1948 Cleveland Browns (AAFC) |
1st place Western Division 14-0-0 1.000 |
Head Coach: Paul Brown |
John Brickels | Backfield |
Blanton Collier | Backfield |
Bill Edwards | Tackles |
Dick Gallagher | Ends |
Fritz Heisler | Guards |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sun | 8/22/1948 | H | Buffalo Bills | 35-21 | W | Akron, OH | Rubber Bowl | 28059 | |
Fri | 8/27/1948 | H | Baltimore Colts | 17-21 | L | Toledo, OH | Scott High School Stadium | 13417 | |
Fri | 9/3/1948 | H | Los Angeles Dons | 19-14 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 60193 | |
Sun | 9/12/1948 | A | Buffalo Bills | 42-13 | W | Buffalo, NY | Civic Stadium | 35340 | |
Fri | 9/17/1948 | A | Chicago Rockets | 28-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 30608 | |
Sun | 9/26/1948 | H | Chicago Rockets | 21-10 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 37190 | |
Tue | 10/5/1948 | A | Baltimore Colts | 14-10 | W | Baltimore, MD | Muncipal Stadium | 22329 | |
Sun | 10/10/1948 | H | Brooklyn Dodgers | 30-17 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 31187 | |
Sun | 10/17/1948 | H | Buffalo Bills | 31-14 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 28054 | |
Sun | 10/24/1948 | H | New York Yankees | 35-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 46912 | |
Sun | 11/7/1948 | H | Baltimore Colts | 28-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 32314 | |
Sun | 11/14/1948 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 14-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 82769 | |
Sun | 11/21/1948 | A | New York Yankees | 34-21 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 49981 | |
Thu | 11/25/1948 | A | Los Angeles Dons | 31-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 60031 | |
Sun | 11/28/1948 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 31-28 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 59785 | |
Sun | 12/5/1948 | A | Brooklyn Dodgers | 31-21 | W | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | 9821 | |
League Championship | |||||||||
Sun | 12/19/1948 | H | Buffalo Bills | 49-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 22981 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
74 | Tony Adamle | LLB-FB | 6-0 | 210 | 24 | Ohio State | 14 | 4 |
42 | Chet Adams | LDT-LOT | 6-3 | 240 | 33 | Ohio University | 14 | 1 |
35 | Alex Agase | LG | 5-10 | 210 | 26 | Illinois; Purdue; Illinois | 14 | 2 |
99 | Bill Boedeker | LOH | 5-11 | 192 | 24 | DePaul | 12 | 3 |
70 | Ollie Cline | FB | 6-0 | 200 | 23 | Ohio State | 12 | 0 |
92 | Tommy Colella | LDH-LOH | 6-0 | 187 | 30 | Canisius | 12 | 4 |
80 | Bob Cowan | ROH | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Indiana | 13 | 6 |
22 | Frank Gatski | C | 6-2 | 233 | 27 | Marshall; Auburn | 14 | 10 |
34 | Bob Gaudio | ROG | 5-10 | 219 | 23 | Ohio State | 12 | 9 |
59 | Horace Gillom | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 221 | 27 | Ohio State; Nevada-Reno | 13 | 5 |
60 | Otto Graham | QB | 6-1 | 196 | 27 | Northwestern | 14 | 8 |
48 | Forrest Grigg | RDT-ROT | 6-2 | 294 | 22 | Tulsa | 14 | 1 |
46 | Lou Groza | LOT-K | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
32 | Lin Houston | RG | 6-0 | 213 | 27 | Ohio State | 14 | 1 |
38 | Weldon Humble | MLB-LOG | 6-1 | 221 | 27 | Rice; Louisiana-Lafayette; Rice | 13 | 3 |
82 | Tommy James | RDH-ROH | 5-10 | 184 | 25 | Ohio State | 14 | 5 |
86 | Dub Jones | ROH | 6-3 | 202 | 24 | Louisiana State; Tulane | 12 | 3 |
90 | Edgar Jones | LOH | 5-10 | 193 | 30 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 6 |
53 | Frank Kosikowski | RDE | 6-1 | 200 | 22 | Marquette; Notre Dame | 13 | 0 |
56 | Dante Lavelli | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 191 | 25 | Ohio State | 8 | 4 |
62 | Cliff Lewis | S-QB | 5-11 | 168 | 25 | Duke | 14 | 6 |
24 | Mel Maceau | C | 6-1 | 203 | 27 | Marquette | 10 | 0 |
76 | Marion Motley | FB | 6-1 | 232 | 28 | Nevada-Reno | 14 | 10 |
85 | Ara Parseghian | ROH-RDH | 5-9 | 193 | 25 | Akron; Miami (Ohio) | 13 | 1 |
45 | Benny Pucci | LOT-LDT | 6-4 | 255 | 23 | none | 13 | 0 |
44 | Lou Rymkus | ROT | 6-4 | 231 | 29 | Notre Dame | 14 | 12 |
20 | Lou Saban | RLB-C | 6-0 | 202 | 27 | Indiana | 14 | 4 |
