# List of Cleveland Browns seasons

The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of American Football Conference (AFC) North Division. Founded in 1946, they were a charter member club of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).
The Browns have won four NFL championships, all of which pre-date the existence of the Super Bowl. The Browns' four championships are tied for the tenth most total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises. They are one of four current teams to have never played in the Super Bowl. Two of these teams, the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans, are expansion teams in the AFC that began play in 1995 and 2002 respectively.
In 1995, 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. In 2017, the Cleveland Browns became the second team in NFL history (2008 Detroit Lions) to suffer an 0–16 record. In 2020, the Browns won their first playoff game since their reactivation in 1999, defeating the division champion Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild-card round.

## Seasons

Legend :
| $^{(#)}$ | The order of league championship won by the franchise |
| Finish | Final position in league, division, or conference |
| T–# | Finished tied in that position with one or more teams |
| Pct | The team's winning percentage for the season |
| $^~$ | AAFC champions (1946–1949) |
| $^†$ | NFL champions (1920–1969) |
| $^‡$ | Super Bowl champions (1970–present) |
| $^*$ | Conference champions |
| $^^$ | Division champions |
| $^§$ | Wild Card berth |
| $^°$ | One-game playoff berth |
Cleveland Browns record by season :
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coach | Refs |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Finish | W | L | T | Pct | Postseason results | Awards | Head coach | Refs |
| 1946 | 1946 | AAFC$^~$ | | Western$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | Won AAFC championship (1) (Yankees) 14–9 | | Paul Brown | |
| 1947 | 1947 | AAFC$^~$ | | Western$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 12 | 1 | 1 | .893 | Won AAFC championship (2) (at Yankees) 14–3 | | Paul Brown | |
| 1948 | 1948 | AAFC$^~$ | | Western$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Won AAFC championship (3) (Bills) 49–7 | | Paul Brown | |
| 1949 | 1949 | AAFC$^~$ | | | 1st$^^$ | 9 | 1 | 2 | .833 | Won AAFC playoff game (Bills) 31–21 Won AAFC championship (4) (49ers) 21–7 | Paul Brown (COYTooltip The Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year) | Paul Brown | |
| 1950 | 1950 | NFL$^†$ | American$^*$ | | T–1st$^°$ | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | Won Conference Playoffs (Giants) 8–3 Won NFL Championship (5) (Rams) 30–28 | | Paul Brown | |
| 1951 | 1951 | NFL | American$^*$ | | 1st$^*$ | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | Lost NFL Championship (at Rams) 17–24 | Paul Brown (COYTooltip The Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year)Otto Graham (MVPTooltip United Press International NFL Most Valuable Player Award) | Paul Brown | |
| 1952 | 1952 | NFL | American$^*$ | | 1st$^*$ | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | Lost NFL Championship (Lions) 7–17 | | Paul Brown | |
| 1953 | 1953 | NFL | Eastern$^*$ | | 1st$^*$ | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | Lost NFL Championship (at Lions) 16–17 | Paul Brown (COYTooltip The Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year)Otto Graham (MVPTooltip United Press International NFL Most Valuable Player Award) | Paul Brown | |
| 1954 | 1954 | NFL$^†$ | Eastern$^*$ | | 1st$^*$ | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | Won NFL Championship (6) (Lions) 56–10 | | Paul Brown | |
| 1955 | 1955 | NFL$^†$ | Eastern$^*$ | | 1st$^*$ | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | Won NFL Championship (7) (at Rams) 38–14 | Otto Graham (MVPTooltip United Press International NFL Most Valuable Player Award) | Paul Brown | |
| 1956 | 1956 | NFL | Eastern | | T–4th | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | | | Paul Brown | |
| 1957 | 1957 | NFL | Eastern$^*$ | | 1st$^*$ | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | Lost NFL Championship (at Lions) 14–59 | Jim Brown (MVPTooltip AP NFL Most Valuable Player)Paul Brown (COYTooltip UPI NFL Coach of the Year) | Paul Brown | |
| 1958 | 1958 | NFL | Eastern | | T–1st$^°$ | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | Lost Conference Playoff (at Giants) 0–10 | Jim Brown (MVPTooltip AP NFL Most Valuable Player) | Paul Brown | |
| 1959 | 1959 | NFL | Eastern | | T–2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | | | Paul Brown | |
| 1960 | 1960 | NFL | Eastern | | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | | | Paul Brown | |
| 1961 | 1961 | NFL | Eastern | | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 | | | Paul Brown | |
| 1962 | 1962 | NFL | Eastern | | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | .536 | | | Paul Brown | |
| 1963 | 1963 | NFL | Eastern | | 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | | Jim Brown (MVPTooltip United Press International NFL Most Valuable Player Award) | Blanton Collier | |
| 1964 | 1964 | NFL$^†$ | Eastern$^*$ | | 1st$^*$ | 10 | 3 | 1 | .750 | Won NFL Championship (8) (Colts) 27–0 | | Blanton Collier | |
| 1965 | 1965 | NFL | Eastern$^*$ | | 1st$^*$ | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | Lost NFL Championship (at Packers) 12–23 | Jim Brown (MVPTooltip AP NFL Most Valuable Player) | Blanton Collier | |
| 1966 | 1966 | NFL | Eastern | | T–2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | | | Blanton Collier | |
| 1967 | 1967 | NFL | Eastern | Century$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | Lost Conference Playoffs (at Cowboys) 14–52 | | Blanton Collier | |
| 1968 | 1968 | NFL | Eastern$^*$ | Century$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | Won Conference Playoffs (Cowboys) 31–20 Lost NFL Championship (Colts) 0–34 | | Blanton Collier | |
| 1969 | 1969 | NFL | Eastern$^*$ | Century$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 3 | 1 | .750 | Won Conference Playoffs (at Cowboys) 38–14 Lost NFL Championship (at Vikings) 7–27 | | Blanton Collier | |
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | | | Blanton Collier | |
| 1971 | 1971 | NFL | AFC | Central$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 3–20 | | Nick Skorich | |
| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd$^§$ | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 14–20 | | Nick Skorich | |
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | .571 | | | Nick Skorich | |
| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | | | Nick Skorich | |
| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | | | Forrest Gregg | |
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | | Forrest Gregg (COYTooltip AP NFL Coach of the Year) | Forrest Gregg | |
