1979 Cleveland Browns season | |
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Head Coach | Sam Rutigliano |
Home Field | Cleveland Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 9–7–0 |
Place | 3rd AFC Central |
Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
Timeline | |
Previous season | Next season |
1978 | 1980 |
The 1979 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 30th season with the National Football League.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
The following were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft.
Round | Overall | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
1 | 20 | Willis Adams | Wide Receiver | Houston |
2 | 40 | Lawrence Johnson | Defensive Back | Wisconsin |
2 | 47 | Sam Claphan | Offensive Tackle | Oklahoma |
3 | 70 | Jim Ramey | Defensive End | Kentucky |
4 | 95 | Matt Miller | Offensive Tackle | Colorado |
5 | 124 | Rich Dimler | Defensive Tackle | USC |
6 | 151 | Clinton Burrell | Defensive Back | LSU |
6 | 163 | Jim Ronan | Defensive Tackle | Minnesota |
7 | 183 | Cody Risien | Offensive Tackle | Texas A&M |
8 | 204 | Kent Perkov | Defensive End | San Diego State |
9 | 234 | Carl McGee | Linebacker | Duke |
9 | 241 | Curtis Weathers | Linebacker | Mississippi |
10 | 261 | John Henry Smith | Wide Receiver | Tennessee State |
11 | 287 | Randy Poeschl | Defensive End | Nebraska |
12 | 315 | Dee Methvin | Center | Tulane |
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 2, 1979 | at New York Jets | W 25–22 | |
2 | September 9, 1979 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 27–24 | |
3 | September 16, 1979 | Baltimore Colts | W 13–10 | |
4 | September 24, 1979 | Dallas Cowboys | W 26–7 | |
5 | September 30, 1979 | at Houston Oilers | L 31–10 | |
6 | October 7, 1979 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 51–35 | |
7 | October 14, 1979 | Washington Redskins | L 13–9 | |
8 | October 21, 1979 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 28–27 | |
9 | October 28, 1979 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 38–20 | |
10 | November 4, 1979 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–19 | |
11 | November 11, 1979 | Seattle Seahawks | L 29–24 | |
12 | November 18, 1979 | Miami Dolphins | W 30–24 | |
13 | November 25, 1979 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 33–30 | |
14 | December 2, 1979 | Houston Oilers | W 14–7 | |
15 | December 9, 1979 | at Oakland Raiders | L 19–14 | |
16 | December 16, 1979 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 16–12 |
Standings[]
AFC Central | ||||||
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 416 | 262 |
Houston Oilers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 362 | 331 |
Cleveland Browns | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 359 | 352 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 337 | 421 |
Roster[]
1979 Cleveland Browns roster
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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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Awards and records[]
- Brian Sipe, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes (28), Tied with another player
Milestones[]
References[]
- ↑ "1979 NFL Draft Listing – Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. http://www.webcitation.org/5iXTeeJNv. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
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