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1978 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 334 points (20.9/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 356 points (22.2/g), 25th.
Differential of -22 points (-1.4/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 7.4-8.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 22nd.
Coached by Sam Rutigliano (8-8-0)
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1978 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 | 29 | 4 | 16 | 222 for 399, 2,906 yards, 21 td, 15 int, & 28 rushes for 87 yards and 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 330th pick / 1972 |
| RB | Greg Pruitt | 27 | 5 | 12 | 176 rushes for 960 yards, 3 td, & 38 catches for 292 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973 |
| RB | Cleo Miller | 26 | 4 | 9 | 89 rushes for 336 yards, 1 td, & 20 catches for 152 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Mike Pruitt | 24 | 2 | 9 | 135 rushes for 560 yards, 5 td, & 20 catches for 112 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Dave Logan | 24 | 2 | 16 | 37 catches for 585 yards, 4 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Reggie Rucker | 31 | 8 | 15 | 43 catches for 893 yards, 8 td, & 2 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Ozzie Newsome | 22 | Rook | 16 | 38 catches for 589 yards, 2 td, & 13 rushes for 96 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| LT | Doug Dieken | 29 | 7 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
| LG | Henry Sheppard | 26 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 130th pick / 1976 |
| C | Tom DeLeone | 28 | 6 | 15 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972 |
| RG | Robert E. Jackson | 25 | 3 | 16 | ||
| RT | Barry Darrow | 28 | 4 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 422nd pick / 1973 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike St. Clair | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 99th pick / 1976 |
| LDT | Earl Edwards | 32 | 9 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 120th pick / 1969 |
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| RDT | Jerry Sherk | 30 | 8 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
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| RDE | Mack Mitchell | 26 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 5th pick / 1975 |
| RDE | Joe Jones | 30 | 8 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 36th pick / 1970 |
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| LLB | Charlie Hall | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971 |
| MLB | Dick Ambrose | 25 | 3 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 290th pick / 1975 |
| RLB | Gerald Irons | 31 | 8 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Clarence R. Scott | 29 | 7 | 12 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| LCB | Ron Bolton | 28 | 6 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1972 |
| RCB | Oliver Davis | 24 | 1 | 13 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 102nd pick / 1977 |
| SS | Tony Peters | 25 | 3 | 15 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975 |
| FS | Thom Darden* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 10 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Don Cockroft | 33 | 10 | 0 | 19 of 28 field goals & 37 of 40 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| P | Johnny Evans | 22 | Rook | 0 | 79 punts for a 39.1 average, 0 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 39th pick / 1978 |
| PR | Keith Wright | 22 | Rook | 0 | 37 punt returns for a 7.8 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1978 |
| KR | Larry Collins | 23 | Rook | 1 | 32 kick returns for a 22.2 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 67th pick / 1978 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dick Ambrose | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-0 | Virginia | 1/17/1953 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 290th pick / 1975 |
| Bob Babich | 31 | LB | 16 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Miami (OH) | 5/5/1947 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1969 |
| Leo Biedermann | 23 | T | 16 | 0 | 254 | 6-7 | California | 10/19/1955 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 317th pick / 1978 |
| Ron Bolton | 28 | DB | 10 | 8 | 180 | 6-2 | Norfolk State | 4/16/1950 | 6 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1972 |
| George Buehler | 31 | G | 11 | 2 | 260 | 6-2 | Stanford | 8/10/1947 | 9 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1969 |
| Don Cockroft | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Adams State | 2/6/1945 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| Larry Collins | 23 | RB | 15 | 1 | 189 | 5-11 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/8/1955 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 67th pick / 1978 |
| Thom Darden* | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-2 | Michigan | 8/28/1950 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972 |
| Barry Darrow | 28 | T | 16 | 14 | 260 | 6-7 | Montana,Western Montana | 6/27/1950 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 422nd pick / 1973 |
| Oliver Davis | 24 | DB | 13 | 13 | 203 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 8/29/1954 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 102nd pick / 1977 |
| Tom DeLeone | 28 | C | 15 | 15 | 248 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/13/1950 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972 |
