1984 Cleveland Browns season

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.)

1984 Cleveland Browns season
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

Personnel

Staff

1984 Cleveland Browns staff

	Front office President and Owner – Art Modell Assistant to the President – Ernie Accorsi Head coaches Head Coach – Sam Rutigliano Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Joe Scannella Running Backs – Keith Rowen Receivers – Joe Daniels Offensive Line – Howard Mudd			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Marty Schottenheimer Defensive Line – Tom Pratt Linebackers – Dave Adolph Special Assistant – Darvin Wallis Special teams coaches Special Teams – John Petercuskie Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Dave Redding

Roster

1984 Cleveland Browns roster

	Quarterbacks 16 Paul McDonald 7 Terry Nugent 10 Tom Flick Running backs 44 Earnest Byner 30 Boyce Green 43 Mike Pruitt 25 Charles White Wide receivers 80 Willis Adams 86 Brian Brennan 83 Ricky Feacher 84 Duriel Harris 83 Glen Young Tight ends 81 Harry Holt 82 Ozzie Newsome 87 Tim Stracka		Offensive linemen 61 Mike Baab C 75 Bill Contz T 64 Joe DeLamielleure G 54 Tom DeLeone C 73 Doug Dieken T 74 Paul Farren T 68 Robert Jackson G 62 George Lilja G 63 Cody Risien T Defensive linemen 99 Keith Baldwin 96 Reggie Camp DE 94 Elvis Franks DE 79 Bob Golic NT 78 Carl Hairston DE 72 Dave Puzzuoli NT		Linebackers 56 Chip Banks OLB 50 Tom Cousineau ILB 51 Eddie Johnson ILB 57 Clay Matthews, Jr. OLB 55 Curtis Weathers Defensive backs 24 Greg Best 49 Clinton Burrell S 29 Hanford Dixon CB 27 Al Gross SS 31 Frank Minnifield CB 37 Chris Rockins 20 Don Rogers FS Special teams  9 Matt Bahr K 15 Steve Cox P/K		Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}} Practice squad Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Record
1	September 3, 1984	at Seattle Seahawks	L 33–0	59,540	0–1
2	September 9, 1984	at Los Angeles Rams	L 20–17	43,043	0–2
3	September 16, 1984	Denver Broncos	L 24–14	61,980	0–3
4	September 23, 1984	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 20–10	77,312	1–3
5	September 30, 1984	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–6	40,785	1–4
6	October 7, 1984	New England Patriots	L 17–16	53,036	1–5
7	October 14, 1984	New York Jets	L 24–20	55,673	1–6
8	October 21, 1984	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 12–9	50,667	1–7
9	October 28, 1984	New Orleans Saints	L 16–14	52,489	1–8
10	November 4, 1984	at Buffalo Bills	W 13–10	33,343	2–8
11	November 11, 1984	San Francisco 49ers	L 41–7	60,092	2–9
12	November 18, 1984	at Atlanta Falcons	W 23–7	28,280	3–9
13	November 25, 1984	Houston Oilers	W 27–10	46,077	4–9
14	December 2, 1984	Cincinnati Bengals	L 20–17	51,774	4–10
15	December 9, 1984	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–20	55,825	4–11
16	December 16, 1984	at Houston Oilers	W 27–20	33,676	5–11

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 12: at Atlanta

Week 12: Cleveland Browns at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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)

Game information

First quarter ATL (4:13) – Bailey 20 yard pass from Bartkowski (Luckhurst kick) Falcons 7, Browns 0 CLE (11:35) – Davis 33 yard pass from McDonald (Bahr kick) Browns 7, Falcons 7 CLE (14:26) – Bahr 27 yard field goal Browns 10, Falcons 7 Second quarter CLE (6:51) – Bahr 46 yard field goal Browns 13, Falcons 7 Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter CLE (1:49) – Newsome 16 yard pass from McDonald (Bahr kick) Browns 20, Falcons 7 CLE (9:26) – Bahr 20 yard field goal Browns 23, Falcons 7 Top passers CLE – Paul McDonald 13/23, 205 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT ATL – Steve Bartkowski 19/28, 191 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers CLE – Boyce Green 30 carr, 121 yds ATL – Gerald Riggs 21 carr, 71 yds Top receivers CLE – Ozzie Newsome 5 rec, 97 yds, 1 TD ATL – Gerald Riggs 6 rec, 41 yds Turnovers CLE – 2 ATL – 4

References

External links

• 1984 Cleveland Browns at Pro-Football-Reference.com