1951 Cleveland Browns season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Cleveland Browns 1951 Mickey McBride Paul Brown Paul Brown Cleveland Stadium 11–1 1st NFL American Lost NFL Championship(at Rams) 17–24 Ken Carpenter, HBDante Lavelli, ELou Groza, LTTony Adamle, LBLen Ford, DEOtto Graham, QBDub Jones, HBBill Willis, LB Len FordOtto GrahamDub JonesBill Willis Browns seasons The 1951 Cleveland Browns season was the team's second season with the National Football League. Dub Jones set an NFL record with six touchdowns in one game versus the Chicago Bears.The Best Show in Football:The 1946–1955 Cleveland Browns, p.226, Andy Piascik, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007, 978-1-58979-360-6 Offseason and roster moves Cleveland won the NFL championship in 1950, its first year in the league after four seasons in the defunct All-America Football Conference. Head coach Paul Brown made a number of roster moves in the offseason, including bringing in fullback Chick Jagade, end Bob Oristaglio and defensive backs Don Shula and Carl Taseff. NFL draft selections 1951 NFL draft Cleveland Browns 1951 1 14 Ken Konz Halfback LSU Career delayed by service in the Korean WarPro Bowl (1955)Ken Konz career stats https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KonzKe00.htm Pro Football Reference November 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131204133626/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KonzKe00.htm December 4, 2013 live mdy yes 2 18 Bucky Curtis End Vanderbilt 3 38 Jerry Helluin Tackle Tulane Career delayed by service in the Korean War 4 39 Bob Oristaglio End Pennsylvania yes 4 41 Bob Smith Halfback Texas A&M 4 50 Art Donovan Tackle Boston College yes yes 5× Pro Bowl (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957)Art Donovan career stats https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DonoAr00.htm Pro Football Reference November 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131016222015/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DonoAr00.htm October 16, 2013 live mdy Hall of Fame class of 1968 5 62 Ace Loomis Halfback Wisconsin-La Crosse 6 74 Dan Rogas Guard Tulane 7 82 Irv Holdash Center North Carolina 7 86 Walt Michaels Halfback Washington and Lee yes 5× Pro Bowl (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959)Walt Michaels career stats https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MichWa00.htm Pro Football Reference November 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131221232328/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MichWa00.htm December 21, 2013 live mdy 8 88 Art Spinney End Boston College yes 2× Pro Bowl (1959, 1960)Art Spinney career stats https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SpinAr00.htm Pro Football Reference November 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140112010815/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SpinAr00.htm January 12, 2014 live mdy 8 98 Max Clark Halfback Houston 9 105 Burl Toler Guard San Francisco 9 110 Don Shula Halfback John Carroll Hall of Fame class of 1997 yes yes 10 123 Chet Gierula Guard Maryland yes 11 135 Bernie Curtis Halfback Syracuse 12 142 Milan Sellers Halfback Florida State 12 147 Stew Kirtley End Morehead State 13 159 Bob Voskuhl Center Georgetown (KY) 14 171 Rudy Cernoch Tackle Northwestern 15 183 Joe Skibinski Guard Purdue 16 195 Ed Pasky Halfback South Carolina 17 207 Leroy Ka-Ne Halfback Dayton 18 219 Rube DeRoin Center Oklahoma State 19 231 Ray Solari Guard California 20 243 Jack Crocher Halfback Tulsa 21 255 Ray Stone End Texas 22 267 Carl Taseff Cornerback John Carroll yes 23 279 Johnny Champion Halfback Southern Methodist 24 291 Wayne Benner Halfback Florida State 25 303 John Knispel Tackle Wisconsin–La Crosse 26 315 Fred Williams Tackle Arkansas yes no 4× Pro Bowl (1952, 1953, 1958, 1959)Fred Williams career stats https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillFr01.htm Pro Football Reference November 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131115062303/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillFr01.htm November 15, 2013 live mdy 27 327 Jack Jones Halfback Livingston 28 339 Roger Thrift Halfback East Carolina 29 351 Bill Driver Halfback Florida State 30 362 Sisto Averno Guard Muhlenberg Roster and coaching staff 1951 Cleveland Browns rosterQuarterbacks 60 Otto Graham Running backs 90 Rex Bumgardner 84 Ken Carpenter American football CB 70 Emerson Cole OLB 72 Chick Jagade 86 Dub Jones American football 76 Marion Motley OLB 98 Carl Taseff y Receivers 59 Horace Gillom P/DE 56 Dante Lavelli 58 Mac Speedie Offensive linemen 22 Frank Gatski C 38 Bob Gaudio American football G 34 Abe Gibron G 46 Lou Groza T/K 32 Lin Houston G 44 Lou Rymkus T Defensive linemen 53 Len Ford DE 48 Chubby Grigg DT 45 John Kissell DT 50 Bob Oristaglio DE/WR 42 Derrell Palmer DT/T 49 John Sandusky DT/T 30 Bill Willis MG 52 George Young American football player DE Linebackers 74 Tony Adamle OLB 35 Alex Agase MLB/MG 20 Hal Herring MLB 23 Tommy Thompson linebacker OLB/C Defensive backs 82 Tommy James American football CB 80 Warren Lahr CB 62 Cliff Lewis quarterback S/QB 96 Don Shula y CB/S Reserve list -- Ken Gorgal S (Military) 94 Don Phelps RB (IR) 7px -- Art Spinney WR (Military) Head Coach Paul Brown Assistants Blanton Collier (Backfield) Weeb Ewbank (Tackles) Fritz Heisler (Guards) Tim Temerario (Ends) rookies in italics Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 17 College All-Stars W 38–7 1–0 Soldier Field 92,180 2 August 25 New York Yanks W 52–0 2–0 Rubber Bowl 25,820 3 September 4 at Detroit Lions L 20–21 2–1 Briggs Stadium 35,165 4 September 9 at Chicago Bears W 32–21 3–1 Wrigley Field 67,342 5 September 14 Los Angeles Rams W 7–6 4–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 38,851 Regular season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 30 at San Francisco 49ers L 10–24 0–1 Kezar Stadium 52,219 Recap 2 October 7 at Los Angeles Rams W 38–23 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 67,186 Recap 3 October 14 Washington Redskins W 45–0 2–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 33,968 Recap 4 October 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–0 3–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 32,409 Recap 5 October 28 New York Giants W 14–13 4–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 56,947 Recap 6 November 4 at Chicago Cardinals W 34–17 5–1 Comiskey Park 19,742 Recap 7 November 11 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–17 6–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 36,571 Recap 8 November 18 at New York Giants W 10–0 7–1 Polo Grounds 52,215 Recap 9 November 25 Chicago Bears W 42–21 8–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 40,969 Recap 10 December 2 Chicago Cardinals W 49–28 9–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 30,550 Recap 11 December 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 28–0 10–1 Forbes Field 24,229 Recap 12 December 16 at Philadelphia Eagles W 24–9 11–1 Shibe Park 16,263 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Championship December 23 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–24 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,540 Recap Standings Awards and records Otto Graham, NFL MVP References 35em Further reading Jonathan Knight, The Browns Bible: The Complete Game-by-Game History of the Cleveland Browns. Kent, OH: Black Squirrel Books, 2013. External links 1951 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference 1951 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com 1951 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com 1951 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com Cleveland Category:Cleveland Browns seasons Cleveland Browns