1946 Cleveland Browns Statistics

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the AAFC's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (12-2)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1946 Cleveland Browns Roster
1946 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the All American Football Conference ended the 1946 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the AAFC's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

On offense, the Browns scored 423 points, best in the league. Defensively, Cleveland conceded 137 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Marion Motley ran for a team-leading 601 yards, while Edgar Jones also buoyed the ground attack.

Otto Graham passed for 1,834 yards. Dante Lavelli topped the receiving corps, snagging 40 passes for 843 yards.

The opportunistic defense manufactured 64 turnovers, best in the league. Tom Colella picked off 10 errant tosses from the opposition.

Paul Brown coached the team. The 1946 Cleveland Browns won the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Otto Graham	174	95	54.6	1834	10.5	17	9.8	5	2.9	79	112.1
Bud Schwenk	23	15	65.2	276	12.0	4	17.4	0	0.0	63	146.0
Cliff Lewis	30	11	36.7	125	4.2	1	3.3	1	3.3	0	47.2
Don Greenwood	1	1	100.0	27	27.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	27	118.8
Edgar Jones	4	1	25.0	4	1.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	39.6
Ray Terrell	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Lou Saban	3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	33.3	0	0.0
Totals	237	123	51.9	2266	9.6	22	9.3	7	3.0	79

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Marion Motley	73	601	8.2	76	5
Edgar Jones	77	539	7.0	56	4
Don Greenwood	77	274	3.6	0	6
Gaylon Smith	62	240	3.9	0	5
Tom Colella	30	118	3.9	50	2
Ray Terrell	39	117	3.0	0	0
Gene Fekete	26	106	4.1	0	1
Bill Lund	23	72	3.1	0	1
Al Akins	5	42	8.4	0	1
Fred Evans	8	27	3.4	0	0
Bob Steuber	8	19	2.4	0	0
Dante Lavelli	1	14	14.0	14	0
Ed Ulinski	1	2	2.0	0	0
Bud Schwenk	6	-1	-0.2	0	1
Lou Saban	4	-4	-1.0	0	0
Cliff Lewis	24	-34	-1.4	0	0
Otto Graham	30	-125	-4.2	0	1
Totals	494	2007	4.1	76	27

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dante Lavelli	40	843	21.1	63	8
Mac Speedie	24	564	23.5	79	7
Marion Motley	10	188	18.8	63	1
John Harrington	8	136	17.0	0	0
John Yonakor	7	98	14.0	0	2
Gaylon Smith	7	73	10.4	0	0
Edgar Jones	4	120	30.0	0	1
Bill Lund	4	64	16.0	0	2
Ray Terrell	4	21	5.2	0	0
Don Greenwood	4	0	0.0	0	0
George Young	3	37	12.3	0	0
Al Coppage	2	34	17.0	0	0
Lou Saban	1	45	45.0	45	0
John Rokisky	1	13	13.0	13	0
Tom Colella	1	12	12.0	12	1
Bob Steuber	1	9	9.0	9	0
Fred Evans	1	7	7.0	7	0
Gene Fekete	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	123	2266	18.4	79	22

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Lou Groza	47	45	95.7	29	13	44.8	84
Chet Adams	5	5	100.0				5
Mac Speedie	1	1	100.0				1
John Rokisky	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	54	52	96.3	29	13	44.8	91

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.
Tom Colella	47	1895	40.3
Fred Evans	8	296	37.0
Mac Speedie	3	84	28.0
Totals	58	2275	39.2

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.
Tom Colella	8	172	21.5
Cliff Lewis	8	133	16.6
Otto Graham	12	129	10.8
Edgar Jones	7	73	10.4
Bill Lund	2	30	15.0
Marion Motley	1	0	0.0
Fred Evans	1	0	0.0
Totals	39	537	13.8

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Edgar Jones	12	307	25.6	96	1
Don Greenwood	5	105	21.0	0	0
Ray Terrell	3	80	26.7	0	0
Al Akins	2	74	37.0	0	0
Cliff Lewis	3	70	23.3	0	0
Bob Steuber	2	53	26.5	0	0
Marion Motley	3	53	17.7	0	0
Bill Lund	1	32	32.0	32	0
Tom Colella	1	29	29.0	29	0
Gene Fekete	1	21	21.0	21	0
John Harrington	2	16	8.0	0	0
Mac Speedie	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	36	841	23.4	96	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tom Colella	10	110	11.0	0	0
Otto Graham	5	102	20.4	0	1
Cliff Lewis	5	41	8.2	0	0
Lou Saban	4	32	8.0	0	0
Ray Terrell	3	101	33.7	76	1
Don Greenwood	2	56	28.0	0	0
Edgar Jones	2	16	8.0	0	0
Mike Scarry	2	0	0.0	0	0
Bob Steuber	1	52	52.0	52	0
Frank Gatski	1	35	35.0	35	1
Fred Evans	1	21	21.0	21	0
Bill Lund	1	12	12.0	12	0
Al Akins	1	7	7.0	7	0
Chet Adams	1	4	4.0	4	1
Marion Motley	1	0	0.0	0	0
Gaylon Smith	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	41	589	14.4	76	4

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Lou Groza									13	45	0			84
Dante Lavelli	0	8							0	0	0			48
Mac Speedie		7		0					0	1	0			43
Marion Motley	5	1	0	0		0			0	0	0			36
Don Greenwood	6	0		0		0			0	0	0			36
Edgar Jones	4	1	0	1		0			0	0	0			36
Gaylon Smith	5	0				0			0	0	0			30
Bill Lund	1	2	0	0		0			0	0	0			18
Tom Colella	2	1	0	0		0			0	0	0			18
Chet Adams						1		1	0	5	0			17
Otto Graham	1		0			1			0	0	0			12
John Yonakor		2							0	0	0			12
Frank Gatski						1			0	0	0			6
Bud Schwenk	1								0	0	0			6
Ray Terrell	0	0		0		1			0	0	0			6
Al Akins	1			0		0			0	0	0			6
Gene Fekete	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
John Rokisky		0							0	1	0			1
Totals	27	22	0	1	0	4	0	1	13	52	0	0	0	421