1972 Cleveland Browns Statistics
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Nick Skorich (10-4)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1972 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Browns netted 268 points, and the defense gave up 249. Leroy Kelly ran for a team-leading 811 yards for Cleveland.
Mike Phipps passed for 1,994 yards. Frank Pitts snagged 36 passes for 620 yards, while Milt Morin and Fair Hooker contributed to the receiving game also.
Ben Davis and Thom Darden each intercepted 3 errant tosses from the opposition.
Nick Skorich coached the team. The 1972 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Phipps | 305 | 144 | 47.2 | 1994 | 6.5 | 13 | 4.3 | 16 | 5.2 | 80 | 23 | 183 | 61.0 |
Bill Nelsen | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 141 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9.7 | 26 | 3 | 29 | 19.1 |
Leroy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 39.6 |
Totals | 337 | 158 | 46.9 | 2135 | 6.3 | 13 | 3.9 | 19 | 5.6 | 80 | 27 | 219 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leroy Kelly | 224 | 811 | 3.6 | 18 | 4 |
Bo Scott | 123 | 571 | 4.6 | 27 | 2 |
Mike Phipps | 60 | 256 | 4.3 | 18 | 5 |
Ken Brown | 32 | 114 | 3.6 | 14 | 2 |
Frank Pitts | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
Bo Cornell | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 |
Billy Lefear | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
Bill Nelsen | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
Totals | 453 | 1793 | 4.0 | 27 | 13 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Pitts | 36 | 620 | 17.2 | 80 | 8 |
Fair Hooker | 32 | 441 | 13.8 | 43 | 2 |
Milt Morin | 30 | 540 | 18.0 | 36 | 1 |
Leroy Kelly | 23 | 204 | 8.9 | 28 | 1 |
Bo Scott | 23 | 172 | 7.5 | 30 | 0 |
Ken Brown | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 19 | 0 |
Chip Glass | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 24 | 0 |
Bo Cornell | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
Paul Staroba | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 1 |
Gloster Van Richardson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Totals | 158 | 2135 | 13.5 | 80 | 13 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Don Cockroft | 81 | 3498 | 43.2 | 65 |
Totals | 81 | 3498 | 43.2 | 65 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Majors | 16 | 96 | 6.0 | 41 | 0 |
Thom Darden | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 37 | 0 |
Leroy Kelly | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
Walt Sumner | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Totals | 37 | 211 | 5.7 | 41 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Brown | 20 | 473 | 23.6 | 47 | 0 |
Bobby Majors | 10 | 222 | 22.2 | 40 | 0 |
Billy Lefear | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 29 | 0 |
Reece Morrison | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 32 | 0 |
Walter Johnson | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
Totals | 41 | 933 | 22.8 | 47 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thom Darden | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 20 | 0 |
Ben Davis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
Nick Roman | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 1 |
Bob Briggs | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Charlie Hall | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
John Garlington | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Billy Andrews | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Walter Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Mike Howell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 13 | 154 | 11.8 | 36 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rick Kingrea | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Chip Glass | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mike Phipps | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
Dale Lindsey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bob Briggs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
Charlie Hall | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Fair Hooker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
Ken Brown | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
Jerry Sherk | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Thom Darden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bo Cornell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Leroy Kelly | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Billy Andrews | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Bo Scott | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Fest Cotton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bob DeMarco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bobby Majors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mike Howell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Don Cockroft | 22 | 28 | 0 | 94 | ||||||||||
Frank Pitts | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
Mike Phipps | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
Leroy Kelly | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
Bo Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
Fair Hooker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
Ken Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
Paul Staroba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Clarence Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Nick Roman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Bob Briggs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Milt Morin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Totals | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268 |