Season by season
77 seasons, 1946–2025 · all-time 567–560–14 · 30 postseason appearances
| Season | Record | Finish | Postseason | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5–12 | 4th North | — | Kevin Stefanski |
| 2024 | 3–14 | 4th North | — | Kevin Stefanski |
| 2023 | 11–6 | 2nd§ North | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 14–45 | Kevin Stefanski |
| 2022 | 7–10 | 4th North | — | Kevin Stefanski |
| 2021 | 8–9 | 3rd North | — | Kevin Stefanski |
| 2020 | 11–5 | 3rd§ North | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 48–37 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 17–22 | Kevin Stefanski |
| Season | Record | Finish | Postseason | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2–14 | 6th Central | — | Chris Palmer |
| 1995 | 5–11 | 4th Central | — | Bill Belichick |
| 1994 | 11–5 | 2nd§ Central | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 20–13Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 9–29 | Bill Belichick |
| 1993 | 7–9 | 3rd Central | — | Bill Belichick |
| 1992 | 7–9 | 3rd Central | — | Bill Belichick |
| 1991 | 6–10 | 3rd Central | — | Bill Belichick |
| Season | Record | Finish | Postseason | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9–6–1 | 1st Central | Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 34–30Lost AFC Championship (at Broncos) 21–37 | Bud Carson |
| 1988 | 10–6 | 2nd§ Central | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 23–24 | Marty Schottenheimer |
| 1987 | 10–5 | 1st Central | Won Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 38–21Lost AFC Championship (at Broncos) 33–38 | Marty Schottenheimer |
| 1986 | 12–4 | 1st Central | Won Divisional Playoffs (Jets) 23–20 (2 OT)Lost AFC Championship (Broncos) 20–23 (OT) | Marty Schottenheimer |
| 1985 | 8–8 | 1st Central | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 21–24 | Marty Schottenheimer |
| Season | Record | Finish | Postseason | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 10–3–1 | 1st Century | Won Conference Playoffs (at Cowboys) 38–14Lost NFL Championship (at Vikings) 7–27 | Blanton Collier |
| 1968 | 10–4 | 1st Century | Won Conference Playoffs (Cowboys) 31–20Lost NFL Championship (Colts) 0–34 | Blanton Collier |
| 1967 | 9–5 | 1st Century | Lost Conference Playoffs (at Cowboys) 14–52 | Blanton Collier |
| 1966 | 9–5 | T–2nd | — | Blanton Collier |
| 1965 | 11–3 | 1st | Lost NFL Championship (at Packers) 12–23 | Blanton Collier |
| 1964 |
| Season | Record | Finish | Postseason | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 7–5 | T–2nd | — | Paul Brown |
| 1958 | 9–3 | T–1st° | Lost Conference Playoff (at Giants) 0–10 | Paul Brown |
| 1957 | 9–2–1 | 1st | Lost NFL Championship (at Lions) 14–59 | Paul Brown |
| 1956 | 5–7 | T–4th | — | Paul Brown |
| 1955 | 9–2–1 | 1st | Won NFL Championship (7) (at Rams) 38–14 | Paul Brown |
| 1954 | 9–3 | 1st | Won NFL Championship (6) (Lions) 56–10 |
| Season | Record | Finish | Postseason | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 9–1–2 | 1st | Won AAFC playoff game (Bills) 31–21Won AAFC championship (4) (49ers) 21–7 | Paul Brown |
| 1948 | 14–0 | 1st Western | Won AAFC championship (3) (Bills) 49–7 | Paul Brown |
| 1947 | 12–1–1 | 1st Western | Won AAFC championship (2) (at Yankees) 14–3 | Paul Brown |
| 1946 | 12–2 | 1st Western | Won AAFC championship (1) (Yankees) 14–9 | Paul Brown |
Source: Wikipedia (facts-only, Feist-clean); franchise season lists · built 2026-06-19 · from data/nfl/franchise-seasons-historical.json.
| 4–12 |
| 4th North |
| — |
| Rob Chudzinski |
| 2012 | 5–11 | 4th North | — | Pat Shurmur |
| 2011 | 4–12 | 4th North | — | Pat Shurmur |
| 2010 | 5–11 | 3rd North | — | Eric Mangini |
| 5–11 |
| 4th North |
| — |
| Butch Davis |
| 2002 | 9–7 | 2nd§ North | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 33–36 | Butch Davis |
| 2001 | 7–9 | 3rd Central | — | Butch Davis |
| 2000 | 3–13 | 6th Central | — | Chris Palmer |
| 1990 | 3–13 | 4th Central | — | Bud Carson (2–7) Jim Shofner (1–6) |
| 1984 | 5–11 | 3rd Central | — | Sam Rutigliano (1–7) Marty Schottenheimer (4–4) |
| 1983 | 9–7 | 2nd Central | — | Sam Rutigliano |
| 1982 | 4–5 | 8th§ — | Lost First Round Playoffs (at Raiders) 10–27 | Sam Rutigliano |
| 1981 | 5–11 | 4th Central | — | Sam Rutigliano |
| 1980 | 11–5 | 1st Central | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 12–14 | Sam Rutigliano |
| 1973 |
| 7–5–2 |
| 3rd Central |
| — |
| Nick Skorich |
| 1972 | 10–4 | 2nd§ Central | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 14–20 | Nick Skorich |
| 1971 | 9–5 | 1st Central | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 3–20 | Nick Skorich |
| 1970 | 7–7 | 2nd Central | — | Blanton Collier |
| 10–3–1 |
| 1st |
| Won NFL Championship (8) (Colts) 27–0 |
| Blanton Collier |
| 1963 | 10–4 | 2nd | — | Blanton Collier |
| 1962 | 7–6–1 | 3rd | — | Paul Brown |
| 1961 | 8–5–1 | 3rd | — | Paul Brown |
| 1960 | 8–3–1 | 2nd | — | Paul Brown |
| Paul Brown |
| 1953 | 11–1 | 1st | Lost NFL Championship (at Lions) 16–17 | Paul Brown |
| 1952 | 8–4 | 1st | Lost NFL Championship (Lions) 7–17 | Paul Brown |
| 1951 | 11–1 | 1st | Lost NFL Championship (at Rams) 17–24 | Paul Brown |
| 1950 | 10–2 | T–1st° | Won Conference Playoffs (Giants) 8–3Won NFL Championship (5) (Rams) 30–28 | Paul Brown |