1972 Cleveland Browns Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Nick Skorich (10-4) | 10-4 | 0-1 | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division | Lost Division Playoff |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Billy Andrews | LB | June 14, 1945 | 6’0′ | 220 | SE Louisiana |
| Bob Briggs | DE-DT | April 28, 1945 | 6’4′ | 258 | Heidelberg |
| Charlie Brinkman | WR | May 26, 1949 | 6’2′ | 208 | Louisville |
| Cliff Brooks | DB | June 21, 1949 | 6’1′ | 190 | Tennessee St. |
| Ken Brown | RB | November 8, 1945 | 5’10’ | 203 | none |
| Joe Carollo | T | March 25, 1940 | 6’2′ | 265 | Notre Dame |
| Don Cockroft | K | February 6, 1945 | 6’2′ | 195 | Adams St. |
| Jim Copeland | C-G | March 5, 1945 | 6’3′ | 243 | Virginia |
| Bo Cornell | LB-RB | March 7, 1949 | 6’2′ | 220 | Washington |
| Fest Cotton | DT | October 18, 1949 | 6’2′ | 255 | Dayton |
| Thom Darden | DB | August 28, 1950 | 6’2′ | 195 | Michigan |
| Ben Davis | DB | October 30, 1945 | 5’11’ | 180 | Defiance |
| Bob DeMarco | C-G | September 16, 1938 | 6’2′ | 248 | Indiana |
| John Demarie | G-T-C | August 28, 1945 | 6’3′ | 246 | LSU |
| Doug Dieken | T | February 12, 1949 | 6’5′ | 254 | Illinois |
| John Garlington | LB | June 5, 1946 | 6’1′ | 218 | LSU |
| Chip Glass | TE | June 25, 1947 | 6’4′ | 235 | Florida St. |
| Wes Grant | DE-DT | September 24, 1946 | 6’3′ | 245 | UCLA |
| Charlie Hall | LB | December 2, 1948 | 6’3′ | 220 | Houston |
| Gene Hickerson | G | February 15, 1935 | 6’3′ | 248 | Mississippi |
| Fred Hoaglin | C | January 28, 1944 | 6’4′ | 250 | Pittsburgh |
| Fair Hooker | WR | May 22, 1947 | 6’1′ | 190 | Arizona St. |
| Jim Houston | LB-DE | November 3, 1937 | 6’3′ | 240 | Ohio St. |
| Mike Howell | DB | July 5, 1943 | 6’1′ | 195 | Grambling St. |
| Rich Jackson | DE-LB | July 22, 1941 | 6’3′ | 255 | Southern |
| Walter Johnson | DT | November 13, 1942 | 6’4′ | 265 | New Mexico St. |
| Leroy Kelly | RB | May 20, 1942 | 6’0′ | 202 | Morgan St. |
| Rick Kingrea | LB | July 18, 1949 | 6’1′ | 233 | Tulane |
| Billy Lefear | RB-WR | February 12, 1950 | 5’11’ | 197 | Henderson St. |
| Dale Lindsey | LB | January 18, 1943 | 6’2′ | 223 | Kentucky |
| Mel Long | LB | November 22, 1946 | 6’0′ | 228 | Toledo |
| Bobby Majors | DB | July 7, 1949 | 6’1′ | 193 | Tennessee |
| Bob McKay | T-G | December 27, 1947 | 6’5′ | 260 | Texas |
| Milt Morin | TE | October 15, 1942 | 6’4′ | 238 | Massachusetts |
| Chris Morris | T | October 7, 1949 | 6’3′ | 250 | Indiana |
| Reece Morrison | RB | October 21, 1945 | 6’0′ | 207 | Texas St. |
| Bill Nelsen | QB | January 29, 1941 | 6’0′ | 195 | USC |
| Bubba Pena | G | August 8, 1949 | 6’2′ | 250 | Massachusetts |
| Mike Phipps | QB | November 19, 1947 | 6’3′ | 208 | Purdue |
| Frank Pitts | WR-SE | November 12, 1943 | 6’3′ | 199 | Southern |
| Nick Roman | DE | September 23, 1947 | 6’3′ | 244 | Ohio St. |
| Clarence Scott | DB | April 9, 1949 | 6’0′ | 190 | Kansas St. |
| Bo Scott | RB | March 30, 1943 | 6’3′ | 215 | Ohio St. |
| Jerry Sherk | DT-DE-NT | July 7, 1948 | 6’4′ | 258 | Oklahoma St. |
| Ron Snidow | DE-DT | December 30, 1941 | 6’3′ | 250 | Oregon |
| Paul Staroba | WR | January 20, 1949 | 6’3′ | 204 | Michigan |
| Walt Sumner | DB | February 2, 1947 | 6’1′ | 195 | Florida St. |
| Gloster Van Richardson | WR-FL | July 18, 1942 | 6’2′ | 200 | Jackson St. |
| George Wright | DT | March 3, 1947 | 6’3′ | 265 | Sam Houston St. |
| Craig Wycinski | G | January 4, 1948 | 6’3′ | 243 | Michigan St. |
