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1981 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 276 points (17.2/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 375 points (23.4/g), 23rd.
Differential of -99 points (-6.2/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 5.2-10.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -18 (-1.1/g), 28th.
Coached by Sam Rutigliano (5-11-0)
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1981 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 | 32 | 7 | 16 | 313 for 567, 3,876 yards, 17 td, 25 int, & 38 rushes for 153 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 330th pick / 1972 |
| RB | Charles White | 23 | 1 | 9 | 97 rushes for 342 yards, 1 td, & 27 catches for 219 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 27th pick / 1980 |
| RB | Greg Pruitt | 30 | 8 | 5 | 31 rushes for 124 yards, 0 td, & 65 catches for 636 yards and 4 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973 |
| FB | Mike Pruitt | 27 | 5 | 15 | 247 rushes for 1,103 yards, 7 td, & 63 catches for 442 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Dave Logan | 27 | 5 | 14 | 31 catches for 497 yards, 4 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Reggie Rucker | 34 | 11 | 11 | 27 catches for 532 yards, 1 td | |
| WR | Ricky Feacher | 27 | 5 | 7 | 29 catches for 654 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 10th / 270th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Ozzie Newsome* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 69 catches for 1,002 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for 20 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| LT | Doug Dieken | 32 | 10 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
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| LG | Robert E. Jackson | 28 | 6 | 13 | ||
| C | Tom DeLeone | 31 | 9 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972 |
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| C | Gerry Sullivan | 29 | 7 | 8 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 171st pick / 1974 |
| RG | Joe DeLamielleure | 30 | 8 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973 |
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| RT | Cody Risien | 24 | 2 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Marshall Harris | 26 | 1 | 12 | New York Jets / 8th / 198th pick / 1979 |
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| NT | Henry Bradley | 28 | 2 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 237th pick / 1978 |
| RDE | Lyle Alzado | 32 | 10 | 15 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| LOLB | Don Goode | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1974 |
| LILB | Robert L. Jackson | 27 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 17th pick / 1977 |
| RILB | Dick Ambrose | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 290th pick / 1975 |
| ROLB | Clay Matthews | 25 | 3 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| LCB | Ron Bolton | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1972 |
| RCB | Hanford Dixon | 23 | Rook | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981 |
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| SS | Clarence R. Scott | 32 | 10 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| FS | Thom Darden | 31 | 9 | 10 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Matt Bahr | 25 | 2 | 0 | 13 of 20 field goals & 22 of 22 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| P | Steve Cox | 23 | Rook | 0 | 68 punts for a 42.4 average, 2 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 134th pick / 1981 |
| PR | Dino Hall | 26 | 2 | 0 | 33 punt returns for a 7.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Dino Hall | 26 | 2 | 0 | 36 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Willis Adams | 25 | WR | 7 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Houston | 8/22/1956 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1979 |
| Lyle Alzado | 32 | DE-DT | 15 | 15 | 255 | 6-3 | Yankton | 4/3/1949 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| Dick Ambrose | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-0 | Virginia | 1/17/1953 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 290th pick / 1975 |
| Matt Bahr | 25 | K | 11 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Penn State | 7/6/1956 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| Autry Beamon | 28 | DB | 14 | 4 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 11/12/1953 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 311th pick / 1975 |
| Ron Bolton | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 6-2 | Norfolk State | 4/16/1950 | 9 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1972 |
| Henry Bradley | 28 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 261 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 9/4/1953 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 237th pick / 1978 |
| Thomas Brown | 24 | DE-NT | 16 | 4 | 247 | 6-4 | Baylor | 7/8/1957 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 302nd pick / 1980 |
| Clinton Burrell | 25 | DB | 2 | 2 | 192 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/4/1956 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 151st pick / 1979 |
| Steve Cox | 23 | P-K | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-4 | Arkansas,Tulsa | 5/11/1958 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 134th pick / 1981 |
| Thom Darden | 31 | DB | 13 | 10 | 195 | 6-2 | Michigan | 8/28/1950 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1972 |
