1984 Cleveland Browns (NFL)

3rd place American Football Conference Central Division 5-11-0 .313

Head Coach: Sam Rutigliano (1-7-0); Marty Schottenheimer (4-4-0)

Dave Adolph	Linebackers
Joe Daniels	Receivers
Jim Garrett	Research and Development
Howard Mudd	Offensive Line
John Petercuskie	Special Teams
Tom Pratt	Defensive Line
Dave Redding	Strength and Conditioning
Keith Rowen	Running Backs
Joe Scannella	Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
Marty Schottenheimer	Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backfield
Darvin Wallis	Special Assistant

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Score			Location	Venue	Attendance
Sat	8/4/1984	H	Pittsburgh Steelers	14-31	L		Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Stadium	47381
Mon	8/13/1984	A	Los Angeles Rams	21-10	W		Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Stadium	41882
Sat	8/18/1984	A	Kansas City Chiefs	13-31	L		Kansas City, MO	Arrowhead Stadium	33074
Thu	8/23/1984	A	Philadelphia Eagles	19-20	L		Philadelphia, PA	Veterans Stadium	40030
Mon	9/3/1984	A	Seattle Seahawks	0-33	L		Seattle, WA	Kingdome	59540
Sun	9/9/1984	A	Los Angeles Rams	17-20	L		Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Stadium	43043
Sun	9/16/1984	H	Denver Broncos	14-24	L		Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Stadium	61980
Sun	9/23/1984	H	Pittsburgh Steelers	20-10	W		Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Stadium	77312
Sun	9/30/1984	A	Kansas City Chiefs	6-10	L		Kansas City, MO	Arrowhead Stadium	40785
Sun	10/7/1984	H	New England Patriots	16-17	L		Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Stadium	53036
Sun	10/14/1984	H	New York Jets	20-24	L		Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Stadium	55673
Sun	10/21/1984	A	Cincinnati Bengals	9-12	L		Cincinnati, OH	Riverfront Stadium	50067
Sun	10/28/1984	H	New Orleans Saints	14-16	L		Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Stadium	52489
Sun	11/4/1984	A	Buffalo Bills	13-10	W		Orchard Park, NY	Rich Stadium	33343
Sun	11/11/1984	H	San Francisco 49ers	7-41	L		Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Stadium	60092
Sun	11/18/1984	A	Atlanta Falcons	23-7	W		Atlanta, GA	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	28280
Sun	11/25/1984	H	Houston Oilers	27-10	W		Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Stadium	46077
Sun	12/2/1984	H	Cincinnati Bengals	17-20	L	OT	Cleveland, OH	Cleveland Stadium	51774
Sun	12/9/1984	A	Pittsburgh Steelers	20-23	L		Pittsburgh, PA	Three Rivers Stadium	55825
Sun	12/16/1984	A	Houston Oilers	27-20	W		Houston, TX	Astrodome	33676

