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1958 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 302 points (25.2/g), 3rd of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 217 points (18.1/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 85 points (7.1/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 8.2-3.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (1.0/g), 3rd.

Simple Rating System: Total 5.1, Offense: 2.1, Defense: 3.1, SoS: -2.0, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Paul Brown (9-3-0)

Training Camp: Hiram College (Hiram, Ohio)

Team Stats and Rankings

Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 302 4107 703 5.8 206 110 206 1581 12 14 6.9 71 475 2526 24 5.3 127 22 8 8
Team Defense 217 3660 703 5.2 201 162 312 2212 20 16 6.6 104 369 1448 6 3.9 82 34 18 15
Lg Rank Offense 3 5 7 12 12 12 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Lg Rank Defense 3 5 5 4 9 7 7 8 3 4 1 5 8 4

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 28 boxscore W 1-0 @ Los Angeles Rams 30 27 23 373 116 257 2 20 470 268 202 4
2 Sun October 5 boxscore W 2-0 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 45 12 20 411 219 192 5 12 269 169 100 9
3 Sun October 12 boxscore W 3-0 Chicago Cardinals 35 28 26 454 122 332 1 18 389 241 148 4
4 Sun October 19 boxscore W 4-0 Pittsburgh Steelers 27 10 19 409 145 264 3 14 259 172 87 4
5 Sun October 26 boxscore W 5-0 @ Chicago Cardinals 38 24 14 376 110 266 17 250 114 136 2
6 Sun November 2 boxscore L 5-1 New York Giants 17 21 11 201 17 184 2 22 337 176 161 3
7 Sun November 9 boxscore L 5-2 Detroit Lions 10 30 13 247 118 129 1 18 337 246 91
8 Sun November 16 boxscore W 6-2 @ Washington Redskins 20 10 20 423 186 237 4 11 215 150 65 5
9 Sun November 23 boxscore W 7-2 Philadelphia Eagles 28 14 15 278 143 135 1 20 325 210 115
10 Sun November 30 boxscore W 8-2 Washington Redskins 21 14 15 336 206 130 21 310 160 150 1
11 Sun December 7 boxscore W 9-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 21 14 21 342 92 250 1 16 273 144 129 2
12 Sun December 14 boxscore L 9-3 @ New York Giants 10 13 9 257 107 150 2 12 226 162 64
Playoffs
Division December 21 boxscore L 9-4 @ New York Giants 0 10 7 86 62 24 4 17 317 106 211 4

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
16 Milt Plum 23 QB 12 12 9-2-0 102 189 54.0 1619 11 5.8 11 5.8 74 8.6 7.1 15.9 134.9 77.9
15 Jim Ninowski 22 4 0 0-1-0 8 17 47.1 139 1 5.9 3 17.6 34 8.2 1.4 17.4 34.8 55.4
Team Total 26.6 12 9-3-0 110 206 53.4 1758 12 5.8 14 6.8 74 8.5 6.6 16.0 146.5 73.2 0 0
Opp Total 12 162 312 51.9 2387 20 6.4 16 5.1 7.7 6.6 14.7 198.9 77.2 22 175 6.6 5.7 6.6

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
32 Jim Brown*+ 22 FB 12 12 257 1527 17 65 5.9 127.3 21.4 16 138 8.6 1 46 1.3 11.5 1665 18 5
49 Bobby Mitchell 23 KR/LH 12 0 80 500 1 63 6.3 41.7 6.7 16 131 8.2 3 25 1.3 10.9 631 4 2
30 Lew Carpenter 26 12 0 73 308 2 30 4.2 25.7 6.1 5 47 9.4 0 18 0.4 3.9 355 2 3
16 Milt Plum 23 QB 12 12 37 107 4 22 2.9 8.9 3.1 107 4 2
45 Leroy Bolden 26 11 0 15 55 0 15 3.7 5.0 1.4 55 0 0
40 Preston Carpenter 24 RE 12 0 3 2 0 22 0.7 0.2 0.3 29 474 16.3 1 74 2.4 39.5 476 1 0
26 Ray Renfro 29 RH 12 0 3 17 0 12 5.7 1.4 0.3 24 573 23.9 6 52 2.0 47.8 590 6 0
36 Ed Modzelewski 29 12 0 3 8 0 3 2.7 0.7 0.3 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.1 0.8 18 0 0
18 Bobby Freeman 26 LDH 12 0 2 1 0 9 0.5 0.1 0.2 1 0 0
15 Jim Ninowski 22 4 0 2 1 0 7 0.5 0.3 0.5 1 0 0
88 Pete Brewster 28 LE 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 294 18.4 1 38 1.5 26.7 294 1 1
82 Frank Clarke 24 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 91 30.3 0 34 0.3 7.6 91 0 0
Team Total 26.6 12 475 2526 24 65 5.3 210.5 39.6 110 1758 16.0 12 74 9.2 146.5 4284 36 14
Opp Total 12 369 1448 6 3.9 120.7 30.8 162 2212 13.7 20 13.5 184.3 3660 26 27

