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1972 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 268 points (19.1/g), 17th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 249 points (17.8/g), 9th.
Differential of 19 points (1.4/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 7.6-6.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 11th.
Coached by Nick Skorich (10-4-0)
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1972 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 | Mike Phipps | 25 | 2 | 13 | 144 for 305, 1,994 yards, 13 td, 16 int, & 60 rushes for 256 yards and 5 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| RB | Leroy Kelly | 30 | 8 | 0 | 224 rushes for 811 yards, 4 td, & 23 catches for 204 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| FB | Bo Scott | 29 | 3 | 0 | 123 rushes for 571 yards, 2 td, & 23 catches for 172 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1965 |
| WR | Fair Hooker | 25 | 3 | 0 | 32 catches for 441 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 124th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Frank Pitts | 29 | 7 | 0 | 36 catches for 620 yards, 8 td, & 3 rushes for 29 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965 |
| TE | Milt Morin | 30 | 6 | 0 | 30 catches for 540 yards, 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1966 |
| LT | Doug Dieken | 23 | 1 | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
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| LG | Gene Hickerson | 37 | 14 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 |
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| C | Bob DeMarco | 34 | 11 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 |
| C | Fred Hoaglin | 28 | 6 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 |
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| RG | John Demarie | 27 | 5 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
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| RT | Bob McKay | 25 | 2 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1970 |
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| RT | John Demarie | 27 | 5 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Rich Jackson | 31 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LDE | Nick Roman | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 241st pick / 1970 |
| LDT | Walter Johnson | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| RDT | Jerry Sherk | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| RDE | Bob J. Briggs | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Nick Roman | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 241st pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Charlie Hall | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971 |
| MLB | Dale Lindsey | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| MLB | Jim Houston | 35 | 12 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 |
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| RLB | Billy Andrews | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| RLB | John Garlington | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Clarence R. Scott | 23 | 1 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
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| RCB | Ben Davis* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| SS | Thom Darden | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972 |
| FS | Walt Sumner | 25 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1969 |
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| FS | Thom Darden | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Don Cockroft | 27 | 4 | 0 | 22 of 27 field goals & 28 of 29 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| P | Don Cockroft | 27 | 4 | 0 | 81 punts for a 43.2 average, 0 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| PR | Bobby Majors | 23 | Rook | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 6.0 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 76th pick / 1972 |
| KR | Ken Brown | 27 | 2 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 23.6 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Billy Andrews | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6/14/1945 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| Bob J. Briggs | 27 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Heidelberg | 4/28/1945 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1967 |
| Charlie Brinkman | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Louisville | 5/26/1949 | Rook | |
| Cliff Brooks | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 6/21/1949 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 45th pick / 1972 |
| Ken Brown | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 203 | 5-10 | none | 11/8/1945 | 2 | |
| Joe Carollo | 32 | T | 2 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 3/25/1940 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 16th pick / 1962 |
| Don Cockroft | 27 | K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Adams State | 2/6/1945 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| Jim Copeland | 27 | C-G | 1 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Virginia | 3/5/1945 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 255th pick / 1967 |
| Bo Cornell | 23 | LB-RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/7/1949 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1971 |
| Fest Cotton | 23 | DT | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Dayton | 10/18/1949 | Rook | |
| Thom Darden | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Michigan | 8/28/1950 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972 |
| Ben Davis* | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Defiance | 10/30/1945 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| Bob DeMarco | 34 | C-G | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Dayton,Indiana | 9/16/1938 | 11 | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 157th pick / 1960 |
| John Demarie | 27 | G-T-C | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/28/1945 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
| Doug Dieken | 23 | T | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/12/1949 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
| John Garlington | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | LSU | 6/5/1946 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968 |
| Chip Glass | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Florida State | 6/25/1947 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1969 |
| Wes Grant | 26 | DE-DT | 3 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | UCLA | 9/24/1946 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 97th pick / 1970 |
| Charlie Hall | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Houston | 12/2/1948 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971 |
| Gene Hickerson | 37 | G | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 2/15/1935 | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 |
| Fred Hoaglin | 28 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 1/28/1944 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 |
| Fair Hooker | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 5/22/1947 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 124th pick / 1969 |
| Jim Houston | 35 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 11/3/1937 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 |
| Mike Howell | 29 | DB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 7/5/1943 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965 |
| Rich Jackson | 31 | DE-LB | 10 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Southern | 7/22/1941 | 6 | |
| Walter Johnson | 30 | DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Los Angeles State,New Mexico State | 11/13/1942 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| Leroy Kelly | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Morgan State | 5/20/1942 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| Rick Kingrea | 23 | LB | 7 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Tulane | 7/18/1949 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 352nd pick / 1971 |
| Billy Lefear | 22 | RB-WR | 9 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Henderson State | 2/12/1950 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 230th pick / 1972 |
| Dale Lindsey | 29 | LB | 11 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Kentucky,Western Kentucky | 1/18/1943 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| Mel Long | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Toledo | 11/22/1946 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 278th pick / 1972 |
| Bobby Majors | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/7/1949 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 76th pick / 1972 |
| Bob McKay | 25 | T-G | 10 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Texas | 12/27/1947 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1970 |
| Milt Morin | 30 | TE | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 10/15/1942 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1966 |
| Chris Morris | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Indiana | 10/7/1949 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 258th pick / 1971 |
| Reece Morrison | 27 | RB | 4 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Texas State | 10/21/1945 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1968 |
| Bill Nelsen | 31 | QB | 4 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | USC | 1/29/1941 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| Bubba Pena | 23 | G | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Massachusetts | 8/8/1949 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 92nd pick / 1971 |
| Mike Phipps | 25 | QB | 14 | 13 | 208 | 6-3 | Purdue | 11/19/1947 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| Frank Pitts | 29 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | Southern | 11/12/1943 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 32nd pick / 1965 |
| Gloster Richardson | 30 | WR-FL | 7 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Jackson State | 7/18/1942 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 50th pick / 1965 |
| Nick Roman | 25 | DE | 10 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 9/23/1947 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 241st pick / 1970 |
| Bo Scott | 29 | RB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 3/30/1943 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1965 |
| Clarence R. Scott | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 4/9/1949 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| Jerry Sherk | 24 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 7/7/1948 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| Ron Snidow | 31 | DE-DT | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Oregon | 12/30/1941 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 35th pick / 1963 |
| Paul Staroba | 23 | WR | 8 | 0 | 204 | 6-3 | Michigan | 1/20/1949 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1971 |
| Walt Sumner | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Florida State | 2/2/1947 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 176th pick / 1969 |
| George Wright | 25 | DT | 4 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Sam Houston State | 3/3/1947 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 210th pick / 1969 |
| Craig Wycinski | 24 | G | 6 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 1/4/1948 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 177th pick / 1970 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 14 | 225.8 | 6-2.1 | 3.8 |