1962 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 3rd place Eastern Conference 7-6-1 .538 |
| Head Coach: Paul Brown |
| Paul Bixler | Ends |
| Howard Brinker | Defensive Backs |
| Blanton Collier | Offensive Backs |
| Dick Evans | Defensive Line |
| Fritz Heisler | Guards/Centers |
| Eddie Ulinski | Tackles |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/11/1962 | A | Detroit Lions | 17-14 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 34241 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1962 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 33-10 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 77683 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1962 | N | San Francisco 49ers | 34-27 | W | Portland, OR | Multnomah Stadium | 27161 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1962 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 26-24 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 43118 | |
| Fri | 9/7/1962 | A | Chicago Bears | 28-24 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 57878 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1962 | H | New York Giants | 17-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 81115 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1962 | H | Washington Redskins | 16-17 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 57491 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1962 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-35 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 60671 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1962 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 19-10 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 44041 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1962 | H | Baltimore Colts | 14-36 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 80132 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1962 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 34-7 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 23256 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1962 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 41-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 35417 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1962 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-14 | T | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 63848 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1962 | A | Washington Redskins | 9-17 | L | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 48169 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1962 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 38-14 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 41815 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1962 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 35-14 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 53601 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1962 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 21-45 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 24226 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1962 | A | New York Giants | 13-17 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62794 | |
| Sat | 12/15/1962 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 13-10 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 35274 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes |
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 83 | Johnny Brewer | TE | 6-4 | 233 | 25 | Mississippi | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Jim Brown | FB | 6-2 | 228 | 26 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | John Brown | LOT-LOG | 6-2 | 250 | 23 | Syracuse | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Howard Cassady | HB-FL | 5-10 | 183 | 28 | Ohio State | 5 | 0 |
| 81 | Leon Clarke | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 29 | Southern California | 11 | 0 |
| 86 | Gary Collins | P | 6-4 | 211 | 22 | Maryland | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Vince Costello | MLB | 6-0 | 228 | 30 | Ohio University | 13 | 13 |
| 42 | Bobby Crespino | FL-SE-TE | 6-4 | 223 | 24 | Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Ross Fichtner | RS | 6-0 | 186 | 24 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| 35 | Galen Fiss | LLB | 6-0 | 226 | 31 | Kansas | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Don Fleming | LS | 6-0 | 188 | 25 | Florida | 12 | 12 |
| 24 | Bobby Franklin | RCB-LS | 5-11 | 182 | 26 | Mississippi | 9 | 4 |
| 79 | Bob Gain | LDT | 6-3 | 256 | 33 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Bill Glass | RDE | 6-5 | 252 | 27 | Baylor | 14 | 14 |
| 48 | Ernie Green | HB | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Louisville | 13 | 5 |
| 76 | Lou Groza | K | 6-3 | 240 | 38 | Ohio State | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Gene Hickerson | ROG | 6-3 | 248 | 27 | Mississippi | 12 | 5 |
| 82 | Jim Houston | LDE | 6-3 | 239 | 25 | Ohio State | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Rich Kreitling | SE | 6-2 | 208 | 26 | Auburn; Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Mike Lucci | RLB | 6-2 | 233 | 23 | Pittsburgh; Tennessee | 13 | 13 |
| 74 | Mike McCormack | ROT | 6-4 | 246 | 32 | Kansas | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | John Morrow | C | 6-3 | 244 | 29 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Frank Morze | C | 6-4 | 272 | 29 | Boston College | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Jim Ninowski | QB | 6-1 | 206 | 26 | Michigan State | 7 | 0 |
| 78 | Frank Parker | RDT-LDT | 6-5 | 263 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Bernie Parrish | LCB | 5-11 | 194 | 26 | Florida | 13 | 13 |
| 72 | Floyd Peters | RDT | 6-3 | 254 | 26 | San Francisco State | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Ray Renfro | FL | 6-1 | 190 | 33 | North Texas | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Frank Ryan | QB | 6-3 | 199 | 26 | Rice | 11 | 7 |
| 36 | Charley Scales | HB-FB | 5-11 | 214 | 24 | Indiana | 14 | 5 |
| 77 | Dick Schafrath | LOT | 6-3 | 253 | 25 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Jim Shofner | RCB | 6-2 | 191 | 27 | Texas Christian | 14 | 12 |
| 40 | Jim Shorter | LCB | 5-11 | 184 | 24 | Detroit Mercy | 9 | 1 |
| 64 | Jim Ray Smith | LOG | 6-3 | 241 | 30 | Baylor | 13 | 13 |
| 54 | Sam Tidmore | RLB-LLB | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Ohio State | 13 | 2 |
| 84 | Paul Wiggin | LDE | 6-3 | 245 | 28 | Modesto JC; Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| 49 | Tommy Wilson | HB-FB | 6-0 | 203 | 30 | none | 14 | 4 |
| 60 | John Wooten | ROG-LOG | 6-2 | 250 | 26 | Colorado | 14 | 11 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 4 | Gary Collins | E | Maryland |
| 1 | 11 | Leroy Jackson | B | Western Illinois |
| 2 | 17 | Chuck Hinton | T | North Carolina Central |
| 2 | 25 | Sandy Stephens | B | Minnesota |
| 3 | 42 | John Furman | QB | Texas-El Paso |
| 4 | 53 | Stan Sczurek | G | Purdue |
