1967 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 1st place • Eastern Conference • Century Division • 9-5-0 .643 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Blanton Collier |
| Howard Brinker | Defense |
| Fritz Heisler | Offensive Line |
| Dub Jones | Offensive Backs |
| Bob Nussbaumer | Offensive Ends |
| Nick Skorich | Defensive Line |
| Eddie Ulinski | Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/5/1967 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 13-28 | L | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 17500 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1967 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 14-42 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 27482 | |
| Sun | 8/19/1967 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-24 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 36942 | |
| Fri | 8/25/1967 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 31-34 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 52240 | |
| Sat | 9/2/1967 | H | Green Bay Packers | 21-30 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 84236 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1967 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 42-14 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 40012 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1967 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 14-21 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 81039 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1967 | A | Detroit Lions | 14-31 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 57383 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1967 | A | New Orleans Saints | 42-7 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 77045 | |
| Sat | 10/7/1967 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-10 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 82949 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1967 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 20-16 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 77813 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1967 | H | Chicago Bears | 24-0 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 83183 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1967 | A | New York Giants | 34-38 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62903 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1967 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 47131 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1967 | A | Green Bay Packers | 7-55 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 50074 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1967 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 14-10 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 68431 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1967 | H | Washington Redskins | 42-37 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 72798 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1967 | H | New York Giants | 24-14 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78594 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1967 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 20-16 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 47782 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1967 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-28 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 60658 | |
| Eastern Conference Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/24/1967 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 14-52 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 70786 | |
| Sun | 1/7/1968 | N | Los Angeles Rams | 6-30 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 37102 | |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/2/1967 | Green Bay Packers | Doubleheader |
| 1/7/1968 | Los Angeles Rams | Playoff Bowl |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Billy Andrews | 52 | LB | 6-0 | 223 | 22 | Southeastern Louisiana | 14 | |
| Erich Barnes | 40 | LCB | 6-2 | 201 | 32 | Purdue | 13 | 11 |
| Eppie Barney | 87 | FL-SE | 6-0 | 201 | 23 | Iowa State | 14 | 1 |
| Johnny Brewer | 83 | RLB | 6-4 | 233 | 30 | Mississippi | 14 | 14 |
| Monte Clark | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 260 | 30 | Southern California | 13 | 13 |
| Gary Collins | 86 | FL-P | 6-4 | 211 | 27 | Maryland | 13 | 13 |
| Larry Conjar | 35 | FB-HB | 6-0 | 214 | 22 | Notre Dame | 12 | 1 |
| Jim Copeland | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 242 | 22 | Virginia | 14 | 0 |
| Ben Davis | 28 | LCB | 5-11 | 183 | 22 | Defiance | 14 | 3 |
| John Demarie | 55 | ROT-LOT | 6-3 | 250 | 22 | Louisiana State | 14 | 1 |
| Ron Duncan | 88 | TE | 6-6 | 255 | 24 | Wittenberg | 3 | 0 |
| Ross Fichtner | 20 | RS | 6-0 | 186 | 29 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Glass | 80 | RDE | 6-5 | 252 | 32 | Baylor | 14 | 14 |
| Ernie Green | 48 | FB | 6-2 | 205 | 29 | Louisville | 13 | 13 |
| Ron Green | 43 | FL | 6-1 | 202 | 24 | North Dakota | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Gregory | 81 | LDE | 6-5 | 249 | 23 | Tennessee-Chattanooga; Delta State | 14 | 0 |
| Lou Groza | 76 | K | 6-3 | 240 | 43 | Ohio State | 14 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 31 | HB | 6-2 | 221 | 23 | San Jose State | 14 | 0 |
| Gene Hickerson | 66 | ROG | 6-3 | 248 | 32 | Mississippi | 14 | 14 |
| Fred Hoaglin | 54 | C | 6-4 | 247 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Houston | 82 | LLB | 6-3 | 239 | 30 | Ohio State | 13 | 13 |
| Mike Howell | 34 | RCB | 6-1 | 189 | 24 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Walter Johnson | 71 | LDT | 6-3 | 268 | 25 | New Mexico State; Los Angeles State | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Kanicki | 69 | RDT | 6-4 | 270 | 26 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Ernie Kellermann | 24 | LS | 6-0 | 184 | 24 | Miami (Ohio) | 14 | 14 |
| Leroy Kelly | 44 | HB | 6-0 | 200 | 25 | Morgan State | 14 | 14 |
| Gary Lane | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 210 | 25 | Missouri | 3 | 1 |
| Dale Lindsey | 51 | MLB | 6-2 | 224 | 24 | Kentucky; Western Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Matheson | 56 | LLB-MLB | 6-4 | 241 | 23 | Duke | 14 | 1 |
| Clifton McNeil | 85 | SE | 6-2 | 186 | 27 | Grambling State | 2 | 0 |
| Milt Morin | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 243 | 25 | Massachusetts | 6 | 0 |
| Frank Parker | 78 | RDT | 6-5 | 263 | 28 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 36 | FB | 6-2 | 225 | 30 | Notre Dame | 14 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 13 | QB | 6-3 | 199 | 31 | Rice | 13 | 13 |
| Dick Schafrath | 77 | LOT | 6-3 | 253 | 30 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Dick Shiner | 18 | QB | 6-0 | 197 | 25 | Maryland | 13 | 0 |
| Ralph Smith | 41 | TE | 6-2 | 214 | 29 | Mississippi | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Taffoni | 63 | ROG | 6-3 | 248 | 22 | West Virginia; Tennessee-Martin | 14 | 0 |
| Carl Ward | 27 | LCB | 5-9 | 180 | 23 | Michigan | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 42 | SE | 6-0 | 188 | 25 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Paul Wiggin | 84 | LDE | 6-3 | 245 | 33 | Modesto JC; Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| John Wooten | 60 | LOG | 6-2 | 250 | 31 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| George Youngblood | 49 | LS | 6-3 | 205 | 22 | Los Angeles State | 11 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 11 | Bill Ogle | T | Stanford |
| 1 | 18 | Bob Matheson | LB | Duke |
