1991 Cleveland Browns season

46th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Cleveland Browns 1991 Art Modell Ernie Accorsi Bill Belichick Nick Saban Cleveland Municipal Stadium 6–10 3rd AFC Central Did not qualify DT Michael Dean Perry Browns seasons The 1991 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 42nd season with the National Football League. On August 5, Browns founder Paul Brown died at the age of 82.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 978-0-7611-2480-1, p.287 1991 was the first of five seasons in Cleveland for head coach Bill Belichick. Under Belichick, the Browns managed a 6–10 record, while finishing in third place in the AFC Central. The Browns won their first game of the season by beating Belichick's future team, the Patriots. Offseason NFL draft 1991 NFL draft 1991 Cleveland Browns 1 2 Eric Turner Safety UCLA yes yes 2 29 Ed King Guard Auburn yes 3 57 James Jones Defensive tackle Northern Iowa yes 4 85 Pio Sagapolutele Defensive tackle San Diego State yes 6 141 Michael Jackson Wide receiver Southern Mississippi yes 8 197 Frank Conover Defensive tackle Syracuse yes 9 225 Raymond Irvin Defensive back Central Florida 9 239 Shawn Wiggins Wide receiver Wyoming 10 252 Brian Greenfield Punter Pittsburgh 11 280 Todd Jones Offensive tackle Henderson State 12 308 Elijah Austin Defensive tackle North Carolina State no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/1991_draft.htm 1991 Cleveland Browns draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 2, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1991 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeNathaniel BoltonWide receiverMississippi College Trades made Traded Bob Buczkowski to Seattle Seahawks for 9x16http://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/1991.htm 1991 NFL Draft Pick Transactions Personnel Staff 1991 Cleveland Browns Owner and president – Art Modell Executive vice-president of football operations – Ernie Accorsi Director of pro personnel – Michael Lombardi Director of college scouting – Dom Anile Head coach – Bill Belichick Quarterbacks – Gary Tranquill Running backs – Steve Crosby Receivers – Richard Mann Offensive line – Hal Hunter Offense assistant – Ernie Adams Defensive coordinator – Nick Saban Defensive line – John Mitchell Outside linebackers – Don Blackmon Inside linebackers – Jim Bates Special teams – Scott O'Brien Coaches' assistant – Phil Savage Strength and conditioning – Jerry Simmons All-Time Assistant Coaches http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/assistant.php ClevelandBrowns.com February 1, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20061021092418/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/assistant.php October 21, 2006 dead Roster 1991 Cleveland Browns 19 Bernie Kosar 17 Todd Philcox 23 Randy Baldwin y 33 Leroy Hoard 34 Kevin Mack FB 20 Joe Morris American football KR 44 Lee Rouson 86 Brian Brennan  1 Michael Jackson wide receiver y 83 Tyrone Shavers y 84 Webster Slaughter 81 Scott Galbraith 48 Brian Kinchen LS 61 Mike Baab C 74 Paul Farren T 69 Dan Fike T 66 Tony Jones offensive tackle T 68 Ed King American football y G 70 John Rienstra G 67 Chris Thome y C 65 Rick Trumbull T 90 Rob Burnett American football DE 96 James Jones defensive lineman y DT 97 Ernie Logan y DT 92 Michael Dean Perry DT 98 Anthony Pleasant DE 75 Pio Sagapolutele y DE 91 John Thornton defensive tackle y DT 58 David Brandon American football OLB 52 Richard Brown linebacker MLB 99 Johnie Cooks OLB 53 Cedric Figaro MLB 59 Mike Johnson linebacker MLB 57 Clay Matthews OLB 50 Van Waiters OLB 37 Harlon Barnett SS 42 Latin Berry CB 36 Stephen Braggs CB 38 Odie Harris SS 39 Randy Hilliard CB 41 Alfred Jackson gridiron football CB 43 Joe King safety y FS 31 Frank Minnifield CB 22 Vince Newsome FS 29 Eric Turner American football y FS 11 Brian Hansen American football P  3 Matt Stover y K 71 Leonard Burton C IR 26 Raymond Clayborn CB IR 94 Frank Conover y DT IR 27 Derrick Douglas RB IR 13 Jeff Francis American football QB IR 30 Thane Gash S PUP  8 Brian Greenfield y P IR 23 Mark Harper American football CB IR -- Ray Irvin y CB IR 40 