1959 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 2nd place Eastern Conference 7-5-0 .583 |
| Head Coach: Paul Brown |
| Paul Bixler | Ends |
| Howard Brinker | Backfield |
| Dick Gallagher | Assistant Coach |
| Fritz Heisler | Guards |
| Eddie Ulinski | Tackles |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Wed | 8/12/1959 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20-34 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 27432 | |
| Sat | 8/22/1959 | H | Detroit Lions | 3-9 | L | Akron, OH | Rubber Bowl | 22654 | |
| Sun | 8/30/1959 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 14-17 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 24737 | |
| Sat | 9/5/1959 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 27-24 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 55883 | |
| Sun | 9/13/1959 | A | Detroit Lions | 28-31 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 33435 | |
| Sat | 9/19/1959 | H | Chicago Bears | 33-31 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 25316 | |
| Sat | 9/26/1959 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-17 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 33844 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1959 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 34-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 19935 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1959 | H | New York Giants | 6-10 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 65534 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1959 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 17-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 46422 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1959 | H | Washington Redskins | 34-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 42732 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1959 | A | Baltimore Colts | 38-31 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 57557 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1959 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 28-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 58275 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1959 | A | Washington Redskins | 31-17 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 32266 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1959 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20-21 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 68563 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1959 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 20-21 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 56854 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1959 | A | New York Giants | 7-48 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 68436 | |
| Sun | 12/13/1959 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 28-21 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 45952 | |
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 |
| 45 | LeRoy Bolden | LOH | 5-7 | 175 | 27 | Michigan State | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Jim Brown | FB | 6-2 | 228 | 23 | Syracuse | 12 | 12 |
| 40 | Preston Carpenter | LOE | 6-2 | 197 | 25 | Arkansas | 12 | 12 |
| 82 | Frank Clarke | ROE-ROH | 6-0 | 211 | 25 | Wisconsin; Trinidad State JC; Colorado | 12 | 1 |
| 50 | Vince Costello | MLB | 6-0 | 228 | 27 | Ohio University | 12 | 12 |
| 77 | Willie Davis | ROT-LOT | 6-3 | 243 | 25 | Grambling State | 12 | 2 |
| 35 | Galen Fiss | LLB | 6-0 | 226 | 28 | Kansas | 12 | 11 |
| 79 | Bob Gain | LDE | 6-3 | 256 | 30 | Kentucky | 12 | 12 |
| 76 | Lou Groza | LOT-K | 6-3 | 240 | 35 | Ohio State | 12 | 12 |
| 66 | Gene Hickerson | ROG | 6-3 | 248 | 24 | Mississippi | 12 | 11 |
| 86 | Billy Howton | ROE | 6-2 | 191 | 29 | Rice | 12 | 12 |
| 56 | Art Hunter | C | 6-4 | 243 | 26 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 |
| 22 | Kenny Konz | LS | 5-10 | 184 | 31 | Louisiana State | 12 | 3 |
| 88 | Rich Kreitling | LOE-ROE | 6-2 | 208 | 23 | Auburn; Illinois | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Warren Lahr | LS-RS | 5-11 | 189 | 36 | Western Reserve | 12 | 9 |
| 53/52 | Dave Lloyd | LB-C | 6-3 | 247 | 23 | Texas Tech; Georgia | 12 | 0 |
| 78 | Willie McClung | LDT | 6-2 | 250 | 29 | Florida A&M | 12 | 12 |
| 74 | Mike McCormack | ROT | 6-4 | 246 | 29 | Kansas | 10 | 9 |
| 34 | Walt Michaels | RLB | 6-0 | 231 | 30 | Washington & Lee | 12 | 12 |
| 49 | Bobby Mitchell | LOH | 6-0 | 192 | 24 | Illinois | 12 | 12 |
| 36 | Ed Modzelewski | FB | 6-0 | 217 | 30 | Maryland | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Jim Ninowski | QB | 6-1 | 206 | 23 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | Chuck Noll | LOG-LLB | 6-1 | 218 | 27 | Dayton | 12 | 3 |
| 70 | Fran O'Brien | ROT-LOT-ROG | 6-1 | 253 | 23 | Michigan State | 12 | 1 |
| 30 | Bernie Parrish | LDH | 5-11 | 194 | 23 | Florida | 12 | 12 |
| 73 | Floyd Peters | LDT-RDT | 6-3 | 254 | 23 | San Francisco State | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | Milt Plum | QB | 6-1 | 205 | 24 | Penn State | 12 | 12 |
| 18 | Bob Ptacek | LOH | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | Michigan | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | Ray Renfro | ROH | 6-1 | 190 | 30 | North Texas | 12 | 11 |
| 80 | Dick Schafrath | RDE-LDE | 6-3 | 253 | 22 | Ohio State | 12 | 1 |
| 44 | Jim Shofner | RDH-P | 6-2 | 191 | 24 | Texas Christian | 12 | 12 |
| 64 | Jim Ray Smith | LOG | 6-3 | 241 | 27 | Baylor | 12 | 10 |
| 84 | Paul Wiggin | RDE | 6-3 | 245 | 25 | Modesto JC; Stanford | 12 | 12 |
| 60 | John Wooten | ROG | 6-2 | 250 | 23 | Colorado | 12 | 1 |
| 42 | Junior Wren | RS-P | 6-0 | 192 | 30 | Missouri | 12 | 12 |
| 72 | Sid Youngelman | RDT | 6-3 | 257 | 28 | Alabama | 12 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 11 | Rich Kreitling | E | Illinois |
| 2 | 23 | Dick Schafrath | G | Ohio State |
| 3 | 35 | Fran O'Brien | T | Michigan State |
| 4 | 37 | Gary Prahst | E | Michigan |
| 4 | 47 | Dave Lloyd | C | Georgia |
| 5 | 53 | John Wooten | G | Colorado |
| 5 | 58 | Dick LeBeau | B | Ohio State |
| 6 | 70 | Jim Prestel | T | Idaho |
| 6 | 71 | Bob Denton | E | Pacific |
| 7 | 82 | Gene Miller | T | Rice |
| 8 | 87 | Bob Ptacek | QB | Michigan |
| 9 | 106 | Kirk Wilson | B | UCLA |
| 10 | 119 | Bob Zeman | B | Wisconsin |
| 11 | 130 | Jerry King | G | Kent State |
| 12 | 143 | Fran Palandrani | T | North Carolina State |
| 13 | 154 | Ray Reese | B | Bowling Green State |
| 14 | 167 | Elbert Dubenion | B | Bluffton |
| 15 | 178 | Tom Salwocki | C | Pittsburgh |
