1979 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| Head Coach: Sam Rutigliano |
| Jim Garrett | Offensive Backs |
| Rod Humeniuk | Offensive Line |
| Rich Kotite | Receivers |
| Dick MacPherson | Linebackers |
| John Petercuskie | Special Teams |
| Jim Shofner | Quarterbacks |
| Chuck Weber | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/4/1979 | A | New York Giants | 7-27 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 30905 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1979 | H | Baltimore Colts | 24-3 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 43056 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1979 | A | Detroit Lions | 10-21 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 55623 | |
| Fri | 8/24/1979 | A | Washington Redskins | 21-9 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 40039 | |
| Sun | 9/2/1979 | A | New York Jets | 25-22 | W | OT | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 48472 |
| Sun | 9/9/1979 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 27-24 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 42181 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1979 | H | Baltimore Colts | 13-10 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 72070 | |
| Mon | 9/24/1979 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 26-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 80123 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1979 | A | Houston Oilers | 10-31 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 48915 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1979 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 35-51 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 81260 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1979 | H | Washington Redskins | 9-13 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 63323 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1979 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 28-27 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 75119 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1979 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 38-20 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 47845 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1979 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-19 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 69019 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1979 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 24-29 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 72440 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1979 | H | Miami Dolphins | 30-24 | W | OT | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 80374 |
| Sun | 11/25/1979 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 30-33 | L | OT | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48773 |
| Sun | 12/2/1979 | H | Houston Oilers | 14-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 69112 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1979 | A | Oakland Raiders | 14-19 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52641 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1979 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 12-16 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 42183 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Willis Adams | 80 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Navarro JC; Houston | 16 | 0 |
| Lyle Alzado | 77 | LDE-RDE-RDT | 6-3 | 254 | 30 | Yankton | 15 | 15 |
| Dick Ambrose | 52 | MLB-LILB | 6-0 | 228 | 26 | Virginia | 15 | 14 |
| Ron Bolton | 28 | LCB | 6-2 | 170 | 29 | Norfolk State | 16 | 16 |
| Henry Bradley | 91 | DT | 6-2 | 262 | 26 | Alcorn State | 5 | 0 |
| George Buehler | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 260 | 32 | Stanford | 11 | 6 |
| Clinton Burrell | 49 | CB | 6-1 | 192 | 23 | Louisiana State | 16 | 0 |
| Don Cockroft | 12 | K | 6-1 | 190 | 34 | Adams State | 16 | 0 |
| Thom Darden | 27 | FS | 6-2 | 195 | 29 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Oliver Davis | 21 | RCB | 6-1 | 203 | 25 | Tennessee State | 16 | 16 |
| Tom DeLeone | 54 | C | 6-2 | 252 | 29 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
| Doug Dieken | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 253 | 30 | Illinois | 16 | 16 |
| Rich Dimler | 92 | RDT | 6-6 | 260 | 23 | Southern California | 12 | 2 |
| Johnny Evans | 8 | P-QB | 6-1 | 197 | 23 | North Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
| Ricky Feacher | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 174 | 25 | Mississippi Valley State | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Graf | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 221 | 26 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
| Jack Gregory | 81 | RDE | 6-5 | 249 | 35 | Tennessee-Chattanooga; Delta State | 16 | 11 |
| Charlie Hall | 59 | LLB-LOLB | 6-3 | 220 | 31 | Houston | 16 | 16 |
| Dino Hall | 26 | RB | 5-7 | 165 | 24 | Rowan | 11 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 35 | RB | 6-3 | 228 | 32 | Yale | 14 | 7 |
| Gerald Irons | 86 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 32 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Jackson | 68 | ROG | 6-5 | 253 | 26 | Duke | 16 | 16 |
| Robert Jackson | 56 | RILB-MLB | 6-1 | 230 | 25 | Trinity Valley CC; Texas A&M | 16 | 5 |
