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1961 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 8-5-1, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 319 points (22.8/g), 6th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 270 points (19.3/g), 5th.
 Differential of 49 points (3.5/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 8.4-5.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 4th.

Coached by Paul Brown (8-5-1)

1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 10 CLE Bobby Crespino SE 8 1961 1968 0 0 0 12 107 58 741 9 Mississippi
2 27 CLE Ed Nutting T 2 1961 1963 0 0 1 7 18 Georgia Tech
4 55 CLE John Brown T 10 1962 1971 0 0 6 34 136 Syracuse
5 69 CLE Mike Lucci LB 12 1962 1973 0 1 9 64 154 Tennessee
6 79 CLE Frank Parker DT 7 1962 1969 0 0 1 17 78 Oklahoma State
7 97 CLE Preston Powell FB 1 1961 1961 0 0 0 1 12 1 5 0 Grambling State
8 110 CLE Fred Cox K 15 1963 1977 1 1 16 15 210 1 1 -1 0 0 Pittsburgh
8 111 CLE John Frongillo C 5 1962 1966 0 0 1 8 54 Baylor
9 125 CLE Jake Gibbs QB 0 0 0 Mississippi
10 129 CLE Wayne Wolff G 1 1961 1961 0 0 0 1 2 Wake Forest
10 139 CLE Ken Ericson E 0 0 0 Syracuse
11 153 CLE Billy Gault HB 1 1961 1961 0 0 0 1 4 TCU
12 167 CLE Dick Lage E 1 1961 1961 0 0 0 1 1 Lenoir-Rhyne
13 181 CLE Jack Wilson B 0 0 0 Duke
14 195 CLE Phil Lohman C 0 0 0 Oklahoma
15 209 CLE Charley Taylor B 0 0 0 Mississippi
16 223 CLE Roger Shoals T 9 1963 1971 0 0 5 31 104 Maryland
17 237 CLE Calvin Bird B 0 0 0 Kentucky
18 251 CLE Ed Morris T 0 0 0 Indiana
19 265 CLE Bob Minihane G 0 0 0 Boston University
20 279 CLE Charlie Baker T 0 0 0 Tennessee