| Joe DeLamielleure | 30 | G | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 3/16/1951 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973 |
| Tom DeLeone | 31 | C | 8 | 8 | 248 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/13/1950 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972 |
| Doug Dieken | 32 | T | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/12/1949 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
| Hanford Dixon | 23 | DB | 16 | 14 | 186 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 12/25/1958 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981 |
| Ricky Feacher | 27 | WR | 16 | 7 | 174 | 5-10 | Miss. Valley State | 2/11/1954 | 5 | New England Patriots / 10th / 270th pick / 1976 |
| Judson Flint | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | California (PA),Memphis | 1/26/1957 | 1 | New England Patriots / 7th / 177th pick / 1979 |
| Elvis Franks | 24 | DE | 16 | 1 | 252 | 6-4 | Morgan State | 7/9/1957 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 116th pick / 1980 |
| Danny Fulton | 25 | WR | 5 | 0 | 184 | 6-2 | Nebraska,Nebraska-Omaha | 9/2/1956 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 65th pick / 1978 |
| Don Goode | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-2 | Kansas | 6/21/1951 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1974 |
| Dino Hall | 26 | RB | 12 | 0 | 165 | 5-7 | Rowan | 12/6/1955 | 2 | |
| Marshall Harris | 26 | DE-NT | 15 | 12 | 261 | 6-6 | TCU | 12/6/1955 | 1 | New York Jets / 8th / 198th pick / 1979 |
| Calvin Hill | 34 | RB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-4 | Yale | 1/2/1947 | 12 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1969 |
| Bruce Huther | 27 | LB | 16 | 2 | 221 | 6-1 | New Hampshire | 7/23/1954 | 4 | |
| Robert E. Jackson | 28 | G-T-C | 16 | 13 | 255 | 6-2 | Duke | 4/1/1953 | 6 | |
| Robert L. Jackson | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 8/7/1954 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 17th pick / 1977 |
| Dave Jacobs | 24 | K | 5 | 0 | 151 | 5-7 | Syracuse | 7/1/1957 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 12th / 325th pick / 1979 |
| Eddie Johnson | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Louisville | 2/3/1959 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 187th pick / 1981 |
| Lawrence Johnson | 24 | DB | 16 | 2 | 204 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 9/11/1957 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1979 |
| Dave Logan | 27 | WR | 14 | 14 | 219 | 6-4 | Colorado | 2/2/1954 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1976 |
| Clay Matthews | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | USC | 3/15/1956 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| Paul McDonald | 23 | QB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-2 | USC | 2/23/1958 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 109th pick / 1980 |
| Cleo Miller | 29 | RB | 12 | 3 | 207 | 5-11 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/5/1952 | 7 | |
| Matt Miller | 25 | T-G | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-6 | Colorado | 7/30/1956 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 95th pick / 1979 |
| Cleo Montgomery | 26 | WR | 4 | 0 | 183 | 5-8 | Abilene Christian | 7/1/1955 | 1 | |
| Ozzie Newsome* | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-2 | Alabama | 3/16/1956 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| McDonald Oden | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 3/28/1958 | 1 | |
| Greg Pruitt | 30 | RB | 15 | 5 | 190 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 8/18/1951 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973 |
| Mike Pruitt | 27 | RB | 16 | 15 | 222 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/3/1954 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976 |
| Cody Risien | 24 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-7 | Texas A&M | 3/22/1957 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979 |
| Mike Robinson | 25 | DE | 10 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Arizona,Oklahoma State | 8/19/1956 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 92nd pick / 1981 |
| Reggie Rucker | 34 | WR | 14 | 11 | 195 | 6-2 | Boston University | 9/21/1947 | 11 | |
| Clarence R. Scott | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 4/9/1949 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| Henry Sheppard | 29 | G-T | 9 | 3 | 255 | 6-6 | SMU | 11/12/1952 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 130th pick / 1976 |
| Jerry Sherk | 33 | DT-DE-NT | 15 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 7/7/1948 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| Brian Sipe | 32 | QB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 8/8/1949 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 330th pick / 1972 |
| Gerry Sullivan | 29 | T-C-G | 16 | 8 | 250 | 6-4 | Illinois | 1/15/1952 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 171st pick / 1974 |
| Rick Trocano | 22 | QB-DB | 6 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 4/4/1959 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 292nd pick / 1981 |
| Curtis Weathers | 25 | LB-TE | 13 | 0 | 224 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 9/16/1956 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 241st pick / 1979 |
| Charles White | 23 | RB | 16 | 9 | 190 | 5-10 | USC | 1/22/1958 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 27th pick / 1980 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 16 | 218.1 | 6-1.6 | 4.3 |