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1967 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 1st in NFL Century Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 334 points (23.9/g), 7th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 297 points (21.2/g), 8th.
Differential of 37 points (2.6/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 8.0-6.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 8th.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.4, Offense: 0.9, Defense: 0.5, SoS: -1.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Blanton Collier (9-5-0)
Training Camp: Hiram College (Hiram, Ohio)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Frank Ryan | 31 | 9 | 13 | 136 for 280, 2,026 yards, 20 td, 16 int, & 22 rushes for 57 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 55th pick / 1958 |
| HB | Leroy Kelly*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | 235 rushes for 1,205 yards, 11 td, & 20 catches for 282 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| FB | Ernie Green* | 29 | 5 | 0 | 145 rushes for 710 yards, 4 td, & 39 catches for 369 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 196th pick / 1962 |
| FB | Larry Conjar | 22 | Rook | 0 | 20 rushes for 78 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 68 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 46th pick / 1967 |
| FL | Gary Collins | 27 | 5 | 0 | 32 catches for 500 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 4th pick / 1962 Boston Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 1962 |
| FL | Eppie Barney | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 catch for 3 yards, 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1967 |
| SE | Paul Warfield | 25 | 3 | 0 | 32 catches for 702 yards, 8 td, & 2 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Ralph Smith | 29 | 5 | 0 | 14 catches for 211 yards, 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 93rd pick / 1962 Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 111th pick / 1962 |
| LT | Dick Schafrath* | 30 | 8 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1959 | |
| LG | John Wooten | 31 | 8 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 53rd pick / 1959 | |
| C | Fred Hoaglin | 23 | 1 | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 | |
| RG | Gene Hickerson*+ | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 |
| RT | Monte Clark | 30 | 8 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 41st pick / 1959 | |
| RT | John Demarie | 22 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Paul Wiggin* | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 73rd pick / 1956 |
| LDE | Bill Glass* | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1957 |
| LDT | Walter Johnson* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| LDT | Jim Kanicki | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 7th / 52nd pick / 1963 |
| RDT | Jim Kanicki | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 7th / 52nd pick / 1963 |
| RDT | Walter Johnson* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| RDE | Bill Glass* | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1957 |
| RDE | Paul Wiggin* | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 73rd pick / 1956 |
| LLB | Jim Houston | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 |
| MLB | Dale Lindsey | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| MLB | Jim Houston | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 |
| RLB | Johnny Brewer | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 41st pick / 1960 |
| RLB | Billy Andrews | 22 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 | |
| LCB | Erich Barnes | 32 | 9 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| LCB | Ben Davis | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Mike Howell | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965 San Diego Chargers / 15th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| RCB | Erich Barnes | 32 | 9 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| LS | Ernie Kellermann | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 159th pick / 1965 |
| LS | Ross Fichtner | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1960 |
| RS | Ross Fichtner | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1960 |
| RS | Ernie Kellermann | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 159th pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Groza | 43 | 21 | 0 | 11 of 23 field goals & 43 of 43 extra points | |
| P | Gary Collins | 27 | 5 | 0 | 57 punts for a 36.5 average, 2 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 4th pick / 1962 Boston Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 1962 |
| PR | Ben Davis | 22 | Rook | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 12.7 average and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| KR | Ben Davis | 22 | Rook | 0 | 27 kick returns for a 26.2 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Billy Andrews | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | SE Louisiana | 6/14/1945 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| 40 | Erich Barnes | 32 | DB | 13 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/4/1935 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| 87 | Eppie Barney | 23 | FL | 14 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | Iowa St. | 3/20/1944 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1967 |
| 83 | Johnny Brewer | 30 | TE-LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 3/8/1937 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 41st pick / 1960 |
| 73 | Monte Clark | 30 | T-DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | USC | 1/24/1937 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 41st pick / 1959 |
| 86 | Gary Collins | 27 | FL-WR-P | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Maryland | 8/20/1940 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 4th pick / 1962 Boston Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 1962 |
| 35 | Larry Conjar | 22 | RB | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 10/28/1945 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 46th pick / 1967 |
