1975 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
4th place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 3-11-0 .214 |
Head Coach: Forrest Gregg |
Blanton Collier | Quarterbacks |
Walt Corey | Linebackers |
Doug Gerhart | Receivers |
Rod Humeniuk | Offensive Line |
Richie McCabe | Defensive Coordinator |
Dick Modzelewski | Defensive Line |
George Sefcik | Offensive Backs |
Al Tabor | Special Teams |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sun | 8/10/1975 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 13-17 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 45560 | |
Sat | 8/16/1975 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-6 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 35769 | |
Fri | 8/22/1975 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-23 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 15513 | |
Mon | 9/1/1975 | H | Buffalo Bills | 20-34 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 31155 | |
Sun | 9/7/1975 | N | New York Giants | 24-20 | W | Seattle, WA | Husky Stadium | 20000 | |
Sat | 9/13/1975 | H | Detroit Lions | 24-27 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 32341 | |
Sun | 9/21/1975 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 17-24 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 52874 | |
Sun | 9/28/1975 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 10-42 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 63163 | |
Sun | 10/5/1975 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-42 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 73217 | |
Sun | 10/12/1975 | H | Houston Oilers | 10-40 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 46531 | |
Sun | 10/19/1975 | A | Denver Broncos | 15-16 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 52540 | |
Sun | 10/26/1975 | H | Washington Redskins | 7-23 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 56702 | |
Sun | 11/2/1975 | A | Baltimore Colts | 7-21 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 35235 | |
Sun | 11/9/1975 | A | Detroit Lions | 10-21 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 74653 | |
Sun | 11/16/1975 | A | Oakland Raiders | 17-38 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 50461 | |
Sun | 11/23/1975 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 35-23 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 56427 | |
Sun | 11/30/1975 | H | New Orleans Saints | 17-16 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 44753 | |
Sun | 12/7/1975 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-31 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 47962 | |
Sun | 12/14/1975 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 40-14 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 44368 | |
Sun | 12/21/1975 | A | Houston Oilers | 10-21 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 43770 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Dick Ambrose | 52 | MLB | 6-0 | 228 | 22 | Virginia | 14 | 10 |
Pete Athas | 24 | FS | 5-11 | 185 | 29 | Tennessee | 6 | 5 |
Bob Babich | 60 | RLB-MLB | 6-2 | 231 | 28 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 11 |
Carl Barisich | 74 | LDT | 6-4 | 256 | 24 | Princeton | 14 | 1 |
Eddie Brown | 28 | LS | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 |
Ken Brown | 30 | RB | 5-10 | 204 | 30 | none | 14 | 0 |
Don Cockroft | 12 | K-P | 6-1 | 190 | 30 | Adams State | 14 | 0 |
Neal Craig | 42 | RS | 6-1 | 189 | 27 | Fisk | 11 | 10 |
Will Cureton | 16 | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 1 | 0 |
Barry Darrow | 63 | ROT-LOT | 6-7 | 260 | 25 | Montana Western; Montana | 14 | 7 |
Tom DeLeone | 54 | C | 6-2 | 252 | 25 | Ohio State | 14 | 11 |
John Demarie | 65 | C | 6-3 | 250 | 30 | Louisiana State | 14 | 3 |
Doug Dieken | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 253 | 26 | Illinois | 14 | 14 |
Ron East | 77 | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 32 | Oregon State; Columbia Basin JC; Oregon State; Montana State | 14 | 14 |
John Garlington | 50 | RLB | 6-1 | 222 | 29 | Louisiana State | 7 | 7 |
Dave Graf | 55 | RLB-LLB | 6-2 | 221 | 22 | Penn State | 14 | 0 |
Van Green | 21 | SS-FS | 6-1 | 192 | 24 | Shaw | 14 | 7 |
Charlie Hall | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 220 | 27 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
Jim Hill | 49 | FS | 6-2 | 191 | 29 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 11 | 3 |
Steve Holden | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 192 | 24 | Arizona State | 13 | 11 |
Chuck Hutchison | 67 | LOG | 6-3 | 242 | 27 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
Henry Hynoski | 36 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 22 | Temple | 14 | 0 |
Bob Jackson | 68 | ROG-ROT | 6-5 | 253 | 22 | Duke | 14 | 7 |
Walter Johnson | 71 | LDT | 6-3 | 268 | 33 | New Mexico State; Los Angeles State | 14 | 13 |
Joe Jones | 64 | DE | 6-6 | 250 | 27 | Tennessee State | 6 | 0 |
Billy LeFear | 26 | WR | 5-11 | 197 | 25 | Henderson State | 10 | 0 |
Jack LeVeck | 56 | LB | 6-0 | 224 | 25 | Ohio University | 7 | 0 |
Stan Lewis | 75 | LDE-RDE | 6-4 | 240 | 22 | Wayne State (Nebraska) | 6 | 0 |
Bob McKay | 78 | ROG | 6-5 | 265 | 28 | Texas | 7 | 7 |
Hugh McKinnis | 37 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 27 | Arizona State | 14 | 1 |
Cleo Miller | 31 | RB | 5-11 | 214 | 24 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 5 | 0 |
Willie Miller | 80 | WR | 5-9 | 172 | 28 | Colorado State | 14 | 3 |
Mack Mitchell | 70 | RDE | 6-7 | 246 | 23 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
