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1946 Cleveland Browns
Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in AAFC West Division
AAFC Season Summary
1946 AAFC Champions
Scored 423 points (30.2/g), 1st of 9 in the AAFC.
Allowed 137 points (9.8/g), 2nd.
Differential of 286 points (20.4/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 13.1-0.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +27 (1.9/g), 1st.
Coached by Paul Brown (12-2-0)
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1946 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Otto Graham | 25 | Rook | 9 | 95 for 174, 1,834 yards, 17 td, 5 int, & 30 rushes for -125 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
| FB | Marion Motley | 26 | Rook | 10 | 73 rushes for 601 yards, 5 td, & 10 catches for 188 yards and 1 td | |
| LH | Edgar Jones | 26 | 1 | 13 | 77 rushes for 539 yards, 4 td, & 4 catches for 120 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 19th / 180th pick / 1942 |
| RH | Don Greenwood | 25 | 1 | 10 | 77 rushes for 274 yards, 6 td, & 4 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| LE | Mac Speedie | 26 | Rook | 10 | 24 catches for 564 yards, 7 td | Detroit Lions / 15th / 135th pick / 1942 |
| LT | Jim Daniell | 28 | 1 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 110th pick / 1942 |
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| LT | Ernie Blandin | 27 | Rook | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1942 |
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| LG | Ed Ulinski | 27 | Rook | 11 | ||
| C | Mike Scarry | 26 | 2 | 10 | ||
| C | Lou Groza | 22 | Rook | 5 | ||
| RG | Bill Willis | 25 | Rook | 9 | ||
| RG | Lin Houston | 25 | Rook | 5 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 106th pick / 1944 |
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| RT | Lou Rymkus | 27 | 3 | 13 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 60th pick / 1943 |
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| RE | Dante Lavelli | 23 | Rook | 8 | 40 catches for 843 yards, 8 td, & 1 rush for 14 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947 |
| RE | John Yonakor | 25 | Rook | 5 | 7 catches for 98 yards, 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1945 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Groza | 22 | Rook | 5 | 13 of 29 field goals & 45 of 47 extra points | |
| P | Tom Colella | 28 | 4 | 2 | 47 punts for a 40.3 average, 0 blocked | Detroit Lions / 7th / 55th pick / 1942 |
| PR | Otto Graham | 25 | Rook | 9 | 12 punt returns for a 10.8 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
| KR | Edgar Jones | 26 | 1 | 13 | 12 kick returns for a 25.6 average and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 19th / 180th pick / 1942 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Chet Adams | 31 | T-E-DT | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Ohio | 10/24/1915 | 7 | Cleveland Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1939 |
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| Al Akins | 25 | HB-DB | 4 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Washington,Washington State | 6/13/1921 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 53rd pick / 1944 |
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| Ernie Blandin | 27 | T-DT | 14 | 5 | 248 | 6-4 | Tulane | 6/21/1919 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1942 |
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| George Cheroke | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 1/2/1921 | Rook | ||
| Tom Colella | 28 | HB-TB | 14 | 2 | 187 | 6-0 | Canisius | 7/3/1918 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 55th pick / 1942 |
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| Al Coppage | 30 | E | 14 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 2/8/1916 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 111th pick / 1940 |
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| Jim Daniell | 28 | T | 14 | 9 | 230 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 4/10/1918 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 110th pick / 1942 |
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| Fred Evans | 25 | HB | 6 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 5/23/1921 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 24th pick / 1943 |
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| Gene Fekete | 24 | FB-LB | 6 | 2 | 195 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 8/31/1922 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 49th pick / 1945 |
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| Frank Gatski | 24 | C-LB | 10 | 1 | 233 | 6-3 | Auburn,Marshall | 3/18/1922 | Rook | ||
| Otto Graham | 25 | QB-DB | 14 | 9 | 196 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 12/6/1921 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
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| Don Greenwood | 25 | B | 13 | 10 | 190 | 6-0 | Illinois,Missouri | 2/18/1921 | 1 | ||
| Lou Groza | 22 | T-C-DT-K | 14 | 5 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 1/25/1924 | Rook | ||
| John Harrington | 25 | E-DE | 12 | 2 | 198 | 6-3 | Marquette | 4/15/1921 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 68th pick / 1945 |
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| Lin Houston | 25 | G | 12 | 5 | 213 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 1/11/1921 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 11th / 106th pick / 1944 |
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| Edgar Jones | 26 | HB-DB | 14 | 13 | 193 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 5/6/1920 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 19th / 180th pick / 1942 |
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| Alex Kapter | 24 | G | 6 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 3/26/1922 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 21st / 211th pick / 1944 |
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| Bob Kolesar | 25 | G | 2 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Michigan | 4/5/1921 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 12th / 101st pick / 1943 |
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| Dante Lavelli | 23 | E-DE | 14 | 8 | 191 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 2/23/1923 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947 |
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| Cliff Lewis | 23 | DB-QB | 10 | 2 | 167 | 5-11 | Duke | 3/22/1923 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 200th pick / 1946 |
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| Bill Lund | 22 | HB | 10 | 2 | 180 | 5-10 | Case Western Reserve | 10/27/1924 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 15th / 147th pick / 1945 |
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| Mel Maceau | 25 | C | 12 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Marquette | 12/25/1921 | Rook | Cleveland Rams / 14th / 141st pick / 1944 |
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| Marion Motley | 26 | FB-LB | 13 | 10 | 232 | 6-1 | Nevada-Reno,South Carolina State | 6/5/1920 | Rook | ||
| John Rokisky | 31 | DE-E | 5 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Duquesne | 7/24/1915 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 18th / 161st pick / 1942 |
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| Lou Rymkus | 27 | T-DT | 14 | 13 | 231 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 11/6/1919 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 60th pick / 1943 |
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| Lou Saban | 25 | C-B | 14 | 2 | 202 | 6-0 | Indiana | 10/13/1921 | Rook | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 88th pick / 1944 |
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| Mike Scarry | 26 | C-T | 14 | 10 | 214 | 6-0 | Waynesburg | 2/1/1920 | 2 | ||
| Bud Schwenk | 28 | QB-TB-HB | 4 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Washington (MO) | 8/26/1918 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 19th pick / 1942 |
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| Gaylon Smith | 30 | FB-WB-BB-DB-LB | 14 | 1 | 202 | 5-11 | Rhodes | 7/15/1916 | 7 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 13th pick / 1939 |
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| Mac Speedie | 26 | E | 14 | 10 | 203 | 6-3 | Utah | 1/12/1920 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 15th / 135th pick / 1942 |
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| Bob Steuber | 25 | HB | 6 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | DePauw,Missouri | 10/25/1921 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1943 |
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| Ray Terrell | 27 | HB-DB | 9 | 4 | 185 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 6/29/1919 | Rook | ||
| Ed Ulinski | 27 | G | 14 | 11 | 203 | 5-11 | Marshall | 12/7/1919 | Rook | ||
| Bill Willis | 25 | DG-G | 13 | 9 | 213 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/5/1921 | Rook | ||
| John Yonakor | 25 | E-DE-DT | 14 | 5 | 222 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 8/4/1921 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1945 |
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| George Young | 22 | DE-E | 13 | 2 | 214 | 6-3 | Baldwin-Wallace,Georgia | 5/10/1924 | Rook | ||
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 206.1 | 6-0.8 | 1.1 |