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1979 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 359 points (22.4/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 352 points (22.0/g), 20th.
Differential of 7 points (0.4/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 8.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-0.8/g), 26th.
Coached by Sam Rutigliano (9-7-0)
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1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1979 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 20 | CLE | Willis Adams | WR | 7 | 1979 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 61 | 962 | 2 | Houston | |||||
| 2 | 40 | CLE | Lawrence Johnson | DB | 8 | 1979 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 96 | Wisconsin | |||||||||||
| 2 | 47 | CLE | Sam Claphan | T | 7 | 1981 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||
| 3 | 70 | CLE | Jim Ramey | DE | 2 | 1979 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Kentucky | |||||||||||
| 4 | 95 | CLE | Matt Miller | T | 3 | 1979 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | Colorado | |||||||||||
| 5 | 124 | CLE | Rich Dimler | DT | 2 | 1979 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | USC | |||||||||||
| 6 | 151 | CLE | Clinton Burrell | DB | 6 | 1979 | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | LSU | |||||||||||
| 6 | 163 | CLE | Jim Ronan | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | Minnesota | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 183 | CLE | Cody Risien | T | 10 | 1979 | 1989 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 146 | Texas A&M | |||||||||||
| 8 | 204 | CLE | Kent Perkov | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | San Diego State | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | 234 | CLE | Carl McGee | LB | 1 | 1980 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Duke | |||||||||||
| 9 | 241 | CLE | Curtis Weathers | LB | 7 | 1979 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 14 | 0 | Mississippi | ||||||||
| 10 | 261 | CLE | John H. Smith | WR | 1 | 1979 | 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Tennessee State | |||||||||||
| 11 | 287 | CLE | Randy Poeschl | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nebraska | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 315 | CLE | Dewitt Methvin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tulane | |||||||||||||||