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1951 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 11-1-0, Finished 1st in NFL American Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 331 points (27.6/g), 3rd of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 152 points (12.7/g), 1st.
 Differential of 179 points (14.9/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 10.4-1.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +15 (1.2/g), 1st.

Coached by Paul Brown (11-1-0)

1951 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 14 CLE Ken Konz DB 7 1953 1959 0 1 6 84 LSU
2 26 CLE Bucky Curtis E 0 0 0 Vanderbilt
3 38 CLE Jerry Helluin DT 7 1952 1960 0 0 6 80 Tulane
4 41 CLE Bob L. Smith FB 2 1953 1954 0 0 0 15 9 52 0 1 11 0 Texas A&M
5 62 CLE Ace Loomis DB 3 1951 1953 0 0 3 33 1 9 0 Wisconsin-LaCrosse
6 74 CLE Dan Rogas G 2 1951 1952 0 0 1 22 Tulane
7 82 CLE lrv Holdash C 0 0 0 North Carolina
7 86 CLE Walt Michaels LB 12 1951 1963 0 5 10 133 Washington & Lee
8 98 CLE Max Clark B 0 0 0 Houston
9 105 CLE Burl Toler G 0 0 0 San Francisco
9 110 CLE Don Shula HOF DB 7 1951 1957 0 0 5 73 2 3 0 1 6 0 John Carroll
10 123 CLE Chet Gierula G 0 0 0 Maryland
11 135 CLE Bernie Custis B 0 0 0 Syracuse
12 142 CLE Milan Sellers B 0 0 0 Florida State
12 147 CLE Stew Kirtley E 0 0 0 Morehead State
13 159 CLE Bob Voskuhl C 0 0 0 Georgetown (KY)
14 171 CLE Rudy Cernoch T 0 0 0 Northwestern
15 183 CLE Joe Skibinski G 3 1952 1956 0 0 2 36 Purdue
16 195 CLE Ed Pasky B 0 0 0 South Carolina
17 207 CLE Leroy Ka-Ne B 0 0 0 Dayton
18 219 CLE Rube DeRoin C 0 0 0 Oklahoma State
19 231 CLE Ray Solari G 0 0 0 California
20 243 CLE Jack Crocker B 0 0 0 Tulsa
21 255 CLE Ray Stone E 0 0 0 Texas
22 267 CLE Carl Taseff DB 11 1951 1962 0 0 8 116 0 1 0 0 0 60 283 3 19 193 1 John Carroll
23 279 CLE Johnny Champion B 0 0 0 SMU
24 291 CLE Wayne Benner B 0 0 0 Florida State
25 303 CLE John Knispel T 0 0 0 Wisconsin-LaCrosse
26 315 CLE Fred Williams T 0 0 0 Arkansas
27 327 CLE Jack Jones B 0 0 0 West Alabama
28 339 CLE Roger Thrift B 0 0 0 East Carolina
29 351 CLE Bill Driver B 0 0 0 Florida State