94 | Dean Sensanbaugher | LOH | 5-9 | 190 | 23 | Ohio State; Army; Ohio State | 11 | 1 |
49 | Len Simonetti | ROT-RDT | 5-11 | 225 | 29 | Tennessee | 13 | 0 |
58 | Mac Speedie | LOE-LDE | 6-3 | 203 | 28 | Utah | 12 | 9 |
64/66 | George Terlep | QB | 5-10 | 180 | 25 | Notre Dame | 7 | 0 |
36 | Eddie Ulinski | LOG | 5-11 | 203 | 29 | Marshall | 14 | 9 |
30 | Bill Willis | MG-ROG | 6-2 | 213 | 27 | Ohio State | 14 | 4 |
50 | John Yonakor | RDE-ROE | 6-5 | 222 | 27 | Notre Dame | 14 | 6 |
52 | George Young | LDE-LOE | 6-3 | 214 | 24 | Georgia | 14 | 4 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 8 | Jeff Durkota | B | Penn State |
3 | 18 | Ollie Cline | B | Ohio State |
7 | 41 | Tommy Thompson | C | William & Mary |
9 | 53 | Bill Smith | T | North Carolina |
11 | 65 | Ralph Maughan | C | Utah State |
12 | 73 | Dean Sensanbaugher | B | Ohio State |
13 | 81 | Mike Rubish | E | North Carolina |
14 | 89 | Alex Sarkisian | C | Northwestern |
15 | 97 | Dan Dworsky | B | Michigan |
16 | 105 | Scott Beasley | E | Nevada-Reno |
17 | 113 | Russ Steger | B | Illinois |
18 | 121 | Lou Hoitsma | E | William & Mary |
19 | 129 | Pete Ashbaugh | B | Notre Dame |
20 | 137 | Dave Templeton | G | Ohio State |
21 | 145 | Dwight Eddleman | B | Illinois |
22 | 153 | Lu Gambino | B | Maryland |
23 | 161 | Jim McDowell | G | William & Mary |
24 | 169 | Haywood Fowle | T | North Carolina |
25 | 177 | Ara Parseghian | B | Miami (Ohio) |
26 | 185 | Tod Saylor | E | Lafayette |
27 | 193 | Harry Caughron | T | William & Mary |
28 | 201 | Pete Lanzi | E | Youngstown State |
29 | 209 | George Roman | T | Case Western Reserve |
30 | 217 | Mel Sheehan | E | Missouri |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 110 | 83 | 141 | 55 |
Opponents Totals | 35 | 71 | 21 | 63 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 243 | 123 | 104 | 16 | / % | / % | 77 | 761 | |
Opponents Totals | 171 | 84 | 74 | 13 | / % | / % | 76 | 657 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lou Groza | 0 | 51 | 52 | 98.1 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 0 | 75 |
Edgar Jones | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
Marion Motley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Otto Graham | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Bill Boedeker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Bob Cowan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Dante Lavelli | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Mac Speedie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Dub Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Ara Parseghian | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Tony Adamle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Tommy Colella | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Horace Gillom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Dean Sensanbaugher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
George Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Team Totals | 52 | 51 | 52 | 98.1 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 1 | 389 |
Opponents Totals | 26 | 25 | 26 | 96.2 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 190 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lou Groza | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 1/ | 1/ | 3/ | 1/ | 2/ |
Team Totals | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 1/ | 1/ | 3/ | 1/ | 2/ |
Opponents Totals | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 1/ | 0/ | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marion Motley | 157 | 964 | 6.1 | 5 | |
Edgar Jones | 100 | 400 | 4.0 | 5 | |
Bill Boedeker | 78 | 254 | 3.3 | 3 | |
Dub Jones | 33 | 149 | 4.5 | 1 | |
Otto Graham | 23 | 146 | 6.3 | 6 | |
Ara Parseghian | 32 | 135 | 4.2 | 1 | |
Ollie Cline | 29 | 129 | 4.4 | 0 | |
Bob Cowan | 33 | 99 | 3.0 | 1 | |
Tony Adamle | 17 | 88 | 5.2 | 1 | |
Tommy Colella | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 1 | |
Dean Sensanbaugher | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 1 | |
Cliff Lewis | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | |
Dante Lavelli | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Tommy James | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Mac Speedie | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
