1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 4th place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 6-8-0 .429 |
| Head Coach: Forrest Gregg (6-7-0); Dick Modzelewski (0-1-0) |
| Raymond Berry | Receivers |
| Walt Corey | Linebackers |
| Rod Humeniuk | Offensive Line |
| Billy Kinard | Defensive Backs |
| Dick Modzelewski | Defensive Coordinator |
| George Sefcik | Offensive Backs |
| Al Tabor | Special Teams |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/8/1977 | H | Washington Redskins | 14-16 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 32554 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1977 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 33-34 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 45370 | |
| Fri | 8/19/1977 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 19-10 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 31308 | |
| Thu | 8/25/1977 | H | Chicago Bears | 14-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 36598 | |
| Sat | 9/3/1977 | A | Green Bay Packers | 19-14 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 53180 | |
| Fri | 9/9/1977 | A | Detroit Lions | 20-24 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 49168 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1977 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 13-3 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 52847 | |
| Mon | 9/26/1977 | H | New England Patriots | 30-27 | W | OT | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 76418 |
| Sun | 10/2/1977 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-28 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 79021 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1977 | H | Oakland Raiders | 10-26 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 79178 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1977 | A | Houston Oilers | 24-23 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 47888 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1977 | A | Buffalo Bills | 27-16 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 60905 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1977 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 44-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 60381 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1977 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-10 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 81932 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1977 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 31-35 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 47055 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1977 | A | New York Giants | 21-7 | W | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 72576 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1977 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 0-9 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 70352 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1977 | A | San Diego Chargers | 14-37 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 37312 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1977 | H | Houston Oilers | 15-19 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 30898 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1977 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 19-20 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 61583 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dick Ambrose | 52 | MLB | 6-0 | 228 | 24 | Virginia | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Babich | 60 | MLB | 6-2 | 231 | 30 | Miami (Ohio) | 14 | 0 |
| Ron Bolton | 28 | LCB-RCB | 6-2 | 170 | 27 | Norfolk State | 14 | 5 |
| Don Cockroft | 12 | K-P | 6-1 | 190 | 32 | Adams State | 14 | 0 |
| Greg Coleman | 9 | P | 6-0 | 180 | 23 | Florida A&M | 14 | 0 |
| Reggie Craig | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Arkansas | 5 | 0 |
| Thom Darden | 27 | FS | 6-2 | 195 | 27 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Barry Darrow | 63 | ROT | 6-7 | 260 | 27 | Montana Western; Montana | 14 | 12 |
| Oliver Davis | 21 | RCB | 6-1 | 203 | 23 | Tennessee State | 14 | 14 |
| Tom DeLeone | 54 | C | 6-2 | 252 | 27 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Al Dennis | 62 | LOG-ROG | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | Grambling State | 14 | 1 |
| Doug Dieken | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 253 | 28 | Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| Brian Duncan | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 201 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 0 |
| Earl Edwards | 66 | LDT | 6-6 | 264 | 31 | Wichita State | 14 | 14 |
| Ken Ellis | 48 | LCB-RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 30 | Southern University | 9 | 0 |
| Ricky Feacher | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 174 | 23 | Mississippi Valley State | 14 | 0 |
| John Garlington | 50 | RLB | 6-1 | 222 | 31 | Louisiana State | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Graf | 55 | LLB | 6-2 | 221 | 24 | Penn State | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Hall | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 220 | 29 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| Gerald Irons | 86 | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 30 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Jackson | 68 | ROG | 6-5 | 253 | 24 | Duke | 14 | 14 |
| Mark Johnson | 58 | LLB-RLB | 6-2 | 238 | 24 | Missouri | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Jones | 64 | LDE | 6-6 | 250 | 29 | Tennessee State | 14 | 14 |
