1984 Cleveland Browns season
OwnerArt Modell
Head coachSam Rutigliano (fired October 15; 1-7 record)
Marty Schottenheimer (interim; 4–4 record)
Home fieldCleveland Municipal Stadium
Local radioWHK
Results
Record5–11
Division place3rd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone
Uniform

The 1984 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 35th season with the National Football League. At the season's mid-way point, head coach Sam Rutigliano was fired after starting 1–7. He was replaced by defensive coordinator Marty Schottenheimer, who went 4–4 to finish the season. Schottenheimer would coach the Browns until 1988, guiding the Browns to a .620 winning percentage in his tenure with the team.

Personnel

Staff

1984 Cleveland Browns staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

1984 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

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Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 3 at Seattle Seahawks L 0–33 0–1 Kingdome 59,540
2 September 9 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–20 0–2 Anaheim Stadium 43,043
3 September 16 Denver Broncos L 14–24 0–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 61,980
4 September 23 Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–10 1–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 77,312
5 September 30 at Kansas City Chiefs L 6–10 1–4 Arrowhead Stadium 40,785
6 October 7 New England Patriots L 16–17 1–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 53,036
7 October 14 New York Jets L 20–24 1–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 55,673
8 October 21 at Cincinnati Bengals L 9–12 1–7 Riverfront Stadium 50,667
9 October 28 New Orleans Saints L 14–16 1–8 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 52,489
10 November 4 at Buffalo Bills W 13–10 2–8 Rich Stadium 33,343
11 November 11 San Francisco 49ers L 7–41 2–9 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 60,092
12 November 18 at Atlanta Falcons W 23–7 3–9 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 28,280
13 November 25 Houston Oilers W 27–10 4–9 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 46,077
14 December 2 Cincinnati Bengals L 17–20 4–10 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 51,774
15 December 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–23 4–11 Three Rivers Stadium 55,825
16 December 16 at Houston Oilers W 27–20 5–11 Houston Astrodome 33,676

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Pittsburgh Steelers(3) 9 7 0 .563 3–3 6–6 387 310 W2
Cincinnati Bengals 8 8 0 .500 5–1 6–6 339 339 W4
Cleveland Browns 5 11 0 .313 3–3 4–8 250 297 W1
Houston Oilers 3 13 0 .188 1–5 3–9 240 437 L2

Game summaries

Week 11 (Sunday, November 11, 1984): vs. San Francisco 49ers

[1]

Week 11: San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers (10–1) 6 7 141441
Browns (2–9) 0 0 077

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: November 11, 1984
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)
  • Game attendance: 60,092
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom Brookshier (play-by-play) and Wayne Walker (color commentator)
  • [2]
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SF PassingJoe Montana24/30, 263 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
RushingWendell Tyler17 CAR, 87 YDS
ReceivingFreddie Solomon5 REC, 105 YDS, 2 TDs
CLE PassingPaul McDonald13/33, 220 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingBoyce Green13 CAR, 38 YDS
ReceivingBruce Davis4 REC, 64 YDS, 1 TD
  • Point spread: 49ers by 6
  • Over/Under: 35.0 (over)
  • Time of Game:
49ers Game Statistics Browns
23 First downs 10
39–213 Rushes–yards 20–43
263 Passing yards 220
24–30–1 Passes 13–33–1
1–8 Sacked–yards 2–12
255 Net passing yards 208
468 Total yards 251
90 Return yards 125
2–38.5 Punts 6–37.0
1–1 Fumbles–lost 5–3
7–45 Penalties–yards 5–32
35:27 Time of Possession 24:33

Week 12: at Atlanta

Week 12: Cleveland Browns at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 10 3 01023
Falcons 7 0 007

at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), relative humidity 50%, round (wind) 12 mph (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 28,280
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (NBC): Gary Gerould (play–by–play) and Reggie Rucker (color commentator)
Game information

Week 13 at Houston

Paul McDonald threw three touchdown passes, two to Brian Brennan and the Browns defense stifled the Houston offense. The Browns are 3-2 under Marty Schotteheimer and the 27 points were the most their offense has scored this season. "The Browns is a very active team, using all their assets", said Oilers' coach Hugh Campbell.

References


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