1966 Cleveland Browns Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Blanton Collier (9-5)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1966 Cleveland Browns Roster
1966 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division.

The Browns piled up points with 403 points, and the defense gave up 259. Frank Ryan passed for 2,974 yards. Gary Collins topped the receiving corps, snagging 56 passes for 946 yards, while Ernie Green and Paul Warfield contributed to the receiving game as well.

Leroy Kelly ran for a team-leading 1,141 yards for Cleveland.

The larcenous defense pounced on 49 turnovers. Ross Fichtner and Mike Howell each seized 8 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	382	200	52.4	2974	7.8	29	7.6	14	3.7	54	88.2
Jim Ninowski	18	11	61.1	175	9.7	4	22.2	1	5.6	44	110.0
Leroy Kelly	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	402	212	52.7	3142	7.8	33	8.2	15	3.7	54

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Leroy Kelly	209	1141	5.5	70	15
Ernie Green	144	750	5.2	35	3
Frank Ryan	36	156	4.3	17	0
Charlie Harraway	7	40	5.7	18	0
Gary Collins	2	38	19.0	36	0
Randy Schultz	7	32	4.6	20	0
Nick Pietrosante	7	20	2.9	8	0
Jim Ninowski	3	-11	-3.7	4	0
Totals	415	2166	5.2	70	18

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gary Collins	56	946	16.9	54	12
Ernie Green	45	445	9.9	31	6
Paul Warfield	36	741	20.6	51	5
Leroy Kelly	32	366	11.4	40	1
Milt Morin	23	333	14.5	32	3
Ralph Smith	13	183	14.1	28	3
Clifton McNeil	2	94	47.0	50	2
Walter Roberts	2	19	9.5	10	0
Nick Pietrosante	1	12	12.0	12	0
Jim Houston	1	10	10.0	10	1
Vince Costello	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	212	3142	14.8	54	33

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Lou Groza	52	51	98.1	23	9	39.1	78
Jim Houston	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	53	52	98.1	23	9	39.1	79

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gary Collins	57	2223	39.0	60
Totals	57	2223	39.0	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leroy Kelly	13	104	8.0	52
Walter Roberts	11	42	3.8	30
Totals	24	146	6.1	52

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Walter Roberts	20	454	22.7	57
Leroy Kelly	19	403	21.2	49
Charlie Harraway	9	193	21.4	33
Randy Schultz	3	52	17.3	23
Nick Pietrosante	2	9	4.5	8
Ralph Smith	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	54	1111	20.6	57

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ross Fichtner	8	152	19.0	58	1
Mike Howell	8	62	7.8	29	0
Erich Barnes	4	128	32.0	54	0
Ernie Kellermann	3	23	7.7	12	0
Jim Houston	2	27	13.5	21	0
Bernie Parrish	1	16	16.0	16	0
Johnny Brewer	1	0	0.0	0	0
Walter Beach	1	0	0.0	0	0
Vince Costello	1	0	0.0	0	0
Paul Wiggin	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	30	408	13.6	58	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Paul Wiggin		0	0	4	0	0
Bill Glass			0	2	13	1
Dick Modzelewski			0	2	13	0
Johnny Brewer		0	0	2	0	0
Jim Kanicki			0	2	0	0
Jim Houston		0	0	2	0
Walter Johnson			0	1	0	0
John Wooten			0	1	0	0
Gene Hickerson			0	1	0	0
Ernie Green			2	1	0
Ernie Kellermann		0	0	1	0	0
Walter Roberts			3	1	0	0
Jim Ninowski			3	1	0	0
Milt Morin			3	1	0
Clifton McNeil			0	1	4
Walter Beach		0	0	1	0	0
Paul Warfield			0	1	3	1
Ralph Smith			0	1	0
Frank Ryan			5	0	0	0
Leroy Kelly			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	17	26	33	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Leroy Kelly	15	1	0	0					0	0	0			96
Lou Groza									9	51	0			78
Gary Collins	0	12							0	0	0			72
Ernie Green	3	6							0	0	0			54
Paul Warfield		5					1		0	0	0			36
Ralph Smith		3		0					0	0	0			18
Milt Morin		3							0	0	0			18
Clifton McNeil		2							0	0	0			12
Jim Houston		1				0			0	1	0			7
Ross Fichtner						1			0	0	0			6
Bill Glass							1		0	0	0			6
Totals	18	33	0	0	0	1	2	0	9	52	0	0	0	403