Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Teams > Cleveland Browns > 1976 Starters, Roster, & Players
News: s-r blog:2013 Schedule Released and Updated
1976 Cleveland Browns
Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season
Record: 9-5-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 267 points (19.1/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 287 points (20.5/g), 20th.
Differential of -20 points (-1.4/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 6.4-7.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 20th.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.7, Offense: 0.7, Defense: -2.4, SoS: -0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Forrest Gregg
Defensive Coordinator: Dick Modzelewski
Training Camp: Kent State (Kent, Ohio)
Like this page? Sponsor it for $10. Your message will replace this ad.
Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Brian Sipe | 27 | 2 | 12 | 178 for 312, 2,113 yards, 17 td, 14 int, & 18 rushes for 71 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 330th pick / 1972 |
| RB | Greg Pruitt* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 209 rushes for 1,000 yards, 4 td, & 45 catches for 341 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973 |
| FB | Cleo Miller | 24 | 2 | 12 | 153 rushes for 613 yards, 4 td, & 16 catches for 145 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Reggie Rucker | 29 | 6 | 0 | 49 catches for 676 yards, 8 td, & 2 rushes for 30 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Paul Warfield | 34 | 12 | 0 | 38 catches for 613 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Oscar Roan | 25 | 1 | 0 | 15 catches for 174 yards, 4 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1975 |
| LT | Doug Dieken | 27 | 5 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
| LG | Pete Adams | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1973 |
| C | Tom DeLeone | 26 | 4 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972 | |
| RG | Robert E. Jackson | 23 | 1 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RT | Barry Darrow | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 422nd pick / 1973 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Joe Jones | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 36th pick / 1970 |
| LDT | Walter Johnson | 34 | 11 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 | |
| RDT | Jerry Sherk*+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| RDE | Mack Mitchell | 24 | 1 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 5th pick / 1975 | |
| LLB | Charlie Hall | 28 | 5 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971 |
| MLB | Bob Babich | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1969 |
| RLB | Gerald Irons | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Clarence R. Scott | 27 | 5 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| RCB | Ron Bolton | 26 | 4 | 12 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1972 |
| SS | Neal Craig | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 171st pick / 1971 |
| FS | Thom Darden | 26 | 4 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Don Cockroft | 31 | 8 | 0 | 15 of 28 field goals & 27 of 30 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| K | Don Cockroft | 31 | 8 | 0 | 15 of 28 field goals & 27 of 30 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| KR | Steve Holden | 25 | 3 | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 24.3 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 16th pick / 1973 |
| KR | Steve Holden | 25 | 3 | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 24.3 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 16th pick / 1973 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Pete Adams | 25 | LG | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | USC | 5/4/1951 | 2 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1973 |
| 52 | Dick Ambrose | 23 | lb | 10 | 2 | 235 | 6-0 | Virginia | 1/17/1953 | 1 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 290th pick / 1975 |
| 60 | Bob Babich | 29 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Miami (OH) | 5/5/1947 | 6 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1969 |
| 28 | Ron Bolton | 26 | RCB | 14 | 12 | 180 | 6-2 | Norfolk St. | 4/16/1950 | 4 | 5 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1972 |
| 24 | Terry Brown | 29 | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Oklahoma St. | 1/9/1947 | 7 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1969 | |
| 12 | Don Cockroft | 31 | K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Adams St. | 2/6/1945 | 8 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| 49 | Neal Craig | 28 | SS | 14 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Fisk | 4/21/1948 | 5 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 171st pick / 1971 |
| 23 | Bill Craven | 25 | 13 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Harvard | 12/18/1951 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 27 | Thom Darden | 26 | FS | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Michigan | 8/28/1950 | 4 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972 |
| 63 | Barry Darrow | 26 | RT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | West. Montana,Montana | 6/27/1950 | 2 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 422nd pick / 1973 |
| 54 | Tom DeLeone | 26 | C | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 8/13/1950 | 4 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972 |
