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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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
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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
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (NBC): Gary Gerould (play–by–play) and Reggie Rucker (color commentator)
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Week 13 at Houston
Paul McDonald threw three touchdown passes, two to Brian Brennan and the Browns defense stifled the Houston offense. The Browns are 3-2 under Marty Schotteheimer and the 27 points were the most their offense has scored this season. "The Browns is a very active team, using all their assets", said Oilers' coach Hugh Campbell.