1953 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 1st place • Eastern Conference • 11-1-0 .917 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/27/1953 | A | Detroit Lions | 16-17 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 54577 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Doug Atkins | 83 | LDE | 6-8 | 257 | 23 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Brewster | 88 | LOE | 6-3 | 210 | 23 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Carpenter | 20 | LOH | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Oregon State | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Catlin | 50 | LLB | 6-1 | 213 | 22 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Don Colo | 70 | LDT | 6-3 | 252 | 28 | Brown | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Donaldson | 66 | LOG | 5-9 | 225 | 23 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 |
| Len Ford | 80 | RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 27 | Morgan State; Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Gatski | 52 | C | 6-2 | 233 | 32 | Marshall; Auburn | 1 | 1 |
| Abe Gibron | 64 | LOG | 5-11 | 243 | 28 | Valparaiso; Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Horace Gillom | 84 | P | 6-1 | 221 | 32 | Ohio State; Nevada-Reno | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Gorgal | 15 | LS | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Otto Graham | 14 | QB | 6-1 | 196 | 32 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Groza | 76 | LOT | 6-3 | 240 | 29 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Helluin | 79 | RDT | 6-2 | 272 | 24 | Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| Lin Houston | 62 | ROG | 6-0 | 213 | 32 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Sherman Howard | 30 | FB | 5-11 | 193 | 29 | Iowa; Nevada-Reno | 1 | 1 |
| Harry Jagade | 32 | FB | 6-0 | 213 | 27 | Indiana | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy James | 42 | RCB | 5-10 | 184 | 30 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Dub Jones | 40 | ROH | 6-3 | 202 | 29 | Louisiana State; Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| Kenny Konz | 22 | RS | 5-10 | 184 | 25 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Warren Lahr | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 189 | 30 | Western Reserve | 1 | 1 |
| Dante Lavelli | 86 | ROE | 6-1 | 191 | 30 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Michaels | 34 | RLB | 6-0 | 231 | 24 | Washington & Lee | 1 | 1 |
| Marion Motley | 36 | FB | 6-1 | 232 | 33 | Nevada-Reno | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Noll | 65 | ROG | 6-1 | 218 | 21 | Dayton | 1 | 1 |
| Derrell Palmer | 72 | RDT | 6-2 | 240 | 31 | Texas Christian | 1 | 1 |
| George Ratterman | 16 | QB | 6-0 | 192 | 27 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 26 | LOH | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | North Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Reynolds | 46 | ROH | 5-11 | 195 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| John Sandusky | 78 | ROT | 6-1 | 251 | 28 | Villanova | 1 | 1 |
| Don Steinbrunner | 74 | MG | 6-3 | 220 | 21 | Washington State | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Willis | 60 | MG | 6-2 | 213 | 32 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| George Young | 82 | LDE | 6-3 | 214 | 29 | Georgia | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | / % | / % | 4 | 30 | |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | / % | / % | 4 | 50 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Groza | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Harry Jagade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 17 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Groza | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Jagade | 15 | 102 | 6.8 | 30 | 1 |
| Dub Jones | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Billy Reynolds | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Ken Carpenter | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 182 | 5.1 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 129 | 3.3 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Graham | 15 | 2 | 13.3 | 11 | 20 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13.3 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0.0 |
| George Ratterman | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 3 | 18.8 | 11 | 38 | 2.4 | 12.7 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12.5 | 3 | 29 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 12 | 179 | 6.9 | 14.9 | 33t | 1 | 3.8 | 2 | 7.7 | 2 | 15 | 164 | 50.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Jagade | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Dante Lavelli | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Billy Reynolds | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 179 | 14.9 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Gorgal | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Gillom | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 213 | 42.6 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 213 | 42.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 142 | 35.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Reynolds | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ken Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Jagade | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Billy Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ken Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| George Young | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Colo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dub Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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