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

ROSTER
No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
80	Willis Adams	WR	6-2	200	28	Navarro JC; Houston	16	1
53	Stuart Anderson	LB	6-1	225	25	Virginia	4	0
61	Mike Baab	C	6-4	271	25	Tarrant County JC; Austin JC (Minnesota); Texas	16	16
9	Matt Bahr	K	5-10	175	28	Penn State	16	0
99	Keith Baldwin	RDE	6-5	270	24	Texas A&M	16	16
56	Chip Banks	LOLB	6-4	233	25	Southern California	16	16
24	Greg Best	S	5-10	185	24	Kansas State	5	0
35	James Black	RB	5-11	198	22	Akron	2	0
88	Rickey Bolden	TE	6-5	280	23	Southern Methodist	12	9
47	Larry Braziel	LCB	6-0	190	30	Compton JC; Southern California	13	1
86	Brian Brennan	WR	5-10	183	22	Boston College	15	4
89	Preston Brown	WR	5-11	187	26	Vanderbilt	2	0
49	Clinton Burrell	S	6-1	192	28	Louisiana State	13	0
44	Earnest Byner	FB	5-10	215	22	East Carolina	16	3
96	Reggie Camp	LDE	6-4	274	23	California	16	16
75	Bill Contz	ROT	6-5	265	23	Penn State	15	9
50	Tom Cousineau	RILB	6-3	225	27	Ohio State	16	16
15	Steve Cox	P-K	6-4	195	26	Arkansas	16	0
85	Bruce Davis	WR	5-8	160	21	Baylor	14	1
38	Johnny Davis	FB-RB	6-1	235	28	Alabama	16	4
64	Joe DeLamielleure	ROG	6-3	253	33	Michigan State	16	16
54	Tom DeLeone	C	6-2	252	34	Ohio State	15	0
73	Doug Dieken	LOT	6-5	253	35	Illinois	16	16
29	Hanford Dixon	RCB	5-11	190	26	Southern Mississippi	16	16
53	Jim Dumont	LB	6-1	224	23	Rutgers	12	0
74	Paul Farren	ROT	6-5	275	24	Boston University	15	6
83	Ricky Feacher	WR	5-10	174	30	Mississippi Valley State	16	3
10	Tom Flick	QB	6-3	190	26	Washington	1	0
94	Elvis Franks	DE	6-4	265	27	Morgan State	16	0
79	Bob Golic	NT	6-2	261	27	Notre Dame	15	15
30	Boyce Green	RB	5-11	215	24	Carson-Newman	16	10
27	Al Gross	SS	6-3	195	23	Arizona	16	16
78	Carl Hairston	DE	6-3	267	32	Maryland-Eastern Shore	16	0
84	Duriel Harris	WR	5-11	176	30	New Mexico State	11	11
81	Harry Holt	TE	6-4	240	27	Arizona	12	8
68	Bob Jackson	LOG	6-5	253	31	Duke	16	16
51	Eddie Johnson	LILB	6-1	225	25	Louisville	16	16
48	Lawrence Johnson	LCB	5-11	203	27	Wisconsin	6	3
87	Darryl Lewis	TE	6-6	226	23	Texas-Arlington	2	0
62	George Lilja	ROT	6-4	260	26	Michigan	4	1
59	David Marshall	LB	6-3	220	23	Eastern Michigan	16	0
57	Clay Matthews	ROLB	6-2	242	28	Southern California	16	16
16	Paul McDonald	QB	6-2	185	26	Southern California	16	16
31	Frank Minnifield	LCB	5-9	180	24	Louisville	15	12
82	Ozzie Newsome	TE	6-2	228	28	Alabama	16	15
58	Scott Nicolas	LB	6-3	226	24	Miami (Florida)	16	0
40	Rod Perry	CB	5-9	180	31	Fresno CC; Colorado	8	0
66	Ted Petersen	OT	6-5	241	29	Eastern Illinois	4	0
43	Mike Pruitt	FB	6-0	225	30	Purdue	10	7
72	Dave Puzzuoli	NT	6-3	260	23	Pittsburgh	16	1
37	Chris Rockins	FS	6-0	195	22	Oklahoma State	16	2
20	Don Rogers	FS	6-1	206	22	UCLA	15	14
87	Tim Stracka	TE	6-3	225	25	Wisconsin	6	1
89	Dwight Walker	WR	5-10	185	25	Nicholls State	11	1
55	Curtis Weathers	LB	6-5	230	28	Mississippi	16	0
25	Charles White	RB	5-10	190	26	Southern California	10	1
84	Glen Young	WR	6-2	205	24	Mississippi State	2	1

DRAFT LIST
Round	Overall	Player	Pos	College
1	18	Don Rogers	DB	UCLA
2	48	Chris Rockins	DB	Oklahoma State
2	50	Bruce Davis	WR	Baylor
4	96	Rickey Bolden	TE	Southern Methodist
4	104	Brian Brennan	WR	Boston College
5	131	Dave Piepkorn	T	North Dakota State
6	158	Terry Nugent	QB	Colorado State
7	190	Jim Dumont	LB	Rutgers
9	227	Don Jones	WR	Texas A&M
10	280	Earnest Byner	RB	East Carolina

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT
Team Totals	54	81	44	71	0
Opponents Totals	61	97	53	83	3

TEAM STATS	TOP	1ST DOWNS	FDR	FDP	FDX	3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY	4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY	PEN	PENY
Team Totals	30:53	295	89	180	26	89/228 39.0%	6/13 46.2%	111	928
Opponents Totals	29:07	270	103	145	22	86/217 39.6%	4/13 30.8%	108	765

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	PTS
Matt Bahr	0	25	25	100.0	24	32	75.0	97
Mike Pruitt	6	0	0		0	0		36
Ozzie Newsome	5	0	0		0	0		30
Brian Brennan	3	0	0		0	0		18
Earnest Byner	3	0	0		0	0		18
Bruce Davis	2	0	0		0	0		12
Duriel Harris	2	0	0		0	0		12
Johnny Davis	1	0	0		0	0		6
Ricky Feacher	1	0	0		0	0		6
Boyce Green	1	0	0		0	0		6
Paul McDonald	1	0	0		0	0		6
Steve Cox	0	0	0		1	3	33.3	3
Team Totals	25	25	25	100.0	25	35	71.4	250
Opponents Totals	30	30	30	100.0	29	33	87.9	297

FIELD GOALS	MADE	ATT	PCT	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+
Matt Bahr	24	32	75.0	3/3	12/12	2/7	6/9	1/1
Steve Cox	1	3	33.3	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/3
Team Totals	25	35	71.4	3/3	12/12	2/7	6/9	2/4
Opponents Totals	29	33	87.9	0/0	13/13	7/9	7/9	2/2

