12 Conference Titles 9 NFL Division Titles 47 All - America Football Conference regular season results 5 0 0 AAFC post-season results 462 477 10 National Football League regular season results 11 20 0 NFL post-season results 525 490 13 AAFC and NFL regular and post-season results Footnotes Jump up ^ The NFL does not recognize the Browns ' AAFC championships. For the purposes of this list, however, they are included in final totals. Jump up ^ The Browns are one of only four teams to have never appeared in a Super Bowl. The other three teams are the Detroit Lions, the Houston Texans, and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jump up ^ At the end of the 1950 NFL season, the Browns and Giants had identical 10 -- 2 -- 0 records. To determine the team that would play in the NFL Championship Game, the NFL held a one - game conference playoff. The Browns won, 8 -- 3. Jump up ^ At the end of the 1956 season, the Browns and the Steelers ended the season with identical 5 -- 7 records. There were no tie - breaking procedures, so the teams ended the season tied. Jump up ^ At the end of the 1958 NFL season, the Browns and Giants had identical 9 -- 3 -- 0 records. To determine the team that would play in the NFL Championship Game, the NFL held a one - game conference playoff. The Giants shut the Browns out 10 -- 0. Jump up ^ At the end of the 1959 season, the Browns and the Eagles ended the season with identical 5 -- 7 records. There were no tie - breaking procedures, so the teams ended the season tied. Jump up ^ The Browns ' championship win in 1964 is the second most recent championship won by any sports team from the Cleveland area. The most recent being the Cleveland Cavaliers Championship win over the Golden State Warriors in 2016. Jump up ^ At the end of the 1966 season, the Browns and the Eagles ended the season with identical 9 -- 5 records. There were no tie - breaking procedures, so the teams ended the season tied. Jump up ^ For the 1978 season, the NFL expanded from a 14 - game season to a 16 - game season. Jump up ^ This game involved the play Red Right 88 in its final minutes. Jump up ^ The 1982 NFL season was shortened from 16 games per team to 9 games because of a players ' strike. The NFL adopted a special 16 - team playoff tournament ; eight teams from each conference were seeded 1 -- 8, and division standings were ignored. Jump up ^ The 1987 Conference Championship game between the Browns and the Broncos is best remembered for The Drive, in which quarterback John Elway, over the span of 5 minutes and 2 seconds, lead the Broncos on a 98 - yard drive to tie the game with 37 seconds remaining in regulation. The Broncos won the game in overtime with a field goal, 23 -- 20. Jump up ^ The 1987 NFL season was shortened from 16 games per team to 15 games because of a players ' strike. Games to be played during the third week of the season were canceled, and replacement players were used to play games from weeks 4 through 6. Jump up ^ The 1988 Conference Championship game between the Browns and the Broncos is best remembered for The Fumble, in which, while on a potentially game - winning drive, the Browns ' running back Ernest Byner fumbled the ball at the Broncos 3 - yard line with 65 seconds remaining on the clock. The Broncos recovered the ball, allowed the Browns to get an intentional safety, and won the game, 38 -- 33. Jump up ^ At the end of the 1988 season, the Browns and the Oilers ended the season with identical 10 -- 6 records. Using the NFL 's tie - breaking procedures, Cleveland finished ahead of Houston based on a better division record. Jump up ^ The 1990 Conference Championship game between the Browns and the Broncos marked the third time in four years that John Elway defeated Bernie Kosar and the Browns in the AFC championship game. Jump up ^ At the end of the 2001 season, the Browns and the Titans ended the season with identical 7 -- 9 records. Using the NFL 's tie - breaking procedures, Cleveland finished ahead of Tennessee based on a better division record. Jump up ^ At the end of the 2005 season, the Browns and the Ravens ended the season with identical 6 -- 10 records. Using the NFL 's tie - breaking procedures, Baltimore finished ahead of Cleveland based on a better division record. Jump up ^ At the end of the 2007 season, the Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers ended the season with identical 10 -- 6 records. Using the NFL 's tie - breaking procedures, the Steelers finished ahead of the Browns based on winning both games against the Browns during the season. ^ Jump up to : `` Cleveland Browns Team Encyclopedia - Pro-Football-Reference.com ''. pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 14 January 2017. References `` Year By Year Season Results ''. Cleveland Browns official Web site. Archived from the original on 2006 - 12 - 02. Retrieved 2007 - 04 - 12. `` Cleveland Browns ( 1950 -- ) ''. databaseFootball.com. 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Check date values in : access - date = ( help ) Cleveland Browns Founded in 1946 Based in Cleveland, Ohio Headquartered in Berea, Ohio Franchise History Players Head coaches Seasons Logos and uniforms First - round draft picks 1999 expansion draft Starting quarterbacks Pro Bowlers Stadiums Cleveland Stadium FirstEnergy Stadium Key personnel Owners : Jimmy Haslam Dee Haslam President ( de facto ) : Paul DePodesta General manager ( de facto ) : Sashi Brown Head coach : Hue Jackson Culture Art Modell Cleveland sports curse Dawg Pound Draft Day Hot Tub Time Machine Paul Brown `` The Best Man '' The Express The Fortune Cookie Lore Kardiac Kids Miracle at the Met Red Right 88 Marty Ball The Drive The Fumble Relocation controversy Rivalries Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers Playoff appearances ( 28 ) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1980 1982 1985 1986 1988 1989 1994 2002 Division championships ( 12 ) 1946 1947 1948 1967 1968 1969 1971 1980 1985 1986 1989 Conference championships ( 11 ) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1964 1965 1968 1969 League championships ( 8 ) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1954 1955 1964 Retired numbers 14 32 45 46 76 Hall of Fame inductees Players : Brown DeLamielleure Ford Gatski Graham Groza Hickerson Kelly Lavelli McCormack Mitchell Motley Newsome Warfield Willis Coach : Brown Media Broadcasters Radio network Flagships : WKNR WKRK - FM WNCX Television : WEWS - TV SportsTime Ohio Current league affiliations League : National Football League ( 1950 -- present ) Conference : American Football Conference Division : North Division Former league affiliation League : All - America Football Conference ( 1946 -- 1949 ) Seasons ( 69 ) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Championship seasons in bold Cleveland Browns seasons 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Bold indicates AAFC championship ( through 1949 ) or NFL championship NFL team season lists American Football Conference AFC East AFC North AFC South AFC West Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Jets Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers Oakland Raiders National Football Conference NFC East NFC North NFC South NFC West Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers Arizona Cardinals Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks NFL on Sports Network Incorporated ( SNI ) Related programs NFL on CBS ( 1959 ) Related articles Carling Beer Hughes Television Network NFL on television ( history ) Seasons 1955 1956 1957 1958 ( The Browns ' SNI arrangement from 1956 to 1958 was national in scope. ) 1959 1960 1961 ( For 1960 and 1961 seasons, the Browns - SNI network was reduced to a Midwest regional network. ) Commentators Ken Coleman Jimmy Dudley Otto Graham Cliff Lewis Curly Morrison Bob Wolff Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Cleveland_Browns_seasons&oldid=807782332 '' Categories : Cleveland Browns seasons National Football League teams seasons Cleveland Browns lists Hidden categories : CS1 errors : dates Featured lists Talk About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 30 October 2017, at 02 : 42. 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Question: when did the browns have a winning season
Answer: 1988 Conference Championship