1965 Cleveland Browns Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Frank Ryan	243	119	49.0	1751	7.2	18	7.4	13	5.3	80	75.3
Jim Ninowski	83	40	48.2	549	6.6	4	4.8	3	3.6	32	70.8
Jim Brown	2	1	50.0	39	19.5	1	50.0	0	0.0	39	135.4
Lou Groza	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	329	160	48.6	2339	7.1	23	7.0	16	4.9	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Brown	289	1544	5.3	67	17
Ernie Green	111	436	3.9	41	2
Leroy Kelly	37	139	3.8	16	0
Frank Ryan	19	72	3.8	18	0
Charlie Scales	11	59	5.4	20	0
Jim Ninowski	4	46	11.5	17	0
Walter Roberts	3	30	10.0	14	0
Gary Collins	1	16	16.0	16	0
Bobby Franklin	1	-11	-11.0	-11	0
Totals	476	2331	4.9	67	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gary Collins	50	884	17.7	67	10
Jim Brown	34	328	9.6	32	4
Ernie Green	25	298	11.9	69	2
Walter Roberts	16	314	19.6	80	4
Johnny Brewer	13	174	13.4	25	1
Leroy Kelly	9	122	13.6	52	0
Tom Hutchinson	6	113	18.8	24	2
Clifton McNeil	3	69	23.0	32	0
Paul Warfield	3	30	10.0	13	0
Charlie Scales	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	160	2339	14.6	80	23

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Lou Groza	45	45	100.0	25	16	64.0	93
Totals	45	45	100.0	25	16	64.0	93

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gary Collins	65	3035	46.7	71
Bobby Franklin	4	118	29.5	31
Totals	69	3153	45.7	71

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Leroy Kelly	17	265	15.6	67	2
Walter Roberts	18	162	9.0	51	0
Charlie Scales	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	36	427	11.9	67	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leroy Kelly	24	621	25.9	51
Walter Roberts	18	493	27.4	88
Charlie Scales	4	88	22.0	24
Ernie Green	1	4	4.0	4
Mike Howell	2	3	1.5	3
Dale Lindsey	1	0	0.0	0
Bobby Franklin	1	0	0.0	0
Tom Hutchinson	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	53	1209	22.8	88

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Larry Benz	5	78	15.6	31	0
Ross Fichtner	4	98	24.5	48	1
Bernie Parrish	4	45	11.2	35	0
Vince Costello	3	33	11.0	23	0
Jim Houston	2	32	16.0	28	0
Erich Barnes	1	35	35.0	35	0
Dale Lindsey	1	11	11.0	11	0
Stan Sczurek	1	10	10.0	10	0
Galen Fiss	1	5	5.0	5	0
Sid Williams	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bill Glass	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	24	347	14.5	48	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Ernie Green			3	5	-5
Jim Houston		0	0	2	0
Leroy Kelly			3	2	0
Ross Fichtner		0	0	1	0
Lou Groza			0	1	0
Frank Ryan			5	1	-2
Sid Williams		0	0	1	0
Bobby Franklin			1	1	0
Dick Modzelewski			0	1	0
Gene Hickerson			0	1	0
John Wooten			0	1	0
Walter Roberts			1	1	0
Bernie Parrish		0	0	1	0
Jim Brown			6	0	0
Charlie Scales			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	20	19	-7

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Brown	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			126
Lou Groza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	45	0			93
Gary Collins	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			60
Ernie Green	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Walter Roberts	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Tom Hutchinson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Leroy Kelly	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ross Fichtner	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Johnny Brewer	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	19	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	16	45	0	0	0	363