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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)

1978 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 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

RDT Jerry Sherk 30 8 16

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970

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

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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
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