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Record: 4-5-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 140 points (15.6/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 182 points (20.2/g), 17th.
Differential of -42 points (-4.7/g), 24th.
Expected W-L: 3.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by Sam Rutigliano (4-5-0)
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1982 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Brian Sipe | 33 | 8 | 6 | 101 for 185, 1,064 yards, 4 td, 8 int, & 13 rushes for 44 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 330th pick / 1972 |
| RB | Charles White | 24 | 2 | 9 | 69 rushes for 259 yards, 3 td, & 34 catches for 283 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 27th pick / 1980 |
| FB | Mike Pruitt | 28 | 6 | 9 | 143 rushes for 516 yards, 3 td, & 22 catches for 140 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Ricky Feacher | 28 | 6 | 9 | 28 catches for 408 yards, 3 td | New England Patriots / 10th / 270th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Dave Logan | 28 | 6 | 9 | 23 catches for 346 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1976 |
| TE | Ozzie Newsome | 26 | 4 | 9 | 49 catches for 633 yards, 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| LT | Doug Dieken | 33 | 11 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
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| LG | Robert E. Jackson | 29 | 7 | 9 | ||
| C | Tom DeLeone | 32 | 10 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972 |
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| RG | Joe DeLamielleure | 31 | 9 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973 |
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| RT | Cody Risien | 25 | 3 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Marshall Harris | 27 | 2 | 9 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 198th pick / 1979 |
| NT | Henry Bradley | 29 | 3 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 237th pick / 1978 |
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| RDE | Mike Robinson | 26 | 1 | 8 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 92nd pick / 1981 |
| LOLB | Chip Banks* | 23 | Rook | 9 | 5.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1982 |
| LILB | Tom Cousineau | 25 | Rook | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1979 |
| RILB | Dick Ambrose | 29 | 7 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 290th pick / 1975 |
| ROLB | Curtis Weathers | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 241st pick / 1979 |
| LCB | Lawrence Johnson | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1979 |
| RCB | Hanford Dixon | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981 |
| SS | Clinton Burrell | 26 | 3 | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 151st pick / 1979 |
| FS | Clarence R. Scott | 33 | 11 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Matt Bahr | 26 | 3 | 0 | 7 of 15 field goals & 17 of 17 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| P | Steve Cox | 24 | 1 | 0 | 48 punts for a 39.1 average, 1 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 134th pick / 1981 |
| PR | Dwight Walker | 23 | Rook | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 5.3 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 87th pick / 1982 |
| KR | Dino Hall | 27 | 3 | 0 | 22 kick returns for a 19.5 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Adams | 26 | WR | 1 | 0 | 194 | 6-2 | Houston | 8/22/1956 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1979 |
| Dick Ambrose | 29 | LB | 9 | 9 | 235 | 6-0 | Virginia | 1/17/1953 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 290th pick / 1975 |
| Mike Baab | 23 | C | 7 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas | 12/6/1959 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
| Matt Bahr | 26 | K | 9 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Penn State | 7/6/1956 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| Keith Baldwin | 22 | DE | 9 | 1 | 263 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 10/13/1960 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 31st pick / 1982 |
| Chip Banks* | 23 | LB | 9 | 9 | 243 | 6-4 | USC | 9/18/1959 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1982 |
| Ron Bolton | 32 | DB | 4 | 2 | 180 | 6-2 | Norfolk State | 4/16/1950 | 10 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1972 |
| Henry Bradley | 29 | NT-DT | 6 | 5 | 261 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 9/4/1953 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 237th pick / 1978 |
| Larry Braziel | 28 | DB | 6 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | USC | 9/25/1954 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 115th pick / 1979 |
| Mark Buben | 25 | DE-NT | 3 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Tufts | 3/23/1957 | 3 | |
| Clinton Burrell | 26 | DB | 9 | 9 | 192 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/4/1956 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 151st pick / 1979 |
| Tom Cousineau | 25 | LB | 9 | 9 | 225 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 5/6/1957 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1979 |
| Bill Cowher | 25 | LB | 9 | 2 | 225 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 5/8/1957 | 2 | |
| Steve Cox | 24 | P-K | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-4 | Arkansas,Tulsa | 5/11/1958 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 134th pick / 1981 |