Milt Morin | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 243 | 33 | Massachusetts | 14 | 1 |
Gary Parris | 84 | TE | 6-2 | 226 | 25 | Florida State | 14 | 0 |
Tony Peters | 20 | RCB | 6-1 | 185 | 22 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
Mike Phipps | 15 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 28 | Purdue | 14 | 11 |
John Pitts | 48 | SS-FS | 6-4 | 219 | 30 | Santa Ana JC; Arizona State | 6 | 2 |
Larry Poole | 38 | RB | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Kent State | 3 | 0 |
Billy Pritchett | 39 | RB | 6-3 | 232 | 24 | West Texas A&M | 14 | 13 |
Greg Pruitt | 34 | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 24 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
Oscar Roan | 81 | TE | 6-6 | 215 | 24 | UCLA; Southern Methodist | 14 | 13 |
Reggie Rucker | 33 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 28 | Boston University | 14 | 14 |
Clarence Scott | 22 | LCB | 6-0 | 190 | 26 | Kansas State | 14 | 14 |
Jerry Sherk | 83 | RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | Grays Harbor JC; Oklahoma State | 14 | 14 |
Brian Sipe | 17 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Grossmont JC; San Diego State | 7 | 2 |
Gerry Sullivan | 79 | ROT | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Illinois | 14 | 7 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 5 | Mack Mitchell | DE | Houston |
3 | 57 | Oscar Roan | WR | Southern Methodist |
4 | 82 | Tony Peters | DB | Oklahoma |
5 | 109 | John Zimba | DE | Villanova |
5 | 119 | Jim Cope | LB | Ohio State |
6 | 150 | Charlie Miller | DB | West Virginia |
6 | 154 | Henry Hynoski | RB | Temple |
7 | 161 | Merle Wang | T | Texas Christian |
8 | 186 | Barry Santini | TE | Purdue |
9 | 213 | Larry Poole | RB | Kent State |
9 | 215 | Floyd Hogan | DB | Arkansas |
10 | 238 | Stan Lewis | DE | Wayne State (Nebraska) |
11 | 265 | Tom Marinelli | G | Boston College |
12 | 290 | Dick Ambrose | LB | Virginia |
13 | 317 | Willie Armstead | WR | Utah |
14 | 342 | Tim Barrett | RB | John Carroll |
15 | 369 | Willie Moore | DT | Johnson C. Smith |
16 | 394 | John McKay | WR | Southern California |
17 | 421 | Dave Graf | LB | Penn State |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 32 | 42 | 59 | 85 | 218 |
Opponents Totals | 92 | 119 | 60 | 101 | 372 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 247 | 109 | 114 | 24 | 78/210 37.1% | / % | 85 | 851 | |
Opponents Totals | 274 | 124 | 125 | 25 | 96/213 45.1% | / % | 89 | 750 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Cockroft | 0 | 21 | 24 | 87.5 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 0 | 72 |
Greg Pruitt | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
Hugh McKinnis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Oscar Roan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Reggie Rucker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Ken Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Charlie Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jim Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Cleo Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Willie Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ron East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Team Totals | 24 | 21 | 24 | 87.5 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 1 | 218 |
Opponents Totals | 48 | 45 | 48 | 93.8 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 372 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Cockroft | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 0 | 49 | 1/1 | 7/9 | 4/6 | 5/5 | 0/2 |
Team Totals | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 0 | 49 | 1/1 | 7/9 | 4/6 | 5/5 | 0/2 |
Opponents Totals | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0/0 | 6/8 | 3/5 | 3/6 | 1/2 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Pruitt | 217 | 1067 | 4.9 | 50 | 8 |
Hugh McKinnis | 71 | 259 | 3.6 | 14 | 4 |
Billy Pritchett | 75 | 199 | 2.7 | 19 | 0 |
Larry Poole | 17 | 114 | 6.7 | 26 | 0 |
Mike Phipps | 18 | 70 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
Brian Sipe | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 21 | 0 |
Ken Brown | 16 | 45 | 2.8 | 8 | 1 |
Henry Hynoski | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 |
Cleo Miller | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 6 | 1 |
Will Cureton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Willie Miller | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
Steve Holden | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 440 | 1850 | 4.2 | 50 | 14 |
Opponents Totals | 544 | 2032 | 3.7 | 41 | 21 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Phipps | 313 | 162 | 51.8 | 132 | 1749 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 48 | 4 | 1.3 | 19 | 6.1 | 28 | 261 | 1488 | 47.5 |
Brian Sipe | 88 | 45 | 51.1 | 40 | 427 | 4.9 | 9.5 | 22 | 1 | 1.1 | 3 | 3.4 | 8 | 58 | 369 | 54.5 |
Will Cureton | 32 | 10 | 31.3 | 21 | 95 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 16 | 1 | 3.1 | 1 | 3.1 | 2 | 21 | 74 | 38.0 |
Willie Miller | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 158.3 |
Don Cockroft | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
Henry Hynoski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Team Totals | 437 | 220 | 50.3 | 194 | 2297 | 5.3 | 10.4 | 48 | 7 | 1.6 | 23 | 5.3 | 38 | 340 | 1957 | 49.3 |
Opponents Totals | 361 | 202 | 56.0 | 149 | 2889 | 8.0 | 14.3 | 75t | 25 | 6.9 | 10 | 2.8 | 34 | 298 | 2591 | 93.6 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reggie Rucker | 60 | 770 | 12.8 | 40t | 3 |
