1948 Cleveland Browns Statistics

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 14-0
Finishing 1st in the AAFC's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (14-0)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1948 Cleveland Browns Roster
1948 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the All American Football Conference ended the 1948 season with a record of 14 wins and 0 losses, finishing first in the AAFC's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Browns allowed 190 points, lowest in the league. Cleveland ran up 389 points. Marion Motley carried the ball for a team-leading 964 yards.

Otto Graham passed for 2,713 yards. Mac Speedie snagged 58 passes for 816 yards.

Cliff Lewis picked off 9 opponent throws.

Paul Brown coached the team. The 1948 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	333	173	52.0	2713	8.1	25	7.5	15	4.5	78	85.6
Cliff Lewis	8	4	50.0	69	8.6	1	12.5	0	0.0	0	119.3
George Terlep	2	1	50.0	27	13.5	0	0.0	1	50.0	27	56.3
Marion Motley	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	344	178	51.7	2809	8.2	26	7.6	16	4.7	78

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Marion Motley	157	964	6.1	0	5
Edgar Jones	100	400	4.0	0	5
Bill Boedeker	78	254	3.3	0	3
Dub Jones	33	149	4.5	0	1
Otto Graham	23	146	6.3	0	6
Ara Parseghian	32	135	4.2	0	1
Ollie Cline	29	129	4.4	0	0
Bob Cowan	33	99	3.0	0	1
Tony Adamle	17	88	5.2	0	1
Tom Colella	14	60	4.3	0	1
Dean Sensanbaugher	18	59	3.3	0	1
Cliff Lewis	5	44	8.8	0	0
Dante Lavelli	1	9	9.0	9	0
Tommy James	1	8	8.0	8	0
Mac Speedie	1	7	7.0	7	0
George Terlep	1	4	4.0	0	0
Bob Gaudio	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	544	2557	4.7	9	25

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mac Speedie	58	816	14.1	56	4
Dante Lavelli	25	463	18.5	54	5
Horace Gillom	20	295	14.8	0	1
Bob Cowan	15	265	17.7	0	4
Edgar Jones	14	293	20.9	0	5
Bill Boedeker	13	237	18.2	0	2
Marion Motley	13	192	14.8	78	2
Dub Jones	9	119	13.2	0	2
John Yonakor	5	27	5.4	0	0
Ara Parseghian	2	31	15.5	0	1
George Young	2	20	10.0	0	0
Tommy James	1	44	44.0	44	0
Tom Colella	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	178	2809	15.8	78	26

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Lou Groza	52	51	98.1	19	8	42.1	75
Totals	52	51	98.1	19	8	42.1	75

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Colella	49	1716	35.0	0
Horace Gillom	6	227	37.8	0
Cliff Lewis	1	18	18.0	18
Totals	56	1961	35.0	18

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Cliff Lewis	26	258	9.9	0
Tom Colella	5	60	12.0	0
Tommy James	5	47	9.4	0
Otto Graham	1	12	12.0	12
Bill Boedeker	2	8	4.0	0
Totals	39	385	9.9	12

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Marion Motley	14	337	24.1	0
Cliff Lewis	7	147	21.0	0
Bill Boedeker	4	61	15.2	0
Ollie Cline	3	55	18.3	0
Bob Cowan	3	53	17.7	0
Ara Parseghian	2	41	20.5	0
Dub Jones	2	35	17.5	0
Mac Speedie	1	13	13.0	13
Horace Gillom	3	10	3.3	0
Dante Lavelli	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	40	752	18.8	13

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Cliff Lewis	9	103	11.4	0
Lou Saban	5	41	8.2	0
Tommy James	4	37	9.2	0
Tom Colella	2	34	17.0	0
Ara Parseghian	1	56	56.0	56
Weldon Humble	1	11	11.0	11
John Yonakor	1	1	1.0	1
Otto Graham	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	24	283	11.8	56

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Lou Groza									8	51	0			75
Edgar Jones	5	5							0	0	0			60
Marion Motley	5	2		0					0	0	0			42
Otto Graham	6		0			0			0	0	0			36
Dante Lavelli	0	5		0					0	0	0			30
Bill Boedeker	3	2	0	0					0	0	0			30
Bob Cowan	1	4		0					0	0	0			30
Mac Speedie	0	4		0					0	0	0			24
Dub Jones	1	2		0					0	0	0			18
Ara Parseghian	1	1		0		0			0	0	0			12
George Young		0						1	0	0	0			6
Tony Adamle	1								0	0	0			6
Dean Sensanbaugher	1								0	0	0			6
Tom Colella	1	0	0			0			0	0	0			6
Horace Gillom		1		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	25	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	51	0	0	0	387