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1954 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

1954 NFL Champions

Scored 336 points (28.0/g), 2nd of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 162 points (13.5/g), 1st.
 Differential of 174 points (14.5/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 10.2-1.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 5th.

Coached by Paul Brown (9-3-0)

1954 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 26 box L 0-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 10 28 9 142 95 47 4 24 397 215 182 3
2 Sun October 10 box W 1-1 Chicago Cardinals 31 7 21 431 333 98 2 13 261 183 78 3
3 Sun October 17 box L 1-2 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 27 55 23 436 269 167 8 22 441 257 184 1
4 Sun October 24 box W 2-2 @ Chicago Cardinals 35 3 23 327 235 92 2 8 160 100 60 4
5 Sun October 31 box W 3-2 New York Giants 24 14 20 313 146 167 4 10 251 135 116 4
6 Sun November 7 box W 4-2 Washington Redskins 62 3 33 515 289 226 2 4 64 31 33 4
7 Sun November 14 box W 5-2 @ Chicago Bears 39 10 21 316 94 222 1 10 206 169 37 6
8 Sun November 21 box W 6-2 Philadelphia Eagles 6 0 14 296 185 111 3 10 110 53 57 4
9 Sun November 28 box W 7-2 @ New York Giants 16 7 19 326 210 116 5 8 68 64 4 1
10 Sun December 5 box W 8-2 @ Washington Redskins 34 14 24 445 285 160 4 13 256 143 113 4
11 Sun December 12 box W 9-2 Pittsburgh Steelers 42 7 25 464 186 278 3 10 171 75 96 6
12 Sun December 19 box L 9-3 Detroit Lions 10 14 6 113 4 109 1 15 273 183 90 2
Playoffs
Championship December 26 box W 10-3 Detroit Lions 56 10 17 303 163 140 4 16 331 179 152 9

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 336 4124 799 5.2 238 174 295 2331 14 22 7.2 112 476 1793 23 3.8 113 39 17 13
Team Defense 162 2658 694 3.8 147 126 300 1608 15 23 5.0 73 372 1050 4 2.8 56 42 19 18
Lg Rank Offense 2 5 3 11 5 8 4 2 1 3 3 8 6 7
Lg Rank Defense 1 1 1 2 1 6 7 2 4 1 1 1 6 4

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
14 Otto Graham*+ 33 QB 12 12 9-3-0 142 240 59.2 2092 11 4.6 17 7.1 64 8.7 6.0 14.7 174.3 73.5
16 George Ratterman 28 6 0 32 53 60.4 465 3 5.7 3 5.7 48 8.8 6.8 14.5 77.5 84.2
24 Warren Lahr 31 LDH 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
26 Ray Renfro 25 LH 7 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 27.0 12 9-3-0 174 295 59.0 2557 14 4.7 22 7.5 64 8.7 5.8 14.7 213.1 72.1
Opp Total 12 126 300 42.0 1784 15 5.0 23 7.7 5.9 3.0 14.2 148.7 46.6 22 176 5.0 2.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
38 Maurice Bassett 23 FB 12 0 144 588 6 22 4.1 49.0 12.0 20 205 10.3 0 33 1.7 17.1 793 6 4
46 Billy Reynolds 23 RH 12 0 64 180 2 33 2.8 15.0 5.3 10 76 7.6 0 22 0.8 6.3 256 2 4
14 Otto Graham*+ 33 QB 12 12 63 114 8 14 1.8 9.5 5.3 114 8 3
44 Chet Hanulak 21 lh 12 0 59 296 4 24 5.0 24.7 4.9 6 80 13.3 0 22 0.5 6.7 376 4 3
32 Fred Morrison 28 fb 12 0 54 234 2 26 4.3 19.5 4.5 12 81 6.8 0 16 1.0 6.8 315 2 6
40 Dub Jones 30 lh 12 0 51 231 0 24 4.5 19.3 4.3 19 347 18.3 2 48 1.6 28.9 578 2 1
26 Ray Renfro 25 LH 7 0 29 151 0 35 5.2 21.6 4.1 13 228 17.5 1 64 1.9 32.6 379 1 0
16 George Ratterman 28 6 0 8 -13 1 2 -1.6 -2.2 1.3 -13 1 1
24 Warren Lahr 31 LDH 12 0 3 18 0 14 6.0 1.5 0.3 18 0 0
42 Tommy James 31 RDH 12 0 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -0.5 0.1 -6 0 0
86 Dante Lavelli* 31 RE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 47 802 17.1 7 64 3.9 66.8 802 7 0
88 Pete Brewster 24 LE 12 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 42 676 16.1 4 57 3.5 56.3 676 4 3
84 Horace Gillom 33 P 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 62 12.4 0 24 0.4 5.2 62 0 0
Team Total 27.0 12 476 1793 23 35 3.8 149.4 39.7 174 2557 14.7 14 64 14.5 213.1 4350 37 25
Opp Total 12 372 1050 4 2.8 87.5 31.0 126 1608 12.8 15 10.5 134.0 2658 19 26

