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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)
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1951 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*+ | 30 | 5 | 12 | 147 for 265, 2,205 yards, 17 td, 16 int, & 35 rushes for 29 yards and 3 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
| FB | Marion Motley | 31 | 5 | 0 | 61 rushes for 273 yards, 1 td, & 10 catches for 52 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Emerson Cole | 24 | 1 | 0 | 46 rushes for 252 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 30 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 156th pick / 1950 |
| FB | Chick Jagade | 25 | 2 | 0 | 7 rushes for 30 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 14th / 118th pick / 1948 |
| LH | Ken Carpenter* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 85 rushes for 402 yards, 4 td, & 12 catches for 183 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1950 |
| LH | Rex Bumgardner | 28 | 3 | 0 | 45 rushes for 126 yards, 1 td, & 5 catches for 61 yards and 1 td | |
| RH | Dub Jones*+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | 104 rushes for 492 yards, 7 td, & 30 catches for 570 yards and 5 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946 |
| LE | Mac Speedie | 31 | 5 | 0 | 34 catches for 589 yards, 3 td | Detroit Lions / 15th / 135th pick / 1942 |
| LE | Horace Gillom | 30 | 4 | 0 | 11 catches for 164 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Lou Groza* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Abe Gibron | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 55th pick / 1949 |
| C | Frank Gatski | 29 | 5 | 0 | ||
| RG | Bob Gaudio | 26 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RT | Lou Rymkus | 32 | 8 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 60th pick / 1943 |
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| RE | Dante Lavelli* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 43 catches for 586 yards, 6 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | George Young | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDE | Bob Oristaglio | 27 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LDT | Derrell Palmer | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 49th pick / 1943 |
| MG | Bill Willis*+ | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | John Sandusky | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1950 |
| RDE | Len Ford*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Tony Adamle* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 12th / 105th pick / 1947 |
| MLB | Tommy W. Thompson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 16th pick / 1948 |
| RLB | Hal Herring | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 90th pick / 1949 |
| RCB | Don Shula | 21 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 110th pick / 1951 |
| LDH | Warren Lahr | 28 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947 |
| RDH | Tommy James | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947 |
| S | Cliff Lewis | 28 | 5 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 200th pick / 1946 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Groza* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 10 of 23 field goals & 43 of 43 extra points | |
| P | Horace Gillom | 30 | 4 | 0 | 73 punts for a 45.5 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Ken Carpenter* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 12.4 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1950 |
| KR | Ken Carpenter* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 9 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1950 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Adamle* | 27 | LB-FB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 5/15/1924 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 105th pick / 1947 |
| Alex Agase | 29 | LB-G | 11 | 0 | 212 | 5-10 | Illinois,Purdue | 3/27/1922 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 71st pick / 1944 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 28 | HB-DB | 10 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | West Virginia | 9/6/1923 | 3 | |
| Ken Carpenter* | 25 | HB-FL | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 2/26/1926 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1950 |
| Emerson Cole | 24 | FB-DB-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Toledo | 12/10/1927 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 156th pick / 1950 |
| Len Ford*+ | 25 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Michigan,Morgan State | 2/18/1926 | 3 | |
| Frank Gatski | 29 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Auburn,Marshall | 3/18/1922 | 5 | |
| Bob Gaudio | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 219 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 7/13/1925 | 4 | |
| Abe Gibron | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 243 | 5-11 | Purdue,Valparaiso | 9/22/1925 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 55th pick / 1949 |
| Horace Gillom | 30 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Nevada-Reno,Ohio State | 3/3/1921 | 4 | |
| Otto Graham*+ | 30 | QB-DB | 12 | 12 | 196 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 12/6/1921 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
| Chubby Grigg | 25 | DT-T | 11 | 0 | 294 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 1/10/1926 | 5 | |
| Lou Groza* | 27 | T-C-DT-K | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 1/25/1924 | 5 | |
| Hal Herring | 27 | LB-C | 10 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Auburn | 2/24/1924 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 90th pick / 1949 |
| Lin Houston | 30 | G | 11 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 1/11/1921 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 106th pick / 1944 |
| Chick Jagade | 25 | FB | 11 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Indiana | 12/9/1926 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 14th / 118th pick / 1948 |
| Tommy James | 28 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 9/16/1923 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947 |
| Dub Jones*+ | 27 | HB-DB-WB-TB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-4 | LSU,Tulane | 12/29/1924 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946 |
| John Kissell | 28 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Boston College | 5/14/1923 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 123rd pick / 1947 |
| Warren Lahr | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Case Western Reserve | 9/5/1923 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947 |
| Dante Lavelli* | 28 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 2/23/1923 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947 |
| Cliff Lewis | 28 | DB-QB | 12 | 0 | 167 | 5-11 | Duke | 3/22/1923 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 21st / 200th pick / 1946 |
| Marion Motley | 31 | FB-LB | 11 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Nevada-Reno,South Carolina State | 6/5/1920 | 5 | |
| Bob Oristaglio | 27 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Pennsylvania | 4/6/1924 | 2 | |
| Derrell Palmer | 29 | DT-T | 10 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU | 8/27/1922 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 49th pick / 1943 |
| Don Phelps | 27 | HB-DB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 1/7/1924 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 65th pick / 1950 |
| Lou Rymkus | 32 | T-DT | 11 | 0 | 231 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 11/6/1919 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 60th pick / 1943 |
| John Sandusky | 26 | T-DT | 11 | 0 | 251 | 6-1 | Villanova | 12/28/1925 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1950 |
| Don Shula | 21 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | John Carroll | 1/4/1930 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 110th pick / 1951 |
| Mac Speedie | 31 | E | 10 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Utah | 1/12/1920 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 15th / 135th pick / 1942 |
| Carl Taseff | 23 | DB-HB | 9 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | John Carroll | 9/28/1928 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 22nd / 267th pick / 1951 |
| Tommy W. Thompson | 24 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 1/6/1927 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 16th pick / 1948 |
| Bill Willis*+ | 30 | DG-G | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/5/1921 | 5 | |
| George Young | 27 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-3 | Baldwin-Wallace,Georgia | 5/10/1924 | 5 | |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 12 | 215.4 | 6-0.9 | 3.5 |