1951 Cleveland Browns Statistics
Team Record: 11-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's American Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (11-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1951 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 11 wins and 1 losses, finishing first in the NFL's American Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Browns paced the league with just 152 points allowed. Cleveland scored 331 points. Dub Jones ran for a team-leading 492 yards, while Ken Carpenter also buoyed the ground attack.
Otto Graham passed for 2,205 yards. Dante Lavelli topped pass catchers, snagging 43 passes, while Mac Speedie added 589 receiving yards. Dub Jones provided receiving help as well.
The ball-hawking defense manufactured 51 turnovers. Cliff Lewis and Warren Lahr each snatched 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Paul Brown coached the team. The 1951 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 | 265 | 147 | 55.5 | 2205 | 8.3 | 17 | 6.4 | 16 | 6.0 | 81 | 79.2 |
| Cliff Lewis | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 68 | 11.3 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 20 | 104.9 |
| Totals | 271 | 151 | 55.7 | 2273 | 8.4 | 18 | 6.6 | 17 | 6.3 | 81 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dub Jones | 104 | 492 | 4.7 | 43 | 7 |
| Ken Carpenter | 85 | 402 | 4.7 | 30 | 4 |
| Marion Motley | 61 | 273 | 4.5 | 26 | 1 |
| Emerson Cole | 46 | 252 | 5.5 | 23 | 1 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 45 | 126 | 2.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Don Phelps | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 10 | 1 |
| Carl Taseff | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 15 | 2 |
| Chick Jagade | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 35 | 29 | 0.8 | 12 | 3 |
| Cliff Lewis | 3 | -10 | -3.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 415 | 1708 | 4.1 | 43 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Lavelli | 43 | 586 | 13.6 | 47 | 6 |
| Mac Speedie | 34 | 589 | 17.3 | 51 | 3 |
| Dub Jones | 30 | 570 | 19.0 | 81 | 5 |
| Ken Carpenter | 12 | 183 | 15.2 | 45 | 2 |
| Horace Gillom | 11 | 164 | 14.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Marion Motley | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 34 | 0 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 19 | 1 |
| Emerson Cole | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Oristaglio | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 151 | 2273 | 15.1 | 81 | 18 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Gillom | 73 | 3321 | 45.5 | 66 |
| Totals | 73 | 3321 | 45.5 | 66 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Carpenter | 14 | 173 | 12.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Cliff Lewis | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Phelps | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 230 | 7.7 | 49 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Carpenter | 9 | 196 | 21.8 | 48 | 0 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Don Phelps | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Carl Taseff | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Chick Jagade | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Emerson Cole | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Horace Gillom | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Gaudio | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Don Shula | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Abe Gibron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 496 | 18.4 | 48 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Lahr | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 29 | 2 |
| Cliff Lewis | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Don Shula | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Tommy Thompson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Alex Agase | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Tommy James | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Hal Herring | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Tony Adamle | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 235 | 10.7 | 29 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Ford | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Thompson | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal Herring | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Kissell | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Sandusky | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Abe Gibron | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cliff Lewis | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Derrell Palmer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Otto Graham | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| George Young | 0 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tony Adamle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Carpenter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Carl Taseff | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Don Phelps | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lou Groza | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Horace Gillom | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Warren Lahr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bill Willis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Agase | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emerson Cole | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Gaudio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dub Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mac Speedie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marion Motley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 36 | 135 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Lou Groza | 10 | 43 | 0 | 73 | ||||||||||
| Dub Jones | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| Dante Lavelli | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| Ken Carpenter | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| Otto Graham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Mac Speedie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Carl Taseff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Warren Lahr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| George Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bob Oristaglio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Emerson Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Horace Gillom | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Marion Motley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Don Phelps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 331 |
