1963 Cleveland Browns Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Blanton Collier (10-4)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1963 Cleveland Browns Roster
1963 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.

The Browns piled up points with 343 points, while the solid defense allowed 262. Jim Brown powered the ground game, running for a 1,863 yards for Cleveland.

Frank Ryan threw for 2,026 yards. Gary Collins topped pass catchers, snagging 43 passes for 674 yards.

Vince Costello and Larry Benz each seized 7 opponent throws.

Blanton Collier coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Frank Ryan	256	135	52.7	2026	7.9	25	9.8	13	5.1	83	90.4
Jim Ninowski	61	29	47.5	423	6.9	2	3.3	6	9.8	70	41.9
Jim Brown	4	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Lou Groza	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	322	164	50.9	2449	7.6	27	8.4	20	6.2	83

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Brown	291	1863	6.4	80	12
Ernie Green	87	526	6.0	72	0
Frank Ryan	62	224	3.6	25	2
Ken Webb	12	58	4.8	19	0
Charlie Scales	2	-3	-1.5	2	1
Bobby Franklin	1	-10	-10.0	-10	0
Jim Ninowski	5	-19	-3.8	2	0
Totals	460	2639	5.7	80	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gary Collins	43	674	15.7	49	13
Johnny Brewer	29	454	15.7	55	0
Ernie Green	28	305	10.9	35	3
Jim Brown	24	268	11.2	83	3
Rich Kreitling	22	386	17.5	45	6
Tom Hutchinson	9	244	27.1	70	0
Ray Renfro	4	82	20.5	39	1
Bobby Crespino	2	22	11.0	18	1
Ken Webb	2	2	1.0	5	0
Charlie Scales	1	13	13.0	13	0
Frank Ryan		-1			0
Totals	164	2449	14.9	83	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Lou Groza	43	40	93.0	23	15	65.2	85
Totals	43	40	93.0	23	15	65.2	85

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gary Collins	54	2160	40.0	73
Totals	54	2160	40.0	73

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jim Shorter	7	134	19.1	52
Ernie Green	6	79	13.2	55
Jim Shofner	9	41	4.6	15
Bernie Parrish	3	31	10.3	21
Totals	25	285	11.4	55

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie Scales	16	432	27.0	50
Ernie Green	18	394	21.9	34
Jim Shorter	9	219	24.3	49
Bobby Franklin	2	33	16.5	19
Ken Webb	1	12	12.0	12
Sam Tidmore	1	5	5.0	5
John Morrow	1	4	4.0	4
Larry Benz	1	0	0.0	0
Jim Shofner	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	50	1099	22.0	50

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Vince Costello	7	118	16.9	31	0
Larry Benz	7	114	16.3	38	0
Ross Fichtner	2	75	37.5	39	1
Bobby Franklin	2	26	13.0	14	0
Galen Fiss	2	8	4.0	8	0
Paul Wiggin	1	2	2.0	2	0
Jim Houston	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	22	343	15.6	39	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Frank Ryan			6	3	0
Ernie Green			2	2	6
Paul Wiggin		0	0	2	0	0
Jim Houston		0	0	1	0	0
Bernie Parrish			0	1	0	0
Jim Shorter			1	1	0	0
Gene Hickerson			0	1	0	0
Dick Schafrath			0	1	0	0
Ross Fichtner		0	0	1	0
Larry Benz		0	1	1	0	0
Stan Sczurek			0	1	0	0
Sam Tidmore			0	1	0	0
John Brown			0	1	0	0
Frank Parker			0	1	0	0
Jim Brown			7	0	0
Jim Shofner			2	0	0	0
Bobby Franklin		0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Scales			3	0	0
Jim Ninowski			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	25	18	6	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Brown	12	3							0	0	0			90
Lou Groza									15	40	0			85
Gary Collins		13							0	0	0			78
Rich Kreitling		6							0	0	0			36
Ernie Green	0	3	0	0					0	0	0			18
Frank Ryan	2	0							0	0	0			12
Charlie Scales	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Ross Fichtner						1			0	0	0			6
Ray Renfro		1							0	0	0			6
Bobby Crespino		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	15	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	40	0	0	0	343