1985 Cleveland Browns Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Bernie Kosar	248	124	50.0	1578	6.4	8	3.2	7	2.8	68	19	121	69.3
Gary Danielson	163	97	59.5	1274	7.8	8	4.9	6	3.7	72	17	128	85.3
Brian Brennan	1	1	100.0	33	33.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	33	0	0	158.3
Jeff Gossett	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Herman Fontenot	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	414	222	53.6	2885	7.0	17	4.1	13	3.1	72	36	249

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Kevin Mack	222	1104	5.0	61	7
Earnest Byner	244	1002	4.1	36	8
Gary Danielson	25	126	5.0	28	0
Greg Allen	8	32	4.0	8	0
Clarence Weathers	1	18	18.0	18	0
Johnny Davis	4	9	2.2	5	0
Curtis Dickey	2	6	3.0	5	0
Mike Baab	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bernie Kosar	26	-12	-0.5	10	1
Totals	533	2285	4.3	61	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ozzie Newsome	62	711	11.5	38	5
Earnest Byner	45	460	10.2	31	2
Brian Brennan	32	487	15.2	57	0
Kevin Mack	29	297	10.2	43	3
Clarence Weathers	16	449	28.1	72	3
Willis Adams	10	132	13.2	22	0
Harry Holt	10	95	9.5	23	1
Glen Young	5	111	22.2	45	1
Fred Banks	5	62	12.4	17	2
John Jefferson	3	30	10.0	17	0
Travis Tucker	2	20	10.0	10	0
Herman Fontenot	2	19	9.5	17	0
Reggie Langhorne	1	12	12.0	12	0
Totals	222	2885	13.0	72	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Matt Bahr	35	35	100.0	18	14	77.8	77
Totals	35	35	100.0	18	14	77.8	77

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jeff Gossett	81	3261	40.3	64
Totals	81	3261	40.3	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Clarence Weathers	28	218	7.8	16	0
Brian Brennan	19	153	8.1	37	1
Totals	47	371	7.9	37	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Glen Young	35	898	25.7	63
Herman Fontenot	8	215	26.9	81
Reggie Langhorne	3	46	15.3	19
Boyce Green	2	20	10.0	13
Clarence Weathers	1	17	17.0	17
Scott Nicolas	1	9	9.0	9
Dave Puzzuoli	2	8	4.0	8
Greg Allen	1	4	4.0	4
Totals	53	1217	23.0	81

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Al Gross	5	109	21.8	37	1
Hanford Dixon	3	65	21.7	37	0
Larry Braziel	2	40	20.0	40	0
Felix Wright	2	11	5.5	10	0
Curtis Weathers	1	9	9.0	9	0
Chris Rockins	1	8	8.0	8	0
Eddie Johnson	1	6	6.0	6	0
Don Rogers	1	3	3.0	3	0
Frank Minnifield	1	3	3.0	3	0
Tom Cousineau	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	18	254	14.1	40	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Chip Banks	11.0
Reggie Camp	8.5
Carl Hairston	7.0
Clay Matthews	6.0
Curtis Weathers	3.0
Bob Golic	3.0
Tom Cousineau	1.5
Keith Baldwin	1.0
Scott Nicolas	1.0
Sam Clancy	1.0
Chris Rockins	0.5
Eddie Johnson	0.5
Totals	44.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Clay Matthews	88	88	0		0	1	15	0	1
Earnest Byner					5	4	0		0
Kevin Mack					4	3	0		0
Bernie Kosar					14	2	-25		0
Al Gross				0	0	2	2		0
Felix Wright				0	0	2	0	0	0
Larry Braziel				0	0	1	0	0	0
Tom Cousineau				0	0	1	0	0	0
Reggie Camp					0	1	0	0	0
Scott Nicolas					0	1	0	0	0
Ozzie Newsome					0	1	0		0
Willis Adams					0	1	4	0	0
Reggie Langhorne					1	1	0	0	0
Gary Danielson					5	1	-17	0	0
Frank Minnifield				0	0	1	6	0	0
Carl Hairston					0	1	0	0	0
George Lilja					0	1	0	0	0
Clarence Weathers					3	1	0		0
Harry Holt					1	0	0		0
Herman Fontenot					1	0	0	0	0
Glen Young					1	0	0		0
Greg Allen					1	0	0	0	0
Brian Brennan					3	0	0		0
Mike Baab					1	0	-2	0	0
Totals	88	88	0	0	40	26	-17	0	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Matt Bahr									14	35	0			77
Earnest Byner	8	2							0	0	0			60
Kevin Mack	7	3							0	0	0			60
Ozzie Newsome		5							0	0	0			30
Clarence Weathers	0	3	0	0					0	0	0			18
Fred Banks		2							0	0	0			12
Brian Brennan		0	1						0	0	0			6
Bernie Kosar	1								0	0	0			6
Al Gross						1			0	0	0			6
Glen Young		1		0					0	0	0			6
Harry Holt		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	16	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	35	0	0	0	287