| Doug Dieken | 29 | T | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/12/1949 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
| Earl Edwards | 32 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-7 | Wichita State | 3/17/1946 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 120th pick / 1969 |
| Johnny Evans | 22 | P-QB | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 2/18/1956 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 39th pick / 1978 |
| Greg Fairchild | 24 | G-T-C | 2 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 3/10/1954 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 116th pick / 1976 |
| Ricky Feacher | 24 | WR | 16 | 1 | 174 | 5-10 | Miss. Valley State | 2/11/1954 | 2 | New England Patriots / 10th / 270th pick / 1976 |
| Dave Graf | 25 | LB | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Penn State | 8/5/1953 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 421st pick / 1975 |
| Charlie Hall | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-3 | Houston | 12/2/1948 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971 |
| Calvin Hill | 31 | RB | 12 | 1 | 227 | 6-4 | Yale | 1/2/1947 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1969 |
| Gerald Irons | 31 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 5/2/1947 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1970 |
| Robert E. Jackson | 25 | G-T-C | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-2 | Duke | 4/1/1953 | 3 | |
| Robert L. Jackson | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 8/7/1954 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 17th pick / 1977 |
| Joe Jones | 30 | DE | 14 | 5 | 250 | 6-6 | Tennessee State | 1/7/1948 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 36th pick / 1970 |
| Ricky Jones | 23 | LB-DB | 15 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Tuskegee | 3/9/1955 | 1 | |
| Dave Logan | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 219 | 6-4 | Colorado | 2/2/1954 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1976 |
| Tom London | 24 | DB | 15 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 6/15/1954 | Rook | |
| Clay Matthews | 22 | LB | 15 | 2 | 245 | 6-2 | USC | 3/15/1956 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| Cleo Miller | 26 | RB | 15 | 9 | 207 | 5-11 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/5/1952 | 4 | |
| Mark Miller | 22 | QB | 8 | 0 | 176 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 8/13/1956 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1978 |
| Mack Mitchell | 26 | DE | 14 | 14 | 246 | 6-8 | Houston | 8/16/1952 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 5th pick / 1975 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 22 | TE | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-2 | Alabama | 3/16/1956 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| Gary Parris | 28 | TE | 16 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida State | 6/13/1950 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 15th / 372nd pick / 1973 |
| Tony Peters | 25 | DB | 16 | 15 | 187 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/28/1953 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975 |
| Greg Pruitt | 27 | RB | 12 | 12 | 190 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 8/18/1951 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973 |
| Mike Pruitt | 24 | RB | 16 | 9 | 222 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/3/1954 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976 |
| Randy Rich | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 12/28/1953 | 1 | |
| Oscar Roan | 27 | TE | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-6 | SMU,UCLA | 10/17/1951 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1975 |
| Reggie Rucker | 31 | WR | 15 | 15 | 195 | 6-2 | Boston University | 9/21/1947 | 8 | |
| Clarence R. Scott | 29 | DB | 16 | 12 | 190 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 4/9/1949 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| Henry Sheppard | 26 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-6 | SMU | 11/12/1952 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 130th pick / 1976 |
| Jerry Sherk | 30 | DT-DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 7/7/1948 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| Mickey Sims | 23 | DT-NT | 15 | 0 | 278 | 6-5 | South Carolina State | 3/5/1955 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 110th pick / 1977 |
| Brian Sipe | 29 | QB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 8/8/1949 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 330th pick / 1972 |
| Mike St. Clair | 25 | DE | 16 | 12 | 248 | 6-5 | Grambling State,Iowa Central | 9/2/1953 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 99th pick / 1976 |
| Gerry Sullivan | 26 | T-C-G | 16 | 3 | 250 | 6-4 | Illinois | 1/15/1952 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 171st pick / 1974 |
| Tom Sullivan | 28 | RB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 3/5/1950 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 378th pick / 1972 |
| Leo Tierney | 24 | C | 2 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 1/28/1954 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 325th pick / 1977 |
| Jesse Turnbow | 22 | DT | 16 | 0 | 272 | 6-7 | Tennessee | 10/8/1956 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 205th pick / 1978 |
| Keith Wright | 22 | WR | 16 | 0 | 172 | 5-10 | Memphis | 1/30/1956 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1978 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 222.9 | 6-2.4 | 3.7 |