George Terlep | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Bob Gaudio | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Team Totals | 544 | 2557 | 4.7 | 25 | |
Opponents Totals | 436 | 1519 | 3.5 | 10 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Otto Graham | 333 | 173 | 52.0 | 145 | 2713 | 8.1 | 15.7 | 78t | 25 | 7.5 | 15 | 4.5 | 85.6 | |||
Cliff Lewis | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 69 | 8.6 | 17.3 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 119.3 | ||||
George Terlep | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 56.3 | |||
Marion Motley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
Team Totals | 344 | 178 | 51.7 | 150 | 2809 | 8.2 | 15.8 | 78t | 26 | 7.6 | 16 | 4.7 | 85.0 | |||
Opponents Totals | 354 | 159 | 44.9 | 171 | 2097 | 5.9 | 13.2 | 78t | 14 | 4.0 | 24 | 6.8 | 49.1 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mac Speedie | 58 | 816 | 14.1 | 56 | 4 |
Dante Lavelli | 25 | 463 | 18.5 | 54t | 5 |
Horace Gillom | 20 | 295 | 14.8 | 1 | |
Bob Cowan | 15 | 265 | 17.7 | 63t | 4 |
Edgar Jones | 14 | 293 | 20.9 | 5 | |
Bill Boedeker | 13 | 237 | 18.2 | 51 | 2 |
Marion Motley | 13 | 192 | 14.8 | 78t | 2 |
Dub Jones | 9 | 119 | 13.2 | 2 | |
John Yonakor | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | |
Ara Parseghian | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | |
George Young | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Tommy James | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
Tommy Colella | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Team Totals | 178 | 2809 | 15.8 | 78t | 26 |
Opponents Totals | 159 | 2097 | 13.2 | 78 | 14 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff Lewis | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 0 | |
Lou Saban | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | |
Tommy James | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | |
Tommy Colella | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
Ara Parseghian | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 |
Weldon Humble | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
John Yonakor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Otto Graham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 24 | 283 | 11.8 | 56 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 16 | 359 | 22.4 | 51 | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Colella | 49 | 1716 | 35.0 | 0 | ||||||
Horace Gillom | 6 | 227 | 37.8 | 0 | ||||||
Cliff Lewis | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |||||
Team Totals | 56 | 1961 | 35.0 | 0 | 356 | 28.7 | ||||
Opponents Totals | 73 | 0 | 385 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff Lewis | 26 | 258 | 9.9 | 0 | ||
Tommy Colella | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
Tommy James | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | ||
Otto Graham | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
Bill Boedeker | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
Team Totals | 39 | 385 | 9.9 | 0 | ||
Opponents Totals | 32 | 356 | 11.1 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marion Motley | 14 | 337 | 24.1 | 0 | ||
Cliff Lewis | 7 | 147 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
Bill Boedeker | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | ||
Ollie Cline | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | ||
Bob Cowan | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | ||
Ara Parseghian | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | ||
Dub Jones | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | ||
Mac Speedie | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
Horace Gillom | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | ||
Dante Lavelli | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 40 | 752 | 18.8 | 0 | ||
Opponents Totals | 48 | 61 | 0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Young | 1 | ||||||
Team Totals | 25 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 1 | |
Opponents Totals | 44 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 0 |
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