1947 Cleveland Browns Statistics

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 12-1-1
Finishing 1st in the AAFC's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (12-1-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1947 Cleveland Browns Roster
1947 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the All American Football Conference ended the 1947 season with a record of 12 wins and 1 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AAFC's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

On offense, the Browns led the league with 410 points. The defense proved to be a force, as Cleveland yielded 185 points, fewest in the league. Marion Motley ran for a team-leading 889 yards.

Otto Graham passed for 2,753 yards. Mac Speedie topped all receivers, snagging 67 passes for 1,146 yards.

The ball-hawking defense created 51 turnovers, topping in the league. Tom Colella picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Paul Brown coached the team. The 1947 Cleveland Browns won the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Otto Graham	269	163	60.6	2753	10.2	25	9.3	11	4.1	99	109.2
Ermal Allen	13	4	30.8	88	6.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	55.9
Edgar Jones	3	2	66.7	79	26.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	109.7
Cliff Lewis	11	5	45.5	70	6.4	1	9.1	1	9.1	0	58.9
Totals	296	174	58.8	2990	10.1	26	8.8	12	4.1	99

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Marion Motley	146	889	6.1	50	8
Edgar Jones	69	443	6.4	0	5
Bill Boedeker	31	194	6.3	0	4
Bob Cowan	38	181	4.8	0	2
Spiro Dellerba	29	176	6.1	0	0
Bill Lund	14	105	7.5	0	1
Tony Adamle	23	95	4.1	0	1
Don Greenwood	18	94	5.2	0	0
Tom Colella	11	77	7.0	0	1
Lew Mayne	41	75	1.8	0	0
Otto Graham	19	72	3.8	0	1
Cliff Lewis	11	66	6.0	0	0
Jim Dewar	14	64	4.6	0	1
Ray Terrell	5	28	5.6	0	0
Ermal Allen	7	11	1.6	0	0
Weldon Humble	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ernie Blandin	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Mac Speedie	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	479	2557	5.3	50	24

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mac Speedie	67	1146	17.1	99	6
Dante Lavelli	49	799	16.3	72	9
Bill Boedeker	8	175	21.9	0	1
Marion Motley	7	73	10.4	0	1
Lew Mayne	6	238	39.7	0	3
Bill Lund	6	110	18.3	0	1
John Yonakor	6	95	15.8	0	2
Edgar Jones	5	92	18.4	0	1
Bob Cowan	5	60	12.0	0	1
Don Greenwood	5	49	9.8	0	0
Tom Colella	4	63	15.8	18	1
Marshall Shurnas	2	30	15.0	0	0
Horace Gillom	2	24	12.0	0	0
Tony Adamle	1	22	22.0	22	0
Spiro Dellerba	1	14	14.0	14	0
Totals	174	2990	17.2	99	26

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Lou Groza	42	39	92.9	19	7	36.8	60
Chet Adams	2	1	50.0	1	1	100.0	4
Lou Saban	11	10	90.9				10
Totals	55	50	90.9	20	8	40.0	74

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Horace Gillom	47	2096	44.6	0
Ermal Allen	4	135	33.8	0
Tom Colella	1	36	36.0	36
Totals	52	2267	43.6	36

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Otto Graham	10	121	12.1	0	0
Tom Colella	5	113	22.6	82	1
Cliff Lewis	7	84	12.0	0	0
Bill Boedeker	3	82	27.3	0	0
Edgar Jones	2	37	18.5	0	0
Ermal Allen	4	28	7.0	0	0
Jim Dewar	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	32	467	14.6	82	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Marion Motley	13	322	24.8	0
Bill Boedeker	6	133	22.2	0
Lew Mayne	5	102	20.4	0
Cliff Lewis	4	71	17.8	0
Bob Cowan	3	55	18.3	0
Edgar Jones	2	48	24.0	0
Bill Lund	2	37	18.5	0
Spiro Dellerba	1	34	34.0	34
Jim Dewar	1	25	25.0	25
Tony Adamle	1	22	22.0	22
Frank Gatski	1	17	17.0	17
Tom Colella	1	13	13.0	13
Dante Lavelli	1	10	10.0	10
John Yonakor	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	42	889	21.2	34

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tom Colella	6	130	21.7	0	1
Ermal Allen	4	63	15.8	0	0
Don Greenwood	4	19	4.8	0	0
Cliff Lewis	4	19	4.8	0	0
Bill Lund	2	36	18.0	28	1
Weldon Humble	2	31	15.5	0	0
Lou Saban	2	2	1.0	0	0
Frank Gatski	2	0	0.0	0	0
Jim Dewar	1	50	50.0	50	0
Marion Motley	1	48	48.0	48	1
Horace Gillom	1	29	29.0	29	0
Tony Adamle	1	25	25.0	25	0
Lenny Simonetti	1	22	22.0	22	0
Otto Graham	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	32	474	14.8	50	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Lou Groza									7	39	0			60
Marion Motley	8	1		0		1			0	0	0			60
Dante Lavelli		9		0					0	0	0			54
Mac Speedie	0	6						1	0	0	0			42
Edgar Jones	5	1	0	0					0	0	0			36
Bill Boedeker	4	1	0	0					0	0	0			30
Tom Colella	1	1	1	0		1			0	0	0			24
Bob Cowan	2	1		0					0	0	0			18
Bill Lund	1	1		0		1			0	0	0			18
Lew Mayne	0	3		0					0	0	0			18
John Yonakor		2		0					0	0	0			12
Lou Saban						0			0	10	0			10
Tony Adamle	1	0		0		0			0	0	0			6
Spiro Dellerba	0	0		0				1	0	0	0			6
Otto Graham	1		0			0			0	0	0			6
Jim Dewar	1		0	0		0			0	0	0			6
Chet Adams									1	1	0			4
Totals	24	26	1	0	0	3	0	2	8	50	0	0	0	410