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1957 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 9-2-1, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 269 points (22.4/g), 3rd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 172 points (14.3/g), 1st.
Differential of 97 points (8.1/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 8.9-3.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.6/g), 4th.
Coached by Paul Brown (9-2-1)
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1957 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 | Tommy O'Connell* | 27 | 4 | 9 | 63 for 110, 1,229 yards, 9 td, 8 int, & 14 rushes for -5 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 18th / 212th pick / 1952 |
| QB | Milt Plum | 22 | Rook | 3 | 41 for 76, 590 yards, 2 td, 5 int, & 26 rushes for 118 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1957 |
| FB | Jim Brown*+ | 21 | Rook | 12 | 202 rushes for 942 yards, 9 td, & 16 catches for 55 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 6th pick / 1957 |
| LH | Ray Renfro* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 rushes for 22 yards, 0 td, & 21 catches for 589 yards and 6 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952 |
| LH | Lew Carpenter | 25 | 4 | 0 | 83 rushes for 315 yards, 4 td, & 5 catches for 65 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 8th / 97th pick / 1953 |
| LH | Billy Reynolds | 26 | 4 | 0 | 29 rushes for 57 yards, 1 td, & 1 catch for 12 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1953 |
| RH | Chet Hanulak | 24 | 3 | 0 | 125 rushes for 375 yards, 3 td, & 3 catches for 38 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 24th pick / 1954 |
| LE | Pete Brewster | 27 | 5 | 0 | 30 catches for 614 yards, 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1952 |
| LT | Lou Groza* | 33 | 11 | 0 | ||
| LG | Herschel Forester | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 96th pick / 1952 |
| C | Art Hunter | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954 |
| C | Joe Amstutz | 23 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 63rd pick / 1957 |
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| RG | Fred Robinson | 27 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 169th pick / 1955 |
| RT | Mike McCormack* | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Yanks / 3rd / 34th pick / 1951 |
| RE | Preston Carpenter | 23 | 1 | 0 | 27 catches for 398 yards, 2 td, & 3 rushes for 86 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1956 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bill Quinlan | 25 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1956 |
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| LDE | Paul Wiggin | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 73rd pick / 1956 |
| LDT | Bob Gain* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1951 |
| RDT | Don Colo | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950 |
| RDE | Len Ford | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LLB | Galen Fiss | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 155th pick / 1953 |
| LLB | Chuck Noll | 25 | 4 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 20th / 239th pick / 1953 |
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| MLB | Vince Costello | 25 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Walt Michaels* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951 |
| LDH | Warren Lahr | 34 | 8 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947 |
| RDH | Don R. Paul* | 31 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 47th pick / 1950 |
| LS | Ken Konz | 29 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1951 |
| LS | Bobby Freeman | 25 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1955 |
| RS | Junior Wren | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 24th / 288th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Groza* | 33 | 11 | 0 | 15 of 22 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points | |
| P | Ken Konz | 29 | 4 | 0 | 61 punts for a 39.3 average, 1 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1951 |
| PR | Billy Reynolds | 26 | 4 | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 4.8 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1953 |
| KR | Milt Campbell | 24 | Rook | 0 | 11 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 53rd pick / 1957 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Joe Amstutz | 23 | C | 11 | 0 | 264 | 6-5 | Indiana | 10/12/1934 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 63rd pick / 1957 |
| John Borton | 25 | QB | 5 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 12/14/1932 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 157th pick / 1955 |
| Pete Brewster | 27 | E | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Purdue | 9/1/1930 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1952 |
| Jim Brown*+ | 21 | FB | 12 | 12 | 232 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 2/17/1936 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 6th pick / 1957 |
| Milt Campbell | 24 | HB | 9 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Indiana | 12/9/1933 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 53rd pick / 1957 |
| Lew Carpenter | 25 | HB-FB | 10 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 1/12/1932 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 97th pick / 1953 |
| Preston Carpenter | 23 | E-HB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 1/24/1934 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1956 |
| Tom Catlin | 26 | LB-C | 4 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 9/8/1931 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 38th pick / 1953 |
| Frank Clarke | 23 | E | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Colorado | 2/7/1934 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1956 |
| Don Colo | 32 | DT | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/5/1925 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950 |
| Vince Costello | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Ohio | 8/4/1932 | Rook | |
| Galen Fiss | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Kansas | 7/10/1931 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 155th pick / 1953 |
| Len Ford | 31 | DE-E | 11 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Michigan,Morgan State | 2/18/1926 | 9 | |
| Herschel Forester | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | SMU | 4/14/1931 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 96th pick / 1952 |
| Bobby Freeman | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Auburn | 10/19/1932 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1955 |
| Bob Gain* | 28 | DT-DE-MG-T | 12 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 6/21/1929 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1951 |
| Lou Groza* | 33 | T-C-DT-K | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 1/25/1924 | 11 | |
| Chet Hanulak | 24 | HB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Maryland | 3/28/1933 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 24th pick / 1954 |
| Art Hunter | 24 | C-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 4/24/1933 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954 |
| Henry Jordan | 22 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/26/1935 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 52nd pick / 1957 |
| Ken Konz | 29 | DB | 12 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | LSU | 9/25/1928 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1951 |
| Warren Lahr | 34 | DB | 11 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Case Western Reserve | 9/5/1923 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947 |
| Mike McCormack* | 27 | T-DG-DT | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/21/1930 | 6 | New York Yanks / 3rd / 34th pick / 1951 |
| Walt Michaels* | 28 | LB | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Washington & Lee | 10/16/1929 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 28 | FB | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/13/1929 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1952 |
| Chuck Noll | 25 | LB-G-C | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Dayton | 1/5/1932 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 20th / 239th pick / 1953 |
| Tommy O'Connell* | 27 | QB | 11 | 9 | 187 | 5-11 | Illinois,Notre Dame | 9/26/1930 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 18th / 212th pick / 1952 |
| Don R. Paul* | 31 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Washington State | 7/23/1926 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 47th pick / 1950 |
| Milt Plum | 22 | QB | 9 | 3 | 205 | 6-1 | Penn State | 1/20/1935 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1957 |
| Bill Quinlan | 25 | DE | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 6/19/1932 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1956 |
| Ray Renfro* | 28 | HB-FL | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | North Texas | 11/7/1929 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952 |
| Billy Reynolds | 26 | HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 7/20/1931 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1953 |
| Fred Robinson | 27 | G | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | Washington | 9/2/1930 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 169th pick / 1955 |
| Stan Sheriff | 25 | LB-G-C | 3 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 4/24/1932 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 214th pick / 1954 |
| Jim Ray Smith | 25 | G-T-DE | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Baylor | 2/27/1932 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 64th pick / 1954 |
| Paul Wiggin | 23 | DE | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Stanford | 11/18/1934 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 73rd pick / 1956 |
| Junior Wren | 28 | DB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Missouri | 12/10/1929 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 24th / 288th pick / 1952 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 12 | 220.8 | 6-1.3 | 3.1 |