1949 Cleveland Browns (AAFC) |
| 1st place 9-1-2 .900 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Paul Brown |
| Blanton Collier | Backfield |
| Weeb Ewbank | Tackles |
| Dick Gallagher | Ends |
| Fritz Heisler | Guards |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/14/1949 | H | Chicago Hornets | 21-0 | W | Toledo, OH | Glass Bowl | 13426 | |
| Fri | 8/19/1949 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 21-21 | T | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 31157 | |
| Fri | 8/26/1949 | H | Brooklyn-New York Yankees | 28-21 | W | Akron, OH | Rubber Bowl | 19441 | |
| Mon | 9/5/1949 | A | Buffalo Bills | 28-28 | T | Buffalo, NY | Civic Stadium | 31839 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1949 | H | Baltimore Colts | 21-0 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 21621 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1949 | H | Brooklyn-New York Yankees | 14-3 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 26312 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1949 | A | Baltimore Colts | 28-20 | W | Baltimore, MD | Muncipal Stadium | 34879 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1949 | H | Los Angeles Dons | 42-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 30466 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1949 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 28-56 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 59770 | |
| Fri | 10/14/1949 | A | Los Angeles Dons | 61-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 27437 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1949 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 30-28 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 72189 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1949 | H | Chicago Hornets | 35-2 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 16506 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1949 | H | Buffalo Bills | 7-7 | T | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 22511 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1949 | A | Brooklyn-New York Yankees | 31-0 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 48069 | |
| Thu | 11/24/1949 | A | Chicago Hornets | 14-6 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 5031 | |
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/4/1949 | H | Buffalo Bills | 31-21 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 17270 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/11/1949 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 21-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 22550 | |
| Sat | 12/17/1949 | A | All-America Football Conference All-Stars | 7-12 | L | Houston, TX | Rice Stadium | 12500 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 74 | Tony Adamle | LLB-FB | 6-0 | 210 | 25 | Ohio State | 12 | 12 |
| 35 | Alex Agase | MLB-MG | 5-10 | 210 | 27 | Illinois; Purdue; Illinois | 12 | 10 |
| 99 | Bill Boedeker | LOH | 5-11 | 192 | 25 | DePaul | 12 | 7 |
| 33 | Frank Gatski | C | 6-2 | 233 | 28 | Marshall; Auburn | 12 | 12 |
| 34 | Bob Gaudio | ROG | 5-10 | 219 | 24 | Ohio State | 12 | 0 |
| 59 | Horace Gillom | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 221 | 28 | Ohio State; Nevada-Reno | 12 | 3 |
| 60 | Otto Graham | QB | 6-1 | 196 | 28 | Northwestern | 12 | 12 |
| 48 | Forrest Grigg | RDT | 6-2 | 294 | 23 | Tulsa | 12 | 12 |
| 46 | Lou Groza | LOT-LDT | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Ohio State | 12 | 12 |
| 92 | Les Horvath | LDH-LOH | 5-10 | 173 | 28 | Ohio State | 12 | 2 |
| 32 | Lin Houston | ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 213 | 28 | Ohio State | 12 | 12 |
| 38 | Weldon Humble | MLB-LOG | 6-1 | 221 | 28 | Rice; Louisiana-Lafayette; Rice | 11 | 4 |
| 82 | Tommy James | RDH-ROH | 5-10 | 184 | 26 | Ohio State | 12 | 12 |
| 86 | Dub Jones | ROH | 6-3 | 202 | 25 | Louisiana State; Tulane | 11 | 11 |
| 90 | Edgar Jones | LOH | 5-10 | 193 | 31 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 6 |
| 80 | Warren Lahr | LDH-S-LOH | 5-11 | 189 | 26 | Western Reserve | 11 | 11 |
| 56 | Dante Lavelli | ROE | 6-1 | 191 | 26 | Ohio State | 9 | 9 |
| 61 | Cliff Lewis | S-QB | 5-11 | 168 | 26 | Duke | 11 | 10 |
| 76 | Marion Motley | FB | 6-1 | 232 | 29 | Nevada-Reno | 11 | 10 |
| 53 | Bill O'Connor | LDE | 6-4 | 220 | 23 | Notre Dame | 11 | 5 |
| 42 | Derrell Palmer | LDT | 6-2 | 240 | 27 | Texas Christian | 12 | 11 |
| 85 | Ara Parseghian | ROH | 5-9 | 193 | 26 | Akron; Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Lou Rymkus | ROT | 6-4 | 231 | 30 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 |
| 20 | Lou Saban | RLB | 6-0 | 202 | 28 | Indiana | 12 | 12 |
| 58 | Mac Speedie | LOE-S | 6-3 | 203 | 29 | Utah | 12 | 12 |
| 49 | Joe Spencer | ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 239 | 26 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 0 |
| 70 | Ed Sustersic | FB | 6-0 | 205 | 27 | Findlay | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | Tommy Thompson | C-LB | 6-1 | 221 | 22 | William & Mary | 7 | 0 |
| 36 | Eddie Ulinski | LOG-LDG | 5-11 | 203 | 30 | Marshall | 12 | 11 |
| 45 | Bill Willis | MG-LDT | 6-2 | 213 | 28 | Ohio State | 12 | 12 |
| 50 | John Yonakor | RDE | 6-5 | 222 | 28 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 |
| 52 | George Young | LDE | 6-3 | 214 | 25 | Georgia | 7 | 7 |
| DRAFT LIST - SECRET | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College | |
| 1 | 8 | Gene Derricotte | B | Michigan | |
| 2 | 16 | Dick Kempthorn | B | Michigan | |
| DRAFT LIST | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Jack Mitchell | QB | Oklahoma | |
| 3 | 21 | Rip Collins | B | Louisiana State | |
| 4 | 29 | Bill McLellan | T | Brown | |
| 5 | 37 | Ed McNeill | E | Michigan | |
| 6 | 45 | Tom O'Malley | B | Cincinnati | |
| 7 | 53 | Phil Alexander | T | South Carolina | |
| 8 | 61 | Mike Cannavino | B | Ohio State | |
| 9 | 69 | Doak Walker | B | Southern Methodist | |
| 10 | 77 | Norby Adams | B | Purdue | |
| 11 | 85 | Neg Norton | T | Penn State | |
| 12 | 93 | Frank Burns | B | Rutgers | |
| 13 | 101 | Clarence Self | B | Wisconsin | |
| 14 | 109 | Walt Kersulis | E | Illinois | |
| 15 | 117 | Bobby Jack Stuart | B | Army | |
| 16 | 125 | Dinky Bowen | B | Georgia Tech | |
| 25 | 172 | Larry Cooney | B | Penn State | |
| 26 | 177 | Ray Lininger | C | Ohio State | |
