1976 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Forrest Gregg (9-5)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1976 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 9-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Forrest Gregg (9-5)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1976 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Browns racked up 267 points, but the defensive squad conceded 287. Greg Pruitt ran for a team-leading 1,000 yards for Cleveland.
Brian Sipe passed for 2,113 yards. Reggie Rucker snagged 49 passes for 676 yards, while Paul Warfield and Greg Pruitt contributed to the receiving game as well.
Thom Darden picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
Forrest Gregg coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Pete Adams | LG | May 4, 1951 | 6'4" | 260 | USC | San Diego, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 52 | Dick Ambrose | LB | January 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 235 | Virginia | New Rochelle, NY USA | 10 | 2 |
| 60 | Bob Babich | MLB | May 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 231 | Miami (OH) | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Ron Bolton | RCB | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Norfolk St. | Petersburg, VA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 24 | Terry Brown | DB | January 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 205 | Oklahoma St. | Walters, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Don Cockroft | K | February 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | Adams St. | Cheyenne, WY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Neal Craig | SS | April 21, 1948 | 6'1" | 191 | Fisk | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Bill Craven | DB | December 18, 1951 | 5'11" | 190 | Harvard | Ranson, WV USA | 13 | 0 |
| 27 | Thom Darden | FS | August 28, 1950 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Sandusky, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Barry Darrow | RT | June 27, 1950 | 6'7" | 260 | West. Montana | Peoria, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Tom DeLeone | C | August 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 248 | Ohio St. | Ravenna, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Al Dennis | G | June 24, 1951 | 6'4" | 250 | Grambling St. | Independence, LA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 73 | Doug Dieken | LT | February 12, 1949 | 6'5" | 254 | Illinois | Streator, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 35 | Brian Duncan | RB | March 31, 1952 | 6'0" | 201 | SMU | Olney, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Earl Edwards | DT-DE | March 17, 1946 | 6'7" | 260 | Wichita St. | Statesboro, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Ricky Feacher | WR | February 11, 1954 | 5'10" | 174 | Miss. Valley St. | Crystal River, FL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 50 | John Garlington | LB | June 5, 1946 | 6'1" | 218 | LSU | Jonesboro, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Dave Graf | LB | August 5, 1953 | 6'2" | 215 | Penn St. | Dunkirk, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Van Green | DB | April 21, 1951 | 6'1" | 192 | Shaw | Auburndale, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Charlie Hall | LLB | December 2, 1948 | 6'3" | 220 | Houston | Yoakum, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Steve Holden | KR | August 2, 1951 | 6'0" | 195 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Gerald Irons | RLB | May 2, 1947 | 6'2" | 230 | Md-Eastern Shore | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Robert Jackson | RG | April 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 255 | Duke | Charlotte, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Walter Johnson | LDT | November 13, 1942 | 6'4" | 265 | New Mexico St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Joe Jones | LDE | January 7, 1948 | 6'6" | 250 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Dave Logan | WR | February 2, 1954 | 6'4" | 219 | Colorado | Fargo, ND USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Dave Mays | QB | June 20, 1949 | 6'1" | 204 | Texas Southern | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Cleo Miller | FB | September 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 207 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Gould, AR USA | 12 | 12 |
| 80 | Willie Miller | WR | April 26, 1947 | 5'9" | 172 | Colorado St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 70 | Mack Mitchell | RDE | August 16, 1952 | 6'8" | 246 | Houston | Diboli, TX USA | 14 | 10 |
| 84 | Gary Parris | TE | June 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 226 | Florida St. | East St. Louis, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Tony Peters | RCB | April 28, 1953 | 6'1" | 187 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 10 |
| 15 | Mike Phipps | QB | November 19, 1947 | 6'3" | 208 | Purdue | Shelbyville, IN USA | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | Larry Poole | RB | July 31, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Kent St. | Akron, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | Greg Pruitt | RB | August 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 190 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Mike Pruitt | RB | April 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 222 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 2 |
| 81 | Oscar Roan | TE | October 17, 1951 | 6'6" | 215 | UCLA | Dallas, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 33 | Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Boston Univ. | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Clarence Scott | LCB | April 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Henry Sheppard | G | November 12, 1952 | 6'6" | 255 | SMU | Cuero, TX USA | 14 | 1 |
| 72 | Jerry Sherk | RDT | July 7, 1948 | 6'4" | 258 | Oklahoma St. | Grants Pass, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Brian Sipe | QB | August 8, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 74 | Mike St. Clair | DE | September 2, 1953 | 6'5" | 248 | Iowa Central | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Gerry Sullivan | T-C-G | January 15, 1952 | 6'4" | 250 | Illinois | Oak Park, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Paul Warfield | WR | November 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 188 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
