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1949 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 9-1-2, Finished 1st in AAFC West Division
AAFC Season Summary
1949 AAFC Champions
Scored 339 points (28.2/g), 2nd of 7 in the AAFC.
Allowed 171 points (14.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 168 points (14.0/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 10.0-2.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.8/g), 1st.
Coached by Paul Brown (9-1-2)
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1949 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary 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+ | 28 | 3 | 11 | 161 for 285, 2,785 yards, 19 td, 10 int, & 27 rushes for 107 yards and 3 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
| FB | Marion Motley | 29 | 3 | 10 | 113 rushes for 570 yards, 8 td, & 15 catches for 191 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Bill Boedeker | 25 | 3 | 7 | 50 rushes for 269 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 371 yards and 2 td | |
| LH | Edgar Jones | 29 | 4 | 5 | 43 rushes for 127 yards, 4 td, & 9 catches for 130 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 19th / 180th pick / 1942 |
| RH | Dub Jones | 25 | 3 | 9 | 77 rushes for 312 yards, 4 td, & 12 catches for 241 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946 |
| LE | Mac Speedie+ | 29 | 3 | 11 | 62 catches for 1,028 yards, 7 td | Detroit Lions / 15th / 135th pick / 1942 |
| LT | Lou Groza | 25 | 3 | 12 | ||
| LG | Ed Ulinski | 30 | 3 | 10 | ||
| C | Frank Gatski | 27 | 3 | 11 | ||
| RG | Lin Houston | 28 | 3 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 106th pick / 1944 |
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| RT | Lou Rymkus | 30 | 6 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 60th pick / 1943 |
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| RE | Dante Lavelli | 26 | 3 | 7 | 28 catches for 475 yards, 7 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Groza | 25 | 3 | 12 | 2 of 9 field goals & 34 of 35 extra points | |
| P | Horace Gillom | 28 | 2 | 4 | 54 punts for a 37.2 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Cliff Lewis | 26 | 3 | 1 | 20 punt returns for a 8.7 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 200th pick / 1946 |
| KR | Marion Motley | 29 | 3 | 10 | 12 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Adamle | 25 | LB-FB | 12 | 2 | 215 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 5/15/1924 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 105th pick / 1947 |
| Alex Agase | 27 | LB-G | 11 | 0 | 212 | 5-10 | Illinois,Purdue | 3/27/1922 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 71st pick / 1944 |
| Bill Boedeker | 25 | HB | 12 | 7 | 192 | 5-11 | DePaul | 3/7/1924 | 3 | |
| Frank Gatski | 27 | C-LB | 12 | 11 | 233 | 6-3 | Auburn,Marshall | 3/18/1922 | 3 | |
| Bob Gaudio | 24 | G | 12 | 0 | 219 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 7/13/1925 | 2 | |
| Horace Gillom | 28 | E-DE | 12 | 4 | 221 | 6-1 | Nevada-Reno,Ohio State | 3/3/1921 | 2 | |
| Otto Graham+ | 28 | QB-DB | 12 | 11 | 196 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 12/6/1921 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
| Chubby Grigg | 23 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 294 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 1/10/1926 | 3 | |
| Lou Groza | 25 | T-C-DT-K | 12 | 12 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 1/25/1924 | 3 | |
| Les Horvath | 28 | HB | 12 | 0 | 173 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 10/12/1921 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 45th pick / 1943 |
| Lin Houston | 28 | G | 12 | 11 | 213 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 1/11/1921 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 106th pick / 1944 |
| Weldon Humble | 28 | G | 10 | 2 | 221 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette,Rice | 4/24/1921 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 24th / 224th pick / 1943 |
| Tommy James | 26 | DB-HB | 12 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 9/16/1923 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947 |
| Dub Jones | 25 | HB-DB-WB-TB | 11 | 9 | 202 | 6-4 | LSU,Tulane | 12/29/1924 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946 |
| Edgar Jones | 29 | HB-DB | 7 | 5 | 193 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 5/6/1920 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 19th / 180th pick / 1942 |
| Warren Lahr | 26 | DB | 11 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Case Western Reserve | 9/5/1923 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947 |
| Dante Lavelli | 26 | E-DE | 9 | 7 | 191 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 2/23/1923 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947 |
| Cliff Lewis | 26 | DB-QB | 11 | 1 | 167 | 5-11 | Duke | 3/22/1923 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 200th pick / 1946 |
| Marion Motley | 29 | FB-LB | 11 | 10 | 232 | 6-1 | Nevada-Reno,South Carolina State | 6/5/1920 | 3 | |
| Bill O'Connor | 23 | E-DE | 9 | 1 | 220 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 5/2/1926 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 160th pick / 1948 |
| Derrell Palmer | 27 | DT-T | 11 | 1 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU | 8/27/1922 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 49th pick / 1943 |
| Ara Parseghian | 26 | HB | 2 | 1 | 194 | 5-10 | Akron,Miami (OH) | 5/21/1923 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 13th / 109th pick / 1947 |
| Lou Rymkus | 30 | T-DT | 12 | 11 | 231 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 11/6/1919 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 60th pick / 1943 |
| Lou Saban | 28 | C-B | 12 | 1 | 202 | 6-0 | Indiana | 10/13/1921 | 3 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 10th / 88th pick / 1944 |
| Mac Speedie+ | 29 | E | 12 | 11 | 203 | 6-3 | Utah | 1/12/1920 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 15th / 135th pick / 1942 |
| Joe Spencer | 26 | T-DT | 11 | 0 | 239 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 8/15/1923 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 195th pick / 1945 |
| Ed Susteric | 27 | FB-LB | 11 | 1 | 205 | 6-0 | Findlay | 1/7/1922 | Rook | |
| Tommy W. Thompson | 22 | LB-C | 9 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 1/6/1927 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 16th pick / 1948 |
| Ed Ulinski | 30 | G | 12 | 10 | 203 | 5-11 | Marshall | 12/7/1919 | 3 | |
| Bill Willis | 28 | DG-G | 12 | 1 | 213 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/5/1921 | 3 | |
| John Yonakor | 28 | E-DE-DT | 12 | 1 | 222 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 8/4/1921 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1945 |
| George Young | 25 | DE-E | 9 | 0 | 214 | 6-3 | Baldwin-Wallace,Georgia | 5/10/1924 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 12 | 212.3 | 6-0.8 | 2.4 |