1991 Cleveland Browns season

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1991 Cleveland Browns season
1975-1995 Browns Script.PNG
Owner Art Modell
General manager Ernie Accorsi
Head coach Bill Belichick
Defensive coordinator Nick Saban
Home field Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Local radio WHK  · WMMS
Results
Record6–10
Division place3rd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers DT Michael Dean Perry

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]

Contents

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
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
12 Eric Turner  *  Safety UCLA
229 Ed King   Guard Auburn
357 James Jones   Defensive tackle Northern Iowa
485 Pio Sagapolutele  Defensive tackle San Diego State
6141 Michael Jackson   Wide receiver Southern Mississippi
8197 Frank Conover  Defensive tackle Syracuse
9225Raymond Irvin Defensive back Central Florida
9239Shawn Wiggins Wide receiver Wyoming
10252 Brian Greenfield   Punter Pittsburgh
11280 Todd Jones   Offensive tackle Henderson State
12308Elijah Austin Defensive tackle North Carolina State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Trades Made

Personnel

Staff

1991 Cleveland Browns staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning


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Roster

1991 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad


47 active, 19 inactive, 5 practice squadReserve


Rookies in italics

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1August 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–230–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 64,753
2August 10 New York Giants W 16–101–1Cleveland Municipal Stadium54,445
3August 16at Washington Redskins W 24–21 (OT)2–1 RFK Stadium 51,137
4August 23at Minnesota Vikings L 7–312–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 45,925

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Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 1 Dallas Cowboys L 14–260–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,860
2September 8at New England Patriots W 20–01–1 Sullivan Stadium 35,377
3September 15 Cincinnati Bengals W 14–132–1Cleveland Municipal Stadium78,269
4September 22at New York Giants L 10–132–2 Giants Stadium 75,891
5 Bye
6October 6 New York Jets L 14–172–3Cleveland Municipal Stadium71,042
7October 13at Washington Redskins L 17–422–4 RFK Stadium 54,715
8October 20at San Diego Chargers W 30–243–4 Jack Murphy Stadium 48,440
9October 27 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–144–4Cleveland Municipal Stadium78,285
10November 3at Cincinnati Bengals L 21–234–5 Riverfront Stadium 55,077
11November 10 Philadelphia Eagles L 30–324–6Cleveland Municipal Stadium72,086
12November 17at Houston Oilers L 24–284–7 Houston Astrodome 58,155
13November 24 Kansas City Chiefs W 20–155–7Cleveland Municipal Stadium63,991
14December 1at Indianapolis Colts W 31–06–7 Hoosier Dome 57,539
15December 8 Denver Broncos L 7–176–8Cleveland Municipal Stadium73,539
16December 15 Houston Oilers L 14–176–9Cleveland Municipal Stadium55,680
17December 22at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–176–10 Three Rivers Stadium 47,070
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(3) Houston Oilers 1150.6885–110–2386251L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 790.4384–27–5292344W2
Cleveland Browns 6100.3752–46–6293298L3
Cincinnati Bengals 3130.1881–52–10263435W1

Season summary

Week 17 at Steelers

Week Seventeen: Cleveland Browns (6–9) at Pittsburgh Steelers (6–9)
Quarter1234Total
Browns 030710
Steelers 307717

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

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References

  1. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   978-0-7611-2480-1, p.287
  2. ↑ "1991 Cleveland Browns draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ "1991 NFL Draft Pick Transactions".
  4. ↑ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "1991 Cleveland Browns (NFL)". Cleveland Browns (NFL). Retrieved November 11, 2023.


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