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1974 Cleveland Browns: 4-10-0
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Home record: 3-4-0 (124 points scored, 143 allowed) Road record: 1-6-0 (117 points scored, 201 allowed) Head Coach: Nick Skorich

241 points scored (15th of 26 teams), 344 points allowed (26th) NFL Averages: 18.2 points/game (254.5 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   179   367   1,727   (23)   4.16   12   24    461   1,924   (14)    4.2   14    3,651    (20)      39
Defense:   139   308   2,025   ( 8)   6.03   22   24    555   2,415   (25)    4.4   17    4,440    (23)      40

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
10  Chris Gartner        K     11   6'0   170   24    1   Indiana
12  Don Cockroft         K     14   6'1   195   29    7   Adams State
15  Mike Phipps          QB    14   6'2   205   26    5   Purdue
17  Brian Sipe           QB    10   6'1   195   25    1   San Diego State
18  Ben Hawkins          WR     2   6'1   180   30    9   Arizona State
21  Van Green            DB    14   6'1   192   23    2   Shaw
22  Clarence Scott       DB    14   6'0   180   25    4   Kansas State
23  Cliff Brooks         DB    13   6'1   190   25    3   Tennessee State
26  Billy Lefear         RB    11   5'11  197   24    3   Henderson State
27  Thom Darden          DB    14   6'2   195   24    3   Michigan
28  Eddie Brown          DB    13   5'11  180   22    R   Tennessee
29  Walt Sumner          DB    10   6'1   195   27    6   Florida State
30  Ken Brown            RB    14   5'10  203   28    5   None
31  Bob Hunt             RB     2   6'1   210   23    R   Heidelberg
34  Greg Pruitt          RB    14   5'10  190   23    2   Oklahoma
35  Bo Scott             RB    14   6'3   215   31    5   Ohio State
37  Hugh McKinnis        RB    13   6'0   215   26    2   Arizona State
40  Preston Anderson     DB    14   6'1   183   23    R   Rice
42  Gloster Richardson   WR     9   6'0   200   32    8   Jackson State
43  Fair Hooker          WR     7   6'1   195   27    6   Arizona State
48  Dave Sullivan        WR     6   5'11  185   23    2   Virginia
50  John Garlington      LB    14   6'1   218   28    7   Louisiana State
52  Mel Long             LB    14   6'0   228   27    3   Toledo
52  Billy Andrews        LB    11   6'0   225   29    8   Southeastern Louisiana
54  Tom DeLeone          C     12   6'2   252   24    3   Ohio State
56  Jim Romaniszyn       LB    14   6'2   224   23    2   Edinboro
59  Charlie Hall         LB    14   6'3   225   25    4   Houston
60  Bob Babich           LB    14   6'2   230   27    5   Miami (Ohio)
61  Bob DeMarco          C     14   6'3   248   36   14   Dayton
62  Glenn Holloway       OG    14   6'3   250   26    5   North Texas State
63  Barry Darrow         OT    13   6'7   260   24    1   Montana
64  Jim Copeland         OG     2   6'2   243   29    8   Virginia
65  John Demarie         OG    11   6'3   246   29    8   Louisiana State
66  Mike Seifert         DE    12   6'3   245   23    R   Wisconsin
67  Chuck Hutchison      OG     7   6'3   250   25    5   Ohio State
69  Pete Adams           OG    12   6'4   260   23    1   Southern California
71  Walter Johnson       DT    14   6'3   265   31   10   Los Angeles State
72  Jerry Sherk          DT    14   6'4   255   26    5   Oklahoma State
73  Doug Dieken          OT    14   6'5   254   25    4   Illinois
74  Carl Barisich        DT    13   6'4   255   23    2   Princeton
75  Allen Aldridge       DE    14   6'6   260   29    3   Prairie View A&M
77  Mark Ilgenfritz      DE    14   6'4   250   22    R   Vanderbilt
78  Bob McKay            OT    14   6'5   260   26    5   Texas
79  Gerry Sullivan       OT    13   6'4   250   22    R   Illinois
81  Nick Roman           DE    12   6'3   244   27    5   Ohio State
82  Tim George           WR     8   6'5   210   23    2   Carson-Newman
83  Jubilee Dunbar       WR     5   6'0   196   25    2   Southern
84  Ernie Richardson     TE     2   6'5   225   24    1   Jackson State
84  Jim Thaxton          TE    12   6'2   240   25    2   Tennessee State
88  Steve Holden         WR    10   6'0   198   23    2   Arizona State
89  Milt Morin           TE    14   6'4   236   32    9   Massachusetts