Lynn James WR IR 88 Reggie Langhorne WR IR 49 Bruce McGonnigal y TE IR 21 Eric Metcalf RB/PR/KR IR 89 Mike Oliphant WR IR 80 Danny Peebles WR/KR IR 87 John Talley American football TE IR 85 Lawyer Tillman TE PUP 93 Mike Wise American football DE IR 78 Rob Woods American football y T IR 47 active, 19 inactive, 5 practice squad 56 Lonnie Brockman LB -- Newt Harrell G 43 Archie Herring y RB -- Pete Lucas y American football T 35 Charlie Oliver safety S Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 5, 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–23 0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 64,753 2 August 10, 1991 New York Giants W 16–10 1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 54,445 3 August 16, 1991 at Washington Redskins W 24–21 (OT) 2–1 RFK Stadium 51,137 4 August 23, 1991 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–31 2–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 45,925https://www.profootballarchives.com/1991nflcle.html 1991 Cleveland Browns (NFL) Cleveland Browns (NFL) November 11, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 Dallas Cowboys L 14–26 0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,860 2 September 8 at New England Patriots W 20–0 1–1 Sullivan Stadium 35,377 3 September 15 Cincinnati Bengals W 14–13 2–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,269 4 September 22 at New York Giants L 10–13 2–2 Giants Stadium 75,891 5 Bye 6 October 6 New York Jets L 14–17 2–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 71,042 7 October 13 at Washington Redskins L 17–42 2–4 RFK Stadium 54,715 8 October 20 at San Diego Chargers W 30–24 3–4 Jack Murphy Stadium 48,440 9 October 27 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–14 4–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,285 10 November 3 at Cincinnati Bengals L 21–23 4–5 Riverfront Stadium 55,077 11 November 10 Philadelphia Eagles L 30–32 4–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 72,086 12 November 17 at Houston Oilers L 24–28 4–7 Houston Astrodome 58,155 13 November 24 Kansas City Chiefs W 20–15 5–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 63,991 14 December 1 at Indianapolis Colts W 31–0 6–7 Hoosier Dome 57,539 15 December 8 Denver Broncos L 7–17 6–8 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 73,539 16 December 15 Houston Oilers L 14–17 6–9 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 55,680 17 December 22 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–17 6–10 Three Rivers Stadium 47,070 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Season summary Week 17 at Steelers Cleveland Browns 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Seventeen: Cleveland Browns (6–9) at Pittsburgh Steelers (6–9) December 22 1:00 p.m. EDT Browns 0 3 0 7 Steelers 3 0 7 7 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 47,070 Sunny, 39 F C Pat Haggerty NBC Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Box Score, Box Score First quarter PIT – Gary Anderson 34-yard field goal, 0:59. Steelers 3–0. Second quarter CLE – Matt Stover 19-yard field goal, 6:18. Tie 3–3. Third quarter PIT – Dwight Stone 65-yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick), 0:16. Steelers 10–3. Fourth quarter PIT – Richard Shelton 57-yard interception return (Gary Anderson kick), 9:28. Steelers 17–3. CLE – Michael Jackson 27-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Matt Stover kick), 6:56. Steelers 17–10. Top passers CLE – Bernie Kosar – 28/49, 335 yards, TD, 3 INT PIT – Bubby Brister – 7/26, 113 yards, TD Top rushers CLE – Joe Morris – 12 rushes, 26 yards PIT – Tim Worley – 16 rushes, 84 yards Top receivers CLE – Webster Slaughter – 11 receptions, 138 yards PIT – Dwight Stone – 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD References External links 1991 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com) 1991 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com 1991 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com 1991 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com Cleveland Category:Cleveland Browns seasons Cleveland Category:Long stubs with short prose