1965 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
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 StatisticsTeam 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 Results
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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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Erich Barnes | DB | July 4, 1935 | 6'2" | 201 | Purdue | Elkhart, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | Walter Beach | RCB | January 31, 1935 | 6'0" | 190 | Central Michigan | Pontiac, MI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | Larry Benz | RS | January 28, 1941 | 5'11" | 185 | Northwestern | Chattanooga, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Johnny Brewer | TE | March 8, 1937 | 6'4" | 230 | Mississippi | Vicksburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Jim Brown | FB | February 17, 1936 | 6'2" | 232 | Syracuse | St. Simons Island, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | John Brown | T | June 9, 1939 | 6'2" | 248 | Syracuse | Camden, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Jamie Caleb | HB-FB | October 29, 1936 | 6'1" | 210 | Grambling St. | Calhoun, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 73 | Monte Clark | RT | January 24, 1937 | 6'6" | 265 | USC | Fillmore, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Gary Collins | FL | August 20, 1940 | 6'5" | 215 | Maryland | Williamstown, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Vince Costello | MLB | August 4, 1932 | 6'0" | 230 | Ohio | Dellroy, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Ross Fichtner | LS | October 26, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | Purdue | McKeesport, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Galen Fiss | LB | July 10, 1931 | 6'0" | 227 | Kansas | Johnson, KS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Bobby Franklin | DB | October 5, 1936 | 5'11" | 182 | Mississippi | Clarksdale, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Jim Garcia | DE-DT | March 7, 1944 | 6'4" | 250 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 80 | Bill Glass | RDE | August 16, 1935 | 6'5" | 252 | Baylor | Texarkana, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Ernie Green | HB | October 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 205 | Louisville | Columbus, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 76 | Lou Groza | K | January 25, 1924 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Martins Ferry, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Gene Hickerson | RG | February 15, 1935 | 6'3" | 248 | Mississippi | Trenton, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Jim Houston | LLB | November 3, 1937 | 6'3" | 240 | Ohio St. | Massillon, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | Mike Howell | DB | July 5, 1943 | 6'1" | 195 | Grambling St. | West Monroe, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Tom Hutchinson | TE-WR | June 15, 1941 | 6'1" | 190 | Kentucky | Stanford, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Walter Johnson | DT | November 13, 1942 | 6'4" | 265 | New Mexico St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 69 | Jim Kanicki | RDT | December 17, 1941 | 6'4" | 270 | Michigan St. | Bay City, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Leroy Kelly | KR | May 20, 1942 | 6'0" | 202 | Morgan St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 51 | Dale Lindsey | LB | January 18, 1943 | 6'2" | 223 | Kentucky | Bedford, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Clifton McNeil | WR-FL-SE | May 25, 1940 | 6'2" | 187 | Grambling St. | Mobile, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 62 | Dale Memmelaar | G-T | January 15, 1937 | 6'2" | 247 | Wyoming | Goshen, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Dick Modzelewski | LDT | February 16, 1931 | 6'0" | 250 | Maryland | West Natrona, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | John Morrow | C | April 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 244 | Michigan | Port Huron, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Jim Ninowski | QB | March 26, 1936 | 6'1" | 206 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 6 | 2 |
| 30 | Bernie Parrish | LCB | April 29, 1936 | 5'11" | 194 | Florida | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Walter Roberts | PR | February 15, 1942 | 5'9" | 163 | San Jose St. | Texarkana, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Frank Ryan | QB | July 12, 1936 | 6'3" | 199 | Rice | Fort Worth, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 36 | Charlie Scales | HB-FB | January 11, 1938 | 5'11" | 210 | Indiana | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Dick Schafrath | LT | March 21, 1937 | 6'3" | 253 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Stan Sczurek | LB | March 7, 1937 | 5'11" | 230 | Purdue | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 41 | Ralph Smith | TE | December 1, 1938 | 6'2" | 215 | Mississippi | Brookhaven, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Paul Warfield | WR-SE | November 28, 1942 | 6'0" | 188 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | Paul Wiggin | LDE | November 18, 1934 | 6'3" | 242 | Stanford | Modesto, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Sid Williams | RLB | March 24, 1942 | 6'2" | 235 | Southern | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | John Wooten | LG | December 5, 1936 | 6'2" | 235 | Colorado | Clarksville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
