1951 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Conference • 11-1-0 .917 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/23/1951 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-24 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 57540 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Tony Adamle | 74 | LLB | 6-0 | 210 | 27 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Agase | 35 | LB | 5-10 | 210 | 29 | Illinois; Purdue; Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 90 | LOH | 5-11 | 193 | 28 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Carpenter | 84 | LOH | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 |
| Emerson Cole | 70 | FB | 6-2 | 215 | 24 | Toledo | 1 | 0 |
| Len Ford | 53 | RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Morgan State; Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Gatski | 22 | C | 6-2 | 233 | 30 | Marshall; Auburn | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Gaudio | 38 | ROG | 5-10 | 219 | 26 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Abe Gibron | 34 | LOG | 5-11 | 243 | 26 | Valparaiso; Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Horace Gillom | 59 | P | 6-1 | 221 | 30 | Ohio State; Nevada-Reno | 1 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 60 | QB | 6-1 | 196 | 30 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| Forrest Grigg | 48 | ROT | 6-2 | 294 | 25 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Groza | 46 | LOT | 6-3 | 240 | 27 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Hal Herring | 20 | RLB | 6-1 | 211 | 27 | Auburn | 1 | 1 |
| Lin Houston | 32 | ROG | 6-0 | 213 | 30 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Jagade | 72 | FB | 6-0 | 213 | 25 | Indiana | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy James | 82 | RCB | 5-10 | 184 | 28 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Dub Jones | 86 | ROH | 6-3 | 202 | 27 | Louisiana State; Tulane | 1 | 1 |
| John Kissell | 45 | LDT | 6-2 | 245 | 28 | Boston College | 1 | 1 |
| Warren Lahr | 80 | LCB | 5-11 | 189 | 28 | Western Reserve | 1 | 1 |
| Dante Lavelli | 56 | ROE | 6-1 | 191 | 28 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Cliff Lewis | 62 | S | 5-11 | 168 | 28 | Duke | 1 | 1 |
| Marion Motley | 76 | FB | 6-1 | 232 | 31 | Nevada-Reno | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Oristaglio | 50 | RDE | 6-2 | 214 | 27 | Pennsylvania | 1 | 0 |
| Derrell Palmer | 42 | LDT | 6-2 | 240 | 29 | Texas Christian | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Rymkus | 44 | ROT | 6-4 | 231 | 32 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| John Sandusky | 49 | RDT | 6-1 | 251 | 26 | Villanova | 1 | 1 |
| Don Shula | 96 | DB | 5-11 | 190 | 21 | John Carroll | 1 | 0 |
| Mac Speedie | 58 | LOE | 6-3 | 203 | 31 | Utah | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Taseff | 98 | DB | 5-11 | 182 | 23 | John Carroll | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Thompson | 24 | MLB | 6-1 | 221 | 24 | William & Mary | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Willis | 30 | MG | 6-2 | 213 | 30 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| George Young | 52 | LDE | 6-3 | 214 | 27 | Georgia | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | / % | / % | 6 | 41 | |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | / % | / % | 5 | 25 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dub Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lou Groza | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 24 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Groza | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 |
| OWN | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 |
| OPP | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Graham | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 34 | 0 |
| Marion Motley | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Ken Carpenter | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 5t | 1 |
| Dub Jones | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 92 | 4.0 | 34 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 81 | 1.9 | 14 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Graham | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 18 | 280 | 7.0 | 14.7 | 26 | 1 | 2.5 | 3 | 7.5 | 5 | 47 | 233 | 47.9 |
| Ken Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 41 | 19 | 46.3 | 19 | 280 | 6.8 | 14.7 | 26 | 1 | 2.4 | 3 | 7.3 | 5 | 47 | 233 | 46.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 15 | 253 | 8.4 | 19.5 | 73t | 1 | 3.3 | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 56.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Speedie | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Dante Lavelli | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Dub Jones | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Ken Carpenter | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Marion Motley | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 19 | 280 | 14.7 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 253 | 19.5 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Lahr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 35 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Gillom | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 37.0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 37.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 164 | 32.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Carpenter | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 35 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 35 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5.0 | 47.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Herring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dub Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
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