1946 Cleveland Browns season
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Brooklyn Dodgers |
7 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
| • Browns
|
0 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
35 |
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Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer
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|
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Seahawks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| • Browns
|
10 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
44 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
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CLE |
Mac Speedie 19-yard pass from Cliff Lewis (Lou Groza kick) |
CLE 7–0 |
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| 1 |
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CLE |
Lou Groza 22-yard field goal |
CLE 10–0 |
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| 2 |
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CLE |
Dante Lavelli 39-yard pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) |
CLE 17–0 |
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| 2 |
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CLE |
Tommy Colella 50-yard rush (Lou Groza kick) |
CLE 24–0 |
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| 2 |
|
CLE |
Lou Groza 27-yard field goal |
CLE 27–0 |
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| 4 |
|
CLE |
Don Greenwood 3-yard fumble return (Lou Groza kick) |
CLE 34–0 |
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| 4 |
|
CLE |
Lou Groza 21-yard field goal |
CLE 37–0 |
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| 4 |
|
CLE |
Ray Terrell 76-yard interception return (Lou Groza kick) |
CLE 44–0 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
|
CLE |
Mac Speedie 19-yard pass from Cliff Lewis (Lou Groza kick) |
CLE 7–0 |
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| 1 |
|
CLE |
Lou Groza 22-yard field goal |
CLE 10–0 |
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| 2 |
|
CLE |
Dante Lavelli 39-yard pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) |
CLE 17–0 |
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| 2 |
|
CLE |
Tommy Colella 50-yard rush (Lou Groza kick) |
CLE 24–0 |
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| 2 |
|
CLE |
Lou Groza 27-yard field goal |
CLE 27–0 |
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| 4 |
|
CLE |
Don Greenwood 3-yard fumble return (Lou Groza kick) |
CLE 34–0 |
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| 4 |
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CLE |
Lou Groza 21-yard field goal |
CLE 37–0 |
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| 4 |
|
CLE |
Ray Terrell 76-yard interception return (Lou Groza kick) |
CLE 44–0 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Browns
|
7 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
20 |
| Rockets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
|
CLE |
Marion Motley 20-yard rush (Lou Groza kick) |
CLE 7–0 |
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| 3 |
|
CLE |
Lou Groza 21-yard field goal |
CLE 10–0 |
|
| 3 |
|
CLE |
Lou Groza 37-yard field goal |
CLE 13–0 |
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| 3 |
|
CLE |
Don Greenwood 41-yard rush (Lou Groza kick) |
CLE 20–0 |
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| 4 |
|
CHI |
Billy Hillenbrand 35-yard rush (kick failed) |
CLE 20–6 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
|
CLE |
Marion Motley 20-yard rush (Lou Groza kick) |
CLE 7–0 |
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| 3 |
|
CLE |
Lou Groza 21-yard field goal |
CLE 10–0 |
|
| 3 |
|
CLE |
Lou Groza 37-yard field goal |
CLE 13–0 |
|
| 3 |
|
CLE |
Don Greenwood 41-yard rush (Lou Groza kick) |
CLE 20–0 |
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| 4 |
|
CHI |
Billy Hillenbrand 35-yard rush (kick failed) |
CLE 20–6 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Browns
|
21 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
28 |
| Bisons |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Yankees |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| • Browns
|
14 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
24 |
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The 1946 Cleveland Browns season was the team's first in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The Browns, coached by Paul Brown, ended the year with a record of 12–2, winning the AAFC's Western Division. Led by quarterback Otto Graham, fullback Marion Motley and ends Dante Lavelli and Mac Speedie, the team won the first AAFC championship game against the New York Yankees.
The Browns were founded by Arthur B. McBride, a Cleveland taxi-cab tycoon, as a charter franchise in the new AAFC. McBride in 1945 hired Brown, a successful coach at the high school and college levels. Brown, who was serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, began to assemble a roster as the team prepared to begin play in 1946. After beating the Brooklyn Dodgers in an exhibition game, Cleveland opened the regular season against the Miami Seahawks at Cleveland Stadium on September 6, winning 44–0. The Browns proceeded to win six more games before losing for the first time in October against the San Francisco 49ers at home by a score of 34–20. Cleveland lost a second game in a row against the Los Angeles Dons the following week, but rebounded to win the final five games of the season, including a 66–14 victory over the Dodgers. Cleveland finished with the league's best record and a spot in the championship game against the Yankees. The Browns won the game 14–9.
Lavelli led the AAFC in receiving with 843 yards and 8 touchdowns, while placekicker Lou Groza led the league in points scored, with 84. Graham had the league's best passing average, with 10.5 yards per attempt. His quarterback rating of 112.1 was the highest in professional football history until Joe Montana surpassed it in 1989. Cleveland played all of its home games in Cleveland Stadium. The 1946 Browns set a professional football record with 67 defensive takeaways; the record still stands as of 2017.
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