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Mike Phipps          256  117   45.7  1,384   5.41  11.8   9   3.5   17   6.6    33   280    46.7
Brian Sipe           108   59   54.6    603   5.58  10.2   1   0.9    7   6.5    15   122    47.0
Greg Pruitt            2    2  100.0    115  57.50  57.5   2 100.0    0   0.0     0     0   158.3
Don Cockroft           1    1  100.0     27  27.00  27.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0   118.8
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Hugh McKinnis          32    258    8.1    0
Steve Holden           30    452   15.1    3
Ken Brown              29    194    6.7    2
Milt Morin             27    330   12.2    3
Greg Pruitt            21    274   13.0    1
Gloster Richardson      9    266   29.6    2
Bo Scott                7     22    3.1    0
Jubilee Dunbar          6     74   12.3    0
Dave Sullivan           5     92   18.4    0
Jim Thaxton             4     71   17.8    0
Fair Hooker             4     48   12.0    1
Billy Lefear            4     21    5.2    0
Van Green               1     27   27.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Greg Pruitt           126    540    4.3    3
Hugh McKinnis         124    519    4.2    2
Ken Brown             125    458    3.7    4
Mike Phipps            39    279    7.2    1
Bo Scott               23     86    3.7    0
Brian Sipe             16     44    2.8    4
Steve Holden            1      6    6.0    0
Billy Lefear            6      2    0.3    0
Jim Thaxton             1    -10  -10.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Billy Lefear           26    574   22.1    0
Greg Pruitt            22    606   27.5    1
Eddie Brown             6    138   23.0    0
Jim Romaniszyn          5     48    9.6    0
Ken Brown               1      9    9.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Greg Pruitt            27    349   12.9    0    0
Thom Darden            21    173    8.2    0    0
Billy Lefear            2      1    0.5    0    0
Eddie Brown             2      0    0.0    1    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Don Cockroft 90 3,643 40.5 0 0 0 0 0 40.5 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Don Cockroft 1/1 7/7 3/3 3/4 0/1 14/16 29/30 71 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Allen Aldridge 2.0 Billy Andrews 1 18 0 Bob Babich 1 4 0 Carl Barisich 2.0 Eddie Brown 2 24 0 Thom Darden 8 105 0 John Garlington 2.5 2 33 0 Van Green 2 56 1 Charlie Hall 3 54 1 Walter Johnson 4.0 Nick Roman 3.5 Clarence Scott 4 42 0 Mike Seifert 3.0 Jerry Sherk 10.0 Jim Thaxton 1 0 0

1974 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 2 40 OT Billy Corbett Johnson C. Smith 5 118 DE Mark Ilgenfritz 14 Vanderbilt 6 146 RB Billy Pritchett 29 West Texas State [pick acquired from BUF] 7 163 WR Bob Herrick Purdue [pick acquired from STL] 7 171 OT Gerry Sullivan 119 Illinois 8 199 DB Eddie Brown 72 Tennessee [pick acquired from BUF] 9 224 OG Dan Scott Ohio State 10 238 WR Mike Puestow North Dakota State [pick acquired from CHI] 11 274 K Tom Gooden Harding 12 302 DE Ron McNeil North Carolina Central 13 327 DE Mike Seifert 12 Wisconsin 14 352 RB Bob Hunt 2 Heidelberg 15 380 LB Ransom Terrell Arizona 16 407 DB Preston Anderson 14 Rice 17 430 DT Carlton Buchanan S.W. Oklahoma State

Traded draft picks: #1 to SD (Don Goode), #3 to DEN (Claudie Minor), #4 to OAK (Morris Bradshaw), #6 to PIT via DEN (Jim Wolf), #8 to WAS (Darwin Robinson), #10 to BUF (Don Calhoun)


Transactions:

01-1974traded Andy Dorris to Cardinals for St. Louis' #7 pick in the 1974 draft
02-26-1974traded Ben Davis to Lions for Detroit's #5 pick in the 1975 draft
08-14-1974traded Bob Briggs to Chiefs for Kansas City's #9 pick in the 1975 draft
08-26-1974traded Fair Hooker to Saints for Jubilee Dunbar
09-03-1974traded Frank Pitts to Raiders for Oakland's #6 pick in the 1975 draft
09-04-1974Cardinals claimed Tom Gooden on waivers
09-05-1974traded Joe Jones to Eagles for Ben Hawkins
09-10-1974traded Cleveland's #6 pick in the 1976 draft to Bears for Glen Holloway
09-11-1974claimed Freddie Hyatt on waivers from Redskins
09-24-1974traded Cleveland's #6 pick in the 1975 draft to Chargers for Jim Thaxton
10-18-1974placed Jubilee Dunbar on injured reserve


1974 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/15/74 at Cincinnati Bengals L 7-33 0-1-0 09/22/74 vs Houston Oilers W 20-7 1-1-0 09/29/74 at St. Louis Cardinals L 7-29 1-2-0 10/06/74 vs Oakland Raiders L 24-40 1-3-0 10/13/74 vs Cincinnati Bengals L 24-34 1-4-0 10/20/74 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 16-20 1-5-0 10/27/74 vs Denver Broncos W 23-21 2-5-0 11/03/74 at San Diego Chargers L 25-36 2-6-0 11/10/74 at New England Patriots W 21-14 3-6-0 11/17/74 vs Pittsburgh Steelers L 16-26 3-7-0 11/24/74 vs Buffalo Bills L 10-15 3-8-0 12/01/74 vs San Francisco 49ers W 7-0 4-8-0 12/07/74 at Dallas Cowboys L 17-41 4-9-0 12/15/74 at Houston Oilers L 24-28 4-10-0

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