1979 Cleveland Browns Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Sipe | 535 | 286 | 53.5 | 3793 | 7.1 | 28 | 5.2 | 26 | 4.9 | 74 | 43 | 347 | 73.4 |
| Mark Miller | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Johnny Evans | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 72.9 |
| Totals | 545 | 289 | 53.0 | 3838 | 7.0 | 28 | 5.1 | 27 | 5.0 | 74 | 43 | 347 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Pruitt | 264 | 1294 | 4.9 | 77 | 9 |
| Greg Pruitt | 62 | 233 | 3.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 39 | 213 | 5.5 | 39 | 1 |
| Calvin Hill | 53 | 193 | 3.6 | 33 | 1 |
| Brian Sipe | 45 | 178 | 4.0 | 34 | 2 |
| Dino Hall | 22 | 152 | 6.9 | 52 | 1 |
| Pat Moriarty | 14 | 11 | 0.8 | 8 | 2 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Willis Adams | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ricky Feacher | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Miller | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 504 | 2281 | 4.5 | 77 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 59 | 982 | 16.6 | 46 | 7 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 55 | 781 | 14.2 | 74 | 9 |
| Reggie Rucker | 43 | 749 | 17.4 | 54 | 6 |
| Mike Pruitt | 41 | 372 | 9.1 | 50 | 2 |
| Calvin Hill | 38 | 381 | 10.0 | 31 | 2 |
| Cleo Miller | 26 | 251 | 9.7 | 33 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 14 | 155 | 11.1 | 27 | 1 |
| Ricky Feacher | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Dino Hall | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pat Moriarty | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Curtis Weathers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Keith Wright | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Willis Adams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 289 | 3838 | 13.3 | 74 | 28 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Evans | 69 | 2844 | 41.2 | 59 |
| Totals | 69 | 2844 | 41.2 | 59 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Hall | 50 | 1014 | 20.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Keith Wright | 15 | 402 | 26.8 | 45 | 0 |
| Ricky Feacher | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Robert Jackson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Randy Rich | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Matt Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Weathers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Moriarty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 75 | 1531 | 20.4 | 45 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thom Darden | 5 | 125 | 25.0 | 39 | 1 |
| Clarence Scott | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Ron Bolton | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Hall | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Oliver Davis | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Clay Matthews | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Dick Ambrose | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 278 | 17.4 | 39 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Matthews | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 10 | 6 | -8 | 0 | |||||
| Mickey Sims | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Bolton | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oliver Davis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pat Moriarty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jerry Sherk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Thom Darden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Clarence Scott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dick Ambrose | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dino Hall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jack Gregory | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lyle Alzado | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ricky Feacher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Henry Bradley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Clinton Burrell | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cleo Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Willis Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Logan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Curtis Weathers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Pruitt | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Don Cockroft | 17 | 38 | 0 | 89 | ||||||||||
| Mike Pruitt | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| Ozzie Newsome | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Dave Logan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| Reggie Rucker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Pat Moriarty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Greg Pruitt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Cleo Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Thom Darden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ricky Feacher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Dino Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 359 |
