1981 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Rutigliano (5-11)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1981 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Rutigliano (5-11)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1981 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
Cleveland racked up 276 points, while the defense yielded 375. Brian Sipe directed the offense, passing for 3,876 yards. Ozzie Newsome snagged 69 passes for 1,002 yards. Mike Pruitt and Greg Pruitt provided receiving help also.
Mike Pruitt ran for a team-leading 1,103 yards for the Browns.
Clarence Scott intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
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 | 7 | 0 |
| 77 | Lyle Alzado | RDE | April 3, 1949 | 6'3" | 255 | Yankton | Brooklyn, NY USA | 15 | 15 |
| 52 | Dick Ambrose | RILB | January 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 235 | Virginia | New Rochelle, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | Matt Bahr | K | July 6, 1956 | 5'10" | 175 | Penn St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 24 | Autry Beamon | DB | November 12, 1953 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Terrell, TX USA | 14 | 4 |
| 28 | Ron Bolton | LCB | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Norfolk St. | Petersburg, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Henry Bradley | NT | September 4, 1953 | 6'2" | 261 | Alcorn St. | St. Joseph, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Thomas Brown | DE | July 8, 1957 | 6'4" | 247 | Baylor | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 4 |
| 49 | Clinton Burrell | DB | September 4, 1956 | 6'1" | 192 | LSU | Franklin, LA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Steve Cox | P | May 11, 1958 | 6'4" | 195 | Tulsa | Shreveport, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Thom Darden | FS | August 28, 1950 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan | Sandusky, OH USA | 13 | 10 |
| 64 | Joe DeLamielleure | RG | March 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 254 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Tom DeLeone | C | August 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 248 | Ohio St. | Ravenna, OH USA | 8 | 8 |
| 73 | Doug Dieken | LT | February 12, 1949 | 6'5" | 254 | Illinois | Streator, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Hanford Dixon | RCB | December 25, 1958 | 5'11" | 186 | Southern Miss | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 83 | Ricky Feacher | WR | February 11, 1954 | 5'10" | 174 | Miss. Valley St. | Crystal River, FL USA | 16 | 7 |
| 20 | Judson Flint | DB | January 26, 1957 | 6'0" | 201 | Memphis | Farrell, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 94 | Elvis Franks | DE | July 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 252 | Morgan St. | Doucette, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 86 | Danny Fulton | WR | September 2, 1956 | 6'2" | 184 | Nebraska | Memphis, TN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | Don Goode | LOLB | June 21, 1951 | 6'2" | 234 | Kansas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Dino Hall | KR | December 6, 1955 | 5'7" | 165 | Rowan | Atlantic City, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 90 | Marshall Harris | LDE | December 6, 1955 | 6'6" | 261 | TCU | San Antonio, TX USA | 15 | 12 |
| 35 | Calvin Hill | RB | January 2, 1947 | 6'4" | 227 | Yale | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Bruce Huther | LB | July 23, 1954 | 6'1" | 221 | New Hampshire | Paterson, NJ USA | 16 | 2 |
| 68 | Robert Jackson | LG | April 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 255 | Duke | Charlotte, NC USA | 16 | 13 |
| 56 | Robert Jackson | LILB | August 7, 1954 | 6'1" | 230 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | Dave Jacobs | K | July 1, 1957 | 5'7" | 151 | Syracuse | Scranton, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | Eddie Johnson | LB | February 3, 1959 | 6'1" | 220 | Louisville | Albany, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 48 | Lawrence Johnson | DB | September 11, 1957 | 5'11" | 204 | Wisconsin | Gary, IN USA | 16 | 2 |
| 85 | Dave Logan | WR | February 2, 1954 | 6'4" | 219 | Colorado | Fargo, ND USA | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Clay Matthews | ROLB | March 15, 1956 | 6'2" | 245 | USC | Palo Alto, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | Paul McDonald | QB | February 23, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | USC | Montebello, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Cleo Miller | RB | September 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 207 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Gould, AR USA | 12 | 3 |
| 71 | Matt Miller | T-G | July 30, 1956 | 6'6" | 270 | Colorado | Durango, CO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Cleo Montgomery | WR | July 1, 1955 | 5'8" | 183 | Abilene Christian | Greenville, MS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 82 | Ozzie Newsome | TE | March 16, 1956 | 6'2" | 232 | Alabama | Muscle Shoals, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | McDonald Oden | TE | March 28, 1958 | 6'4" | 234 | Tennessee St. | Franklin, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Greg Pruitt | RB | August 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 190 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 15 | 5 |
| 43 | Mike Pruitt | FB | April 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 222 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 63 | Cody Risien | RT | March 22, 1957 | 6'7" | 269 | Texas A&M | Bryan, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Mike Robinson | DE | August 19, 1956 | 6'4" | 265 | Oklahoma St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 33 | Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Boston Univ. | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 11 |
| 22 | Clarence Scott | SS | April 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Henry Sheppard | G | November 12, 1952 | 6'6" | 255 | SMU | Cuero, TX USA | 9 | 3 |
| 72 | Jerry Sherk | DT-DE-NT | July 7, 1948 | 6'4" | 258 | Oklahoma St. | Grants Pass, OR USA | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | Brian Sipe | QB | August 8, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Gerry Sullivan | C | January 15, 1952 | 6'4" | 250 | Illinois | Oak Park, IL USA | 16 | 8 |
| 12 | Rick Trocano | QB-DB | April 4, 1959 | 6'0" | 188 | Pittsburgh | Cleveland, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 87 | Curtis Weathers | LB-TE | September 16, 1956 | 6'5" | 224 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | Charles White | RB | January 22, 1958 | 5'10" | 190 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 9 |
