1954 Cleveland Browns Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (9-3)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1954 Cleveland Browns RosterTeam Record: 9-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (9-3)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1954 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1954 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Browns surrendered 162 points, lowest in the league. Cleveland lit up the scoreboard for 336 points. Maurice Bassett ran for a team-leading 588 yards.
Otto Graham passed for 2,092 yards. Dante Lavelli snagged 47 passes for 802 yards, while Pete Brewster provided receiving help, too.
Ken Konz seized 7 opponent throws.
Paul Brown coached the team. The 1954 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 | 240 | 142 | 59.2 | 2092 | 8.7 | 11 | 4.6 | 17 | 7.1 | 64 | 73.5 |
| George Ratterman | 53 | 32 | 60.4 | 465 | 8.8 | 3 | 5.7 | 3 | 5.7 | 48 | 84.2 |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Warren Lahr | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 295 | 174 | 59.0 | 2557 | 8.7 | 14 | 4.7 | 22 | 7.5 | 64 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Bassett | 144 | 588 | 4.1 | 22 | 6 |
| Chet Hanulak | 59 | 296 | 5.0 | 24 | 4 |
| Fred Morrison | 54 | 234 | 4.3 | 26 | 2 |
| Dub Jones | 51 | 231 | 4.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Billy Reynolds | 64 | 180 | 2.8 | 33 | 2 |
| Ray Renfro | 29 | 151 | 5.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 63 | 114 | 1.8 | 14 | 8 |
| Warren Lahr | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tommy James | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| George Ratterman | 8 | -13 | -1.6 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 476 | 1793 | 3.8 | 35 | 23 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Lavelli | 47 | 802 | 17.1 | 64 | 7 |
| Pete Brewster | 42 | 676 | 16.1 | 57 | 4 |
| Maurice Bassett | 20 | 205 | 10.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Dub Jones | 19 | 347 | 18.3 | 48 | 2 |
| Ray Renfro | 13 | 228 | 17.5 | 64 | 1 |
| Fred Morrison | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Reynolds | 10 | 76 | 7.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Chet Hanulak | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Horace Gillom | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 174 | 2557 | 14.7 | 64 | 14 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Groza | 38 | 37 | 97.4 | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 85 |
| Ken Konz | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 41 | 40 | 97.6 | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 88 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Gillom | 52 | 2230 | 42.9 | 80 |
| Totals | 52 | 2230 | 42.9 | 80 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Reynolds | 25 | 138 | 5.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Chet Hanulak | 27 | 92 | 3.4 | 43 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Ken Konz | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Ken Gorgal | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 61 | 324 | 5.3 | 57 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Reynolds | 14 | 413 | 29.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Chet Hanulak | 9 | 213 | 23.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Ken Konz | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Maurice Bassett | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ken Gorgal | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Carlton Massey | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 783 | 25.3 | 51 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Konz | 7 | 133 | 19.0 | 54 | 2 |
| Warren Lahr | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 27 | 1 |
| Tommy James | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 36 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ken Gorgal | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53 | 1 |
| Walt Michaels | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike McCormack | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Catlin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 369 | 16.0 | 54 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Ford | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tom Catlin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Colo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy James | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Otto Graham | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Carlton Massey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Kissell | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Noll | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McCormack | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Morrison | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Walt Michaels | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Sandusky | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Brewster | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dante Lavelli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Don King | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Ratterman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dub Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Maurice Bassett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chet Hanulak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Billy Reynolds | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 25 | 28 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Lou Groza | 16 | 37 | 0 | 85 | ||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| Dante Lavelli | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| Maurice Bassett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Pete Brewster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Chet Hanulak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Ken Konz | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
| Billy Reynolds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Fred Morrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Dub Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Ray Renfro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Ken Gorgal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| George Ratterman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Warren Lahr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Len Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 336 |
