1979 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Rutigliano (9-7)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1979 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Rutigliano (9-7)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1979 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Browns ran up 359 points, and the defensive squad allowed 352. Brian Sipe led the charge, passing for 3,793 yards. Dave Logan snagged 59 passes for 982 yards, while Reggie Rucker and Ozzie Newsome contributed to the receiving game, too.
Mike Pruitt carried the ball for a team-leading 1,294 yards for Cleveland.
Thom Darden picked off 5 opponent throws.
Sam Rutigliano coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Willis Adams | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6'2" | 194 | Houston | Weimar, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Lyle Alzado | LDE | April 3, 1949 | 6'3" | 255 | Yankton | Brooklyn, NY USA | 15 | 0 |
| 52 | Dick Ambrose | LILB | January 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 235 | Virginia | New Rochelle, NY USA | 15 | 14 |
| 28 | Ron Bolton | LCB | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Norfolk St. | Petersburg, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Henry Bradley | NT-DT | September 4, 1953 | 6'2" | 261 | Alcorn St. | St. Joseph, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 64 | George Buehler | G | August 10, 1947 | 6'2" | 260 | Stanford | Whittier, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 49 | Clinton Burrell | DB | September 4, 1956 | 6'1" | 192 | LSU | Franklin, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Don Cockroft | K | February 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | Adams St. | Cheyenne, WY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Thom Darden | FS | August 28, 1950 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Sandusky, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Oliver Davis | RCB | August 29, 1954 | 6'1" | 203 | Tennessee St. | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Tom DeLeone | C | August 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 248 | Ohio St. | Ravenna, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Doug Dieken | LT | February 12, 1949 | 6'5" | 254 | Illinois | Streator, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Rich Dimler | DT | July 18, 1956 | 6'6" | 260 | USC | Bayonne, NJ USA | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | Johnny Evans | P | February 18, 1956 | 6'1" | 197 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Ricky Feacher | WR | February 11, 1954 | 5'10" | 174 | Miss. Valley St. | Crystal River, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Dave Graf | LB | August 5, 1953 | 6'2" | 215 | Penn St. | Dunkirk, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Jack Gregory | RDE | October 3, 1944 | 6'5" | 250 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Okolona, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Charlie Hall | LLB | December 2, 1948 | 6'3" | 220 | Houston | Yoakum, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Dino Hall | KR | December 6, 1955 | 5'7" | 165 | Rowan | Atlantic City, NJ USA | 11 | 0 |
| 35 | Calvin Hill | RB | January 2, 1947 | 6'4" | 227 | Yale | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Gerald Irons | LB | May 2, 1947 | 6'2" | 230 | Md-Eastern Shore | Gary, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 68 | Robert Jackson | RG | April 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 255 | Duke | Charlotte, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Robert Jackson | RILB | August 7, 1954 | 6'1" | 230 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 5 |
| 48 | Lawrence Johnson | DB | September 11, 1957 | 5'11" | 204 | Wisconsin | Gary, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 47 | Ricky Jones | LB-DB | March 9, 1955 | 6'1" | 211 | Tuskegee | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Dave Logan | WR | February 2, 1954 | 6'4" | 219 | Colorado | Fargo, ND USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Clay Matthews | RLB | March 15, 1956 | 6'2" | 245 | USC | Palo Alto, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Cleo Miller | RB | September 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 207 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Gould, AR USA | 16 | 3 |
| 15 | Mark Miller | QB | August 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 176 | Bowling Green | Canton, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Matt Miller | T-G | July 30, 1956 | 6'6" | 270 | Colorado | Durango, CO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Pat Moriarty | RB | May 19, 1955 | 6'0" | 195 | Georgia Tech | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Ozzie Newsome | TE | March 16, 1956 | 6'2" | 232 | Alabama | Muscle Shoals, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Greg Pruitt | RB | August 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 190 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Mike Pruitt | FB | April 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 222 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Randy Rich | DB | December 28, 1953 | 5'10" | 178 | New Mexico | Bakersfield, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Cody Risien | LG | March 22, 1957 | 6'7" | 269 | Texas A&M | Bryan, TX USA | 16 | 10 |
| 33 | Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Boston Univ. | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | Clarence Scott | SS | April 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Henry Sheppard | RT | November 12, 1952 | 6'6" | 255 | SMU | Cuero, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Jerry Sherk | RDT | July 7, 1948 | 6'4" | 258 | Oklahoma St. | Grants Pass, OR USA | 10 | 0 |
| 78 | Mickey Sims | LDT | March 5, 1955 | 6'5" | 278 | South Carolina St. | Union, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Brian Sipe | QB | August 8, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | John Smith | WR | January 27, 1956 | 6'0" | 175 | Tennessee St. | Tuskegee, AL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike St. Clair | DE | September 2, 1953 | 6'5" | 248 | Iowa Central | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Gerry Sullivan | T-C-G | January 15, 1952 | 6'4" | 250 | Illinois | Oak Park, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Curtis Weathers | LB-TE | September 16, 1956 | 6'5" | 224 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Keith Wright | WR | January 30, 1956 | 5'10" | 172 | Memphis | Mercedes, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