Greg Pruitt | 44 | 299 | 6.8 | 48 | 1 |
Oscar Roan | 41 | 463 | 11.3 | 31 | 3 |
Steve Holden | 21 | 320 | 15.2 | 28 | 0 |
Hugh McKinnis | 17 | 155 | 9.1 | 20 | 0 |
Billy Pritchett | 16 | 109 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 |
Willie Miller | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 17 | 0 |
Henry Hynoski | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 15 | 0 |
Ken Brown | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
Cleo Miller | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Milt Morin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Billy LeFear | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Gary Parris | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Larry Poole | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Neal Craig | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Van Green | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 220 | 2297 | 10.4 | 48 | 7 |
Opponents Totals | 202 | 2889 | 14.3 | 75t | 25 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlie Hall | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
Clarence Scott | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
Jim Hill | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56t | 1 |
Dave Graf | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Neal Craig | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Van Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Peters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
John Pitts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 10 | 107 | 10.7 | 56t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 23 | 340 | 14.8 | 67t | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Cockroft | 82 | 3317 | 40.5 | 67 | 1 | 7 | 469 | 2708 | 33.0 | |
Team Totals | 82 | 3317 | 40.5 | 67 | 1 | 7 | 469 | 2708 | 33.4 | |
Opponents Totals | 73 | 2810 | 38.5 | 57 | 1 | 8 | 294 | 2356 | 32.7 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Pruitt | 13 | 1 | 130 | 10.0 | 30 | 0 |
Willie Miller | 10 | 0 | 47 | 4.7 | 23 | 0 |
Larry Poole | 6 | 0 | 35 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 |
Pete Athas | 5 | 2 | 36 | 7.2 | 16 | 0 |
Eddie Brown | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
Henry Hynoski | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
Billy LeFear | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Van Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 40 | 3 | 294 | 7.4 | 30 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 45 | 15 | 469 | 10.4 | 48 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greg Pruitt | 14 | 302 | 21.6 | 40 | 0 | |
Billy Lefear | 13 | 412 | 31.7 | 92 | 0 | |
Henry Hynoski | 8 | 194 | 24.3 | 37 | 0 | |
Ken Brown | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 29 | 0 | |
Eddie Brown | 6 | 126 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 | |
Pete Athas | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 23 | 0 | |
Willie Miller | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 38 | 0 | |
Cleo Miller | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 31 | 0 | |
Hugh McKinnis | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 | |
Larry Poole | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 40 | 0 | |
Dick Ambrose | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 67 | 1526 | 22.8 | 92 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 48 | 1278 | 26.6 | 81t | 1 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Mack Mitchell | 9.0 | |
Jerry Sherk | 6.0 | |
Ron East | 4.5 | |
Walter Johnson | 3.5 | |
Bob Babich | 3.0 | |
Charlie Hall | 2.0 | |
Joe Jones | 1.5 | |
Neal Craig | 1.0 | |
John Garlington | 1.0 | |
Dick Ambrose | 0.5 | |
(Team) | 2.0 | |
Team Totals | 34.0 | 298.0 |
Opponents Totals | 38.0 | 340.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Ambrose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Pete Athas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Carl Barisich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
John Demarie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Doug Dieken | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Graf | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Van Green | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Charlie Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Steve Holden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Chuck Hutchison | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Henry Hynoski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Walter Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Hugh McKinnis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cleo Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Willie Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
Mack Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Mike Phipps | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -12 | 0 | |
Billy Pritchett | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Greg Pruitt | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Oscar Roan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Reggie Rucker | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Clarence Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Sherk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
Brian Sipe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 35 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 46 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 26 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0 |
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