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1958 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 302 points (25.2/g), 3rd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 217 points (18.1/g), 3rd.
Differential of 85 points (7.1/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 8.2-3.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (1.0/g), 3rd.
Coached by Paul Brown (9-3-0)
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1958 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 | Milt Plum | 23 | 1 | 12 | 102 for 189, 1,619 yards, 11 td, 11 int, & 37 rushes for 107 yards and 4 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1957 |
| FB | Jim Brown*+ | 22 | 1 | 12 | 257 rushes for 1,527 yards, 17 td, & 16 catches for 138 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 6th pick / 1957 |
| LH | Bobby Mitchell | 23 | Rook | 0 | 80 rushes for 500 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 131 yards and 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1958 |
| LH | Lew Carpenter | 26 | 5 | 0 | 73 rushes for 308 yards, 2 td, & 5 catches for 47 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 8th / 97th pick / 1953 |
| RH | Ray Renfro | 29 | 6 | 0 | 3 rushes for 17 yards, 0 td, & 24 catches for 573 yards and 6 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952 |
| LE | Pete Brewster | 28 | 6 | 0 | 16 catches for 294 yards, 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1952 |
| LT | Lou Groza* | 34 | 12 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Jim Ray Smith* | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 64th pick / 1954 |
| C | Art Hunter | 25 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954 |
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| RG | Chuck Noll | 26 | 5 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 20th / 239th pick / 1953 |
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| RG | Gene Hickerson | 23 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 |
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| RT | Mike McCormack | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Yanks / 3rd / 34th pick / 1951 |
| RT | Willie McClung | 28 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RE | Preston Carpenter | 24 | 2 | 0 | 29 catches for 474 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1956 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Willie Davis | 24 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 181st pick / 1956 |
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| LDT | Bob Gain* | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1951 |
| RDT | Don Colo* | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950 |
| RDE | Bill Quinlan | 26 | 1 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1956 |
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| LLB | Galen Fiss | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 155th pick / 1953 |
| MLB | Vince Costello | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Walt Michaels* | 29 | 7 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951 |
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| LDH | Bobby Freeman | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1955 |
| RDH | Don R. Paul* | 32 | 8 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 47th pick / 1950 |
| LS | Ken Konz | 30 | 5 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1951 |
| RS | Junior Wren | 29 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 24th / 288th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Groza* | 34 | 12 | 0 | 8 of 19 field goals & 36 of 38 extra points | |
| P | Dick Deschaine | 26 | 3 | 0 | 50 punts for a 41.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Ken Konz | 30 | 5 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 7.9 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1951 |
| KR | Bobby Mitchell | 23 | Rook | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 25.2 average and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1958 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Leroy Bolden | 26 | HB | 11 | 0 | 170 | 5-8 | Michigan State | 8/24/1932 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 73rd pick / 1955 |
| Pete Brewster | 28 | E | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Purdue | 9/1/1930 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 21st pick / 1952 |
| Jim Brown*+ | 22 | FB | 12 | 12 | 232 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 2/17/1936 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 6th pick / 1957 |
| Lew Carpenter | 26 | HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 1/12/1932 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 97th pick / 1953 |
| Preston Carpenter | 24 | E-HB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 1/24/1934 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1956 |
| Tom Catlin | 27 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 9/8/1931 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 38th pick / 1953 |
| Frank Clarke | 24 | E | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Colorado | 2/7/1934 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 61st pick / 1956 |
| Don Colo* | 33 | DT | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/5/1925 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950 |
| Vince Costello | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Ohio | 8/4/1932 | 1 | |
| Willie Davis | 24 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 7/24/1934 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 181st pick / 1956 |
| Dick Deschaine | 26 | K | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | none | 4/28/1932 | 3 | |
| Galen Fiss | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Kansas | 7/10/1931 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 155th pick / 1953 |
| Bobby Freeman | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Auburn | 10/19/1932 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1955 |
| Bob Gain* | 29 | DT-DE-MG-T | 12 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 6/21/1929 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1951 |
| Lou Groza* | 34 | T-C-DT-K | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 1/25/1924 | 12 | |
| Gene Hickerson | 23 | G | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 2/15/1935 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 |
| Art Hunter | 25 | C-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 4/24/1933 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954 |
| Henry Jordan | 23 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/26/1935 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 52nd pick / 1957 |
| Ken Konz | 30 | DB | 12 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | LSU | 9/25/1928 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1951 |
| Warren Lahr | 35 | DB | 7 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Case Western Reserve | 9/5/1923 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 32nd / 294th pick / 1947 |
| Willie McClung | 28 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 5/9/1930 | 3 | |
| Mike McCormack | 28 | T-DG-DT | 9 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/21/1930 | 7 | New York Yanks / 3rd / 34th pick / 1951 |
| Walt Michaels* | 29 | LB | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Washington & Lee | 10/16/1929 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 86th pick / 1951 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 23 | FL-HB-WR | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Illinois | 6/6/1935 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1958 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 29 | FB | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/13/1929 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 6th pick / 1952 |
| Jim Ninowski | 22 | QB | 4 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 3/26/1936 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 49th pick / 1958 |
| Chuck Noll | 26 | LB-G-C | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Dayton | 1/5/1932 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 20th / 239th pick / 1953 |
| Don R. Paul* | 32 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Washington State | 7/23/1926 | 8 | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 47th pick / 1950 |
| Milt Plum | 23 | QB | 12 | 12 | 205 | 6-1 | Penn State | 1/20/1935 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1957 |
| Bill Quinlan | 26 | DE | 10 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 6/19/1932 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1956 |
| Ray Renfro | 29 | HB-FL | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | North Texas | 11/7/1929 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 48th pick / 1952 |
| Jim Shofner | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | TCU | 12/18/1935 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1958 |
| Jim Ray Smith* | 26 | G-T-DE | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Baylor | 2/27/1932 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 64th pick / 1954 |
| Paul Wiggin | 24 | DE | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Stanford | 11/18/1934 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 73rd pick / 1956 |
| Junior Wren | 29 | DB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Missouri | 12/10/1929 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 24th / 288th pick / 1952 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 12 | 219.9 | 6-1.3 | 3.4 |