| Lawrence Johnson | 49 | CB | 5-11 | 203 | 22 | Wisconsin | 16 | 0 |
| Ricky Jones | 47 | S | 6-1 | 224 | 24 | Tuskegee | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 85 | WR | 6-4 | 221 | 25 | Colorado | 16 | 16 |
| Clay Matthews | 57 | RLB-ROLB | 6-2 | 242 | 23 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Cleo Miller | 30 | FB | 5-11 | 214 | 28 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 16 | 3 |
| Mark Miller | 15 | QB | 6-2 | 176 | 23 | Bowling Green State | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Miller | 71 | OT | 6-6 | 270 | 23 | Colorado | 16 | 0 |
| Pat Moriarty | 25 | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 228 | 23 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Greg Pruitt | 34 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 28 | Oklahoma | 6 | 6 |
| Mike Pruitt | 43 | FB | 6-0 | 225 | 25 | Purdue | 16 | 16 |
| Randy Rich | 24 | CB | 5-10 | 181 | 26 | New Mexico | 16 | 10 |
| Cody Risien | 63 | LOG | 6-7 | 275 | 22 | Texas A&M | 16 | 10 |
| Reggie Rucker | 33 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 32 | Boston University | 16 | 16 |
| Mike St. Clair | 74 | LDE | 6-5 | 253 | 26 | Iowa Central CC; Grambling State | 16 | 7 |
| Clarence Scott | 22 | SS | 6-0 | 190 | 30 | Kansas State | 16 | 16 |
| Henry Sheppard | 65 | ROT | 6-6 | 263 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 16 |
| Jerry Sherk | 72 | RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 31 | Grays Harbor JC; Oklahoma State | 10 | 10 |
| Mickey Sims | 78 | LDT-NT | 6-5 | 278 | 24 | South Carolina State | 16 | 16 |
| Brian Sipe | 17 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 30 | Grossmont JC; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
| John Smith | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 175 | 23 | Tennessee State | 6 | 0 |
| Gerry Sullivan | 79 | C-OT | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | Illinois | 16 | 0 |
| Curtis Weathers | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 230 | 23 | Mississippi | 16 | 0 |
| Keith Wright | 89 | WR | 5-9 | 175 | 23 | Memphis | 5 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 20 | Willis Adams | WR | Houston |
| 2 | 40 | Lawrence Johnson | DB | Wisconsin |
| 2 | 47 | Sam Claphan | T | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 70 | Jim Ramey | DE | Kentucky |
| 4 | 95 | Matt Miller | T | Colorado |
| 5 | 124 | Rich Dimler | DT | Southern California |
| 6 | 151 | Clinton Burrell | DB | Louisiana State |
| 6 | 163 | Jim Ronan | DT | Minnesota |
| 7 | 183 | Cody Risien | T | Texas A&M |
| 8 | 204 | Kent Perkov | DE | San Diego State |
| 9 | 234 | Carl McGee | LB | Duke |
| 9 | 241 | Curtis Weathers | TE | Mississippi |
| 10 | 261 | John Smith | WR | Tennessee State |
| 11 | 287 | Randy Poeschl | DE | Nebraska |
| 12 | 315 | Dee Methvin | C | Tulane |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 91 | 59 | 78 | 122 | 9 | 359 |
| Opponents Totals | 94 | 81 | 60 | 114 | 3 | 352 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 350 | 125 | 189 | 36 | 99/222 44.6% | / % | 83 | 709 | |
| Opponents Totals | 307 | 136 | 158 | 13 | 105/240 43.8% | / % | 118 | 1018 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cockroft | 0 | 38 | 43 | 88.4 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 0 | 89 |
| Mike Pruitt | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Ozzie Newsome | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Dave Logan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Reggie Rucker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Calvin Hill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Pat Moriarty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Brian Sipe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Thom Darden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ricky Feacher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dino Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cleo Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 45 | 38 | 44 | 86.4 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 0 | 359 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 34 | 42 | 81.0 | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 0 | 352 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cockroft | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 1 | 51 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 8/12 | 3/8 | 1/3 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 1 | 51 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 8/12 | 3/8 | 1/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 35 | 62.9 | 1/2 | 6/9 | 9/13 | 6/11 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Pruitt | 264 | 1294 | 4.9 | 77t | 9 |
| Greg Pruitt | 62 | 233 | 3.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 39 | 213 | 5.5 | 39t | 1 |
| Calvin Hill | 53 | 193 | 3.6 | 33 | 1 |
| Brian Sipe | 45 | 178 | 4.0 | 34 | 2 |
| Dino Hall | 22 | 152 | 6.9 | 52t | 1 |
| Pat Moriarty | 14 | 11 | 0.8 | 8 | 2 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Willis Adams | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ricky Feacher | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Miller | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 504 | 2281 | 4.5 | 77t | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 577 | 2604 | 4.5 | 71t | 25 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Sipe | 535 | 286 | 53.5 | 223 | 3793 | 7.1 | 13.3 | 74 | 28 | 5.2 | 26 | 4.9 | 43 | 347 | 3446 | 73.4 |
