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1956 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 5-7-0, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 167 points (13.9/g), 11th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 177 points (14.8/g), 1st.
 Differential of -10 points (-0.8/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 5.6-6.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.3/g), 9th.

Coached by Paul Brown (5-7-0)

1956 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 30 box L 0-1 @ Chicago Cardinals 7 9 8 214 106 108 2 20 344 68 276 3
2 Sat October 6 box W 1-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 14 10 17 336 122 214 14 245 153 92
3 Sun October 14 box L 1-2 New York Giants 9 21 14 134 94 40 2 24 330 74 256 2
4 Sun October 21 box L 1-3 @ Washington Redskins 9 20 13 216 105 111 4 18 235 35 200 3
5 Sun October 28 box L 1-4 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 24 11 284 108 176 4 18 358 219 139 3
6 Sun November 4 box W 2-4 @ Green Bay Packers 24 7 15 272 50 222 1 13 272 145 127 2
7 Sun November 11 box L 2-5 Baltimore Colts 7 21 14 264 129 135 4 11 310 5 305
8 Sun November 18 box W 3-5 @ Philadelphia Eagles 16 0 17 274 41 233 7 71 3 68 3
9 Sun November 25 box L 3-6 Washington Redskins 17 20 13 184 48 136 2 14 237 140 97 2
10 Sun December 2 box W 4-6 Philadelphia Eagles 17 14 19 292 115 177 5 20 252 104 148 4
11 Sun December 9 box W 5-6 @ New York Giants 24 7 19 299 106 193 2 13 229 126 103 2
12 Sun December 16 box L 5-7 Chicago Cardinals 7 24 13 251 151 100 4 16 252 31 221 2

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 167 3020 705 4.3 173 105 202 1175 8 18 5.2 63 480 1845 8 3.8 94 30 12 16
Team Defense 177 3135 703 4.5 268 107 226 1103 7 18 4.6 62 463 2032 13 4.4 188 26 8 18
Lg Rank Offense 11 9 11 12 12 10 3 11 6 7 11 9 4 6
Lg Rank Defense 1 2 2 1 1 1 5 1 6 9 4 10 11 10

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS 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%
Tommy O'Connell 26 QB 7 5 42 96 43.8 551 4 4.2 8 8.3 46 5.7 2.4 13.1 78.7 41.6
George Ratterman 30 qb 4 4 39 57 68.4 398 1 1.8 3 5.3 46 7.0 4.8 10.2 99.5 72.1
Babe Parilli 26 qb 5 3 24 49 49.0 409 3 6.1 7 14.3 68 8.3 2.5 17.0 81.8 58.5
Team Total 27.4 12 105 202 52.0 1358 8 4.0 18 8.9 68 6.7 3.1 12.9 113.2 49.5
Opp Total 12 107 226 47.3 1103 7 3.1 18 8.0 4.9 1.6 10.3 91.9 39.0 14 112 4.6 1.0

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
Preston Carpenter 22 RH 12 0 188 756 0 30 4.0 63.0 15.7 16 124 7.8 0 34 1.3 10.3 880 0 5
Ed Modzelewski 27 FB 8 0 107 431 2 23 4.0 53.9 13.4 10 27 2.7 0 6 1.3 3.4 458 2 0
Fred Morrison 30 lh 12 0 83 340 1 41 4.1 28.3 6.9 6 29 4.8 1 10 0.5 2.4 369 2 2
Maurice Bassett 25 fb 12 0 41 129 1 12 3.1 10.8 3.4 4 29 7.3 1 31 0.3 2.4 158 2 0
Tommy O'Connell 26 QB 7 5 24 40 2 11 1.7 5.7 3.4 40 2 1
Babe Parilli 26 qb 5 3 18 65 0 19 3.6 13.0 3.6 65 0 4
George Ratterman 30 qb 4 4 10 19 1 11 1.9 4.8 2.5 19 1 1
Ray Renfro 27 LH 12 0 4 24 0 10 6.0 2.0 0.3 17 325 19.1 4 46 1.4 27.1 349 4 0
Skeets Quinlan 28 6 0 2 4 0 3 2.0 0.7 0.3 4 63 15.8 0 31 0.7 10.5 67 0 2
Bob G. Smith 23 2 0 2 10 0 7 5.0 5.0 1.0 10 0 0
Billy Kinard 23 7 0 1 27 1 27 27.0 3.9 0.1 27 1 0
Pete Brewster* 26 LE 12 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 417 14.9 1 41 2.3 34.8 417 1 0
Dante Lavelli 33 RE 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 344 17.2 1 68 1.8 31.3 344 1 1
Team Total 27.4 12 480 1845 8 41 3.8 153.8 40.0 105 1358 12.9 8 68 8.8 113.2 3203 16 18
Opp Total 12 463 2032 13 4.4 169.3 38.6 107 1103 10.3 7 8.9 91.9 3135 20 11