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
49 Bobby Mitchell 23 KR/LH 12 0 14 165 1 68 11.8 18 454 1 98 25.2 1250
22 Ken Konz 30 LS/PR 12 0 18 143 0 38 7.9 143
45 Leroy Bolden 26 11 0 14 362 1 102 25.9 417
44 Jim Shofner 23 12 0 4 10 0 10 2.5 10
32 Jim Brown*+ 22 FB 12 12 3 74 0 35 24.7 1739
20 Don R. Paul* 32 RDH 12 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
30 Lew Carpenter 26 12 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 373
78 Willie McClung 28 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
42 Junior Wren 29 RS 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.6 12 39 318 1 68 8.2 38 908 2 102 23.9 5510
Opp Total 12 38 0 48 1045 0 21.8

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
76 Lou Groza* 34 K/LT 12 0 19 8 42.1% 38 36 94.7%
28 Dick Deschaine 26 P 12 0 50 2063 63 0 41.3
16 Milt Plum 23 QB 12 12 2 2 100.0%
42 Junior Wren 29 RS 12 0 1 38 38 0 38.0
Team Total 26.6 12 19 8 42.1% 40 38 95.0% 51 2101 63 0 41.2
Opp Total 12 23 11 47.8% 26 26 100.0% 55 2349 42.7

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
32 Jim Brown*+ 22 FB 12 12 0 5 1 0 0
42 Junior Wren 29 RS 12 0 3 36 0 29 0 0 0 3 64 0
18 Bobby Freeman 26 LDH 12 0 3 21 0 19 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 Ken Konz 30 LS/PR 12 0 4 123 1 46 0 0 0 1 32 0
30 Lew Carpenter 26 12 0 0 3 1 0 0
35 Galen Fiss 27 LLB 12 0 0 0 4 16 0
20 Don R. Paul* 32 RDH 12 0 4 80 0 36 0
88 Pete Brewster 28 LE 11 0 0 1 2 0 0
70 Don Colo* 33 RDT 12 0 0 0 3 0 0
49 Bobby Mitchell 23 KR/LH 12 0 0 2 0 0 0
16 Milt Plum 23 QB 12 12 0 2 0 0 0
44 Jim Shofner 23 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
50 Vince Costello 26 MLB 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
79 Bob Gain* 29 LDT 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
76 Lou Groza* 34 K/LT 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
72 Henry Jordan 23 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 Warren Lahr 35 7 0 1 25 0 25 0
74 Mike McCormack 28 RT 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
64 Jim Ray Smith* 26 LG 12 0 0 0 1 13 0
86 Paul Wiggin 24 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.6 12 16 285 1 46 0 0 14 24 125 0
Opp Total 12 22 27 9 1

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
32 Jim Brown*+ 22 FB 12 12 17 1 18 108
76 Lou Groza* 34 K/LT 12 0 36 8 60
49 Bobby Mitchell 23 KR/LH 12 0 1 3 1 1 6 36
26 Ray Renfro 29 RH 12 0 6 6 36
16 Milt Plum 23 QB 12 12 4 4 2 26
30 Lew Carpenter 26 12 0 2 2 12
45 Leroy Bolden 26 11 0 1 1 6
88 Pete Brewster 28 LE 11 0 1 1 6
40 Preston Carpenter 24 RE 12 0 1 1 6
22 Ken Konz 30 LS/PR 12 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.6 12 24 12 1 2 1 40 38 8 302
Opp Total 12 6 20 26 11 1 217