1961 Cleveland Browns Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Paul Brown (8-5-1) | 8-5 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Sam Baker | K-FB | November 12, 1929 | 6’2′ | 217 | Oregon St. |
| Johnny Brewer | TE-LB-DE | March 8, 1937 | 6’4′ | 230 | Mississippi |
| Jim Brown | FB | February 17, 1936 | 6’2′ | 232 | Syracuse |
| Leon Clarke | E-FL | January 10, 1933 | 6’4′ | 232 | USC |
| Vince Costello | LB | August 4, 1932 | 6’0′ | 230 | Ohio |
| Bobby Crespino | SE-TE | January 11, 1938 | 6’5′ | 225 | Mississippi |
| Len Dawson | QB | June 20, 1935 | 6’0′ | 190 | Purdue |
| Charley Ferguson | WR-TE | November 13, 1939 | 6’5′ | 217 | Tennessee St. |
| Ross Fichtner | DB | October 26, 1938 | 6’0′ | 185 | Purdue |
| Galen Fiss | LB | July 10, 1931 | 6’0′ | 227 | Kansas |
| Don Fleming | DB | June 11, 1937 | 6’0′ | 188 | Florida |
| Bobby Franklin | DB | October 5, 1936 | 5’11’ | 182 | Mississippi |
| Bob Gain | DT-DE-MG-T | June 21, 1929 | 6’3′ | 256 | Kentucky |
| Lou Groza | T-C-DT-K | January 25, 1924 | 6’3′ | 240 | Ohio St. |
| Jim Houston | LB-DE | November 3, 1937 | 6’3′ | 240 | Ohio St. |
| Rich Kreitling | E | March 13, 1936 | 6’2′ | 208 | Auburn |
| Errol Linden | T | October 21, 1937 | 6’5′ | 258 | Houston |
| Dave Lloyd | LB-C | November 9, 1936 | 6’3′ | 247 | Texas Tech |
| Mike McCormack | T-DG-DT | June 21, 1930 | 6’4′ | 246 | Kansas |
| Walt Michaels | LB | October 16, 1929 | 6’0′ | 231 | Washington & Lee |
| Bobby Mitchell | FL-HB-WR | June 6, 1935 | 6’0′ | 192 | Illinois |
| John Morrow | C-G | April 27, 1933 | 6’3′ | 244 | Michigan |
| Gern Nagler | E | February 23, 1932 | 6’2′ | 190 | Santa Clara |
| Ed Nutting | T | February 8, 1939 | 6’4′ | 246 | Georgia Tech |
| Bernie Parrish | DB | April 29, 1936 | 5’11’ | 194 | Florida |
| Floyd Peters | DT | May 21, 1936 | 6’4′ | 254 | San Francisco St. |
| Milt Plum | QB | January 20, 1935 | 6’1′ | 205 | Penn St. |
| Preston Powell | FB | September 23, 1936 | 6’2′ | 225 | Grambling St. |
| Duane Putnam | G | September 5, 1928 | 6’0′ | 228 | Pacific |
| Ray Renfro | HB-FL | November 7, 1929 | 6’1′ | 190 | North Texas |
| Dick Schafrath | T-G-DE | March 21, 1937 | 6’3′ | 253 | Ohio St. |
| Jim Shofner | DB | December 18, 1935 | 6’2′ | 191 | TCU |
| Jim Smith | G-T-DE | February 27, 1932 | 6’3′ | 241 | Baylor |
| Larry Stephens | DE-DT | September 24, 1938 | 6’3′ | 250 | Texas |
| Tom Watkins | HB | October 23, 1937 | 6’0′ | 195 | Iowa St. |
| Paul Wiggin | DE | November 18, 1934 | 6’3′ | 242 | Stanford |
| John Wooten | G | December 5, 1936 | 6’2′ | 235 | Colorado |