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Boyce Green	202	673	3.3	29	0
Mike Pruitt	163	506	3.1	14	6
Earnest Byner	72	426	5.9	54	2
Charles White	24	62	2.6	8	0
Johnny Davis	3	15	5.0	8	1
Harry Holt	1	12	12.0	12	0
Bruce Davis	1	6	6.0	6	0
Paul McDonald	22	4	0.2	10	1
Dwight Walker	1	-8	-8.0	-8	0
Team Totals	489	1696	3.5	54	10
Opponents Totals	494	1945	3.9	64	10

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Paul McDonald	493	271	55.0	199	3472	7.0	12.8	64	14	2.8	23	4.7	53	345	3127	67.3
Steve Cox	1	1	100.0	0	16	16.0	16.0	16	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	16	118.8
Tom Flick	1	1	100.0	0	2	2.0	2.0	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	13	-11	79.2
Team Totals	495	273	55.2	199	3490	7.1	12.8	64	14	2.8	23	4.6	55	358	3132	67.5
Opponents Totals	458	261	57.0	177	3049	6.7	11.7	61t	15	3.3	20	4.4	43	353	2696	70.0

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Ozzie Newsome	89	1001	11.2	52	5
Brian Brennan	35	455	13.0	52	3
Duriel Harris	32	512	16.0	43	2
Ricky Feacher	22	382	17.4	64	1
Willis Adams	21	261	12.4	24	0
Harry Holt	20	261	13.1	36	0
Boyce Green	12	124	10.3	44t	1
Earnest Byner	11	118	10.7	26	0
Dwight Walker	10	122	12.2	25	0
Bruce Davis	7	119	17.0	43t	2
Mike Pruitt	5	29	5.8	9	0
Charles White	5	29	5.8	17	0
Glen Young	1	47	47.0	47	0
Rickey Bolden	1	19	19.0	19	0
Tim Stracka	1	15	15.0	15	0
Paul McDonald	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Team Totals	273	3490	12.8	64	14
Opponents Totals	261	3049	11.7	61t	15

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Al Gross	5	103	20.6	47	0
Hanford Dixon	5	31	6.2	18	0
Tom Cousineau	2	9	4.5	9	0
Eddie Johnson	2	3	1.5	3	0
Don Rogers	1	39	39.0	39	0
Frank Minnifield	1	26	26.0	26	0
Rod Perry	1	17	17.0	17	0
Chip Banks	1	8	8.0	8	0
Lawrence Johnson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Chris Rockins	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	20	236	11.8	47	0
Opponents Totals	23	518	22.5	85	3

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL	TB	I20	RYDS	NYDS	NET
Steve Cox	74	3213	43.4	69	2	8	16	489	2564	33.7
Team Totals	76	3213	42.3	69	2	8	16	489	2564	33.7
Opponents Totals	77	3123	40.6	61	0	7	21	322	2661	34.6

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG
Brian Brennan	25	10	199	8.0	19
Duriel Harris	9	0	73	8.1	13
Dwight Walker	6	3	50	8.3	13
Team Totals	40	13	322	8.1	19
Opponents Totals	43	7	489	11.4	42

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Earnest Byner	22	415	18.9	28
Bruce Davis	18	369	20.5	40
Preston Brown	8	136	17.0	27
Glen Young	5	134	26.8	36
Charles White	5	80	16.0	23
Scott Nicolas	1	12	12.0	12
Bill Contz	1	10	10.0	10
Harry Holt	1	1	1.0	1
Team Totals	61	1157	19.0	40
Opponents Totals	52	1159	22.3	46

SACKS	NO	YDS
Reggie Camp	14.0
Clay Matthews	12.0
Keith Baldwin	4.5
Carl Hairston	4.0
Chip Banks	2.5
Dave Puzzuoli	2.0
Bob Golic	2.0
Elvis Franks	1.5
Eddie Johnson	0.5
Team Totals	43.0	353.0
Opponents Totals	55.0	358.0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Willis Adams	1		0	0	0	0	0
Mike Baab	1		0	0	0	-11	0
Chip Banks	0	0	0	3	3	17	0
Rickey Bolden	1		0	0	0	0	0
Brian Brennan	1		0	0	0	0	0
Earnest Byner	3		2	0	2	55	1
Reggie Camp	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Tom Cousineau	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Bruce Davis	2		0	0	0	0	0
Joe DeLamielleure	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Doug Dieken	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Hanford Dixon	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Paul Farren	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Tom Flick	1		0	0	0	0	0
Bob Golic	0	0	0	1	1	18	0
Boyce Green	3		2	0	2	0	0
Al Gross	0	0	0	2	2	28	0
Bob Jackson	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Clay Matthews	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Paul McDonald	16		5	0	5	-5	0
Frank Minnifield	0	0	0	2	2	10	0
Scott Nicolas	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Pruitt	1		1	0	1	0	0
Dave Puzzuoli	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Dwight Walker	1		0	0	0	0	0
Team Totals	31	17	14	15	29	112	1
Opponents Totals	34	15	19	16	35		2