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1981 Cleveland Browns: 5-11-0
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Home record: 3-5-0 (151 points scored, 202 allowed) Road record: 2-6-0 (125 points scored, 173 allowed) Head Coach: Sam Rutigliano

276 points scored (24th of 28 teams), 375 points allowed (23rd) NFL Averages: 20.7 points/game (330.8 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:   348   624   3,986   ( 4)   6.00   21   27    474   1,929   (20)    4.1   11    5,915    ( 4)      53
Defense:   275   469   3,289   (15)   6.60   28   15    516   2,078   (18)    4.0   14    5,367    (16)      35

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 9  Matt Bahr            K     11   5'10  165   25    3   Penn State
10  Dave Jacobs          K      5   5'7   155   24    2   Syracuse
12  Rick Trocano         QB     6   6'0   188   22    R   Pittsburgh
15  Steve Cox            P     16   6'4   195   23    R   Arkansas
16  Paul McDonald        QB    12   6'2   185   23    2   Southern California
17  Brian Sipe           QB    16   6'1   195   32    8   San Diego State
20  Judson Flint         DB    16   6'0   201   24    2   California (PA)
22  Clarence Scott       DB    16   6'0   190   32   11   Kansas State
24  Cleo Montgomery      WR     4   5'8   183   26    2   Abilene Christian
24  Autry Beamon         DB    14   6'1   190   27    7   East Texas State
26  Dino Hall            RB    12   5'7   165   25    3   Rowan
27  Thom Darden          DB    13   6'2   193   31    9   Michigan
28  Ron Bolton           DB    16   6'2   170   31   10   Norfolk State
29  Hanford Dixon        DB    16   5'11  182   22    R   Southern Mississippi
30  Cleo Miller          RB    12   5'11  214   29    8   Arkansas-Pine Bluff
33  Charles White        RB    16   5'10  183   23    2   Southern California
33  Reggie Rucker        WR    14   6'2   190   34   12   Boston University
34  Greg Pruitt          RB    15   5'10  190   30    9   Oklahoma
35  Calvin Hill          RB     4   6'3   227   34   13   Yale
43  Mike Pruitt          RB    16   6'0   225   27    6   Purdue
48  Lawrence Johnson     DB    16   5'11  204   24    3   Wisconsin
49  Clinton Burrell      DB     2   6'2   192   25    3   Louisiana State
50  Don Goode            LB    16   6'2   231   30    8   Kansas
51  Eddie Johnson        LB    16   6'1   210   22    R   Louisville
52  Dick Ambrose         LB    16   6'0   228   28    7   Virginia
54  Tom DeLeone          C      8   6'2   248   31   10   Ohio State
56  Robert Jackson       LB    14   6'1   230   27    4   Texas A&M
57  Clay Matthews        LB    16   6'2   230   25    4   Southern California
58  Bruce Huther         LB    16   6'1   230   27    5   New Hampshire
63  Cody Risien          OT    16   6'7   255   24    3   Texas A&M
64  Joe DeLamielleure    OG    16   6'3   245   30    9   Michigan State
65  Henry Sheppard       OG     9   6'6   263   28    6   Southern Methodist
68  Robert Jackson       OG    16   6'5   260   28    7   Duke
71  Matt Miller          OT    16   6'6   270   25    2   Colorado
72  Jerry Sherk          DT    15   6'4   250   33   12   Oklahoma State
73  Doug Dieken          OT    16   6'5   252   32   11   Illinois
77  Lyle Alzado          DE    15   6'3   250   32   11   Yankton
79  Gerry Sullivan       C     16   6'4   250   29    8   Illinois
80  Willis Adams         WR     7   6'2   194   25    3   Houston
82  Ozzie Newsome        TE    16   6'2   232   25    4   Alabama
83  Ricky Feacher        WR    16   5'10  174   27    6   Mississippi Valley State
84  McDonald Oden        TE    16   6'4   228   23    2   Tennessee State
85  Dave Logan           WR    14   6'4   216   27    6   Colorado
86  Danny Fulton         WR     5   6'2   186   25    2   Nebraska-Omaha
87  Curtis Weathers      LB    13   6'5   220   25    3   Mississippi
90  Marshall Harris      DE    15   6'6   261   25    2   Texas Christian
91  Henry Bradley        DT    16   6'2   260   28    3   Alcorn State
92  Mike Robinson        DE    10   6'5   260   25    R   Arizona
94  Elvis Franks         DE    16   6'4   238   24    2   Morgan State
97  Thomas Brown         DE    16   6'4   245   24    2   Baylor

