1980 Cleveland Browns Statistics
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Sam Rutigliano (11-5)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1980 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Cleveland racked up 357 points, while the defensive squad allowed 310. Brian Sipe directed the offense, passing for 4,132 yards. Mike Pruitt snagged 63 passes, while Dave Logan added 822 receiving yards, while Greg Pruitt, Ozzie Newsome and Reggie Rucker each were targeted regularly also.
Mike Pruitt ran for a team-leading 1,034 yards for the Browns.
Ron Bolton picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition.
Sam Rutigliano coached the team. The 1980 Cleveland Browns lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Sipe | 554 | 337 | 60.8 | 4132 | 7.5 | 30 | 5.4 | 14 | 2.5 | 65 | 23 | 217 | 91.4 |
| Totals | 554 | 337 | 60.8 | 4132 | 7.5 | 30 | 5.4 | 14 | 2.5 | 65 | 23 | 217 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Pruitt | 249 | 1034 | 4.2 | 56 | 6 |
| Charles White | 86 | 279 | 3.2 | 16 | 5 |
| Cleo Miller | 28 | 139 | 5.0 | 50 | 3 |
| Greg Pruitt | 40 | 117 | 2.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 20 | 55 | 2.8 | 24 | 1 |
| Dino Hall | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Willis Adams | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul McDonald | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Evans | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 436 | 1673 | 3.8 | 56 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Pruitt | 63 | 471 | 7.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 52 | 768 | 14.8 | 45 | 4 |
| Dave Logan | 51 | 822 | 16.1 | 65 | 4 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 51 | 594 | 11.6 | 44 | 3 |
| Greg Pruitt | 50 | 444 | 8.9 | 43 | 5 |
| Calvin Hill | 27 | 383 | 14.2 | 50 | 6 |
| Charles White | 17 | 153 | 9.0 | 31 | 1 |
| Ricky Feacher | 10 | 244 | 24.4 | 55 | 4 |
| Willis Adams | 8 | 165 | 20.6 | 39 | 0 |
| Keith Wright | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 39 | 3 |
| McDonald Oden | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 337 | 4132 | 12.3 | 65 | 30 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Evans | 66 | 2530 | 38.3 | 56 |
| Totals | 66 | 2530 | 38.3 | 56 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino Hall | 32 | 691 | 21.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Keith Wright | 25 | 576 | 23.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Charles White | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Judson Flint | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thom Darden | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 63 | 1308 | 20.8 | 50 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Bolton | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Clinton Burrell | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Thom Darden | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Robert Jackson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Clarence Scott | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Charlie Hall | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Oliver Davis | 1 | 70 | 70.0 | 70 | 0 |
| Clay Matthews | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lawrence Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 22 | 266 | 12.1 | 70 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Matthews | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dino Hall | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Pruitt | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Brian Sipe | 3 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |||||
| Charles White | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lawrence Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Elvis Franks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Doug Dieken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gerry Sullivan | 1 | 1 | -10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Judson Flint | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Marshall Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Autry Beamon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Henry Bradley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| John Mohring | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ricky Feacher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Thom Darden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ozzie Newsome | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Cleo Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Keith Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Paul McDonald | 2 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | -19 | 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 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 87 | ||||||||||
| Mike Pruitt | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Charles White | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Calvin Hill | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Greg Pruitt | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Reggie Rucker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Ricky Feacher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Dave Logan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Keith Wright | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Ozzie Newsome | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Cleo Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Brian Sipe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 357 |