| Ricky Jones | 47 | SS-FS | 6-1 | 224 | 22 | Tuskegee | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Lingenfelter | 75 | ROT-LOT | 6-7 | 277 | 23 | Nebraska | 14 | 2 |
| Dave Logan | 85 | WR | 6-4 | 221 | 23 | Colorado | 14 | 5 |
| Terry Luck | 7 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 25 | Nebraska | 4 | 1 |
| Dave Mays | 10 | QB | 6-1 | 204 | 28 | Texas Southern | 7 | 4 |
| Cleo Miller | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 214 | 26 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 14 |
| Mack Mitchell | 70 | RDE-RDT | 6-7 | 246 | 25 | Houston | 14 | 5 |
| Gary Parris | 84 | TE | 6-2 | 226 | 27 | Florida State | 14 | 6 |
| Eddie Payton | 26 | RB | 5-8 | 175 | 26 | Jackson State | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Peters | 20 | SS | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Larry Poole | 38 | RB | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Kent State | 13 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 34 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 26 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Pruitt | 43 | RB | 6-0 | 225 | 23 | Purdue | 13 | 0 |
| Oscar Roan | 81 | TE | 6-6 | 215 | 26 | UCLA; Southern Methodist | 10 | 8 |
| Reggie Rucker | 33 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 30 | Boston University | 14 | 14 |
| Mike St. Clair | 74 | RDE | 6-5 | 253 | 24 | Iowa Central CC; Grambling State | 11 | 10 |
| Clarence Scott | 22 | LCB | 6-0 | 190 | 28 | Kansas State | 14 | 9 |
| Henry Sheppard | 65 | LOG | 6-6 | 263 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 13 | 13 |
| Jerry Sherk | 72 | RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 29 | Grays Harbor JC; Oklahoma State | 7 | 6 |
| Mickey Sims | 78 | RDT-LDT | 6-5 | 278 | 22 | South Carolina State | 12 | 7 |
| Brian Sipe | 17 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | Grossmont JC; San Diego State | 9 | 9 |
| Gerry Sullivan | 79 | C-OT | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Illinois | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 42 | WR | 6-0 | 188 | 35 | Ohio State | 12 | 9 |
| Larry Williams | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 174 | 24 | Texas Tech | 3 | 0 |
| Rolly Woolsey | 25 | SS-FS | 6-1 | 182 | 24 | Boise State | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 17 | Robert Jackson | LB | Texas A&M |
| 2 | 46 | Tom Skladany | P-K | Ohio State |
| 4 | 102 | Oliver Davis | DB | Tennessee State |
| 4 | 110 | Mickey Sims | DT | South Carolina State |
| 7 | 173 | Kenny Randle | WR | Southern California |
| 7 | 184 | Blane Smith | TE | Purdue |
| 7 | 188 | Bob Lingenfelter | T | Nebraska |
| 8 | 213 | Bill Armstrong | DB | Wake Forest |
| 9 | 240 | Daryl Brown | DB | Tufts |
| 10 | 269 | Tom Burkett | T | North Carolina |
| 11 | 296 | Charlie Nash | WR | Arizona |
| 12 | 325 | Leo Tierney | C | Georgia Tech |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 63 | 77 | 40 | 86 | 3 | 269 |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 100 | 38 | 61 | 0 | 267 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 271 | 119 | 119 | 33 | 76/188 40.4% | / % | 125 | 1046 | |
| Opponents Totals | 261 | 113 | 116 | 32 | 74/186 39.8% | / % | 117 | 979 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cockroft | 0 | 30 | 31 | 96.8 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 0 | 81 |
| Cleo Miller | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Gary Parris | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Larry Poole | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Greg Pruitt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Oscar Roan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Reggie Rucker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Thom Darden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Brian Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gerald Irons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dave Logan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Terry Luck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Pruitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clarence Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jerry Sherk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 30 | 31 | 96.8 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 1 | 269 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 27 | 32 | 84.4 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 0 | 267 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cockroft | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 1 | 44 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 6/8 | 5/8 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 1 | 44 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 6/8 | 5/9 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 1/1 | 6/6 | 7/9 | 2/5 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Pruitt | 236 | 1086 | 4.6 | 78t | 3 |
| Cleo Miller | 163 | 756 | 4.6 | 38 | 4 |
| Mike Pruitt | 47 | 205 | 4.4 | 21 | 1 |
| Larry Poole | 38 | 118 | 3.1 | 12t | 1 |
| Brian Duncan | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Mays | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Luck | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Coleman | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 510 | 2200 | 4.3 | 78t | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 524 | 2098 | 4.0 | 41 | 14 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Sipe | 195 | 112 | 57.4 | 69 | 1233 | 6.3 | 11.0 | 52t | 9 | 4.6 | 14 | 7.2 | 16 | 114 | 1119 | 61.8 |
