1952 Cleveland Browns Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's American Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (8-4)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1952 Cleveland Browns RosterTeam Record: 8-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's American Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (8-4)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1952 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1952 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's American Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Cleveland scored 310 points, while the solid defense surrendered 213. Otto Graham threw for 2,816 yards. Mac Speedie topped pass catchers, snagging 62 passes for 911 yards.
Marion Motley ran for a team-leading 444 yards for the Browns, while Ken Carpenter and Chick Jagade also contributed to the rushing attack.
Bert Rechichar intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Paul Brown coached the team. The 1952 Cleveland Browns lost in the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Graham | 364 | 181 | 49.7 | 2816 | 7.7 | 20 | 5.5 | 24 | 6.6 | 68 | 66.6 |
| George Ratterman | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 33.3 | 11 | 43.8 |
| Dub Jones | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 95.8 |
| Marion Motley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 374 | 184 | 49.2 | 2839 | 7.6 | 22 | 5.9 | 26 | 7.0 | 68 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Motley | 104 | 444 | 4.3 | 59 | 1 |
| Ken Carpenter | 72 | 408 | 5.7 | 37 | 3 |
| Chick Jagade | 57 | 373 | 6.5 | 30 | 2 |
| Dub Jones | 65 | 270 | 4.2 | 35 | 2 |
| Otto Graham | 42 | 130 | 3.1 | 21 | 4 |
| Sherman Howard | 34 | 95 | 2.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 |
| George Ratterman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 394 | 1786 | 4.5 | 59 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Speedie | 62 | 911 | 14.7 | 50 | 5 |
| Dub Jones | 43 | 651 | 15.1 | 63 | 4 |
| Dante Lavelli | 21 | 336 | 16.0 | 41 | 4 |
| Ken Carpenter | 16 | 136 | 8.5 | 41 | 1 |
| Marion Motley | 13 | 213 | 16.4 | 68 | 2 |
| Sherman Howard | 11 | 219 | 19.9 | 57 | 3 |
| Chick Jagade | 9 | 203 | 22.6 | 47 | 1 |
| Pete Brewster | 4 | 117 | 29.2 | 47 | 1 |
| Horace Gillom | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 184 | 2839 | 15.4 | 68 | 22 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Groza | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 89 |
| Bob Gain | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 92 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Gillom | 61 | 2787 | 45.7 | 73 |
| Totals | 61 | 2787 | 45.7 | 73 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Renfro | 22 | 169 | 7.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Ken Carpenter | 10 | 139 | 13.9 | 54 | 1 |
| Bert Rechichar | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Don Phelps | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 55 | 405 | 7.4 | 54 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Carpenter | 11 | 234 | 21.3 | 40 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 8 | 130 | 16.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Marion Motley | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 35 | 0 |
| Emerson Cole | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Bert Rechichar | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Chick Jagade | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Ed Sharkey | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sherman Howard | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Walt Michaels | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Pete Brewster | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Skibinski | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Horace Gillom | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Abe Gibron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gain | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 47 | 823 | 17.5 | 40 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Rechichar | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Warren Lahr | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Tommy James | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Walt Michaels | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Tommy Thompson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 250 | 11.4 | 33 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Thompson | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Young | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Horace Gillom | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Len Ford | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Joe Skibinski | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Renfro | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Kissell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marion Motley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hal Herring | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bert Rechichar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Carpenter | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Sandusky | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Helluin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lin Houston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lou Groza | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chick Jagade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Otto Graham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Walt Michaels | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Brewster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dub Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Lou Groza | 19 | 32 | 0 | 89 | ||||||||||
| Dub Jones | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Ken Carpenter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Mac Speedie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Dante Lavelli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Otto Graham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Sherman Howard | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Marion Motley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Chick Jagade | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Pete Brewster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Len Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Horace Gillom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bob Gain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| George Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 310 |
