1965 Cleveland Browns Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Blanton Collier (11-3)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1965 Cleveland Browns Statistics
1965 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Browns scored 363 points, and the defense yielded 325. Jim Brown powered the ground game, running for a 1,544 yards for Cleveland.

Frank Ryan tossed for 1,751 yards. Gary Collins topped all receivers, snagging 50 passes for 884 yards.

Larry Benz picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Blanton Collier coached the team. The 1965 Cleveland Browns lost in the Championship.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
40	Erich Barnes	RCB-LCB-RS	July 4, 1935	6'2"	201	Purdue	Elkhart, IN USA	14	8
49	Walter Beach	RCB	January 31, 1935	6'0"	190	Central Michigan	Pontiac, MI USA	10	8
23	Larry Benz	RS	January 28, 1941	5'11"	185	Northwestern	Chattanooga, TN USA	14	12
83	Johnny Brewer	TE	March 8, 1937	6'4"	230	Mississippi	Vicksburg, MS USA	14	14
32	Jim Brown	FB	February 17, 1936	6'2"	232	Syracuse	St. Simons Island, GA USA	14	14
70	John Brown	ROT	June 9, 1939	6'2"	248	Syracuse	Camden, NJ USA	14	3
37	Jamie Caleb	HB	October 29, 1936	6'1"	210	Grambling St.	Calhoun, LA USA	5	0
73	Monte Clark	RT	January 24, 1937	6'6"	265	USC	Fillmore, CA USA	14	14
86	Gary Collins	FL	August 20, 1940	6'5"	215	Maryland	Williamstown, PA USA	14	0
50	Vince Costello	MLB	August 4, 1932	6'0"	230	Ohio	Dellroy, OH USA	13	13
20	Ross Fichtner	LS	October 26, 1938	6'0"	185	Purdue	McKeesport, PA USA	14	14
35	Galen Fiss	LLB-RLB	July 10, 1931	6'0"	227	Kansas	Johnson, KS USA	12	4
24	Bobby Franklin	CB	October 5, 1936	5'11"	182	Mississippi	Clarksdale, MS USA	14	0
81	Jim Garcia	RDE	March 7, 1944	6'4"	250	Purdue	Chicago, IL USA	12	0
80	Bill Glass	RDE	August 16, 1935	6'5"	252	Baylor	Texarkana, TX USA	14	14
48	Ernie Green	HB	October 15, 1938	6'2"	205	Louisville	Columbus, GA USA	13	13
76	Lou Groza	K	January 25, 1924	6'3"	240	Ohio St.	Martins Ferry, OH USA	14	0
66	Gene Hickerson	RG	February 15, 1935	6'3"	248	Mississippi	Trenton, TN USA	14	14
82	Jim Houston	LLB	November 3, 1937	6'3"	240	Ohio St.	Massillon, OH USA	12	0
34	Mike Howell	DB	July 5, 1943	6'1"	195	Grambling St.	West Monroe, LA USA	14	0
87	Tom Hutchinson	SE	June 15, 1941	6'1"	190	Kentucky	Stanford, KY USA	14	0
71	Walter Johnson	DT	November 13, 1942	6'4"	265	New Mexico St.	Cincinnati, OH USA	14	0
69	Jim Kanicki	RDT	December 17, 1941	6'4"	270	Michigan St.	Bay City, MI USA	14	0
44	Leroy Kelly	KR	May 20, 1942	6'0"	202	Morgan St.	Philadelphia, PA USA	13	0
51	Dale Lindsey	LB	January 18, 1943	6'2"	223	Kentucky	Bedford, IN USA	14	0
85	Clifton McNeil	WR-FL-SE	May 25, 1940	6'2"	187	Grambling St.	Mobile, AL USA	13	0
62	Dale Memmelaar	OG-C	January 15, 1937	6'2"	247	Wyoming	Goshen, NY USA	14	0
74	Dick Modzelewski	LDT	February 16, 1931	6'0"	250	Maryland	West Natrona, PA USA	14	14
56	John Morrow	C	April 27, 1933	6'3"	244	Michigan	Port Huron, MI USA	14	14
11	Jim Ninowski	QB	March 26, 1936	6'1"	206	Michigan St.	Detroit, MI USA	6	2
30	Bernie Parrish	LCB	April 29, 1936	5'11"	194	Florida	Long Beach, CA USA	14	14
27	Walter Roberts	PR	February 15, 1942	5'9"	163	San Jose St.	Texarkana, TX USA	14	14
13	Frank Ryan	QB	July 12, 1936	6'3"	199	Rice	Fort Worth, TX USA	12	12
36	Charlie Scales	FB	January 11, 1938	5'11"	210	Indiana	Pittsburgh, PA USA	14	0
77	Dick Schafrath	LT	March 21, 1937	6'3"	253	Ohio St.	Canton, OH USA	14	14
38	Stan Sczurek	LB	March 7, 1937	5'11"	230	Purdue	Cleveland, OH USA	11	0
41	Ralph Smith	TE	December 1, 1938	6'2"	215	Mississippi	Brookhaven, MS USA	14	0
42	Paul Warfield	WR-SE	November 28, 1942	6'0"	188	Ohio St.	Warren, OH USA	1	0
84	Paul Wiggin	LDE	November 18, 1934	6'3"	242	Stanford	Modesto, CA USA	14	14
67	Sid Williams	RLB	March 24, 1942	6'2"	235	Southern	Shreveport, LA USA	14	13
60	John Wooten	LG	December 5, 1936	6'2"	235	Colorado	Clarksville, TX USA	14	14