1955 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 1st place • Eastern Conference • 9-2-1 .818 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Mon | 12/26/1955 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 38-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 58346 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Mo Bassett | 30 | FB | 6-1 | 231 | 24 | Langston | 1 | 0 |
| Hal Bradley | 60 | ROG | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Iowa | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Brewster | 88 | LOE | 6-3 | 210 | 25 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Don Colo | 70 | RDT | 6-3 | 252 | 30 | Brown | 1 | 1 |
| Len Ford | 80 | RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 29 | Morgan State; Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Herschel Forester | 62 | ROG | 6-0 | 230 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Gain | 79 | MG | 6-3 | 256 | 26 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Gatski | 52 | C | 6-2 | 233 | 34 | Marshall; Auburn | 1 | 1 |
| Abe Gibron | 64 | LOG | 5-11 | 243 | 30 | Valparaiso; Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Horace Gillom | 84 | P | 6-1 | 221 | 34 | Ohio State; Nevada-Reno | 1 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 14 | QB | 6-1 | 196 | 34 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Groza | 76 | LOT | 6-3 | 240 | 31 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy James | 42 | RS | 5-10 | 184 | 32 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Dub Jones | 31 | ROH | 6-3 | 202 | 31 | Louisiana State; Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| John Kissell | 72 | LDT | 6-2 | 245 | 32 | Boston College | 1 | 1 |
| Kenny Konz | 22 | LS | 5-10 | 184 | 27 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Warren Lahr | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 189 | 32 | Western Reserve | 1 | 1 |
| Dante Lavelli | 86 | ROE | 6-1 | 191 | 32 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Carlton Massey | 82 | LDE | 6-4 | 221 | 25 | Southwestern (Texas); Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McCormack | 74 | ROT | 6-4 | 246 | 25 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Michaels | 34 | RLB | 6-0 | 231 | 26 | Washington & Lee | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 36 | FB | 6-0 | 217 | 26 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Morrison | 32 | ROH | 6-2 | 215 | 29 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Chuck Noll | 65 | LLB | 6-1 | 218 | 23 | Dayton | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Palumbo | 56/50 | C | 6-2 | 226 | 23 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 187 | 29 | Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Perini | 54 | LB | 6-0 | 225 | 27 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Petitbon | 27 | RS | 5-11 | 186 | 24 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| George Ratterman | 16 | QB | 6-0 | 192 | 29 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 26 | LOH | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | North Texas | 1 | 1 |
| John Sandusky | 78 | OT | 6-1 | 251 | 30 | Villanova | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 45 | LOH | 5-10 | 195 | 22 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Weber | 83 | DE | 6-1 | 229 | 25 | West Chester | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | / % | / % | 5 | 74 | |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | / % | / % | 2 | 10 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Graham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Lou Groza | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dante Lavelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Paul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 38 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Groza | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Modzelewski | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Mo Bassett | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 15t | 2 |
| Dub Jones | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 175 | 3.7 | 15t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 116 | 4.5 | 15 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Graham | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 8 | 209 | 8.4 | 14.9 | 50t | 2 | 8.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 2 | 13 | 196 | 70.7 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 8 | 209 | 8.4 | 14.9 | 50t | 2 | 8.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 2 | 13 | 196 | 70.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 11 | 39.3 | 10 | 166 | 5.9 | 15.1 | 67t | 1 | 3.6 | 7 | 25.0 | 2 | 23 | 143 | 31.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Modzelewski | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Dante Lavelli | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 50t | 1 | ||
| Ray Renfro | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 35t | 1 | ||
| Dub Jones | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Pete Brewster | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Fred Morrison | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Mo Bassett | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 14 | 209 | 14.9 | 50t | 2 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 166 | 15.1 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Konz | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65t | 1 |
| Tommy James | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Sam Palumbo | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Walt Michaels | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Len Ford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 65t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 24 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Gillom | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 119 | 39.7 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 119 | 39.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 153 | 38.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Konz | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 27 | 6.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Smith | 2 | 0 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 21 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 215 | 30.7 | 43 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Massey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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