You can learn a line from a win and a book from a defeat.

The Buckeyes ended with a 3–6 record. After a training camp at Bowling Green State University the Browns played their first game in September 1946 at Cleveland Stadium. Wes Felser had resigned as the team's coach and Brown was seen as a possible replacement.

His high school teams lost only 10 games in 11 seasons. Brown is credited with a number of American football innovations. After World War II he became head coach of the Browns who won four AAFC championships before joining the NFL in 1950.