1991 Cleveland Browns season

1991 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach	Bill Belichick
Owner	Art Modell
Home field	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1991 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 42nd season with the National Football League. On August 5, Browns founder Paul Brown died at the age of 82.^[1]

1991 was the first of five seasons in Cleveland for head coach Bill Belichick. Under Belichick, the Browns managed a 6-10 record, while finishing in third place in the AFC Central.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1991 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1991 Cleveland Browns draft
1	2	Eric Turner *	Safety	UCLA
2	29	Ed King	Guard	Auburn
3	57	James Jones	Defensive tackle	Northern Iowa
4	85	Pio Sagapolutele	Defensive tackle	San Diego State
6	141	Michael Jackson	Wide receiver	Southern Mississippi
8	197	Frank Conover	Defensive tackle	Syracuse
9	225	Raymond Irvin	Defensive back	Central Florida
9	239	Shawn Wiggins	Wide receiver	Wyoming
10	252	Brian Greenfield	Punter	Pittsburgh
11	280	Todd Jones	Offensive tackle	Henderson State
12	308	Elijah Austin	Defensive tackle	North Carolina State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Trades Made

Traded Bob Buczkowski to Seattle Seahawks for 9x16^[3]

Personnel

Staff

1991 Cleveland Browns staff

Front office

Owner and President – Art Modell
Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Ernie Accorsi
Director of Pro Personnel – Michael Lombardi
Director of College Scouting – Dom Anile

Head coaches

Head Coach – Bill Belichick

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks – Gary Tranquill
Running backs – Steve Crosby
Receivers – Richard Mann
Offensive Line – Hal Hunter
Offense – Ernie Adams
Offensive Assistant – Kevin Spencer

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Nick Saban
Defensive Line – John Mitchell
Inside Linebackers – Jim Bates
Outside Linebackers – Don Blackmon

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Scott O'Brien
Specical Teams asst. John McCollister

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons

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Roster

1991 Cleveland Browns roster

Quarterbacks

19 Bernie Kosar
17 Todd Philcox

Running backs

27 Derrick Douglas
33 Leroy Hoard
34 Kevin Mack FB
21 Eric Metcalf KR/PR
20 Joe Morris KR
89 Mike Oliphant
44 Lee Rouson

Wide receivers

86 Brian Brennan
1 Michael Jackson
40 Lynn James
88 Reggie Langhorne
80 Danny Peebles
28 Tyrone Shavers
84 Webster Slaughter PR
87 John Talley

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

61 Mike Baab C
74 Paul Farren T/G
69 Dan Fike T
66 Tony Jones T
68 Ed King G
70 John Rienstra G
65 Ralph Tamm G
67 Chris Thome C
78 Rob Woods T

Defensive linemen

90 Rob Burnett
94 Frank Conover DT
96 James Jones DT
97 Ernie Logan DE/DT
92 Michael Dean Perry DT
98 Anthony Pleasant DE
75 Pio Sagapolutele DE
91 John Thornton DT
93 Mike Wise DE

Linebackers

58 David Brandon OLB
52 Richard Brown MLB
99 Johnie Cooks OLB/MLB
53 Cedric Figaro MLB
59 Mike Johnson MLB
55 Jock Jones OLB
54 Randy Kirk OLB
57 Clay Matthews, Jr. OLB
50 Van Waiters OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

11 Brian Hansen P
3 Matt Stover K

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 1, 1991	Dallas Cowboys	L 26–14	78,860
2	September 8, 1991	at New England Patriots	W 20–0	35,377
3	September 15, 1991	Cincinnati Bengals	W 14–13	78,269
4	September 22, 1991	at New York Giants	L 10–13	75,891
5	October 6, 1991	New York Jets	L 17–14	71,042
6	October 13, 1991	at Washington Redskins	L 42–17	54,715
7	October 20, 1991	at San Diego Chargers	W 30–24	48,440
8	October 27, 1991	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–14	78,285
9	November 3, 1991	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 23–21	55,077
10	November 10, 1991	Philadelphia Eagles	L 32–30	72,086
11	November 17, 1991	at Houston Oilers	L 28–24	58,155
12	November 24, 1991	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–15	63,991
13	December 1, 1991	at Indianapolis Colts	W 31–0	57,539
14	December 8, 1991	Denver Broncos	L 17–7	73,539
15	December 15, 1991	Houston Oilers	L 17–14	55,680
16	December 22, 1991	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–10	47,070

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Houston Oilers	11	5	0	.688	5–1	10–2	386	251	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	9	0	.438	4–2	7–5	292	344	W2
Cleveland Browns	6	10	0	.375	2–4	6–6	293	298	L3
Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	263	435	W1

References

↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p.287
↑ "1991 Cleveland Browns draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
↑ http://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/1991.htm
↑ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

Cleveland Browns

Founded in 1946 Based in Cleveland, Ohio Headquartered in Berea, Ohio

Franchise	History Players Head coaches Seasons Logos and uniforms First-round draft picks 1999 expansion draft

Stadiums	Cleveland Stadium FirstEnergy Stadium

Key personnel	Owners: Jimmy Haslam Dee Haslam President (de facto): Paul DePodesta General manager (de facto): Sashi Brown Head coach: Hue Jackson

Culture and lore	Art Modell Cleveland sports curse Dawg Pound Draft Day Hot Tub Time Machine Kardiac Kids Paul Brown Marty Ball Red Right 88 Relocation controversy "The Best Man" The Drive The Express The Fortune Cookie The Fumble

Rivalries	Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers

Playoff appearances (28)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1980 1982 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 2002

Division titles (12)	1946 1947 1948 1967 1968 1969 1971 1980 1985 1986 1987 1989

Conference titles (11)	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1964 1965 1968 1969

League titles (8)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1954 1955 1964

Retired numbers	14 32 45 46 76

Hall of Fame inductees	Players: Brown DeLamielleure Ford Gatski Graham Groza Hickerson Kelly Lavelli McCormack Mitchell Motley Newsome Warfield Willis Coach: Brown

Media	Broadcasters Radio network Flagships: WKNR WKRK-FM WNCX Television: WEWS-TV

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1950–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Former league affiliation	League: All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)

Seasons (67)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Cleveland Browns seasons

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AAFC championship (through 1949) or NFL championship

1991 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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