1949 Cleveland Browns Statistics

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 9-1-2
Finishing 1st in the AAFC
Postseason: 2-0 Won Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (9-1-2)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1949 Cleveland Browns Roster
1949 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the All American Football Conference ended the 1949 season with a record of 9 wins and 1 losses and 2 ties, finishing first in the AAFC. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Browns allowed 171 points, lowest in the league. Cleveland ran up 339 points. Otto Graham passed for 2,785 yards. Mac Speedie snagged 62 passes for 1,028 yards.

Marion Motley carried the ball for a team-leading 570 yards.

Cliff Lewis picked off 6 opponent throws.

Paul Brown coached the team. The 1949 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	285	161	56.5	2785	9.8	19	6.7	10	3.5	74	97.5
Cliff Lewis	10	5	50.0	144	14.4	2	20.0	2	20.0	0	95.8
Edgar Jones	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	296	166	56.1	2929	9.9	21	7.1	12	4.1	74

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Marion Motley	113	570	5.0	0	8
Dub Jones	77	312	4.1	0	4
Bill Boedeker	50	269	5.4	0	1
Edgar Jones	43	127	3.0	0	4
Ed Susteric	23	114	5.0	0	1
Otto Graham	27	107	4.0	0	3
Tony Adamle	17	64	3.8	0	0
Warren Lahr	9	36	4.0	0	1
Les Horvath	10	35	3.5	0	1
Ara Parseghian	12	31	2.6	0	0
Tommy James	10	28	2.8	0	0
Horace Gillom	2	8	4.0	0	0
Bob Gaudio	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Cliff Lewis	9	-17	-1.9	0	1
Totals	403	1682	4.2	0	24

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mac Speedie	62	1028	16.6	0	7
Dante Lavelli	28	475	17.0	67	7
Horace Gillom	23	359	15.6	0	0
Marion Motley	15	191	12.7	0	0
Dub Jones	12	241	20.1	0	1
Bill Boedeker	11	371	33.7	0	2
Edgar Jones	9	130	14.4	0	3
Les Horvath	2	71	35.5	0	1
Warren Lahr	1	20	20.0	20	0
Tony Adamle	1	13	13.0	13	0
Ed Susteric	1	7	7.0	7	0
Ara Parseghian	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	166	2908	17.5	67	21

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Lou Groza	35	34	97.1	9	2	22.2	40
Lou Saban	11	11	100.0	2		0.0	11
Totals	46	45	97.8	11	2	18.2	51

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.
Horace Gillom	54	2011	37.2
Warren Lahr	4	125	31.2
Totals	58	2136	36.8

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Cliff Lewis	20	174	8.7	0
Warren Lahr	6	83	13.8	0
Les Horvath	3	19	6.3	0
John Yonakor	1	1	1.0	1
Totals	30	277	9.2	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Marion Motley	12	262	21.8	0
Dub Jones	8	204	25.5	0
Bill Boedeker	9	189	21.0	0
Ed Susteric	2	39	19.5	0
Lou Rymkus	1	16	16.0	16
Edgar Jones	1	15	15.0	15
Lou Groza	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	34	727	21.4	16

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cliff Lewis	6	53	8.8	0	0
Tommy James	4	64	16.0	0	1
Tony Adamle	4	42	10.5	0	0
Warren Lahr	4	32	8.0	0	0
Alex Agase	3	31	10.3	0	0
Weldon Humble	2	55	27.5	0	0
Lou Saban	2	35	17.5	20	1
Les Horvath	2	4	2.0	0	0
Tommy Thompson	1	9	9.0	9	0
Bill Willis	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	29	331	11.4	20	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Marion Motley	8	0		0					0	0	0			48
Edgar Jones	4	3		0					0	0	0			42
Dante Lavelli		7							0	0	0			42
Mac Speedie		7							0	0	0			42
Lou Groza				0					2	34	0			40
Dub Jones	4	1		0					0	0	0			30
Les Horvath	1	1	0			0		1	0	0	0			18
Bill Boedeker	1	2		0					0	0	0			18
Otto Graham	3								0	0	0			18
Lou Saban						1			0	11	0			17
Tommy James	0					1			0	0	0			6
Cliff Lewis	1		0			0			0	0	0			6
Ed Susteric	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Warren Lahr	1	0	0			0			0	0	0			6
Totals	24	21	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	45	0	0	0	339