| Dave Mays | 121 | 67 | 55.4 | 44 | 797 | 6.6 | 11.9 | 60 | 6 | 5.0 | 10 | 8.3 | 6 | 67 | 730 | 57.8 |
| Terry Luck | 50 | 25 | 50.0 | 18 | 316 | 6.3 | 12.6 | 33 | 1 | 2.0 | 7 | 14.0 | 1 | 8 | 308 | 37.2 |
| Greg Pruitt | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 5 | 28 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 13 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 91.7 |
| Dave Logan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 377 | 208 | 55.2 | 138 | 2374 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 60 | 19 | 5.0 | 31 | 8.2 | 24 | 199 | 2175 | 56.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 340 | 184 | 54.1 | 133 | 2298 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 67t | 15 | 4.4 | 23 | 6.8 | 31 | 281 | 2017 | 61.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleo Miller | 41 | 291 | 7.1 | 28 | 1 |
| Greg Pruitt | 37 | 471 | 12.7 | 60 | 1 |
| Reggie Rucker | 36 | 565 | 15.7 | 40 | 2 |
| Gary Parris | 21 | 213 | 10.1 | 26t | 5 |
| Dave Logan | 19 | 284 | 14.9 | 42 | 1 |
| Paul Warfield | 18 | 251 | 13.9 | 52t | 2 |
| Larry Poole | 17 | 137 | 8.1 | 21 | 3 |
| Oscar Roan | 13 | 136 | 10.5 | 27 | 2 |
| Mike Pruitt | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Brian Duncan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Reggie Craig | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Terry Luck | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 208 | 2374 | 11.4 | 60 | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 184 | 2298 | 12.5 | 67t | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thom Darden | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 49 | 1 |
| Gerald Irons | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 53t | 1 |
| Clarence Scott | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 49t | 1 |
| Oliver Davis | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 32 | 0 |
| Ron Bolton | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 43 | 0 |
| Tony Peters | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Charlie Hall | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rolly Woolsey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 430 | 18.7 | 53t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 351 | 11.3 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Coleman | 61 | 2389 | 39.2 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 558 | 1791 | 29.4 |
| Don Cockroft | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Team Totals | 62 | 2419 | 39.0 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 558 | 1801 | 29.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 2641 | 37.7 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 322 | 2219 | 31.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolly Woolsey | 32 | 3 | 290 | 9.1 | 44 | 0 |
| Eddie Payton | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Ricky Feacher | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Reggie Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 3 | 322 | 8.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 1 | 558 | 18.0 | 91t | 3 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Duncan | 15 | 298 | 19.9 | 36 | 0 | |
| Ricky Feacher | 11 | 219 | 19.9 | 26 | 0 | |
| Larry Williams | 8 | 199 | 24.9 | 32 | 0 | |
| Mike Pruitt | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 31 | 0 | |
| Ken Ellis | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Eddie Payton | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 34 | 0 | |
| Bob Jackson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dick Ambrose | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bob Babich | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Rolly Woolsey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 53 | 1075 | 20.3 | 36 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 986 | 19.7 | 45 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Jones | 9.5 | |
| Mack Mitchell | 9.5 | |
| Mike St. Clair | 4.0 | |
| Jerry Sherk | 3.0 | |
| Earl Edwards | 2.0 | |
| Gerald Irons | 2.0 | |
| Mickey Sims | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 31.0 | 281.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24.0 | 199.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Ambrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thom Darden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Dieken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Duncan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Feacher | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Irons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Luck | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| Dave Mays | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |
| Cleo Miller | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mack Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Parris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Poole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Pruitt | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Pruitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Rucker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike St. Clair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Sherk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Sims | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rolly Woolsey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 0 |
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