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Brian Sipe           567  313   55.2  3,876   6.84  12.4  17   3.0   25   4.4    34   310    68.2
Paul McDonald         57   35   61.4    463   8.12  13.2   4   7.0    2   3.5     6    43    95.9
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Ozzie Newsome          69  1,002   14.5    6
Greg Pruitt            65    636    9.8    4
Mike Pruitt            63    442    7.0    1
Dave Logan             31    497   16.0    4
Ricky Feacher          29    654   22.6    3
Reggie Rucker          27    532   19.7    1
Charles White          27    219    8.1    0
Calvin Hill            17    150    8.8    2
Cleo Miller            16    139    8.7    0
Danny Fulton            2     38   19.0    0
Willis Adams            1     24   24.0    0
McDonald Oden           1      6    6.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Mike Pruitt           247  1,103    4.5    7
Charles White          97    342    3.5    1
Cleo Miller            52    165    3.2    2
Brian Sipe             38    153    4.0    1
Greg Pruitt            31    124    4.0    0
Calvin Hill             4     23    5.8    0
Ozzie Newsome           2     20   10.0    0
Paul McDonald           2      0    0.0    0
Ricky Feacher           1     -1   -1.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Dino Hall              36    813   22.6    0
Cleo Montgomery        14    334   23.9    0
Charles White          12    243   20.2    0
Greg Pruitt             3     82   27.3    0
Cleo Miller             3     35   11.7    0
Thomas Brown            2     17    8.5    0
Eddie Johnson           1      7    7.0    0
Matt Miller             1      6    6.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Dino Hall              33    248    7.5    6    0
Cleo Montgomery        17    121    7.1    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Steve Cox 68 2,884 42.4 12 11 2 30 253 34.2 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Matt Bahr 3/3 5/5 5/9 0/2 0/1 13/20 22/22 61 Dave Jacobs 0/0 2/3 2/6 0/1 0/2 4/12 9/10 21 Steve Cox 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/ 1 0/ 0 0 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Lyle Alzado 8.5 Dick Ambrose 1 0 0 Ron Bolton 1 3 0 Henry Bradley 1.0 Thomas Brown 3.0 Thom Darden 3 68 0 Judson Flint 2 33 0 Elvis Franks 1.0 Don Goode 3.5 1 1 0 Marshall Harris 2.0 Robert Jackson 2.0 Dave Logan 1 0 0 Clay Matthews 5.0 2 14 0 Mike Robinson 2.0 Clarence Scott 1.0 4 46 0

1981 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 22 DB Hanford Dixon 131 Southern Mississippi 4 92 DE Mike Robinson 18 Arizona [pick acquired from WAS] 5 134 P Steve Cox 89 Arkansas 6 160 DT Ron Simmons Florida State 7 187 LB Eddie Johnson 148 Louisiana Tech 9 244 OG Randy Schleusener Nebraska 10 271 DE Dean Prater 77 Oklahoma State 11 298 DB Larry Friday 1 Mississippi State 12 325 OT Kevin McGill Oregon

Traded draft picks: #2 to BUF (Chris Williams), #3 to KC via DEN (Roger Taylor), #4 to SD (Eric Sievers), #8 to NYJ (J.C. Watts)


Transactions:

01-1981traded Washington's #10 pick and New England's #10 pick in the 1982 draft to Redskins for Washington's #8 pick in the 1982 draft
05-05-1981traded an unspecified #4 pick and Cleveland's #7 pick in the 1982 draft to Bills for Terry Miller
08-25-1981traded Cleveland's #6 pick in the 1982 draft to Cowboys for Bruce Huther
08-25-1981traded Cleveland's #7 pick in the 1983 draft to Eagles for Thomas Brown
10-06-1981traded Matt Bahr to 49ers for San Francisco's #9 pick in the 1983 draft


1981 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/07/81 vs San Diego Chargers L 14-44 0-1-0 09/13/81 vs Houston Oilers L 3-9 0-2-0 09/20/81 at Cincinnati Bengals W 20-17 1-2-0 09/27/81 vs Atlanta Falcons W 28-17 2-2-0 10/04/81 at Los Angeles Rams L 16-27 2-3-0 10/11/81 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7-13 2-4-0 10/18/81 vs New Orleans Saints W 20-17 3-4-0 10/25/81 vs Baltimore Colts W 42-28 4-4-0 11/01/81 at Buffalo Bills L 13-22 4-5-0 11/08/81 at Denver Broncos L 20-23 (OT) 4-6-0 11/15/81 at San Francisco 49ers W 15-12 5-6-0 11/22/81 vs Pittsburgh Steelers L 10-32 5-7-0 11/29/81 vs Cincinnati Bengals L 21-41 5-8-0 12/03/81 at Houston Oilers L 13-17 5-9-0 12/12/81 vs New York Jets L 13-14 5-10-0 12/20/81 at Seattle Seahawks L 21-42 5-11-0

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