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1948 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 14-0-0, Finished 1st in AAFC West Division
AAFC Season Summary

1948 AAFC Champions

Scored 389 points (27.8/g), 2nd of 8 in the AAFC.
 Allowed 190 points (13.6/g), 1st.
 Differential of 199 points (14.2/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 11.8-2.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.9/g), 2nd.

Coached by Paul Brown (14-0-0)

1948 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Otto Graham+ 27 2 14 173 for 333, 2,713 yards, 25 td, 15 int, & 23 rushes for 146 yards and 6 td

Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944

FB Marion Motley+ 28 2 14 157 rushes for 964 yards, 5 td, & 13 catches for 192 yards and 2 td
LH Edgar Jones 28 3 9 100 rushes for 400 yards, 5 td, & 14 catches for 293 yards and 5 td

Chicago Bears / 19th / 180th pick / 1942

RH Bob Cowan 25 1 11 33 rushes for 99 yards, 1 td, & 15 catches for 265 yards and 4 td

Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 111th pick / 1945

LE Mac Speedie+ 28 2 11 58 catches for 816 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 7 yards and 0 td

Detroit Lions / 15th / 135th pick / 1942

LT Lou Groza 24 2 14
LG Ed Ulinski 29 2 13
C Frank Gatski 26 2 14
RG Bob Gaudio 23 1 12
RT Lou Rymkus 29 5 14

Washington Redskins / 7th / 60th pick / 1943

RE Dante Lavelli 25 2 7 25 catches for 463 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 9 yards and 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947

RE Horace Gillom 27 1 8 20 catches for 295 yards, 1 td
 Special Teams Starters
K Lou Groza 24 2 14 8 of 19 field goals & 51 of 52 extra points
P Tom Colella 30 6 2 49 punts for a 35.0 average, 0 blocked

Detroit Lions / 7th / 55th pick / 1942

PR Cliff Lewis 25 2 0 26 punt returns for a 9.9 average and 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 200th pick / 1946

KR Marion Motley+ 28 2 14 14 kick returns for a 24.1 average and 0 td

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Tony Adamle 24 LB-FB 14 0 215 6-0 Ohio State 5/15/1924 1

Chicago Bears / 12th / 105th pick / 1947

Chet Adams 33 T-E-DT 14 0 233 6-3 Ohio 10/24/1915 9

Cleveland Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1939

Alex Agase 26 LB-G 13 1 212 5-10 Illinois,Purdue 3/27/1922 1

Green Bay Packers / 8th / 71st pick / 1944

Bill Boedeker 24 HB 14 3 192 5-11 DePaul 3/7/1924 2
Ollie Cline 23 FB 11 0 200 6-0 Ohio State 12/31/1925 Rook

Chicago Bears / 14th / 122nd pick / 1948

Tom Colella 30 HB-TB 13 2 187 6-0 Canisius 7/3/1918 6

Detroit Lions / 7th / 55th pick / 1942

Bob Cowan 25 B 14 11 185 5-11 Indiana 1/2/1923 1

Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 111th pick / 1945

Frank Gatski 26 C-LB 14 14 233 6-3 Auburn,Marshall 3/18/1922 2
Bob Gaudio 23 G 13 12 219 5-10 Ohio State 7/13/1925 1
Horace Gillom 27 E-DE 13 8 221 6-1 Nevada-Reno,Ohio State 3/3/1921 1
Otto Graham+ 27 QB-DB 14 14 196 6-1 Northwestern 12/6/1921 2

Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944

Chubby Grigg 22 DT-T 14 0 294 6-2 Tulsa 1/10/1926 2
Lou Groza 24 T-C-DT-K 14 14 240 6-3 Ohio State 1/25/1924 2
Lin Houston 27 G 13 2 213 6-0 Ohio State 1/11/1921 2

Chicago Bears / 11th / 106th pick / 1944

Weldon Humble 27 G 13 0 221 6-1 La-Lafayette,Rice 4/24/1921 1

Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 224th pick / 1943

Tommy James 25 DB-HB 14 0 185 5-10 Ohio State 9/16/1923 1

Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947

Dub Jones 24 HB-DB-WB-TB 12 2 202 6-4 LSU,Tulane 12/29/1924 2

Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946

Edgar Jones 28 HB-DB 13 9 193 5-10 Pittsburgh 5/6/1920 3

Chicago Bears / 19th / 180th pick / 1942

Frank Kosikowski 22 DE 12 0 200 6-1 Marquette,Notre Dame 7/23/1926 Rook
Dante Lavelli 25 E-DE 8 7 191 6-0 Ohio State 2/23/1923 2

Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947

Cliff Lewis 25 DB-QB 14 0 167 5-11 Duke 3/22/1923 2

Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 200th pick / 1946

Mel Maceau 27 C 11 0 203 6-0 Marquette 12/25/1921 2

Cleveland Rams / 14th / 141st pick / 1944

Marion Motley+ 28 FB-LB 14 14 232 6-1 Nevada-Reno,South Carolina State 6/5/1920 2
Ara Parseghian 25 HB 12 1 194 5-10 Akron,Miami (OH) 5/21/1923 Rook

Pittsburgh Steelers / 13th / 109th pick / 1947

Ben Pucci 23 T 12 0 255 6-4 none 1/26/1925 2
Lou Rymkus 29 T-DT 14 14 231 6-4 Notre Dame 11/6/1919 5

Washington Redskins / 7th / 60th pick / 1943

Lou Saban 27 C-B 14 0 202 6-0 Indiana 10/13/1921 2

Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 88th pick / 1944

Dean Sensanbaugher 23 HB-DB 11 0 190 5-9 Army,Ohio State 8/12/1925 Rook
Lenny Simonetti 29 T 14 0 225 5-11 Tennessee 11/20/1919 2
Mac Speedie+ 28 E 12 11 203 6-3 Utah 1/12/1920 2

Detroit Lions / 15th / 135th pick / 1942

George Terlep 25 QB-DB 9 0 180 5-10 Notre Dame 4/12/1923 2
Ed Ulinski 29 G 14 13 203 5-11 Marshall 12/7/1919 2
Bill Willis 27 DG-G 14 0 213 6-2 Ohio State 10/5/1921 2
John Yonakor 27 E-DE-DT 14 2 222 6-5 Notre Dame 8/4/1921 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1945

George Young 24 DE-E 14 0 214 6-3 Baldwin-Wallace,Georgia 5/10/1924 2
Team Total 25.9 14 210.5 6-0.6 2.0