1946 Cleveland Browns Roster
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the AAFC's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (12-2)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1946 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the All American Football Conference ended the 1946 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the AAFC's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
On offense, Cleveland scored 423 points, best in the league. The defense proved to be a force, as the Browns conceded 137 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Marion Motley ran for a team-leading 601 yards, while Edgar Jones also buoyed the ground attack.
Otto Graham passed for 1,834 yards. Dante Lavelli topped the receiving corps, snagging 40 passes for 843 yards.
The opportunistic defense manufactured 64 turnovers, best in the league. Tom Colella picked off 10 errant tosses from the opposition.
Paul Brown coached the team. The 1946 Cleveland Browns won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Chet Adams | T-E-DT | October 24, 1915 | 6'3" | 233 | Ohio | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Al Akins | HB-DB | June 13, 1921 | 6'1" | 199 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 48 | Ernie Blandin | LT | June 21, 1919 | 6'4" | 248 | Tulane | Augusta, KS USA | 14 | 5 |
| 34 | George Cheroke | G | January 2, 1921 | 5'9" | 195 | Ohio St. | Jenners, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 92 | Tom Colella | P | July 3, 1918 | 6'0" | 187 | Canisius | Albion, NY USA | 14 | 2 |
| 59 | Al Coppage | E | February 8, 1916 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma | Pilot Point, TX USA | 14 | 1 |
| 40 | Jim Daniell | LT | April 10, 1918 | 6'2" | 230 | Ohio St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 99 | Fred Evans | HB | May 23, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Notre Dame | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 70 | Gene Fekete | FB | August 31, 1922 | 6'0" | 195 | Ohio St. | Sugar Creek, OH USA | 6 | 2 |
| 72 | Frank Gatski | C | March 18, 1922 | 6'3" | 233 | Marshall | Farmington, WV USA | 10 | 1 |
| 60 | Otto Graham | PR | December 6, 1921 | 6'1" | 196 | Northwestern | Waukegan, IL USA | 14 | 9 |
| 85 | Don Greenwood | RH | February 18, 1921 | 6'0" | 190 | Missouri | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 10 |
| 46 | Lou Groza | C | January 25, 1924 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Martins Ferry, OH USA | 14 | 5 |
| 55 | John Harrington | E | April 15, 1921 | 6'3" | 198 | Marquette | Reedsburg, WI USA | 12 | 2 |
| 32 | Lin Houston | RG | January 11, 1921 | 6'0" | 213 | Ohio St. | Carbondale, IL USA | 12 | 5 |
| 90 | Edgar Jones | KR | May 6, 1920 | 5'10" | 193 | Pittsburgh | Scranton, PA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 39 | Alex Kapter | G | March 26, 1922 | 6'0" | 205 | Northwestern | Waukegan, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 37 | Bob Kolesar | G | April 5, 1921 | 5'10" | 200 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Dante Lavelli | RE | February 23, 1923 | 6'0" | 191 | Ohio St. | Hudson, OH USA | 14 | 8 |
| 62 | Cliff Lewis | DB | March 22, 1923 | 5'11" | 167 | Duke | Lakewood, OH USA | 10 | 2 |
| 82 | Bill Lund | HB | October 27, 1924 | 5'10" | 180 | Case Western Reserve | Akron, OH USA | 10 | 2 |
| 24 | Mel Maceau | C | December 25, 1921 | 6'0" | 203 | Marquette | Milwaukee, WI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Marion Motley | FB | June 5, 1920 | 6'1" | 232 | South Carolina St. | Leesburg, GA USA | 13 | 10 |
| 54 | John Rokisky | DE-E | July 24, 1915 | 6'2" | 202 | Duquesne | Mount Clare, WV USA | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | Lou Rymkus | RT | November 6, 1919 | 6'4" | 231 | Notre Dame | Royalton, IL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 66 | Lou Saban | C | October 13, 1921 | 6'0" | 202 | Indiana | Brookfield, IL USA | 14 | 2 |
| 20 | Mike Scarry | C | February 1, 1920 | 6'0" | 214 | Waynesburg | Duquesne, PA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 64 | Bud Schwenk | QB-TB-HB | August 26, 1918 | 6'2" | 201 | Washington (MO) | St. Louis, MO USA | 4 | 0 |
| 74 | Gaylon Smith | FB | July 15, 1916 | 5'11" | 202 | Rhodes | Lonoke, AR USA | 14 | 1 |
| 58 | Mac Speedie | LE | January 12, 1920 | 6'3" | 203 | Utah | Odell, IL USA | 14 | 10 |
| 88 | Bob Steuber | HB | October 25, 1921 | 6'2" | 200 | Missouri | Wenonah, NJ USA | 6 | 1 |
| 84 | Ray Terrell | HB | June 29, 1919 | 6'0" | 185 | Mississippi | Water Valley, MS USA | 9 | 4 |
| 36 | Ed Ulinski | LG | December 7, 1919 | 5'11" | 203 | Marshall | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 30 | Bill Willis | RG | October 5, 1921 | 6'2" | 213 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 13 | 9 |
| 50 | John Yonakor | RE | August 4, 1921 | 6'5" | 222 | Notre Dame | Boston, MA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 52 | George Young | DE | May 10, 1924 | 6'3" | 214 | Baldwin-Wallace | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 13 | 2 |
