1984 Cleveland Browns season
1984 Cleveland Browns season | |
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Owner | Art Modell |
Head coach | Sam Rutigliano (fired October 15; 1-7 record) Marty Schottenheimer (interim; 4–4 record) |
Home field | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
Local radio | WHK |
Results | |
Record | 5–11 |
Division place | 3rd AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | None |
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[]
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster[]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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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 | |||||||||
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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 12: at Atlanta[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Browns | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta
- Date: November 18
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 55°F, relative humidity 50%, round (wind) 12 MPH
- Game attendance: 28,280
- TV announcers (NBC): Gary Gerould (play–by–play) and Reggie Rucker (color commentator)
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References[]
External links[]
- 1984 National Football League season by team
- Cleveland Browns seasons
- 1984 in sports in Ohio