1984 Cleveland Browns Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Rutigliano (1-7)
Coach: Marty Schottenheimer (4-4)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1984 Cleveland Browns Roster
1984 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

Cleveland stumbled, scoring only 250 points, while the solid defense conceded 297. Paul McDonald led the charge, passing for 3,472 yards. Ozzie Newsome topped the receiving corps, snagging 89 passes for 1,001 yards.

Boyce Green ran for a team-leading 673 yards for the Browns, while Mike Pruitt also contributed to the rushing attack.

Hanford Dixon and Al Gross each snatched 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Reggie Camp paced the defensive unit with 14 quarterback sacks.

Sam Rutigliano and Marty Schottenheimer coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Paul McDonald	493	271	55.0	3472	7.0	14	2.8	23	4.7	64	53	345	67.3
Steve Cox	1	1	100.0	16	16.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	16	0	0	118.8
Tom Flick	1	1	100.0	2	2.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	2	13	79.2
Totals	495	273	55.2	3490	7.1	14	2.8	23	4.6	64	55	358

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Boyce Green	202	673	3.3	29	0
Mike Pruitt	163	506	3.1	14	6
Earnest Byner	72	426	5.9	54	2
Charles White	24	62	2.6	8	0
Johnny Davis	3	15	5.0	8	1
Harry Holt	1	12	12.0	12	0
Bruce Davis	1	6	6.0	6	0
Paul McDonald	22	4	0.2	10	1
Dwight Walker	1	-8	-8.0	-8	0
Totals	489	1696	3.5	54	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ozzie Newsome	89	1001	11.2	52	5
Brian Brennan	35	455	13.0	52	3
Duriel Harris	32	512	16.0	43	2
Ricky Feacher	22	382	17.4	64	1
Willis Adams	21	261	12.4	24	0
Harry Holt	20	261	13.0	36	0
Boyce Green	12	124	10.3	44	1
Earnest Byner	11	118	10.7	26	0
Dwight Walker	10	122	12.2	25	0
Bruce Davis	7	119	17.0	43	2
Charles White	5	29	5.8	17	0
Mike Pruitt	5	29	5.8	9	0
Glen Young	1	47	47.0	47	0
Rickey Bolden	1	19	19.0	19	0
Tim Stracka	1	15	15.0	15	0
Paul McDonald	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	273	3490	12.8	64	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Matt Bahr	25	25	100.0	32	24	75.0	97
Steve Cox				3	1	33.3	3
Totals	25	25	100.0	35	25	71.4	100

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Steve Cox	74	3213	43.4	69
Totals	74	3213	43.4	69

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Brian Brennan	25	199	8.0	19
Duriel Harris	9	73	8.1	13
Dwight Walker	6	50	8.3	13
Totals	40	322	8.0	19

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Earnest Byner	22	415	18.9	28
Bruce Davis	18	369	20.5	40
Preston Brown	8	136	17.0	26
Glen Young	5	134	26.8	36
Charles White	5	80	16.0	23
Scott Nicolas	1	12	12.0	12
Bill Contz	1	10	10.0	10
Harry Holt	1	1	1.0	1
Totals	61	1157	19.0	40

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Al Gross	5	103	20.6	47
Hanford Dixon	5	31	6.2	18
Tom Cousineau	2	9	4.5	9
Eddie Johnson	2	3	1.5	3
Don Rogers	1	39	39.0	39
Frank Minnifield	1	26	26.0	26
Rod Perry	1	17	17.0	17
Chip Banks	1	8	8.0	8
Lawrence Johnson	1	0	0.0	0
Chris Rockins	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	20	236	11.8	47

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Reggie Camp	14.0
Clay Matthews	12.0
Keith Baldwin	4.5
Carl Hairston	4.0
Chip Banks	2.5
Bob Golic	2.0
Dave Puzzuoli	2.0
Elvis Franks	1.5
Eddie Johnson	0.5
Totals	43.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Clay Matthews	126	126	0		0	1	0	0	3
Paul McDonald					16	5	-5		0
Chip Banks				0	0	3	17	0	0
Tom Cousineau				0	0	2	0	0	0
Boyce Green					3	2	0		0
Earnest Byner					3	2	55	1	0
Frank Minnifield				0	0	2	10	0	0
Al Gross				0	0	2	28	0	0
Reggie Camp					0	1	0	0	0
Doug Dieken					0	1	0	0	0
Mike Pruitt					1	1	0		0
Hanford Dixon				0	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Farren					0	1	0	0	0
Scott Nicolas					0	1	0	0	0
Joe DeLamielleure					0	1	0	0	0
Robert Jackson					0	1	0	0	0
Dave Puzzuoli					0	1	0	0	0
Bob Golic					0	1	18	0	0
Willis Adams					1	0	0	0	0
Mike Baab					1	0	-11	0	0
Rickey Bolden					1	0	0	0	0
Dwight Walker					1	0	0	0	0
Bruce Davis					2	0	0		0
Brian Brennan					1	0	0		0
Tom Flick					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	126	126	0	0	31	29	112	1	3

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Matt Bahr									24	25	0			97
Mike Pruitt	6	0							0	0	0			36
Ozzie Newsome		5							0	0	0			30
Earnest Byner	2	0		0			1		0	0	0			18
Brian Brennan		3	0						0	0	0			18
Bruce Davis	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Duriel Harris		2	0						0	0	0			12
Boyce Green	0	1							0	0	0			6
Ricky Feacher		1							0	0	0			6
Paul McDonald	1	0							0	0	0			6
Johnny Davis	1								0	0	0			6
Steve Cox									1	0	0			3
Totals	10	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	25	0	0	0	250