1971 Cleveland Browns Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Nick Skorich (9-5)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1971 Cleveland Browns Roster
1971 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 9 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.

The Browns chalked up 285 points, while the defensive unit surrendered 273. Bill Nelsen threw for 2,319 yards. Fair Hooker snagged 45 passes for 649 yards. Frank Pitts and Milt Morin provided receiving help also.

Leroy Kelly ran for a team-leading 865 yards for Cleveland.

Walt Sumner picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Nick Skorich coached the team. The 1971 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
Bill Nelsen	325	174	53.5	2319	7.1	13	4.0	23	7.1	53	22	222	60.3
Mike Phipps	47	13	27.7	179	3.8	1	2.1	4	8.5	39	0	0	14.6
Leroy Kelly	4	1	25.0	23	5.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	23	0	0	51.0
Totals	376	188	50.0	2521	6.7	14	3.7	27	7.2	53	22	222

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Leroy Kelly	234	865	3.7	35	10
Bo Scott	179	606	3.4	35	9
Ken Brown	11	47	4.3	17	0
Mike Phipps	6	35	5.8	15	0
Don Cockroft	1	12	12.0	12	0
Bo Cornell	11	12	1.1	6	0
Milt Morin	1	1	1.0	1	0
Reece Morrison	5	-2	-0.4	4	0
Bill Nelsen	13	-18	-1.4	1	0
Totals	461	1558	3.4	35	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Fair Hooker	45	649	14.4	48	1
Milt Morin	40	581	14.5	31	2
Bo Scott	30	233	7.8	35	1
Frank Pitts	27	487	18.0	53	4
Leroy Kelly	25	252	10.1	29	2
Gary Collins	15	231	15.4	29	3
Dave Jones	4	66	16.5	21	0
Bo Cornell	1	18	18.0	18	0
Chip Glass	1	4	4.0	4	1
Totals	188	2521	13.4	53	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Don Cockroft	34	34	100.0	28	15	53.6	79
Totals	34	34	100.0	28	15	53.6	79

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Don Cockroft	62	2508	40.5	59
Gary Collins	5	162	32.4	42
Totals	67	2670	39.9	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leroy Kelly	30	292	9.7	74
Dave Jones	9	63	7.0	20
Ernie Kellermann	1	4	4.0	4
Totals	40	359	9.0	74

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ken Brown	15	330	22.0	35
Reece Morrison	9	267	29.7	52
Frank Pitts	9	238	26.4	35
Stan Brown	7	157	22.4	32
Jim Houston	1	21	21.0	21
Bo Cornell	1	19	19.0	19
Doug Dieken	1	16	16.0	16
Leroy Kelly	1	11	11.0	11
Ernie Kellermann	1	5	5.0	5
Chip Glass	1	1	1.0	1
Totals	46	1065	23.2	52

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Walt Sumner	5	35	7.0	25
Clarence Scott	4	47	11.8	21
Billy Andrews	3	34	11.3	19
Ernie Kellermann	3	0	0.0	0
Mike Howell	2	93	46.5	68
Dale Lindsey	2	50	25.0	29
Ben Davis	2	18	9.0	15
Jerry Sherk	2	3	1.5	3
John Garlington	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	24	280	11.7	68

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bill Nelsen			10	5	-9	0
Ron Snidow			0	3	10	0
Leroy Kelly			7	2	0
Jerry Sherk		0	0	2	0	0
Walter Johnson			0	2	0	1
Ken Brown			3	2	0	0
Jim Houston			0	1	0	0
Ben Davis		0	0	1	0	0
Reece Morrison			0	1	0	0
Billy Andrews		0	0	1	0	0
Walt Sumner		0	0	1	0	0
Dave Jones			0	1	0	0
Jack Gregory			0	1	0	0
Frank Pitts			0	1	17
Gary Collins			0	1	0
Ernie Kellermann		0	0	1	0	0
Bo Scott			4	0	0
Bo Cornell			1	0	0	0
Milt Morin			2	0	0
Stan Brown			1	0	0	0
Mike Phipps			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	29	26	18	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Don Cockroft	0								15	34	0			79
Leroy Kelly	10	2	0	0					0	0	0			72
Bo Scott	9	1							0	0	0			60
Frank Pitts		4		0					0	0	0			24
Gary Collins		3							0	0	0			18
Milt Morin	0	2							0	0	0			12
Chip Glass		1		0					0	0	0			6
Fair Hooker		1							0	0	0			6
Walter Johnson							1		0	0	0			6
Doug Dieken				0					0	0	0		1	2
Totals	19	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	34	0	0	1	285