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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)
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1954 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Otto Graham*+ | 33 | 8 | 12 | 142 for 240, 2,092 yards, 11 td, 17 int, & 63 rushes for 114 yards and 8 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
| FB | Maurice Bassett | 23 | Rook | 0 | 144 rushes for 588 yards, 6 td, & 20 catches for 205 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 36th pick / 1954 |
| FB | Fred Morrison | 28 | 4 | 0 | 54 rushes for 234 yards, 2 td, & 12 catches for 81 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| LH | Ray Renfro | 25 | 2 | 0 | 29 rushes for 151 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 228 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952 |
| LH | Chet Hanulak | 21 | Rook | 0 | 59 rushes for 296 yards, 4 td, & 6 catches for 80 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 24th pick / 1954 |
| LH | Dub Jones | 30 | 8 | 0 | 51 rushes for 231 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 347 yards and 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946 |
| RH | Billy Reynolds | 23 | 1 | 0 | 64 rushes for 180 yards, 2 td, & 10 catches for 76 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1953 |
| LE | Pete Brewster | 24 | 2 | 12 | 42 catches for 676 yards, 4 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1952 |
| LT | Lou Groza*+ | 30 | 8 | 0 | ||
| LG | Abe Gibron* | 29 | 5 | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 55th pick / 1949 |
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| C | Frank Gatski | 32 | 8 | 0 | ||
| RG | Chuck Noll | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 20th / 239th pick / 1953 |
| RT | John Sandusky | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1950 |
| RE | Dante Lavelli* | 31 | 8 | 0 | 47 catches for 802 yards, 7 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carlton Massey | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 95th pick / 1953 |
| LDE | Doug Atkins | 24 | 1 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
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| LDT | John Kissell | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 123rd pick / 1947 |
| MG | Mike McCormack | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Yanks / 3rd / 34th pick / 1951 |
| RDT | Don Colo* | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950 |
| RDE | Len Ford*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Tom Catlin | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 38th pick / 1953 |
| RLB | Walt Michaels | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951 |
| LDH | Warren Lahr | 31 | 5 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947 |
| RDH | Tommy James | 31 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947 |
| LS | Ken Gorgal | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 78th pick / 1950 |
| LS | Ken Konz | 26 | 1 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1951 |
| RS | Don R. Paul | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 47th pick / 1950 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Groza*+ | 30 | 8 | 0 | 16 of 24 field goals & 37 of 38 extra points | |
| P | Horace Gillom | 33 | 7 | 0 | 52 punts for a 42.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Chet Hanulak | 21 | Rook | 0 | 27 punt returns for a 3.4 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 24th pick / 1954 |
| KR | Billy Reynolds | 23 | 1 | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 29.5 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1953 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Tony Adamle | 30 | LB-FB | 11 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 5/15/1924 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 105th pick / 1947 |
| Quincy Armstrong | 26 | C | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | North Texas | 11/22/1928 | Rook | New York Giants / 26th / 314th pick / 1951 |
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| 83 | Doug Atkins | 24 | DE | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-8 | Tennessee | 5/8/1930 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| 38 | Maurice Bassett | 23 | FB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Langston | 4/26/1931 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 36th pick / 1954 |
| 60 | Harold Bradley | 25 | G | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Iowa | 10/13/1929 | Rook | |
| 88 | Pete Brewster | 24 | E | 12 | 12 | 210 | 6-3 | Purdue | 9/1/1930 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1952 |
| 50 | Tom Catlin | 23 | LB-C | 11 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 9/8/1931 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 38th pick / 1953 |
| 70 | Don Colo* | 29 | DT | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/5/1925 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950 |
| 80 | Len Ford*+ | 28 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Michigan,Morgan State | 2/18/1926 | 6 | |
| 62 | Herschel Forester | 23 | G | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | SMU | 4/14/1931 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 96th pick / 1952 |
| 79 | Bob Gain | 25 | DT-DE-MG-T | 2 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 6/21/1929 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1951 |
| 52 | Frank Gatski | 32 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Auburn,Marshall | 3/18/1922 | 8 | |
| 64 | Abe Gibron* | 29 | G | 12 | 0 | 243 | 5-11 | Purdue,Valparaiso | 9/22/1925 | 5 | New York Giants / 6th / 55th pick / 1949 |
| 84 | Horace Gillom | 33 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Nevada-Reno,Ohio State | 3/3/1921 | 7 | |
| 15 | Ken Gorgal | 25 | DB | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Purdue | 2/13/1929 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 78th pick / 1950 |
| 14 | Otto Graham*+ | 33 | QB-DB | 12 | 12 | 196 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 12/6/1921 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 4th pick / 1944 |
| 76 | Lou Groza*+ | 30 | T-C-DT-K | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 1/25/1924 | 8 | |
| 44 | Chet Hanulak | 21 | HB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Maryland | 3/28/1933 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 24th pick / 1954 |
| 42 | Tommy James | 31 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 9/16/1923 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 146th pick / 1947 |
| 40 | Dub Jones | 30 | HB-DB-WB-TB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-4 | LSU,Tulane | 12/29/1924 | 8 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946 |
| 79 | Don King | 25 | DE-DT | 8 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 3/11/1929 | Rook | |
| 72 | John Kissell | 31 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Boston College | 5/14/1923 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 123rd pick / 1947 |
| 22 | Ken Konz | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | LSU | 9/25/1928 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1951 |
| 24 | Warren Lahr | 31 | DB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Case Western Reserve | 9/5/1923 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947 |
| 86 | Dante Lavelli* | 31 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 2/23/1923 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 103rd pick / 1947 |
| 82 | Carlton Massey | 24 | DE | 11 | 0 | 221 | 6-4 | Southwestern (TX),Texas | 1/17/1930 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 95th pick / 1953 |
| 74 | Mike McCormack | 24 | T-DG-DT | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/21/1930 | 3 | New York Yanks / 3rd / 34th pick / 1951 |
| 34 | Walt Michaels | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Washington & Lee | 10/16/1929 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951 |
| 32 | Fred Morrison | 28 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/7/1926 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| 65 | Chuck Noll | 22 | LB-G-C | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Dayton | 1/5/1932 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 20th / 239th pick / 1953 |
| 20 | Don R. Paul | 28 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Washington State | 7/23/1926 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 47th pick / 1950 |
| 16 | George Ratterman | 28 | QB | 6 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 11/12/1926 | 7 | Boston Yanks / 16th / 139th pick / 1948 |
| 26 | Ray Renfro | 25 | HB-FL | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | North Texas | 11/7/1929 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952 |
| 46 | Billy Reynolds | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 7/20/1931 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1953 |
| 78 | John Sandusky | 29 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 251 | 6-1 | Villanova | 12/28/1925 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 18th pick / 1950 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 12 | 219.7 | 6-1.5 | 3.6 |