1952 Cleveland Browns Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's American Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (8-4)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1952 Cleveland Browns RosterTeam Record: 8-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's American Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Paul Brown (8-4)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1952 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1952 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's American Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1. Paul Brown coached the team. The 1952 Cleveland Browns lost in the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Otto Graham | 364 | 181 | 49.7 | 2816 | 7.7 | 20 | 5.5 | 24 | 6.6 | 68 | 66.6 | George Ratterman | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 33.3 | 11 | 43.8 | Dub Jones | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 95.8 | Marion Motley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
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| Totals | 374 | 184 | 49.2 | 2839 | 7.6 | 22 | 5.9 | 26 | 7.0 | 68 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Marion Motley | 104 | 444 | 4.3 | 59 | 1 | Ken Carpenter | 72 | 408 | 5.7 | 37 | 3 | Chick Jagade | 57 | 373 | 6.5 | 30 | 2 | Dub Jones | 65 | 270 | 4.2 | 35 | 2 | Otto Graham | 42 | 130 | 3.1 | 21 | 4 | Sherman Howard | 34 | 95 | 2.8 | 22 | 0 | Rex Bumgardner | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 24 | 0 | Ray Renfro | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 | George Ratterman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Totals | 394 | 1786 | 4.5 | 59 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Mac Speedie | 62 | 911 | 14.7 | 50 | 5 | Dub Jones | 43 | 651 | 15.1 | 63 | 4 | Dante Lavelli | 21 | 336 | 16.0 | 41 | 4 | Ken Carpenter | 16 | 136 | 8.5 | 41 | 1 | Marion Motley | 13 | 213 | 16.4 | 68 | 2 | Sherman Howard | 11 | 219 | 19.9 | 57 | 3 | Chick Jagade | 9 | 203 | 22.6 | 47 | 1 | Pete Brewster | 4 | 117 | 29.2 | 47 | 1 | Horace Gillom | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 21 | 1 | Ray Renfro | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
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| Totals | 184 | 2839 | 15.4 | 68 | 22 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Lou Groza | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 89 | Bob Gain | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 |
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| Totals | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 92 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Horace Gillom | 61 | 2787 | 45.7 | 73 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 61 | 2787 | 45.7 | 73 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ray Renfro | 22 | 169 | 7.7 | 34 | 0 | Ken Carpenter | 10 | 139 | 13.9 | 54 | 1 | Bert Rechichar | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 16 | 0 | Rex Bumgardner | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | Don Phelps | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
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| Totals | 55 | 405 | 7.4 | 54 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ken Carpenter | 11 | 234 | 21.3 | 40 | 0 | Ray Renfro | 8 | 130 | 16.2 | 26 | 0 | Rex Bumgardner | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 23 | 0 | Marion Motley | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 35 | 0 | Emerson Cole | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 22 | 0 | Bert Rechichar | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 | Chick Jagade | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 21 | 0 | Ed Sharkey | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 | Sherman Howard | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | Walt Michaels | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | Pete Brewster | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | Joe Skibinski | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Horace Gillom | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Abe Gibron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Gain | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 47 | 823 | 17.5 | 40 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bert Rechichar | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 25 | 0 | Warren Lahr | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 14 | 0 | Tommy James | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 | Walt Michaels | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 18 | 0 | Rex Bumgardner | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 33 | 0 | Tommy Thompson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
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| Totals | 22 | 250 | 11.4 | 33 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Tommy Thompson | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | George Young | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Horace Gillom | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | Len Ford | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Joe Skibinski | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Ray Renfro | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Kissell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Marion Motley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Hal Herring | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bert Rechichar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ken Carpenter | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | John Sandusky | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Helluin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lin Houston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lou Groza | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Chick Jagade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Otto Graham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Walt Michaels | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pete Brewster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dub Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 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 | Lou Groza | 19 | 32 | 0 | 89 | Dub Jones | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Ken Carpenter | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Mac Speedie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Dante Lavelli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Otto Graham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Sherman Howard | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Marion Motley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Chick Jagade | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Pete Brewster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Len Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Horace Gillom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Bob Gain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | George Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 310 |
