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1976 Cleveland Browns
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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.
Coached by Forrest Gregg (9-5-0)
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1976 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 | 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 |
| RB | Larry Poole | 24 | 1 | 0 | 78 rushes for 356 yards, 1 td, & 14 catches for 70 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 213th pick / 1975 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| RDE | Mike St. Clair | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 99th pick / 1976 |
| 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 |
| RCB | Tony Peters | 23 | 1 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975 |
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| SS | Neal Craig | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 171st pick / 1971 |
| SS | Terry Brown | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1969 |
| 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 |
| P | Don Cockroft | 31 | 8 | 0 | 64 punts for a 38.9 average, 3 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| PR | Steve Holden | 25 | 3 | 0 | 31 punt returns for a 6.6 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Pete Adams | 25 | G | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | USC | 5/4/1951 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1973 |
| Dick Ambrose | 23 | LB | 10 | 2 | 235 | 6-0 | Virginia | 1/17/1953 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 290th pick / 1975 |
| Bob Babich | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Miami (OH) | 5/5/1947 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1969 |
| Ron Bolton | 26 | DB | 14 | 12 | 180 | 6-2 | Norfolk State | 4/16/1950 | 4 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1972 |
| Terry Brown | 29 | DB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 1/9/1947 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1969 |
| Don Cockroft | 31 | K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Adams State | 2/6/1945 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| Neal Craig | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Fisk | 4/21/1948 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 171st pick / 1971 |
| Bill Craven | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Harvard | 12/18/1951 | Rook | |
| Thom Darden | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Michigan | 8/28/1950 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972 |
| Barry Darrow | 26 | T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | Montana,Western Montana | 6/27/1950 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 422nd pick / 1973 |
| Tom DeLeone | 26 | C | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/13/1950 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972 |
| Al Dennis | 25 | G | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 6/24/1951 | 3 | |
| Doug Dieken | 27 | T | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/12/1949 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
| Brian Duncan | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/31/1952 | Rook | |
| Earl Edwards | 30 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-7 | Wichita State | 3/17/1946 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 120th pick / 1969 |
| Ricky Feacher | 22 | WR | 10 | 0 | 174 | 5-10 | Miss. Valley State | 2/11/1954 | Rook | New England Patriots / 10th / 270th pick / 1976 |
| John Garlington | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | LSU | 6/5/1946 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968 |
| Dave Graf | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Penn State | 8/5/1953 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 421st pick / 1975 |
| Van Green | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Shaw | 4/21/1951 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 150th pick / 1973 |
| Charlie Hall | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-3 | Houston | 12/2/1948 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971 |
| Steve Holden | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 8/2/1951 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 16th pick / 1973 |
| Gerald Irons | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 5/2/1947 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1970 |
| Robert E. Jackson | 23 | G-T-C | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-2 | Duke | 4/1/1953 | 1 | |
| Walter Johnson | 34 | DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Los Angeles State,New Mexico State | 11/13/1942 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| Joe Jones | 28 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Tennessee State | 1/7/1948 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 36th pick / 1970 |
| Dave Logan | 22 | WR | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-4 | Colorado | 2/2/1954 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1976 |
| Dave Mays | 27 | QB | 4 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 6/20/1949 | Rook | |
| Cleo Miller | 24 | RB | 12 | 12 | 207 | 5-11 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/5/1952 | 2 | |
| Willie Miller | 29 | WR | 6 | 0 | 172 | 5-9 | Colorado State | 4/26/1947 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 302nd pick / 1975 |
| Mack Mitchell | 24 | DE | 14 | 10 | 246 | 6-8 | Houston | 8/16/1952 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 5th pick / 1975 |
| Gary Parris | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida State | 6/13/1950 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 15th / 372nd pick / 1973 |
| Tony Peters | 23 | DB | 14 | 10 | 187 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/28/1953 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975 |
| Mike Phipps | 29 | QB | 4 | 2 | 208 | 6-3 | Purdue | 11/19/1947 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| Larry Poole | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Kent State | 7/31/1952 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 213th pick / 1975 |
| Greg Pruitt* | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 8/18/1951 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973 |
| Mike Pruitt | 22 | RB | 13 | 2 | 222 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/3/1954 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976 |
| Oscar Roan | 25 | TE | 11 | 0 | 215 | 6-6 | SMU,UCLA | 10/17/1951 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1975 |
| Reggie Rucker | 29 | WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Boston University | 9/21/1947 | 6 | |
| Clarence R. Scott | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 4/9/1949 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| Henry Sheppard | 24 | G-T | 14 | 1 | 255 | 6-6 | SMU | 11/12/1952 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 130th pick / 1976 |
| Jerry Sherk*+ | 28 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 7/7/1948 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| Brian Sipe | 27 | QB | 14 | 12 | 195 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 8/8/1949 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 330th pick / 1972 |
| Mike St. Clair | 23 | DE | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-5 | Grambling State,Iowa Central | 9/2/1953 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 99th pick / 1976 |
| Gerry Sullivan | 24 | T-C-G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Illinois | 1/15/1952 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 171st pick / 1974 |
| Paul Warfield | 34 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 11/28/1942 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 14 | 218.6 | 6-2.2 | 3.4 |