| 62 | Al Dennis | 25 | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Grambling St. | 6/24/1951 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 73 | Doug Dieken | 27 | LT | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/12/1949 | 5 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
| 35 | Brian Duncan | 24 | 14 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/31/1952 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 66 | Earl Edwards | 30 | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | Wichita St. | 3/17/1946 | 7 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 120th pick / 1969 | |
| 83 | Ricky Feacher | 22 | 10 | 0 | 174 | 5-10 | Miss. Valley St. | 2/11/1954 | Rook | 0 | New England Patriots / 10th / 270th pick / 1976 | |
| 50 | John Garlington | 30 | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | LSU | 6/5/1946 | 8 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968 | |
| 55 | Dave Graf | 23 | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 8/5/1953 | 1 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 421st pick / 1975 | |
| 21 | Van Green | 25 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Shaw | 4/21/1951 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 150th pick / 1973 | |
| 59 | Charlie Hall | 28 | LLB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-3 | Houston | 12/2/1948 | 5 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971 |
| 88 | Steve Holden | 25 | KR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 8/2/1951 | 3 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 16th pick / 1973 |
| 86 | Gerald Irons | 29 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 5/2/1947 | 6 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1970 |
| 68 | Robert E. Jackson | 23 | RG | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Duke | 4/1/1953 | 1 | 8 | |
| 71 | Walter Johnson | 34 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | New Mexico St.,Los Angeles St. | 11/13/1942 | 11 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| 64 | Joe Jones | 28 | LDE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Tennessee St. | 1/7/1948 | 6 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 36th pick / 1970 |
| 85 | Dave Logan | 22 | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-4 | Colorado | 2/2/1954 | Rook | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1976 | |
| 10 | Dave Mays | 27 | 4 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 6/20/1949 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 30 | Cleo Miller | 24 | FB | 12 | 12 | 207 | 5-11 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/5/1952 | 2 | 7 | |
| 80 | Willie Miller | 29 | 6 | 0 | 172 | 5-9 | Colorado St. | 4/26/1947 | 1 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 302nd pick / 1975 | |
| 70 | Mack Mitchell | 24 | RDE | 14 | 10 | 246 | 6-8 | Houston | 8/16/1952 | 1 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 5th pick / 1975 |
| 84 | Gary Parris | 26 | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida St. | 6/13/1950 | 3 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 15th / 372nd pick / 1973 | |
| 20 | Tony Peters | 23 | RCB | 14 | 10 | 187 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/28/1953 | 1 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975 |
| 15 | Mike Phipps | 29 | qb | 4 | 2 | 208 | 6-3 | Purdue | 11/19/1947 | 6 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| 38 | Larry Poole | 24 | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Kent St. | 7/31/1952 | 1 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 213th pick / 1975 | |
| 34 | Greg Pruitt* | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 8/18/1951 | 3 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973 |
| 43 | Mike Pruitt | 22 | rb | 13 | 2 | 222 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/3/1954 | Rook | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976 |
| 81 | Oscar Roan | 25 | TE | 11 | 0 | 215 | 6-6 | UCLA,SMU | 10/17/1951 | 1 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1975 |
| 33 | Reggie Rucker | 29 | WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Boston Univ. | 9/21/1947 | 6 | 9 | |
| 22 | Clarence R. Scott | 27 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Kansas St. | 4/9/1949 | 5 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| 65 | Henry Sheppard | 24 | g | 14 | 1 | 255 | 6-6 | SMU | 11/12/1952 | Rook | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 130th pick / 1976 |
| 72 | Jerry Sherk*+ | 28 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 7/7/1948 | 6 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| 17 | Brian Sipe | 27 | QB | 14 | 12 | 195 | 6-1 | San Diego St. | 8/8/1949 | 2 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 330th pick / 1972 |
| 74 | Mike St. Clair | 23 | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-5 | Iowa Central,Grambling St. | 9/2/1953 | Rook | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 99th pick / 1976 | |
| 79 | Gerry Sullivan | 24 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Illinois | 1/15/1952 | 2 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 171st pick / 1974 | |
| 42 | Paul Warfield | 34 | WR | 14 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 11/28/1942 | 12 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 218.6 | 6-2.2 | 3.4 |
Most data provided by 24-7
Baseball, creators of the ESPN
Pro Football Encyclopedia.
A Sports Reference Site:
About PFR |
Found a bug or have a suggestion?
Privacy Statement |
Conditions & Terms of Service |
Use of Data
Partner With: FantasyPlayers.com.
Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties.