1954 Cleveland Browns season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 1954-Browns-mediaguide.jpg Cleveland Browns 1954 Paul Brown Cleveland Stadium 9–3 1st Eastern Won NFL Championship(vs. Lions) 56–10 Otto Graham, QBLen Ford, DELou Groza, LTAbe Gibron, GDon Colo, DTDante Lavelli, E 4 DE Len Ford (1st team) QB Otto Graham (1st team) T Lou Groza (1st team) G Abe Gibron (2nd team) Browns seasons The 1954 Cleveland Browns season was the team's fifth season with the National Football League. The Browns' defense became the first defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest rushing yards allowed, fewest passing yards allowed, and fewest total yards allowed.The Best Show in Football:The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns, p.294, Andy Piascik, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007, 978-1-58979-360-6 The Browns were 9–3 in the regular season and won the Eastern Conference. They hosted the NFL Championship Game, and met the two-time defending champion Detroit Lions for the third straight year. This year's result was different, as the Browns won with a 56–10 blowout.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jIE_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=KlUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=978%2C3373187 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Stolle Fred Graham features as Cleveland crushes Detroit, 56-10, for pro grid championship December 27, 1954 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8nBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7166%2C5407997 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Liska Jerry Graham stars as Browns humble Lions, 56-19 December 27, 1954 3, part 2 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot The teams had met on the same field the previous week, in a meaningless game won 14–10 by the Lions. Both teams had already clinched their respective conference titles; it was postponed from early October due to the World Series.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V9UeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vk0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4566%2C1261670 Pittsburgh Press United Press Mixture as before: Lions beat Browns December 20, 1954 21 After the win, Detroit was a slight favorite for the title game.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W9UeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vk0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6718%2C2231216 Pittsburgh Press Lions battle Browns for NFL title Livingston Pat December 26, 1954 1, section 4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i4E_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=KlUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1543%2C3045514 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Browns-Lions clash in Cleveland today for grid title December 26, 1954 D1 Offseason Defensive Back Don Paul arrived via a trade with the Washington Redskins, who acquired him from the Chicago Cardinals. Upon his arrival in Washington, he fell in disfavor with George Preston Marshall of the Redskins.The Best Show in Football:The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns, p.308, Andy Piascik, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007, 978-1-58979-360-6 In January 1954, assistant coach Weeb Ewbank departed to become head coach of the Baltimore Colts.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SXBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xA8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7299%2C7265333 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Baltimore signs Ewbank, Browns' aid(e), as coach January 15, 1954 3, part 2 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot The Best Show in Football:The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns, p.310, Andy Piascik, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007, 978-1-58979-360-6 NFL draft The 1954 NFL draft was one of the biggest busts in the team's history. With the first overall pick in the draft, the Browns selected quarterback Bobby Garrett out of Stanford University. The plan was that he would be the heir to Otto Graham. Garrett suffered from a stuttering problem which hindered his performance in the huddle. Eventually, Garrett was traded to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for Babe Parilli, although Parilli would not play for the Browns until 1956. Later in the first round, the club selected John Bauer, who never played for the Browns and only played in two NFL games in his career. Roster 1954 Cleveland Browns roster Quarterbacks 14 Otto Graham16 George Ratterman Running backs 38 Maurice Bassett44 Chet Hanulak 40 Dub Jones 32 Fred Morrison 26 Ray Renfro 46 Billy Reynolds Receivers 88 Pete Brewster 84 Horace Gillom (P, DE) 86 Dante Lavelli Offensive linemen 60 Harold Bradley G 62 Herschel Forester G 52 Frank Gatski C 64 Abe Gibron G (C)76 Lou Groza T (K) 65 Chuck Noll G 78 John Sandusky T Defensive linemen 83 Doug Atkins DE70 Don Colo DT80 Len Ford DE79 Bob Gain DT (T)72 John Kissell DT 82 Carlton Massey DE 74 Mike McCormack MG Linebackers 54 Tony Adamle 50 Tom Catlin (C)34 Walt Michaels Defensive backs 15 Ken Gorgal S 42 Tommy James S 22 Ken Konz S 24 Warren Lahr CB (RB)20 Don Paul CB Reserve lists -- Gene Filipski RB (Military) 79 Don King DT (IR) 7px -- Babe Parilli QB (Military) --Joe Skibinski G (Military) rookies in italics Source: Exhibition schedule Week Date Opponent Result Attendance 1 August 21 at Green Bay Packers W 14–13 15,747 2 August 27 at Los Angeles Rams L 38–10 58,567 3 September 5 at San Francisco 49ers L 21–38 46,877 4 September 10 vs. Detroit Lions at Dallas L 31–56 42,000 5 September 18 Chicago Bears L 7–35 17,631 Regular season 1954 NFL season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 26 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–28 0–1 Connie Mack Stadium 26,546 Recap — October 3Postponement to December 19; (World Series) 2 October 10 Chicago Cardinals W 31–7 1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 24,101 Recap 3 October 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 27–55 1–2 Forbes Field 33,262 Recap 4 October 24 at Chicago Cardinals W 35–3 2–2 Comiskey Park 23,823 Recap 5 October 31 New York Giants W 24–14 3–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 30,448 Recap 6 November 7 Washington Redskins W 62–3 4–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 25,158 Recap 7 November 14 at Chicago Bears W 39–10 5–2 Wrigley Field 48,773 Recap 8 November 21 Philadelphia Eagles W 6–0 6–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 41,537 Recap 9 November 28 at New York Giants W 16–7 7–2 Polo Grounds 45,936 Recap 10 December 5 at Washington Redskins W 34–14 8–2 Griffith Stadium 21,761 Recap 11 December 12 Pittsburgh Steelers W 42–7 9–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 28,064 Recap 12 December 19 Detroit Lions L 10–14 9–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 34,168 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings thumb|right|260px|Program for the October 10 game against the Chicago Cards. NFL Championship Game 1954 NFL Championship Game Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Championship December 26 Detroit Lions W 56–10 1–0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 43,827 Recap Source: References 2 External links 1954 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (profootballreference.com) 1954 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com 1954 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com 1954 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com Cleveland Category:Cleveland Browns seasons Category:NFL championship seasons Cleveland Browns