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Skeets Quinlan 28 6 0 10 9 0 5 0.9 9 219 0 50 24.3 295
Don R. Paul* 30 RDH 12 0 17 103 0 17 6.1 103
Preston Carpenter 22 RH 12 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 15 381 0 42 25.4 1279
Ken Konz 28 LS 12 0 13 187 1 65 14.4 187
Billy Kinard 23 7 0 7 196 0 56 28.0 223
Fred Morrison 30 lh 12 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 386
Bob G. Smith 23 2 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 24
Chuck Weber 26 4 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
Team Total 27.4 12 41 317 1 65 7.7 34 830 0 56 24.4 4350
Opp Total 12 26 0 33 819 0 24.8

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Lou Groza 32 LT 12 0 20 11 55.0% 18 18 100.0%
Fred Morrison 30 lh 12 0 38 1561 70 0 41.1
Horace Gillom 35 5 0 12 536 53 0 44.7
Team Total 27.4 12 20 11 55.0% 18 18 100.0% 50 2097 70 0 41.9
Opp Total 12 17 10 58.8% 21 21 100.0% 59 2401 40.7

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Preston Carpenter 22 RH 12 0 5 2 0 0
Don Colo 31 RDT 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Galen Fiss 25 RLB 12 0 1 4 0 4
Len Ford 30 RDE 12 0 0 2 0 0
Bob Gain 27 12 0 0 1 0 0
Frank Gatski* 34 C 12 0 0 1 0 0
Ken Konz 28 LS 12 0 4 34 0 28
Warren Lahr 33 LDH 12 0 3 33 0 18
Dante Lavelli 33 RE 11 0 1 0 0 0
Fred Morrison 30 lh 12 0 2 0 0 0
Chuck Noll 24 LLB 12 0 1 13 0 13 0 1 39 1
Tommy O'Connell 26 QB 7 5 1 0 0 0
Babe Parilli 26 qb 5 3 4 2 0 0
Don R. Paul* 30 RDH 12 0 7 190 1 42 2 2 0 0
Skeets Quinlan 28 6 0 2 1 0 0
George Ratterman 30 qb 4 4 1 0 0 0
Junior Wren 27 rs 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Team Total 27.4 12 18 274 1 42 18 14 39 1 1
Opp Total 12 23 11 3

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Lou Groza 32 LT 12 0 18 11 51
Ray Renfro 27 LH 12 0 4 24
Maurice Bassett 25 fb 12 0 1 1 12
Ed Modzelewski 27 FB 8 0 2 12
Fred Morrison 30 lh 12 0 1 1 12
Tommy O'Connell 26 QB 7 5 2 12
Pete Brewster* 26 LE 12 12 1 6
Billy Kinard 23 7 0 1 6
Ken Konz 28 LS 12 0 1 6
Dante Lavelli 33 RE 11 0 1 6
Chuck Noll 24 LLB 12 0 1 6
Don R. Paul* 30 RDH 12 0 1 6
George Ratterman 30 qb 4 4 1 6
Junior Wren 27 rs 12 0 1 2
Team Total 27.4 12 8 8 1 1 1 18 11 1 167
Opp Total 12 13 7 21 10 177