1981 Cleveland Browns Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Rutigliano (5-11)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1981 Cleveland Browns Statistics
1981 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

The Browns racked up 276 points, but the defense yielded 375. Brian Sipe directed the offense, passing for 3,876 yards. Ozzie Newsome snagged 69 passes for 1,002 yards. Mike Pruitt and Greg Pruitt contributed to the receiving game also.

Mike Pruitt ran for a team-leading 1,103 yards for Cleveland.

Clarence Scott intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

Sam Rutigliano coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
80Willis AdamsWRAugust 22, 19566'2"194HoustonWeimar, TX USA70
77Lyle AlzadoRDEApril 3, 19496'3"255YanktonBrooklyn, NY USA1515
52Dick AmbroseRILBJanuary 17, 19536'0"235VirginiaNew Rochelle, NY USA1616
9Matt BahrKJuly 6, 19565'10"175Penn St.Philadelphia, PA USA110
24Autry BeamonDBNovember 12, 19536'1"190Texas A&M-CommerceTerrell, TX USA144
28Ron BoltonLCBApril 16, 19506'2"180Norfolk St.Petersburg, VA USA1616
91Henry BradleyNTSeptember 4, 19536'2"261Alcorn St.St. Joseph, LA USA1616
97Thomas BrownDEJuly 8, 19576'4"247BaylorGalveston, TX USA164
49Clinton BurrellDBSeptember 4, 19566'1"192LSUFranklin, LA USA22
15Steve CoxPMay 11, 19586'4"195TulsaShreveport, LA USA160
27Thom DardenFSAugust 28, 19506'2"195MichiganSandusky, OH USA1310
64Joe DeLamielleureRGMarch 16, 19516'3"254Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA1616
54Tom DeLeoneCAugust 13, 19506'2"248Ohio St.Ravenna, OH USA88
73Doug DiekenLTFebruary 12, 19496'5"254IllinoisStreator, IL USA1616
29Hanford DixonRCBDecember 25, 19585'11"186Southern MissMobile, AL USA1614
83Ricky FeacherWRFebruary 11, 19545'10"174Miss. Valley St.Crystal River, FL USA167
20Judson FlintDBJanuary 26, 19576'0"201MemphisFarrell, PA USA160
94Elvis FranksDEJuly 9, 19576'4"252Morgan St.Doucette, TX USA161
86Danny FultonWRSeptember 2, 19566'2"184NebraskaMemphis, TN USA50
50Don GoodeLOLBJune 21, 19516'2"234KansasHouston, TX USA1616
26Dino HallKRDecember 6, 19555'7"165RowanAtlantic City, NJ USA120
90Marshall HarrisLDEDecember 6, 19556'6"261TCUSan Antonio, TX USA1512
35Calvin HillRBJanuary 2, 19476'4"227YaleBaltimore, MD USA140
58Bruce HutherLBJuly 23, 19546'1"221New HampshirePaterson, NJ USA162
56Robert JacksonLILBAugust 7, 19546'1"230Texas A&MHouston, TX USA1414
68Robert JacksonLGApril 1, 19536'2"255DukeCharlotte, NC USA1613
10Dave JacobsKJuly 1, 19575'7"151SyracuseScranton, PA USA50
51Eddie JohnsonLBFebruary 3, 19596'1"220LouisvilleAlbany, GA USA160
48Lawrence JohnsonDBSeptember 11, 19575'11"204WisconsinGary, IN USA162
85Dave LoganWRFebruary 2, 19546'4"219ColoradoFargo, ND USA1414
57Clay MatthewsROLBMarch 15, 19566'2"245USCPalo Alto, CA USA1616
16Paul McDonaldQBFebruary 23, 19586'2"185USCMontebello, CA USA120
30Cleo MillerRBSeptember 5, 19525'11"207Ark-Pine BluffGould, AR USA123
71Matt MillerT-GJuly 30, 19566'6"270ColoradoDurango, CO USA160
24Cleo MontgomeryWRJuly 1, 19555'8"183Abilene ChristianGreenville, MS USA40
82Ozzie NewsomeTEMarch 16, 19566'2"232AlabamaMuscle Shoals, AL USA1616
84McDonald OdenTEMarch 28, 19586'4"234Tennessee St.Franklin, TN USA160
34Greg PruittRBAugust 18, 19515'10"190OklahomaHouston, TX USA155
43Mike PruittFBApril 3, 19546'0"222PurdueChicago, IL USA1615
63Cody RisienRTMarch 22, 19576'7"269Texas A&MBryan, TX USA1616
92Mike RobinsonDEAugust 19, 19566'4"265Oklahoma St.Cleveland, OH USA100
33Reggie RuckerWRSeptember 21, 19476'2"195Boston Univ.Washington, DC USA1411
22Clarence ScottSSApril 9, 19496'0"190Kansas St.Atlanta, GA USA1616
65Henry SheppardGNovember 12, 19526'6"255SMUCuero, TX USA93
72Jerry SherkDT-DE-NTJuly 7, 19486'4"258Oklahoma St.Grants Pass, OR USA150
17Brian SipeQBAugust 8, 19496'1"195San Diego St.San Diego, CA USA1616
79Gerry SullivanCJanuary 15, 19526'4"250IllinoisOak Park, IL USA168
12Rick TrocanoQB-DBApril 4, 19596'0"188PittsburghCleveland, OH USA60
87Curtis WeathersLB-TESeptember 16, 19566'5"224MississippiMemphis, TN USA130
25Charles WhiteRBJanuary 22, 19585'10"190USCLos Angeles, CA USA169



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