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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)
Training Camp: Bowling Green State (Bowling Green, Ohio)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| 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 |
| No. | 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 St. | 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 | Purdue,Illinois | 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 St. | 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 | Marshall,Auburn | 3/18/1922 | 2 | ||
| Bob Gaudio | 23 | G | 13 | 12 | 219 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 7/13/1925 | 1 | ||
| Horace Gillom | 27 | E-DE | 13 | 8 | 221 | 6-1 | Ohio St.,Nevada-Reno | 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 St. | 1/25/1924 | 2 | ||
| Lin Houston | 27 | G | 13 | 2 | 213 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 1/11/1921 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 106th pick / 1944 | |
| Weldon Humble | 27 | G | 13 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Rice,La-Lafayette | 4/24/1921 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 224th pick / 1943 | |
| Tommy James | 25 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 9/16/1923 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947 | |
| Dub Jones | 24 | HB-DB-WB-TB | 12 | 2 | 202 | 6-4 | Tulane,LSU | 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 St. | 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 | South Carolina St.,Nevada-Reno | 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 St. | 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 St. | 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 |