1991 Cleveland Browns season
OwnerArt Modell
General managerErnie Accorsi
Head coachBill Belichick
Home fieldCleveland Municipal Stadium
Local radioWHK · WMMS
Results
Record6–10
Division place3rd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersDT 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]

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

[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

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 56 Lonnie Brockman LB
  • -- Newt Harrell G
  • 43 Archie Herring RB
  • -- Pete Lucas T
  • 35 Charlie Oliver S

47 active, 19 inactive, 5 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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

[5]

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 34Total
Browns 0 3 0710
Steelers 3 0 7717

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

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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