| 27 | 182 | Vern Gagne | E | Minnesota | |
| 28 | 187 | Jim Moran | B | John Carroll | |
| 29 | 192 | Joe Soboleski | T | Michigan | |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 87 | 83 | 63 | 106 | |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 61 | 28 | 51 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 176 | 62 | 100 | 14 | / % | / % | 72 | 617 | |
| Opponents Totals | 156 | 75 | 67 | 14 | / % | / % | 45 | 359 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Motley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Edgar Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Dante Lavelli | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Mac Speedie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Lou Groza | 0 | 34 | 35 | 97.1 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 40 |
| Dub Jones | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Bill Boedeker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Otto Graham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Les Horvath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Lou Saban | 1 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Tommy James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Warren Lahr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ed Sustersic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 48 | 45 | 48 | 93.8 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 0 | 339 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 1 | 171 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Groza | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0/ | 0/ | 2/ | 0/ | 0/ | ||
| Lou Saban | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 0/ | 0/ | 2/ | 0/ | 0/ | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 0/ | 1/ | 2/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Motley | 113 | 570 | 5.0 | 8 | |
| Dub Jones | 77 | 312 | 4.1 | 4 | |
| Bill Boedeker | 50 | 269 | 5.4 | 1 | |
| Edgar Jones | 43 | 127 | 3.0 | 4 | |
| Ed Sustersic | 23 | 114 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Otto Graham | 27 | 107 | 4.0 | 3 | |
| Tony Adamle | 17 | 64 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Warren Lahr | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 1 | |
| Les Horvath | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| Ara Parseghian | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Tommy James | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Horace Gillom | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Gaudio | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Cliff Lewis | 9 | -17 | -1.9 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 403 | 1682 | 4.2 | 24 | |
| Opponents Totals | 437 | 1905 | 4.4 | 51 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Graham | 285 | 161 | 161 | 114 | 2785 | 9.8 | 17.3 | 74t | 19 | 6.7 | 10 | 3.5 | 97.5 | |||
| Cliff Lewis | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 144 | 14.4 | 28.8 | 2 | 20.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 95.8 | ||||
| Edgar Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 296 | 166 | 166 | 118 | 2929 | 9.9 | 17.6 | 74t | 21 | 7.1 | 12 | 4.1 | 31 | 263 | 2666 | 96.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 304 | 120 | 120 | 155 | 1677 | 5.5 | 14.0 | 72 | 9 | 3.0 | 29 | 9.5 | 29 | 28.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Speedie | 62 | 1028 | 16.6 | 7 | |
| Dante Lavelli | 28 | 475 | 17.0 | 67t | 7 |
| Horace Gillom | 23 | 359 | 15.6 | 0 | |
| Marion Motley | 15 | 191 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Dub Jones | 12 | 241 | 20.1 | 1 | |
| Bill Boedeker | 11 | 371 | 33.7 | 74t | 2 |
| Edgar Jones | 9 | 130 | 14.4 | 3 | |
| Les Horvath | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 54t | 1 |
| Tony Adamle | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Warren Lahr | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ara Parseghian | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Sustersic | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Forrest Grigg | 0 | 2 | 2L | 0 | |
| Lin Houston | 0 | 19 | 19L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 166 | 2929 | 17.6 | 74t | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 120 | 1677 | 14.0 | 72 | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lewis | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| Tommy James | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 34 | 1 |
| Tony Adamle | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Warren Lahr | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Alex Agase | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Weldon Humble | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | |
| Lou Saban | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 25t | 1 |
| Les Horvath | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Thompson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Willis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 331 | 11.4 | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 153 | 12.8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Gillom | 54 | 2011 | 37.2 | 1 | ||||||
| Warren Lahr | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 58 | 2136 | 36.8 | 2 | 314 | 31.4 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 1 | 277 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lewis | 20 | 174 | 8.7 | 0 | ||
| Warren Lahr | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 0 | ||
| Les Horvath | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 | |
| John Yonakor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 277 | 9.2 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 314 | 11.6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Motley | 12 | 262 | 21.8 | 0 | ||
| Dub Jones | 8 | 204 | 25.5 | 66 | 0 | |
| Bill Boedeker | 9 | 189 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Sustersic | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Lou Rymkus | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Edgar Jones | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Lou Groza | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 727 | 21.4 | 66 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Horvath | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 33 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 1 |
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