The 1954

1954 NFL season

The 1954 NFL season was the 35th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended when the Cleveland Browns defeated the Detroit Lions in the NFL Championship Game.-Major rule changes:...

 Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 season was the team's fifth season with the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. The Browns' defense became the first defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest rushing yards allowed, fewest passing yards allowed and fewest total yards allowed. Assistant coach Weeb Ewbank left the club to coach the Baltimore Colts.

Offseason

Defensive Back Don Paul arrived via a trade with the Washington Redskins. The Redskins acquired Paul from the Chicago Cardinals. Upon his arrival in Washington, he fell in disfavour with George Preston Marshall of the Redskins.

NFL Draft

The 1954 NFL Draft was one of the biggest busts in Browns history. In the first round, the club selected John Bauer

John Bauer (American football)

John Richard Bauer is a former American football guard and tackle who played for the National Football League's New York Giants....

. He would never play for the Browns and only played in two NFL games in his career.
The Browns also drafted quarterback Bobby Garrett out of Stanford University. The plan was that he would be the heir to Otto Graham. Garrett suffered from a stuttering problem which hindered his performance in the huddle. Eventually, Garrett would be traded to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for Babe Parilli, although Parilli would not play for the Browns until 1958.

Exhibition Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	August 21, 1954	at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...	W 14–13
2	August 27, 1954	at Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...	L 38–10
3	September 5, 1954	at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	L 38–21
4	September 10, 1954	vs. Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...  at Dallas Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...	L 56–31
5	September 18, 1954	Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 35–7

Regular Season Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 26, 1954	at Philadelphia Eagles 1954 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1954 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 22nd in the league. They matched their previous output of 7–4–1. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Off Season:...	L 28–10
2	October 10, 1954	Chicago Cardinals 1954 Chicago Cardinals season The 1954 Chicago Cardinals season was the 35th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1-10-1, winning two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...	W 31–7
3	October 17, 1954	at Pittsburgh Steelers 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Green Bay Packers :at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 20,675* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:...	L 55–27
4	October 24, 1954	at Chicago Cardinals 1954 Chicago Cardinals season The 1954 Chicago Cardinals season was the 35th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1-10-1, winning two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...	W 35–3
5	October 31, 1954	New York Giants 1954 New York Giants season The 1954 New York Giants season was the 30th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...	W 24–14
6	November 7, 1954	Washington Redskins 1954 Washington Redskins season The 1954 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-5-1 record from 1953. The Redskins sent Defensive Back Don Paul to the Cleveland Browns. The Redskins acquired Paul from the Chicago Cardinals. Upon his arrival in Washington, he fell in disfavour with George Preston...	W 62–3
7	November 14, 1954	at Chicago Bears 1954 Chicago Bears season The 1954 Chicago Bears season was their 35th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted 8-4 record under head coach George Halas placing them in second place in the NFL's Western Conference. The 1954 season was an improvement of the 3-8-1 posting of the previous...	W 39–10
8	November 21, 1954	Philadelphia Eagles 1954 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1954 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 22nd in the league. They matched their previous output of 7–4–1. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Off Season:...	W 6–0
9	November 28, 1954	at New York Giants 1954 New York Giants season The 1954 New York Giants season was the 30th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...	W 16–7
10	December 5, 1954	Washington Redskins 1954 Washington Redskins season The 1954 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-5-1 record from 1953. The Redskins sent Defensive Back Don Paul to the Cleveland Browns. The Redskins acquired Paul from the Chicago Cardinals. Upon his arrival in Washington, he fell in disfavour with George Preston...	W 34–14
11	December 12, 1954	Pittsburgh Steelers 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Green Bay Packers :at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 20,675* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:...	W 42–7
12	December 19, 1954	Detroit Lions 1954 Detroit Lions season The 1954 Detroit Lions season was their 25th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 10-2, winning only nine games. They qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.-Schedule:-Playoff schedule:...	L 14–10

Playoff

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Championship	December 26, 1954	Detroit Lions 1954 Detroit Lions season The 1954 Detroit Lions season was their 25th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 10-2, winning only nine games. They qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.-Schedule:-Playoff schedule:...	W 56–10

Standings

NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	3	0	.750	336	162	L-1
Philadelphia Eagles 1954 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1954 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 22nd in the league. They matched their previous output of 7–4–1. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Off Season:...	7	4	1	.636	284	230	W-1
New York Giants 1954 New York Giants season The 1954 New York Giants season was the 30th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...	7	5	0	.583	293	184	L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Green Bay Packers :at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 20,675* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:...	5	7	0	.417	219	263	L-2
Washington Redskins 1954 Washington Redskins season The 1954 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-5-1 record from 1953. The Redskins sent Defensive Back Don Paul to the Cleveland Browns. The Redskins acquired Paul from the Chicago Cardinals. Upon his arrival in Washington, he fell in disfavour with George Preston...	3	9	0	.250	207	432	W-1
Chicago Cardinals 1954 Chicago Cardinals season The 1954 Chicago Cardinals season was the 35th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1-10-1, winning two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...	2	10	0	.167	183	347	L-3

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