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1980 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 357 points (22.3/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 310 points (19.4/g), 12th.
 Differential of 47 points (2.9/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 9.3-6.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 10th.

Coached by Sam Rutigliano (11-5-0)

1980 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)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Brian Sipe*+ 31 6 16 337 for 554, 4,132 yards, 30 td, 14 int, & 20 rushes for 55 yards and 1 td

Cleveland Browns / 13th / 330th pick / 1972

RB Greg Pruitt 29 7 9 40 rushes for 117 yards, 0 td, & 50 catches for 444 yards and 5 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973

RB Charles White 22 Rook 7 86 rushes for 279 yards, 5 td, & 17 catches for 153 yards and 1 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 27th pick / 1980

FB Mike Pruitt* 26 4 16 249 rushes for 1,034 yards, 6 td, & 63 catches for 471 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976

WR Dave Logan 26 4 16 51 catches for 822 yards, 4 td

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1976

WR Reggie Rucker 33 10 16 52 catches for 768 yards, 4 td
TE Ozzie Newsome 24 2 16 51 catches for 594 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978

LT Doug Dieken* 31 9 16 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971

LG Henry Sheppard 28 4 15

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 130th pick / 1976

C Tom DeLeone* 30 8 16

Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972

RG Joe DeLamielleure* 29 7 13

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973

RT Cody Risien 23 1 16

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979

 Defensive Starters
LDE Marshall Harris 25 Rook 15 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New York Jets / 8th / 198th pick / 1979

NT Henry Bradley 27 1 16 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

San Diego Chargers / 9th / 237th pick / 1978

RDE Lyle Alzado+ 31 9 15

Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971

LOLB Charlie Hall 32 9 16 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971

LILB Robert L. Jackson 26 2 14 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 17th pick / 1977

RILB Dick Ambrose 27 5 16

Cleveland Browns / 12th / 290th pick / 1975

ROLB Clay Matthews 24 2 13 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978

LCB Ron Bolton 30 8 16 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1972

RCB Clinton Burrell 24 1 13 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 151st pick / 1979

SS Clarence R. Scott 31 9 16 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971

FS Thom Darden 30 8 16 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972

 Special Teams Starters
K Don Cockroft 35 12 0 16 of 26 field goals & 39 of 44 extra points

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967

P Johnny Evans 24 2 0 66 punts for a 38.3 average, 0 blocked

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 39th pick / 1978

PR Keith Wright 24 2 0 29 punt returns for a 4.4 average and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1978

KR Dino Hall 25 1 0 32 kick returns for a 21.6 average and 0 td

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Willis Adams 24 WR 16 0 194 6-2 Houston 8/22/1956 1

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1979

Lyle Alzado+ 31 DE-DT 16 15 255 6-3 Yankton 4/3/1949 9

Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971

Dick Ambrose 27 LB 16 16 235 6-0 Virginia 1/17/1953 5

Cleveland Browns / 12th / 290th pick / 1975

Autry Beamon 27 DB 13 0 190 6-1 Texas A&M-Commerce 11/12/1953 5

Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 311th pick / 1975

Ron Bolton 30 DB 16 16 180 6-2 Norfolk State 4/16/1950 8

New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1972

Henry Bradley 27 NT-DT 16 16 261 6-2 Alcorn State 9/4/1953 1

San Diego Chargers / 9th / 237th pick / 1978

Clinton Burrell 24 DB 15 13 192 6-1 LSU 9/4/1956 1

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 151st pick / 1979

Don Cockroft 35 K 16 0 195 6-2 Adams State 2/6/1945 12

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967

Bill Cowher 23 LB 16 2 225 6-3 North Carolina State 5/8/1957 Rook
Ron Crews 24 NT-DE 16 0 256 6-4 Notre Dame,UNLV 10/9/1956 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 99th pick / 1980