| Johnny Davis | 26 | RB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/17/1956 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1978 |
| Joe DeLamielleure | 31 | G | 9 | 9 | 254 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 3/16/1951 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973 |
| Tom DeLeone | 32 | C | 9 | 9 | 248 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/13/1950 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972 |
| Doug Dieken | 33 | T | 9 | 9 | 254 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/12/1949 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
| Hanford Dixon | 24 | DB | 9 | 9 | 186 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 12/25/1958 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981 |
| Ricky Feacher | 28 | WR | 9 | 9 | 174 | 5-10 | Miss. Valley State | 2/11/1954 | 6 | New England Patriots / 10th / 270th pick / 1976 |
| Judson Flint | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | California (PA),Memphis | 1/26/1957 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 177th pick / 1979 |
| Elvis Franks | 25 | DE | 9 | 0 | 252 | 6-4 | Morgan State | 7/9/1957 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 116th pick / 1980 |
| Andy Frederick | 28 | T | 7 | 0 | 257 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 7/25/1954 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1977 |
| Danny Fulton | 26 | WR | 9 | 0 | 184 | 6-2 | Nebraska,Nebraska-Omaha | 9/2/1956 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 65th pick / 1978 |
| Bob Golic | 25 | NT-DT-LB-DE | 6 | 4 | 264 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/26/1957 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1979 |
| David Green | 29 | RB | 9 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Chowan,Edinboro | 9/7/1953 | Rook | |
| Dino Hall | 27 | RB | 9 | 0 | 165 | 5-7 | Rowan | 12/6/1955 | 3 | |
| Marshall Harris | 27 | DE-NT | 9 | 9 | 261 | 6-6 | TCU | 12/6/1955 | 2 | New York Jets / 8th / 198th pick / 1979 |
| Bill Jackson | 22 | DB | 9 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 7/1/1960 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 211th pick / 1982 |
| Robert E. Jackson | 29 | G-T-C | 9 | 9 | 255 | 6-2 | Duke | 4/1/1953 | 7 | |
| Eddie Johnson | 23 | LB | 9 | 1 | 220 | 6-1 | Louisville | 2/3/1959 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 187th pick / 1981 |
| Lawrence Johnson | 25 | DB | 8 | 7 | 204 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 9/11/1957 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1979 |
| Mark Kafentzis | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Hawaii | 6/30/1958 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 199th pick / 1982 |
| Dave Logan | 28 | WR | 9 | 9 | 219 | 6-4 | Colorado | 2/2/1954 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1976 |
| Clay Matthews | 26 | LB | 2 | 1 | 245 | 6-2 | USC | 3/15/1956 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| Paul McDonald | 24 | QB | 9 | 3 | 185 | 6-2 | USC | 2/23/1958 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 109th pick / 1980 |
| Cleo Miller | 30 | RB | 5 | 0 | 207 | 5-11 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/5/1952 | 8 | |
| Matt Miller | 26 | T-G | 9 | 0 | 270 | 6-6 | Colorado | 7/30/1956 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 95th pick / 1979 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 26 | TE | 9 | 9 | 232 | 6-2 | Alabama | 3/16/1956 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| Scott Nicolas | 22 | LB | 9 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/7/1960 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 310th pick / 1982 |
| McDonald Oden | 24 | TE | 9 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | Tennessee State | 3/28/1958 | 2 | |
| Mike Pruitt | 28 | RB | 9 | 9 | 222 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/3/1954 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 7th pick / 1976 |
| Cody Risien | 25 | T-G | 9 | 9 | 269 | 6-7 | Texas A&M | 3/22/1957 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979 |
| Mike Robinson | 26 | DE | 8 | 8 | 265 | 6-4 | Arizona,Oklahoma State | 8/19/1956 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 92nd pick / 1981 |
| Clarence R. Scott | 33 | DB | 9 | 9 | 190 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 4/9/1949 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| Brian Sipe | 33 | QB | 6 | 6 | 195 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 8/8/1949 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 330th pick / 1972 |
| Rick Trocano | 23 | QB-DB | 2 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 4/4/1959 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 292nd pick / 1981 |
| Kevin Turner | 24 | LB | 8 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Pacific | 2/5/1958 | 2 | |
| Dwight Walker | 23 | RB-WR | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Nicholls State | 1/10/1959 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 87th pick / 1982 |
| Curtis Weathers | 26 | LB-TE | 7 | 5 | 224 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 9/16/1956 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 241st pick / 1979 |
| Charles White | 24 | RB | 9 | 9 | 190 | 5-10 | USC | 1/22/1958 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 27th pick / 1980 |
| Mike Whitwell | 24 | DB-WR | 9 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 11/14/1958 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 162nd pick / 1982 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 9 | 220.3 | 6-1.7 | 3.4 |