1952 Cleveland Browns season

1952 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach	Paul Brown
Home field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	8–4–0
Division place	1st NFL American
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Championship

The 1952 Cleveland Browns season was the team's third season with the National Football League.

Exhibition Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 23, 1952	at Green Bay Packers	W 21–14	22,215
2	August 29, 1952	Chicago Bears	W 14–7	37,976
3	September 6, 1952	vs. Detroit Lions at Syracuse	L 21–28	26,000
4	September 13, 1952	vs. San Francisco 49ers at Akron	L 31–35	30,119

Regular Season Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 28, 1952	Los Angeles Rams	W 37–7	57,832
2	October 4, 1952	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 21–20	27,923
3	October 12, 1952	New York Giants	L 17–9	51,858
4	October 19, 1952	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 49–7	27,874
5	October 26, 1952	Washington Redskins	W 19–15	32,496
6	November 2, 1952	at Detroit Lions	L 17–6	56,029
7	November 9, 1952	Chicago Cardinals	W 28–13	34,097
8	November 16, 1952	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 29–28	34,973
9	November 23, 1952	Philadelphia Eagles	L 28–20	28,948
10	November 30, 1952	at Washington Redskins	W 48–24	22,679
11	December 7, 1952	at Chicago Cardinals	W 10–0	24,541
12	December 14, 1952	at New York Giants	L 37–34	41,610

NFL Championship Game

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Championship	December 28, 1952	Detroit Lions	L 17–7	50,934

Standings

NFL American Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	8	4	0	.667	7–3	310	213	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	5	0	.583	6–4	252	271	L1
New York Giants	7	5	0	.583	5–4	234	231	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	7	0	.417	4–5	300	273	L1
Chicago Cardinals	4	8	0	.333	3–7	172	221	L2
Washington Redskins	4	8	0	.333	4–6	240	287	W2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.