1991 Cleveland Browns season
46th season in franchise history
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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
| 1991 Cleveland Browns draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
Trades Made
- Traded Bob Buczkowski to Seattle Seahawks for 9x16[3]
Personnel
Staff
| Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
47 active, 19 inactive, 5 practice squad
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Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10–23 | 0–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 64,753 |
| 2 | August 10 | New York Giants | W 16–10 | 1–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 54,445 |
| 3 | August 16 | at Washington Redskins | W 24–21 (OT) | 2–1 | RFK Stadium | 51,137 |
| 4 | August 23 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–31 | 2–2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 45,925 |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 1 | Dallas Cowboys | L 14–26 | 0–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,860 | |
| 2 | September 8 | at New England Patriots | W 20–0 | 1–1 | Sullivan Stadium | 35,377 | |
| 3 | September 15 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 14–13 | 2–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,269 | |
| 4 | September 22 | at New York Giants | L 10–13 | 2–2 | Giants Stadium | 75,891 | |
| 5 | Bye | ||||||
| 6 | October 6 | New York Jets | L 14–17 | 2–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 71,042 | |
| 7 | October 13 | at Washington Redskins | L 17–42 | 2–4 | RFK Stadium | 54,715 | |
| 8 | October 20 | at San Diego Chargers | W 30–24 | 3–4 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 48,440 | |
| 9 | October 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 17–14 | 4–4 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,285 | |
| 10 | November 3 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 21–23 | 4–5 | Riverfront Stadium | 55,077 | |
| 11 | November 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 30–32 | 4–6 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 72,086 | |
| 12 | November 17 | at Houston Oilers | L 24–28 | 4–7 | Houston Astrodome | 58,155 | |
| 13 | November 24 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 20–15 | 5–7 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 63,991 | |
| 14 | December 1 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 31–0 | 6–7 | Hoosier Dome | 57,539 | |
| 15 | December 8 | Denver Broncos | L 7–17 | 6–8 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 73,539 | |
| 16 | December 15 | Houston Oilers | L 14–17 | 6–9 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 55,680 | |
| 17 | December 22 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–17 | 6–10 | Three Rivers Stadium | 47,070 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
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 |
Season summary
Week 17 at Steelers
Week Seventeen: Cleveland Browns (6–9) at Pittsburgh Steelers (6–9)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Steelers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: December 22
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 39 °F (4 °C)
- Game attendance: 47,070
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
- Box Score, Box Score
| Game information | ||
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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.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Pick Transactions".
- ^ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "1991 Cleveland Browns (NFL)". Cleveland Browns (NFL). Retrieved November 11, 2023.
External links
- 1991 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
- 1991 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
- 1991 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
- 1991 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com
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