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1984 Cleveland Browns season
| 1984 Cleveland Browns season |
|---|
| Art Modell |
| Sam Rutigliano (fired October 22nd; 1-7 record)Marty Schottenheimer (interim; 4–4 record) |
| Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| 5–11 |
| 3rd AFC Central |
| Did not qualify |
| TE Ozzie Newsome |
The 1984 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 35th season with the National Football League. At the season's mid-way point, head coach Sam Rutigliano was fired after starting 1–7. He was replaced by defensive coordinator Marty Schottenheimer, who went 4–4 to finish the season. Schottenheimer would coach the Browns until 1988, guiding the Browns to a .620 winning percentage in his tenure with the team.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front office |
President and Owner – Art Modell Assistant to the President – Ernie Accorsi Head coaches
Head coach – Sam Rutigliano Offensive coaches
Offensive coordinator – Joe Scannella Running backs – Keith Rowen Receivers – Joe Daniels Offensive line – Howard Mudd | | | Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Marty Schottenheimer Defensive line – Tom Pratt Linebackers – Dave Adolph Special assistant – Darvin Wallis Special teams coaches
Special teams – John Petercuskie Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Dave Redding |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks (QB) | ||||||
| 10 Tom Flick | ||||||
| 16 Paul McDonald | ||||||
| 7 Terry Nugent | ||||||
| Running backs (RB) |
44 Earnest Byner 38 Johnny Davis 30 Boyce Green 43 Mike Pruitt Wide receivers (WR)
80 Willis Adams 86 Brian Brennan 85 Bruce Davis 83 Ricky Feacher 89 Dwight Walker 83 Glen Young Tight ends (TE)
81 Harry Holt 88 Darryl Lewis 82 Ozzie Newsome | | Offensive linemen (OL) 61 Mike Baab C 64 Joe DeLamielleure G 54 Tom DeLeone C 73 Doug Dieken T 74 Paul Farren T/G
68 Robert Jackson G 62 George Lilja T/G 71 Robert Sikora T Defensive linemen (DL)
99 Keith Baldwin DE 96 Reggie Camp DE 94 Elvis Franks DE 79 Bob Golic NT 78 Carl Hairston DE 72 Dave Puzzuoli NT | | Linebackers (LB) 53 Stuart Anderson ILB 56 Chip Banks OLB 50 Tom Cousineau ILB 51 Eddie Johnson ILB 59 David Marshall ILB
57 Clay Matthews OLB 58 Scott Nicolas ILB 55 Curtis Weathers OLB Defensive backs (DB)
24 Greg Best SS 47 Larry Braziel CB 49 Clinton Burrell SS 29 Hanford Dixon CB 27 Al Gross SS 31 Frank Minnifield CB 40 Rod Perry CB 37 Chris Rockins FS 20 Don Rogers FS Special teams (ST)
9 Matt Bahr K 15 Steve Cox P/K | | Reserve
52 Dick Ambrose LB (IR) 88 Rickey Bolden TE (IR) 75 Bill Contz T (IR) 63 Cody Risien T (IR) 87 Tim Stracka TE (IR) 25 Charles White RB (IR) 21 Mike Whitwell S (IR)
Rookies in italics |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 0–33 | 0–1 | Kingdome | 59,540 | |
| September 9 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 17–20 | 0–2 | Anaheim Stadium | 43,043 | |
| September 16 | Denver Broncos | L 14–24 | 0–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 61,980 | |
| September 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20–10 | 1–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 77,312 | |
| September 30 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 6–10 | 1–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 40,785 | |
| October 7 | New England Patriots | L 16–17 | 1–5 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 53,036 | |
| October 14 | New York Jets | L 20–24 | 1–6 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 55,673 | |
| October 21 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 9–12 | 1–7 | Riverfront Stadium | 50,667 | |
| October 28 | New Orleans Saints | L 14–16 | 1–8 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 52,489 | |
| November 4 | at Buffalo Bills | W 13–10 | 2–8 | Rich Stadium | 33,343 | |
| November 11 | San Francisco 49ers | L 7–41 | 2–9 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 60,092 | |
| November 18 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 23–7 | 3–9 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 28,280 | |
| November 25 | Houston Oilers | W 27–10 | 4–9 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 46,077 | |
| December 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 17–20 | 4–10 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 51,774 | |
| December 9 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–23 | 4–11 | Three Rivers Stadium | 55,825 | |
| December 16 | at Houston Oilers | W 27–20 | 5–11 | Houston Astrodome | 33,676 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
| AFC Central | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers(3) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 387 | 310 | W2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 6–6 | 339 | 339 | W4 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 250 | 297 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 240 | 437 | L2 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Joe Montana | 24/30, 263 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Wendell Tyler | 17 CAR, 87 YDS | |
| Receiving | Freddie Solomon | 5 REC, 105 YDS, 2 TDs | |
| Passing | Paul McDonald | 13/33, 220 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Boyce Green | 13 CAR, 38 YDS | |
| Receiving | Bruce Davis | 4 REC, 64 YDS, 1 TD |
- Point spread: 49ers by 6
- Over/under: 35.0 (over)
- Time of game:
| 49ers | Game statistics | Browns |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 10 | |
| 39–213 | 20–43 | |
| 263 | 220 | |
| 24–30–1 | 13–33–1 | |
| 1–8 | 2–12 | |
| 255 | 208 | |
| 468 | 251 | |
| 90 | 125 | |
| 2–38.5 | 6–37.0 | |
| 1–1 | 5–3 | |
| 7–45 | 5–32 | |
| 35:27 | 24:33 |
Paul McDonald threw three touchdown passes, two to Brian Brennan and the Browns defense stifled the Houston offense. The Browns are 3-2 under Marty Schotteheimer and the 27 points were the most their offense has scored this season. "The Browns is a very active team, using all their assets", said Oilers' coach Hugh Campbell.
- 1984 Cleveland Browns at Pro-Football-Reference.com
- 1984 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
- 1984 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
- 1984 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com
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