1985 Cleveland Browns Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Marty Schottenheimer (8-8)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1985 Cleveland Browns Statistics
1985 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Cleveland racked up 287 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 294. Kevin Mack ran for a team-leading 1,104 yards for the Browns, while Earnest Byner also contributed to the rushing attack.

Bernie Kosar threw for 1,578 yards, and Gary Danielson played quarterback also. Ozzie Newsome snagged 62 passes for 711 yards.

Al Gross seized 5 opponent throws. Chip Banks topped pass rushers with 11 quarterback sacks.

Marty Schottenheimer coached the team. The 1985 Cleveland Browns lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
80Willis AdamsWRAugust 22, 19566'2"194HoustonWeimar, TX USA33
26Greg AllenRBJune 4, 19635'11"200Florida St.Milton, FL USA70
61Mike BaabCDecember 6, 19596'4"270TexasFort Worth, TX USA1616
9Matt BahrKJuly 6, 19565'10"175Penn St.Philadelphia, PA USA160
99Keith BaldwinDEOctober 13, 19606'4"263Texas A&MHouston, TX USA100
83Fred BanksWRMay 26, 19625'10"177ChowanColumbus, GA USA105
56Chip BanksLOLBSeptember 18, 19596'4"243USCFort Lawton, OK USA1616
77Rickey BoldenLTSeptember 8, 19616'6"274SMUDallas, TX USA169
47Larry BrazielDBSeptember 25, 19546'0"188USCFort Worth, TX USA160
86Brian BrennanWRFebruary 15, 19625'9"178Boston Col.Bloomfield, MI USA1210
44Earnest BynerRBSeptember 15, 19625'10"215East CarolinaMilledgeville, GA USA1613
96Reggie CampLDEFebruary 28, 19616'4"274CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA USA1616
91Sam ClancyDE-DTMay 29, 19586'7"288PittsburghPittsburgh, PA USA140
75Bill ContzTDecember 5, 19616'5"268Penn St.Belle Vernon, PA USA40
50Tom CousineauRILBMay 6, 19576'3"225Ohio St.Fairview Park, OH USA1615
18Gary DanielsonQBSeptember 10, 19516'2"195PurdueDetroit, MI USA86
38Johnny DavisRBJuly 17, 19566'1"235AlabamaMontgomery, AL USA160
33Curtis DickeyRBNovember 27, 19566'1"213Texas A&MMadisonville, TX USA10
29Hanford DixonRCBDecember 25, 19585'11"186Southern MissMobile, AL USA1616
74Paul FarrenLTDecember 24, 19606'5"272Boston Univ.Weymouth, MA USA1313
69Dan FikeRGJune 16, 19616'7"280FloridaMobile, AL USA1313
28Herman FontenotRBSeptember 12, 19636'0"206LSUSt. Elizabeth, TX USA90
79Bob GolicNTOctober 26, 19576'2"264Notre DameCleveland, OH USA1616
7Jeff GossettPJanuary 25, 19576'2"200East. IllinoisCharleston, IL USA160
30Boyce GreenRBJune 24, 19605'11"215Carson-NewmanBeaufort, SC USA130
27Al GrossSSJanuary 4, 19616'3"191ArizonaStockton, CA USA1616
78Carl HairstonRDEDecember 15, 19526'3"260Md-Eastern ShoreMartinsville, VA USA1616
48D.D. HoggardDBMay 20, 19616'0"188North Carolina St.Ahoskie, NC USA20
81Harry HoltTEDecember 29, 19576'4"236ArizonaHarlingen, TX USA112
68Robert JacksonGApril 1, 19536'2"255DukeCharlotte, NC USA151
89John JeffersonWRFebruary 3, 19566'1"198Arizona St.Dallas, TX USA72
51Eddie JohnsonLILBFebruary 3, 19596'1"220LouisvilleAlbany, GA USA1616
19Bernie KosarQBNovember 25, 19636'5"210Miami (FL)Boardman, OH USA1210
88Reggie LanghorneWRApril 7, 19636'2"200Elizabeth City St.Suffolk, VA USA163
62George LiljaLGMarch 3, 19586'4"264MichiganEvergreen Park, IL USA1616
34Kevin MackFBAugust 9, 19626'0"224ClemsonKings Mountain, NC USA1615
57Clay MatthewsROLBMarch 15, 19566'2"245USCPalo Alto, CA USA1414
16Paul McDonaldQBFebruary 23, 19586'2"185USCMontebello, CA USA160
31Frank MinnifieldLCBJanuary 1, 19605'9"180LouisvilleLexington, KY USA1616
82Ozzie NewsomeTEMarch 16, 19566'2"232AlabamaMuscle Shoals, AL USA1616
58Scott NicolasLBAugust 7, 19606'3"226Miami (FL)Wichita Falls, TX USA161
72Dave PuzzuoliNTJanuary 12, 19616'3"260PittsburghGreenwich, CT USA160
63Cody RisienRTMarch 22, 19576'7"269Texas A&MBryan, TX USA1212
37Chris RockinsDBMay 18, 19626'0"195Oklahoma St.Sherman, TX USA160
20Don RogersFSSeptember 17, 19626'1"206UCLATexarkana, AR USA1616
87Travis TuckerTESeptember 19, 19636'3"234Southern Connecticut St.Brooklyn, NY USA162
85Clarence WeathersPRJanuary 10, 19625'9"170Delaware St.Green Pond, SC USA137
55Curtis WeathersLBSeptember 16, 19566'5"224MississippiMemphis, TN USA162
22Felix WrightDBJune 22, 19596'2"190DrakeCarthage, MO USA160
84Glen YoungKROctober 11, 19606'2"205Mississippi St.Greenwood, MS USA152



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