| 5 | 67 | Hank Rivera | HB | Oregon State |
| 6 | 81 | Sam Tidmore | E | Ohio State |
| 7 | 95 | John Havlicek | E | Ohio State* |
| 9 | 123 | Chuck Dickerson | T | Illinois |
| 10 | 129 | Jerry Goerlitz | C | Northern Michigan |
| 10 | 137 | Al White | B | Capital |
| 11 | 142 | Ronnie Meyers | E | Villanova |
| 11 | 151 | Clifton McNeil | E | Grambling State |
| 12 | 165 | Ted Stute | E | Ohio University |
| 13 | 179 | Frank Gardner | T | North Carolina Central |
| 14 | 193 | Jim Shorter | B | Detroit Mercy |
| 15 | 207 | Tom Goosby | G | Baldwin-Wallace |
| 16 | 221 | Denny Biodrowski | E | Memphis |
| 17 | 235 | Herbert Harlan | E | Baylor |
| 18 | 249 | Sonny Bishop | G | Fresno State |
| 19 | 263 | Jon Anabo | QB | Fresno State |
| 20 | 277 | Paul Flatley | B | Northwestern |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 50 | 79 | 51 | 111 | |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 54 | 80 | 79 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 252 | 105 | 133 | 14 | / % | / % | 56 | 600 | |
| Opponents Totals | 263 | 122 | 125 | 16 | / % | / % | 53 | 547 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brown | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | ||
| Lou Groza | 0 | 33 | 36 | 91.7 | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 0 | 75 |
| Ray Renfro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Rich Kreitling | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Charley Scales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Johnny Brewer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gary Collins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Vince Costello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ernie Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Frank Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tommy Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 36 | 33 | 36 | 91.7 | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 0 | 291 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 32 | 34 | 94.1 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 257 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Groza | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 4 | 51 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 7/9 | 1/10 | 1/5 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 4 | 51 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 7/9 | 1/10 | 1/5 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 5/ | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brown | 230 | 996 | 4.3 | 31 | 13 |
| Frank Ryan | 42 | 242 | 5.8 | 27 | 1 |
| Charley Scales | 56 | 239 | 4.3 | 27 | 3 |
| Tommy Wilson | 46 | 141 | 3.1 | 17 | 1 |
| Ernie Green | 31 | 139 | 4.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Jim Ninowski | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 414 | 1772 | 4.3 | 45 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 466 | 1940 | 4.2 | 27 | 17 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ryan | 194 | 112 | 57.7 | 75 | 1541 | 7.9 | 13.8 | 65t | 10 | 5.2 | 7 | 3.6 | 156 | 1385 | 85.4 | |
| Jim Ninowski | 173 | 87 | 50.3 | 78 | 1178 | 6.8 | 13.5 | 53t | 7 | 4.0 | 8 | 4.6 | 57 | 1121 | 66.6 | |
| Jim Brown | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 28 | 14.0 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 28 | 95.8 | |
| Charley Scales | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Team Totals | 370 | 200 | 54.1 | 154 | 2747 | 7.4 | 13.7 | 65t | 17 | 4.6 | 16 | 4.3 | 213 | 2534 | 75.4 | |
| Opponents Totals | 341 | 189 | 55.4 | 128 | 2277 | 6.7 | 12.0 | 50t | 15 | 4.4 | 24 | 7.0 | 293 | 1984 | 61.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brown | 47 | 517 | 11.0 | 53t | 5 |
| Rich Kreitling | 44 | 659 | 15.0 | 53 | 3 |
| Ray Renfro | 31 | 638 | 20.6 | 65t | 4 |
| Johnny Brewer | 22 | 290 | 13.2 | 37 | 2 |
| Ernie Green | 17 | 194 | 11.4 | 65 | 1 |
| Gary Collins | 11 | 153 | 13.9 | 29 | 2 |
| Leon Clarke | 10 | 106 | 10.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Tommy Wilson | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 42 | 0 |
| Charley Scales | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Bobby Crespino | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 200 | 2747 | 13.7 | 65t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 189 | 2277 | 12.0 | 50t | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Fichtner | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 31 | 0 |
| Jim Shofner | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 35 | 0 |
| Galen Fiss | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 40 | 0 |
| Vince Costello | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Bernie Parrish | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Don Fleming | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Bobby Franklin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Floyd Peters | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 352 | 14.7 | 40 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 161 | 10.1 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Collins | 45 | 1926 | 42.8 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 1725 | 38.3 | |
| Team Totals | 45 | 1926 | 42.8 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 1725 | 38.3 | |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 2271 | 40.6 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 2060 | 36.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Shofner | 8 | 11 | 33 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 7 | 3 | 47 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Ernie Green | 5 | 4 | 31 | 6.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 18 | 111 | 5.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 16 | 121 | 8.1 | 38 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Green | 13 | 250 | 19.2 | 41 | 0 | |
| Tommy Wilson | 11 | 307 | 27.9 | 46 | 0 | |
| Howard Cassady | 10 | 233 | 23.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| Charley Scales | 9 | 154 | 17.1 | 22 | 0 | |
| Sam Tidmore | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Gary Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 46 | 983 | 21.4 | 46 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 1098 | 22.4 | 66 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brown | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leon Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vince Costello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Galen Fiss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Green | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
| Rich Kreitling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Ninowski | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Floyd Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charley Scales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Shofner | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Wiggin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 2 |
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