| 2 | 46 | Larry Conjar | FB | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 55 | Don Cockroft | K | Adams State |
| 3 | 72 | Eppie Barney | E | Iowa State |
| 4 | 83 | Carl Ward | HB | Michigan |
| 4 | 98 | Joe Taffoni | T | Tennessee-Martin |
| 6 | 152 | John Demarie | DE | Louisiana State |
| 7 | 177 | Bill House | T | Youngstown State |
| 8 | 205 | Billy Devrow | DB | Southern Mississippi |
| 9 | 230 | Cecil Dowdy | LB | Alabama |
| 10 | 255 | Jim Copeland | G | Virginia |
| 11 | 282 | Bill Sabatino | DE | Colorado |
| 12 | 308 | Charlie Fowler | T | Houston |
| 13 | 333 | Billy Andrews | LB | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 14 | 360 | Floyd Rogers | T | Clemson |
| 15 | 386 | Dennis Williamson | DB | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 16 | 411 | Don Williams | E | Akron |
| 17 | 439 | Ben Davis | HB | Defiance |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 93 | 83 | 72 | 86 | 334 |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 101 | 66 | 75 | 297 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 238 | 119 | 102 | 17 | / % | / % | 72 | 773 | |
| Opponents Totals | 281 | 115 | 153 | 13 | / % | / % | 57 | 655 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Kelly | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Lou Groza | 0 | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 0 | 76 |
| Paul Warfield | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Gary Collins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Ernie Green | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Jim Houston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Clifton McNeil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ralph Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Johnny Brewer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ben Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Carl Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 43 | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 0 | 334 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 36 | 37 | 97.3 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 0 | 297 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Groza | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 0 | 40 | 2/2 | 2/5 | 6/8 | 1/7 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 0 | 40 | 2/2 | 2/5 | 6/8 | 1/7 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 2/2 | 5/6 | 2/5 | 4/9 | 0/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Kelly | 235 | 1205 | 5.1 | 42t | 11 |
| Ernie Green | 145 | 710 | 4.9 | 59t | 4 |
| Larry Conjar | 20 | 78 | 3.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 10 | 73 | 7.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 22 | 57 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Gary Lane | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gary Collins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dick Shiner | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | -3 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 5 | -14 | -2.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 444 | 2139 | 4.8 | 59t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 459 | 1767 | 3.8 | 37 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ryan | 280 | 136 | 48.6 | 128 | 2026 | 7.2 | 14.9 | 49t | 20 | 7.1 | 16 | 5.7 | 38 | 318 | 1708 | 72.7 |
| Gary Lane | 43 | 21 | 48.8 | 21 | 254 | 5.9 | 12.1 | 23 | 2 | 4.7 | 1 | 2.3 | 4 | 30 | 224 | 73.2 |
| Dick Shiner | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 5 | 34 | 3.8 | 11.3 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 6.0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 333 | 160 | 48.0 | 155 | 2314 | 6.9 | 14.5 | 49t | 22 | 6.6 | 18 | 5.4 | 44 | 372 | 1942 | 70.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 454 | 250 | 55.1 | 182 | 3231 | 7.1 | 12.9 | 60t | 19 | 4.2 | 22 | 4.8 | 41 | 332 | 2899 | 71.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Green | 39 | 369 | 9.5 | 41t | 2 |
| Paul Warfield | 32 | 702 | 21.9 | 49t | 8 |
| Gary Collins | 32 | 500 | 15.6 | 33 | 7 |
| Leroy Kelly | 20 | 282 | 14.1 | 48 | 2 |
| Ralph Smith | 14 | 211 | 15.1 | 49t | 1 |
| Milt Morin | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Larry Conjar | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Clifton McNeil | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 23 | 2 |
| Eppie Barney | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 160 | 2314 | 14.5 | 49t | 22 |
| Opponents Totals | 250 | 3231 | 12.9 | 60t | 19 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Fichtner | 4 | 113 | 28.3 | 88 | 0 |
| Erich Barnes | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 40 | 0 |
| Jim Houston | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 79t | 2 |
| Mike Howell | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Johnny Brewer | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 70t | 1 |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ernie Kellermann | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dale Lindsey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Glass | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Ward | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 375 | 17.0 | 88 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 290 | 16.1 | 42 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Collins | 57 | 2078 | 36.5 | 52 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Leroy Kelly | 10 | 407 | 40.7 | 51 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Team Totals | 67 | 2485 | 37.1 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 2375 | 36.5 | |
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 2475 | 39.9 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 357 | 2078 | 33.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Davis | 18 | 7 | 229 | 12.7 | 52t | 1 |
| Leroy Kelly | 9 | 4 | 59 | 6.6 | 32 | 0 |
| Carl Ward | 6 | 3 | 62 | 10.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Charley Harraway | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| George Youngblood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 14 | 357 | 10.2 | 52t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 21 | 70 | 2.4 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Davis | 27 | 708 | 26.2 | 63 | 0 | |
| Carl Ward | 22 | 546 | 24.8 | 104t | 1 | |
| Leroy Kelly | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 32 | 0 | |
| Eppie Barney | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 55 | 1396 | 25.4 | 104t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 1288 | 21.8 | 87t | 2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erich Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Brewer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Conjar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ross Fichtner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Glass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Gregory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Hickerson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Hoaglin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Houston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Walter Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kanicki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Kellermann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Ryan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Ward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Warfield | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Wiggin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| George Youngblood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 0 |
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