| 16 | 191 | Jamie Caleb | B | Grambling State |
| 17 | 202 | Homer Schmittan | E | Tennessee Tech |
| 18 | 215 | Eddie Hill | G | Miami (Ohio) |
| 19 | 226 | Joe Schroeder | T | Xavier (Ohio) |
| 20 | 239 | Al McClain | T | Shaw |
| 21 | 250 | Jim Fraser | G | Wisconsin |
| 22 | 263 | Joe Wenzel | E | Lehigh |
| 23 | 274 | Jim Gardner | T | Duke |
| 24 | 287 | Russ Goings | G | Xavier (Ohio) |
| 25 | 298 | Ernie Spychalski | T | Ohio State |
| 26 | 311 | Homer Floyd | B | Kansas |
| 27 | 322 | Larry Baker | T | Bowling Green State |
| 28 | 335 | Pete Abadie | E | Tulane |
| 29 | 346 | Ron Nietupski | T | Illinois |
| 30 | 359 | Carl Ketchie | B | Washington State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 65 | 72 | 44 | 89 | |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 94 | 65 | 38 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 234 | 118 | 109 | 7 | / % | / % | 36 | 329 | |
| Opponents Totals | 205 | 75 | 115 | 15 | / % | / % | 32 | 285 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brown | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||
| Bobby Mitchell | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Lou Groza | 0 | 33 | 37 | 89.2 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 0 | 48 |
| Ray Renfro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Preston Carpenter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Billy Howton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ed Modzelewski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bernie Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Milt Plum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Junior Wren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 37 | 33 | 37 | 89.2 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 0 | 270 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 0 | 214 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Groza | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 1 | 48 | 2/8 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1/5 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 1 | 48 | 2/8 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1/5 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 1/ | 3/ | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brown | 290 | 1329 | 4.6 | 70t | 14 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 131 | 743 | 5.7 | 90t | 5 |
| Milt Plum | 21 | 20 | 1.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Ptacek | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Ninowski | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| LeRoy Bolden | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 457 | 2149 | 4.7 | 90t | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 360 | 1422 | 4.0 | 65 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Plum | 266 | 156 | 58.6 | 102 | 1992 | 7.5 | 12.8 | 76 | 14 | 5.3 | 8 | 3.0 | 157 | 1835 | 87.2 | |
| Jim Ninowski | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 6 | 41 | 4.1 | 13.7 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.0 | 10 | 31 | 4.6 | |
| Team Totals | 276 | 159 | 57.6 | 108 | 2033 | 7.4 | 12.8 | 76 | 14 | 5.1 | 9 | 3.3 | 167 | 1866 | 84.1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 319 | 168 | 52.7 | 133 | 2457 | 7.7 | 14.6 | 71 | 17 | 5.3 | 18 | 5.6 | 115 | 2342 | 72.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Howton | 39 | 510 | 13.1 | 36t | 1 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 35 | 351 | 10.0 | 76t | 4 |
| Ray Renfro | 30 | 528 | 17.6 | 70t | 6 |
| Preston Carpenter | 24 | 372 | 15.5 | 43t | 2 |
| Jim Brown | 24 | 190 | 7.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Frank Clarke | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Milt Plum | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 159 | 2033 | 12.8 | 76t | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 168 | 2457 | 14.6 | 71 | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Parrish | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 37t | 1 |
| Junior Wren | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Jim Shofner | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Chuck Noll | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kenny Konz | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Galen Fiss | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Walt Michaels | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Warren Lahr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Costello | 0 | 14 | 14L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 242 | 13.4 | 37t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 139 | 15.4 | 32 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Wren | 27 | 996 | 36.9 | 55 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Jim Shofner | 23 | 860 | 37.4 | 48 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 50 | 1856 | 37.1 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 1777 | 35.5 | |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 2121 | 42.4 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 211 | 1810 | 36.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Mitchell | 17 | 177 | 10.4 | 78t | 1 | |
| Kenny Konz | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 211 | 8.1 | 78t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 39 | 1.2 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Mitchell | 11 | 236 | 21.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| LeRoy Bolden | 9 | 170 | 18.9 | 38 | 0 | |
| Jim Brown | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Ed Modzelewski | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 19 | 0 | |
| Chuck Noll | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 551 | 19.0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 734 | 19.3 | 46 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Roy Bolden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Galen Fiss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Gain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lloyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Michaels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fran O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Milt Plum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Wiggin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lowe Wren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Sid Youngelman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 61 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
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