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
46 Billy Reynolds 23 RH 12 0 25 138 0 39 5.5 14 413 0 51 29.5 807
44 Chet Hanulak 21 lh 12 0 27 92 0 43 3.4 9 213 0 30 23.7 681
22 Ken Konz 26 ls 12 0 7 37 0 13 5.3 2 53 0 28 26.5 90
15 Ken Gorgal 25 LS 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
20 Don R. Paul 28 RS 12 0 1 57 0 57 57.0 1 31 0 31 31.0 88
38 Maurice Bassett 23 FB 12 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 813
82 Carlton Massey 24 LDE 11 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
32 Fred Morrison 28 fb 12 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 323
26 Ray Renfro 25 LH 7 0 1 24 0 24 24.0 403
Team Total 27.0 12 61 324 0 57 5.3 31 783 0 51 25.3 5457
Opp Total 12 38 1 51 1060 0 20.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
76 Lou Groza*+ 30 LT 12 0 24 16 66.7% 38 37 97.4%
84 Horace Gillom 33 P 12 0 52 2230 80 0 42.9
22 Ken Konz 26 ls 12 0 3 3 100.0%
Team Total 27.0 12 24 16 66.7% 41 40 97.6% 52 2230 80 0 42.9
Opp Total 12 9 3 33.3% 22 21 95.5% 84 3368 40.1

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
38 Maurice Bassett 23 FB 12 0 4 0 0 0
88 Pete Brewster 24 LE 12 12 3 1 0 0
50 Tom Catlin 23 LLB 11 0 1 6 0 6 0 3 0 0
70 Don Colo* 29 RDT 12 0 0 2 0 0
80 Len Ford*+ 28 RDE 12 0 0 5 0 0 1
15 Ken Gorgal 25 LS 11 0 1 53 1 53
14 Otto Graham*+ 33 QB 12 12 3 2 11 0
44 Chet Hanulak 21 lh 12 0 3 0 0 0
42 Tommy James 31 RDH 12 0 4 57 0 36 0 2 7 0
40 Dub Jones 30 lh 12 0 1 0 0 0
79 Don King 25 8 0 0 1 0 0
72 John Kissell 31 LDT 12 0 0 2 4 0
22 Ken Konz 26 ls 12 0 7 133 2 54
24 Warren Lahr 31 LDH 12 0 5 44 1 27
86 Dante Lavelli* 31 RE 12 0 0 1 0 0
82 Carlton Massey 24 LDE 11 0 0 2 0 0
74 Mike McCormack 24 MG 12 0 1 14 0 14 0 2 6 0
34 Walt Michaels 25 RLB 12 0 1 20 0 20 0 1 0 0
32 Fred Morrison 28 fb 12 0 6 1 0 0
65 Chuck Noll 22 RG 12 0 0 2 10 0
20 Don R. Paul 28 RS 12 0 3 42 0 23
16 George Ratterman 28 6 0 1 0 0 0
46 Billy Reynolds 23 RH 12 0 4 0 0 0
78 John Sandusky 29 RT 12 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.0 12 23 369 4 54 25 28 38 0 1
Opp Total 12 28 26 7

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
76 Lou Groza*+ 30 LT 12 0 37 16 85
14 Otto Graham*+ 33 QB 12 12 8 48
86 Dante Lavelli* 31 RE 12 0 7 42
38 Maurice Bassett 23 FB 12 0 6 36
88 Pete Brewster 24 LE 12 12 4 24
44 Chet Hanulak 21 lh 12 0 4 24
22 Ken Konz 26 ls 12 0 2 3 15
40 Dub Jones 30 lh 12 0 2 12
32 Fred Morrison 28 fb 12 0 2 12
46 Billy Reynolds 23 RH 12 0 2 12
15 Ken Gorgal 25 LS 11 0 1 6
24 Warren Lahr 31 LDH 12 0 1 6
16 George Ratterman 28 6 0 1 6
26 Ray Renfro 25 LH 7 0 1 6
80 Len Ford*+ 28 RDE 12 0 1 2
Team Total 27.0 12 23 14 4 40 16 1 336
Opp Total 12 4 15 1 21 3 162