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1971 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 285 points (20.4/g), 10th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 273 points (19.5/g), 10th.
Differential of 12 points (0.9/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 7.4-6.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 18th.
Coached by Nick Skorich (9-5-0)
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1971 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 | Bill Nelsen | 30 | 8 | 13 | 174 for 325, 2,319 yards, 13 td, 23 int, & 13 rushes for -18 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| RB | Leroy Kelly* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 234 rushes for 865 yards, 10 td, & 25 catches for 252 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| FB | Bo Scott | 28 | 2 | 0 | 179 rushes for 606 yards, 9 td, & 30 catches for 233 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1965 |
| WR | Gary Collins | 31 | 9 | 0 | 15 catches for 231 yards, 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 4th pick / 1962 |
| WR | Fair Hooker | 24 | 2 | 0 | 45 catches for 649 yards, 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 124th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Frank Pitts | 28 | 6 | 0 | 27 catches for 487 yards, 4 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965 |
| TE | Milt Morin* | 29 | 5 | 0 | 40 catches for 581 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1966 |
| LT | Dick Schafrath | 34 | 12 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1959 |
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| LT | Doug Dieken | 22 | Rook | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
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| LG | John Demarie | 26 | 4 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
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| C | Fred Hoaglin | 27 | 5 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 |
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| C | Jim Copeland | 26 | 4 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 255th pick / 1967 |
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| RG | Gene Hickerson | 36 | 13 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 |
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| RT | Bob McKay | 24 | 1 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1970 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Joe Jones | 23 | 1 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 36th pick / 1970 |
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| LDE | Ron Snidow | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 35th pick / 1963 |
| LDT | Walter Johnson | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| RDT | Jerry Sherk | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| RDE | Jack Gregory | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
| LLB | Jim Houston | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 |
| LLB | John Garlington | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Dale Lindsey | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| MLB | Jim Houston | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 |
| RLB | Billy Andrews | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Dale Lindsey | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| LCB | Clarence R. Scott | 22 | Rook | 13 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| LCB | Walt Sumner | 24 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1969 |
| RCB | Ben Davis | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| SS | Walt Sumner | 24 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1969 |
| SS | Ernie Kellermann | 28 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 159th pick / 1965 |
| FS | Mike Howell | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Don Cockroft | 26 | 3 | 0 | 15 of 28 field goals & 34 of 34 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| P | Don Cockroft | 26 | 3 | 0 | 62 punts for a 40.5 average, 2 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| PR | Leroy Kelly* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 30 punt returns for a 9.7 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| KR | Ken Brown | 26 | 1 | 0 | 15 kick returns for a 22.0 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Billy Andrews | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6/14/1945 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| Erich Barnes | 36 | DB | 2 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/4/1935 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| Bob J. Briggs | 26 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Heidelberg | 4/28/1945 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1967 |
| Ken Brown | 26 | RB | 10 | 0 | 203 | 5-10 | none | 11/8/1945 | 1 | |
| Stan Brown | 22 | WR | 6 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Purdue | 8/4/1949 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 118th pick / 1971 |
| Don Cockroft | 26 | K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Adams State | 2/6/1945 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| Gary Collins | 31 | FL-WR-P | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Maryland | 8/20/1940 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 4th pick / 1962 |
| Jim Copeland | 26 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Virginia | 3/5/1945 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 255th pick / 1967 |
| Bo Cornell | 22 | LB-RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/7/1949 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1971 |
| Ben Davis | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Defiance | 10/30/1945 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| John Demarie | 26 | G-T-C | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/28/1945 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
| Doug Dieken | 22 | T | 14 | 5 | 254 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/12/1949 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
| John Garlington | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | LSU | 6/5/1946 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968 |
| Chip Glass | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Florida State | 6/25/1947 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1969 |
| Jack Gregory | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Delta State,Tennessee-Chattanooga | 10/3/1944 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
| Charlie Hall | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Houston | 12/2/1948 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971 |
| Gene Hickerson | 36 | G | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 2/15/1935 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 |
| Fred Hoaglin | 27 | C | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 1/28/1944 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 |
| Fair Hooker | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 5/22/1947 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 124th pick / 1969 |
| Jim Houston | 34 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 11/3/1937 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 |
| Mike Howell | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 7/5/1943 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965 |
| Mitch Johnson | 29 | T-G | 11 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Los Angeles State,UCLA | 3/1/1942 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 17th / 229th pick / 1965 |
| Walter Johnson | 29 | DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Los Angeles State,New Mexico State | 11/13/1942 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| Dave Jones | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 8/10/1947 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 280th pick / 1969 |
| Joe Jones | 23 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Tennessee State | 1/7/1948 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 36th pick / 1970 |
| Ernie Kellermann | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Miami (OH) | 12/17/1943 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 159th pick / 1965 |
| Leroy Kelly* | 29 | RB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Morgan State | 5/20/1942 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| Rick Kingrea | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Tulane | 7/18/1949 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 352nd pick / 1971 |
| Dale Lindsey | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Kentucky,Western Kentucky | 1/18/1943 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| Bob McKay | 24 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Texas | 12/27/1947 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1970 |
| Milt Morin* | 29 | TE | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 10/15/1942 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1966 |
| Reece Morrison | 26 | RB | 8 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Texas State | 10/21/1945 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1968 |
| Bill Nelsen | 30 | QB | 14 | 13 | 195 | 6-0 | USC | 1/29/1941 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| Mike Phipps | 24 | QB | 14 | 1 | 208 | 6-3 | Purdue | 11/19/1947 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| Frank Pitts | 28 | WR-SE | 13 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Southern | 11/12/1943 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965 |
| Dick Schafrath | 34 | T-G-DE | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 3/21/1937 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1959 |
| Bo Scott | 28 | RB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 3/30/1943 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1965 |
| Clarence R. Scott | 22 | DB | 13 | 13 | 190 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 4/9/1949 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| Jerry Sherk | 23 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 7/7/1948 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| Mike Sikich | 22 | G | 3 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 3/3/1949 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 274th pick / 1971 |
| Ron Snidow | 30 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Oregon | 12/30/1941 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 35th pick / 1963 |
| Freddie Summers | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Washington (MD) | 2/16/1947 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1969 |
| Walt Sumner | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Florida State | 2/2/1947 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 14 | 222.2 | 6-2.3 | 4.1 |