| 64 | Jim Copeland | 22 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Virginia | 3/5/1945 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 255th pick / 1967 |
| 28 | Ben Davis | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Defiance | 10/30/1945 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| 55 | John Demarie | 22 | G-T-C | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/28/1945 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
| 88 | Ron Duncan | 24 | TE | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Wittenberg | 9/8/1943 | Rook | |
| 20 | Ross Fichtner | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Purdue | 10/26/1938 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1960 |
| 80 | Bill Glass* | 32 | DE-C-T | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-5 | Baylor | 8/16/1935 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1957 |
| 48 | Ernie Green* | 29 | HB-FB | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Louisville | 10/15/1938 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 196th pick / 1962 |
| 43 | Ron Green | 24 | WR | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | North Dakota | 11/27/1943 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 134th pick / 1966 |
| 81 | Jack Gregory | 23 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Tenn-Chattanooga,Delta St. | 10/3/1944 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
| 76 | Lou Groza | 43 | T-C-DT-K | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 1/25/1924 | 21 | |
| 31 | Charlie Harraway | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | San Jose St. | 9/21/1944 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 124th pick / 1966 Cleveland Browns / 18th / 273rd pick / 1966 |
| 66 | Gene Hickerson*+ | 32 | G | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 2/15/1935 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 |
| 54 | Fred Hoaglin | 23 | C | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 1/28/1944 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 |
| 82 | Jim Houston | 30 | LB-DE | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 11/3/1937 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 |
| 34 | Mike Howell | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 7/5/1943 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965 San Diego Chargers / 15th / 118th pick / 1965 |
| 71 | Walter Johnson* | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | New Mexico St.,Los Angeles St. | 11/13/1942 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| 69 | Jim Kanicki | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Michigan St. | 12/17/1941 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1963 Buffalo Bills / 7th / 52nd pick / 1963 |
| 24 | Ernie Kellermann | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Miami (OH) | 12/17/1943 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 159th pick / 1965 |
| 44 | Leroy Kelly*+ | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Morgan St. | 5/20/1942 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| 15 | Gary Lane | 25 | QB | 3 | 1 | 210 | 6-1 | Missouri | 12/21/1942 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 125th pick / 1965 |
| 51 | Dale Lindsey | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Kentucky,West. Kentucky | 1/18/1943 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| 56 | Bob Matheson | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Duke | 11/25/1944 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967 |
| 85 | Clifton McNeil | 27 | WR-FL-SE | 2 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Grambling St. | 5/25/1940 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| 89 | Milt Morin | 25 | TE | 6 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 10/15/1942 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1966 San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1966 |
| 78 | Frank Parker | 28 | DT | 12 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Oklahoma St. | 10/16/1939 | 5 | New York Titans / 29th / 229th pick / 1962 Cleveland Browns / 6th / 79th pick / 1961 |
| 36 | Nick Pietrosante | 30 | FB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 9/10/1937 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1959 |
| 13 | Frank Ryan | 31 | QB | 13 | 13 | 199 | 6-3 | Rice | 7/12/1936 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 55th pick / 1958 |
| 77 | Dick Schafrath* | 30 | T-G-DE | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 3/21/1937 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1959 |
| 18 | Dick Shiner | 25 | QB | 13 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | Maryland | 7/18/1942 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1964 New York Jets / 20th / 155th pick / 1964 |
| 41 | Ralph Smith | 29 | TE | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 12/1/1938 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 93rd pick / 1962 Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 111th pick / 1962 |
| 62 | Joe Taffoni | 22 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | West Virginia,Tenn-Martin | 3/27/1945 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1967 |
| 27 | Carl Ward | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Michigan | 7/26/1944 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 83rd pick / 1967 |
| 42 | Paul Warfield | 25 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 11/28/1942 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964 Buffalo Bills / 4th / 28th pick / 1964 |
| 84 | Paul Wiggin* | 33 | DE | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Stanford | 11/18/1934 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 73rd pick / 1956 |
| 60 | John Wooten | 31 | G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Colorado | 12/5/1936 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 53rd pick / 1959 |
| 49 | George Youngblood | 22 | DB | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Los Angeles St. | 1/4/1945 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 97th pick / 1966 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 14 | 224.0 | 6-2.4 | 3.9 |