| 1977 | 1977 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | | | Forrest Gregg (6–7) Dick Modzelewski (0–1) | |
| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | | | Sam Rutigliano | |
| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | | | Sam Rutigliano | |
| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | AFC | Central$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 12–14 | Brian Sipe (MVPTooltip AP NFL Most Valuable Player) | Sam Rutigliano | |
| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | | | Sam Rutigliano | |
| 1982 | 1982 | NFL | AFC | — | 8th$^§$ | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | Lost First Round Playoffs (at Raiders) 10–27 | Chip Banks (DROYTooltip NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award) | Sam Rutigliano | |
| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | | | Sam Rutigliano | |
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | | | Sam Rutigliano (1–7) Marty Schottenheimer (4–4) | |
| 1985 | 1985 | NFL | AFC | Central$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 21–24 | | Marty Schottenheimer | |
| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | AFC | Central$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Jets) 23–20 (2 OT) Lost AFC Championship (Broncos) 20–23 (OT) | | Marty Schottenheimer | |
| 1987 | 1987 | NFL | AFC | Central$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 38–21 Lost AFC Championship (at Broncos) 33–38 | | Marty Schottenheimer | |
| 1988 | 1988 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd$^§$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 23–24 | | Marty Schottenheimer | |
| 1989 | 1989 | NFL | AFC | Central$^^$ | 1st$^^$ | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 34–30 Lost AFC Championship (at Broncos) 21–37 | | Bud Carson | |
| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | | | Bud Carson (2–7) Jim Shofner (1–6) | |
| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | | | Bill Belichick | |
| 1992 | 1992 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | | | Bill Belichick | |
| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | | | Bill Belichick | |
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd$^§$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 20–13 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 9–29 | | Bill Belichick | |
| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | | | Bill Belichick | |
| 1996 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | |
| 1997 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | |
| 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | Inactive from 1996 to 1998 | |
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | AFC | Central | 6th | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | | | Chris Palmer | |
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | AFC | Central | 6th | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | | | Chris Palmer | |
| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | | | Butch Davis | |
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | AFC | North | 2nd$^§$ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 33–36 | | Butch Davis | |
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | | | Butch Davis | |
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | | | Butch Davis (3–8) Terry Robiskie (1–4) | |
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | | | Romeo Crennel | |
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | | | Romeo Crennel | |
| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | AFC | North | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | | | Romeo Crennel | |
| 2008 | 2008 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | | | Romeo Crennel | |
| 2009 | 2009 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | | | Eric Mangini | |
| 2010 | 2010 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | | | Eric Mangini | |
| 2011 | 2011 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | | | Pat Shurmur | |
| 2012 | 2012 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | | | Pat Shurmur | |
| 2013 | 2013 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | | | Rob Chudzinski | |
| 2014 | 2014 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | | | Mike Pettine | |
| 2015 | 2015 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | | | Mike Pettine | |
| 2016 | 2016 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | | | Hue Jackson | |
| 2017 | 2017 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 0 | 16 | 0 | .000 | | | Hue Jackson | |
| 2018 | 2018 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | | | Hue Jackson (2–5–1) Gregg Williams (5–3) | |
| 2019 | 2019 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | | | Freddie Kitchens | |
| 2020 | 2020 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd$^§$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 48–37 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 17–22 | Kevin Stefanski (COYTooltip AP NFL Coach of the Year) | Kevin Stefanski | |
| 2021 | 2021 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | | | Kevin Stefanski | |
| 2022 | 2022 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | | | Kevin Stefanski | |
| 2023 | 2023 | NFL | AFC | North | 2nd$^§$ | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 14–45 | Joe Flacco (CBPOYTooltip AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year)Myles Garrett (DPOYTooltip AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year)Jim Schwartz (ACOYTooltip AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year)Kevin Stefanski (COYTooltip AP NFL Coach of the Year) | Kevin Stefanski | |
| 2024 | 2024 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | | | Kevin Stefanski | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 47 | 4 | 3 | .898 | All-time AAFC regular season record (1949–1949) | All-time AAFC regular season record (1949–1949) | All-time AAFC regular season record (1949–1949) | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 0 | — | 1.000 | All-time AAFC postseason record (1949–1949) | All-time AAFC postseason record (1949–1949) | All-time AAFC postseason record (1949–1949) | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 515 | 544 | 11 | .486 | All-time NFL regular season record (1950–2024) | All-time NFL regular season record (1950–2024) | All-time NFL regular season record (1950–2024) | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 12 | 22 | — | .353 | All-time NFL postseason record (1950–2024) | All-time NFL postseason record (1950–2024) | All-time NFL postseason record (1950–2024) | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 527 | 566 | 11 | .482 | All-time NFL regular & postseason record (1950–2024) | All-time NFL regular & postseason record (1950–2024) | All-time NFL regular & postseason record (1950–2024) | |