| Johnny Evans | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 14 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 72.9 |
| Mark Miller | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 5 | 31 | 3.9 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3.6 |
| Team Totals | 545 | 289 | 53.0 | 229 | 3838 | 7.0 | 13.3 | 74 | 28 | 5.1 | 27 | 5.0 | 43 | 347 | 3491 | 72.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 468 | 271 | 57.9 | 181 | 3289 | 7.0 | 12.1 | 62 | 14 | 3.0 | 16 | 3.4 | 31 | 243 | 3046 | 75.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 59 | 982 | 16.6 | 46 | 7 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 55 | 781 | 14.2 | 74 | 9 |
| Reggie Rucker | 43 | 749 | 17.4 | 54 | 6 |
| Mike Pruitt | 41 | 372 | 9.1 | 50t | 2 |
| Calvin Hill | 38 | 381 | 10.0 | 31 | 2 |
| Cleo Miller | 26 | 251 | 9.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 14 | 155 | 11.1 | 27 | 1 |
| Ricky Feacher | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Dino Hall | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pat Moriarty | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Curtis Weathers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Keith Wright | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Willis Adams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 289 | 3838 | 13.3 | 74 | 28 |
| Opponents Totals | 271 | 3289 | 12.1 | 62 | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thom Darden | 5 | 125 | 25.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Clarence Scott | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Ron Bolton | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Hall | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Oliver Davis | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Clay Matthews | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Dick Ambrose | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 278 | 17.4 | 39t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 315 | 11.7 | 50 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Evans | 69 | 2844 | 41.2 | 59 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 375 | 2289 | 32.2 |
| Team Totals | 71 | 2844 | 40.1 | 59 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 375 | 2289 | 32.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 80 | 3313 | 41.4 | 61 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 345 | 2788 | 34.9 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Hall | 29 | 5 | 295 | 10.2 | 47 | 0 |
| Keith Wright | 12 | 6 | 50 | 4.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Clinton Burrell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ozzie Newsome | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 41 | 14 | 345 | 8.4 | 47 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 2 | 375 | 8.3 | 38 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Hall | 50 | 1014 | 20.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| Keith Wright | 15 | 402 | 26.8 | 45 | 0 | |
| Ricky Feacher | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Randy Rich | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bob Jackson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Cleo Miller | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Matt Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Moriarty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Curtis Weathers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 75 | 1531 | 20.4 | 45 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 1324 | 18.9 | 51 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Sherk | 11.0 | |
| Lyle Alzado | 7.0 | |
| Mickey Sims | 3.0 | |
| Jack Gregory | 2.5 | |
| Clay Matthews | 2.0 | |
| Henry Bradley | 1.0 | |
| Robert Jackson | 1.0 | |
| Mike St. Clair | 1.0 | |
| Clarence Scott | 1.0 | |
| Ricky Jones | 0.5 | |
| Dave Graf | 0.5 | |
| Gerald Irons | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 31.0 | 243.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 43.0 | 347.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lyle Alzado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Ambrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Ron Bolton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Henry Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinton Burrell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |
| Thom Darden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Ricky Feacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Gregory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dino Hall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Logan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clay Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Moriarty | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Pruitt | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Sherk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Sims | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 0 | |
| Curtis Weathers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 31 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 1 |
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