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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)

1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 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
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

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

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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
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
Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1964

Team Total 26.3 14 218.6 6-2.2 3.4