Thom Darden 30 DB 16 16 195 6-2 Michigan 8/28/1950 8

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972

Oliver Davis 26 DB 15 1 203 6-1 Tennessee State 8/29/1954 3

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 102nd pick / 1977

Joe DeLamielleure* 29 G 16 13 254 6-3 Michigan State 3/16/1951 7

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973

Tom DeLeone* 30 C 16 16 248 6-2 Ohio State 8/13/1950 8

Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972

Doug Dieken* 31 T 16 16 254 6-5 Illinois 2/12/1949 9

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971

Johnny Evans 24 P-QB 16 0 197 6-1 North Carolina State 2/18/1956 2

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 39th pick / 1978

Ricky Feacher 26 WR 16 0 174 5-10 Miss. Valley State 2/11/1954 4

New England Patriots / 10th / 270th pick / 1976

Judson Flint 23 DB 13 0 201 6-0 California (PA),Memphis 1/26/1957 Rook

New England Patriots / 7th / 177th pick / 1979

Elvis Franks 23 DE 16 0 252 6-4 Morgan State 7/9/1957 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 116th pick / 1980

Don Goode 29 LB 15 2 234 6-2 Kansas 6/21/1951 6

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1974

Charlie Hall 32 LB 16 16 220 6-3 Houston 12/2/1948 9

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971

Dino Hall 25 RB 16 0 165 5-7 Rowan 12/6/1955 1
Marshall Harris 25 DE-NT 16 15 261 6-6 TCU 12/6/1955 Rook

New York Jets / 8th / 198th pick / 1979

Calvin Hill 33 RB 15 0 227 6-4 Yale 1/2/1947 11

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1969

Robert E. Jackson 27 G-T-C 14 4 255 6-2 Duke 4/1/1953 5
Robert L. Jackson 26 LB 14 14 230 6-1 Texas A&M 8/7/1954 2

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 17th pick / 1977

Lawrence Johnson 23 DB 2 2 204 5-11 Wisconsin 9/11/1957 1

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1979

Dave Logan 26 WR 16 16 219 6-4 Colorado 2/2/1954 4

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1976

Clay Matthews 24 LB 14 13 245 6-2 USC 3/15/1956 2

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978

Paul McDonald 22 QB 15 0 185 6-2 USC 2/23/1958 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 109th pick / 1980

Cleo Miller 28 RB 16 0 207 5-11 Ark-Pine Bluff 9/5/1952 6
John Mohring 24 LB 14 0 240 6-3 C.W. Post 11/14/1956 Rook

Detroit Lions / 8th / 213th pick / 1979

Ozzie Newsome 24 TE 16 16 232 6-2 Alabama 3/16/1956 2

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978

McDonald Oden 22 TE 16 0 234 6-4 Tennessee State 3/28/1958 Rook
Cliff Odom 22 LB 8 0 237 6-2 Texas-Arlington 8/15/1958 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1980

Joel Patten 22 T 8 0 310 6-7 Duke 2/7/1958 Rook
Greg Pruitt 29 RB 16 9 190 5-10 Oklahoma 8/18/1951 7

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973

Mike Pruitt* 26 RB 16 16 222 6-0 Purdue 4/3/1954 4

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976

Cody Risien 23 T-G 16 16 269 6-7 Texas A&M 3/22/1957 1

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979

Reggie Rucker 33 WR 16 16 195 6-2 Boston University 9/21/1947 10
Clarence R. Scott 31 DB 16 16 190 6-0 Kansas State 4/9/1949 9

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971

Henry Sheppard 28 G-T 16 15 255 6-6 SMU 11/12/1952 4

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 130th pick / 1976

Jerry Sherk 32 DT-DE-NT 1 1 258 6-4 Oklahoma State 7/7/1948 10

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970

Brian Sipe*+ 31 QB 16 16 195 6-1 San Diego State 8/8/1949 6

Cleveland Browns / 13th / 330th pick / 1972

Gerry Sullivan 28 T-C-G 16 0 250 6-4 Illinois 1/15/1952 6

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 171st pick / 1974

Curtis Weathers 24 LB-TE 10 0 224 6-5 Mississippi 9/16/1956 1

Cleveland Browns / 9th / 241st pick / 1979

Charles White 22 RB 14 7 190 5-10 USC 1/22/1958 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 27th pick / 1980

Jerry Wilkinson 24 DE 7 0 248 6-9 Oregon State 2/27/1956 1

Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 108th pick / 1979

Keith Wright 24 WR 12 0 172 5-10 Memphis 1/30/1956 2

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1978

Team Total 26.6 16 222.9 6-2.1 3.9