1965 Cleveland Browns Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Blanton Collier (11-3)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1965 Cleveland Browns Roster
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Cleveland scored 363 points, while the defense yielded 325. Jim Brown powered the ground game, running for a 1,544 yards for the Browns.
Frank Ryan tossed for 1,751 yards. Gary Collins topped all receivers, snagging 50 passes for 884 yards.
Larry Benz picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Blanton Collier coached the team. The 1965 Cleveland Browns lost in the Championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 363
Regular Season Points Against: 325
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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September 19, 1965 | Cleveland Browns 17 at Washington Redskins 7 | W | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
September 26, 1965 | St. Louis Cardinals 49 at Cleveland Browns 13 | L | 0-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
October 3, 1965 | Cleveland Browns 35 at Philadelphia Eagles 17 | W | 0-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
October 9, 1965 | Pittsburgh Steelers 19 at Cleveland Browns 24 | W | 1-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
October 17, 1965 | Dallas Cowboys 17 at Cleveland Browns 23 | W | 2-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 4-1-0 | ||
October 24, 1965 | Cleveland Browns 38 at New York Giants 14 | W | 2-1-0 | 3-0-0 | 5-1-0 | ||
October 31, 1965 | Minnesota Vikings 27 at Cleveland Browns 17 | L | 2-2-0 | 3-0-0 | 5-2-0 | ||
November 7, 1965 | Philadelphia Eagles 34 at Cleveland Browns 38 | W | 3-2-0 | 3-0-0 | 6-2-0 | ||
November 14, 1965 | New York Giants 21 at Cleveland Browns 34 | W | 4-2-0 | 3-0-0 | 7-2-0 | ||
November 21, 1965 | Cleveland Browns 24 at Dallas Cowboys 17 | W | 4-2-0 | 4-0-0 | 8-2-0 | ||
November 28, 1965 | Cleveland Browns 42 at Pittsburgh Steelers 21 | W | 4-2-0 | 5-0-0 | 9-2-0 | ||
December 5, 1965 | Washington Redskins 16 at Cleveland Browns 24 | W | 5-2-0 | 5-0-0 | 10-2-0 | ||
December 12, 1965 | Cleveland Browns 7 at Los Angeles Rams 42 | L | 5-2-0 | 5-1-0 | 10-3-0 | ||
December 19, 1965 | Cleveland Browns 27 at St. Louis Cardinals 24 | W | 5-2-0 | 6-1-0 | 11-3-0 | ||
January 2, 1966 | Cleveland Browns 12 at Green Bay Packers 23 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | NFL Championship |