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1968 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in NFL Century Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 394 points (28.1/g), 3rd of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 273 points (19.5/g), 7th.
Differential of 121 points (8.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 9.9-4.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.1/g), 1st.
Coached by Blanton Collier (10-4-0)
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1968 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bill Nelsen | 27 | 5 | 10 | 152 for 293, 2,366 yards, 19 td, 10 int, & 13 rushes for 30 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| HB | Leroy Kelly*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 248 rushes for 1,239 yards, 16 td, & 22 catches for 297 yards and 4 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| FB | Ernie Green | 30 | 6 | 0 | 41 rushes for 152 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 142 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 196th pick / 1962 |
| FB | Charlie Harraway | 24 | 2 | 0 | 91 rushes for 334 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 162 yards and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 124th pick / 1966 |
| FL | Eppie Barney | 24 | 1 | 8 | 18 catches for 189 yards, 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1967 |
| SE | Paul Warfield* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 50 catches for 1,067 yards, 12 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964 |
| TE | Milt Morin* | 26 | 2 | 0 | 43 catches for 792 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 8 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1966 |
| LT | Dick Schafrath* | 31 | 9 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1959 |
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| LG | John Demarie | 23 | 1 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
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| C | Fred Hoaglin | 24 | 2 | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 |
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| RG | Gene Hickerson*+ | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 |
| RT | Monte Clark | 31 | 9 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 41st pick / 1959 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ron Snidow | 27 | 5 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 35th pick / 1963 |
| LDE | Jack Gregory | 24 | 1 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
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| LDT | Walter Johnson* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| RDT | Jim Kanicki | 27 | 5 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1963 |
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| RDT | Marvin Upshaw | 22 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1968 |
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| RDE | Bill Glass | 33 | 10 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1957 |
| RDE | Jack Gregory | 24 | 1 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
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| LLB | Jim Houston | 31 | 8 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 |
| MLB | Bob Matheson | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Dale Lindsey | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| RLB | John Garlington | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Erich Barnes* | 33 | 10 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| RCB | Ben Davis | 23 | 1 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| LS | Ernie Kellermann* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 159th pick / 1965 |
| LS | Mike Howell | 25 | 3 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965 |
| RS | Mike Howell | 25 | 3 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965 |
| RS | Ernie Kellermann* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 159th pick / 1965 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Don Cockroft | 23 | Rook | 0 | 18 of 24 field goals & 46 of 48 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| P | Don Cockroft | 23 | Rook | 0 | 61 punts for a 37.7 average, 0 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| PR | Charlie Leigh | 23 | Rook | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 5.4 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Charlie Leigh | 23 | Rook | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 23.0 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Billy Andrews | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6/14/1945 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 333rd pick / 1967 |
| Erich Barnes* | 33 | DB | 14 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/4/1935 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| Eppie Barney | 24 | FL | 12 | 8 | 201 | 6-0 | Iowa State | 3/20/1944 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1967 |
| Monte Clark | 31 | T-DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | USC | 1/24/1937 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 41st pick / 1959 |
| Don Cockroft | 23 | K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Adams State | 2/6/1945 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| Gary Collins | 28 | FL-WR-P | 5 | 4 | 215 | 6-5 | Maryland | 8/20/1940 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 4th pick / 1962 |
| Jim Copeland | 23 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Virginia | 3/5/1945 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 255th pick / 1967 |
| Ben Davis | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Defiance | 10/30/1945 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 439th pick / 1967 |
| John Demarie | 23 | G-T-C | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/28/1945 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
| John Garlington | 22 | LB | 13 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | LSU | 6/5/1946 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968 |
| Bill Glass | 33 | DE-C-T | 10 | 0 | 252 | 6-5 | Baylor | 8/16/1935 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 12th pick / 1957 |
| Ernie Green | 30 | HB-FB | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Louisville | 10/15/1938 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 196th pick / 1962 |
| Ron Green | 25 | WR | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | North Dakota | 11/27/1943 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 134th pick / 1966 |
| Jack Gregory | 24 | DE | 14 | 6 | 250 | 6-5 | Delta State,Tennessee-Chattanooga | 10/3/1944 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 139th pick / 1966 |
| Charlie Harraway | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 9/21/1944 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 124th pick / 1966 |
| Gene Hickerson*+ | 33 | G | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 2/15/1935 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 78th pick / 1957 |
| Fred Hoaglin | 24 | C | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 1/28/1944 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 |
| Jim Houston | 31 | LB-DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 11/3/1937 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 8th pick / 1960 |
| Mike Howell | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 7/5/1943 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1965 |
| Nate James | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 2/20/1945 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1968 |
| Walter Johnson* | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Los Angeles State,New Mexico State | 11/13/1942 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| Jim Kanicki | 27 | DT | 13 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 12/17/1941 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1963 |
| Ernie Kellermann* | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Miami (OH) | 12/17/1943 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 159th pick / 1965 |
| Leroy Kelly*+ | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Morgan State | 5/20/1942 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1964 |
| Charlie Leigh | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | none | 10/29/1945 | Rook | |
| Dale Lindsey | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Kentucky,Western Kentucky | 1/18/1943 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 97th pick / 1965 |
| Bob Matheson | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Duke | 11/25/1944 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1967 |
| Tommy McDonald | 34 | FL-HB-SE-WR | 9 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 7/26/1934 | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 31st pick / 1957 |
| Wayne Meylan | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 3/2/1946 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 1968 |
| Alvin Mitchell | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 10/18/1943 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 267th pick / 1968 |
| Milt Morin* | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 10/15/1942 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1966 |
| Reece Morrison | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Texas State | 10/21/1945 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1968 |
| Bill Nelsen | 27 | QB | 14 | 10 | 195 | 6-0 | USC | 1/29/1941 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 136th pick / 1963 |
| Frank Ryan | 32 | QB | 7 | 3 | 199 | 6-3 | Rice | 7/12/1936 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 55th pick / 1958 |
| Bill Sabatino | 23 | DT | 7 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Colorado | 8/9/1945 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 282nd pick / 1967 |
| Dick Schafrath* | 31 | T-G-DE | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 3/21/1937 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1959 |
| Ralph Smith | 30 | TE | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 12/1/1938 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 93rd pick / 1962 |
| Ron Snidow | 27 | DE-DT | 13 | 13 | 250 | 6-3 | Oregon | 12/30/1941 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 35th pick / 1963 |
| Joe Taffoni | 23 | T-G | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Tennessee-Martin,West Virginia | 3/27/1945 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 98th pick / 1967 |
| Marvin Upshaw | 22 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Trinity (TX) | 11/22/1946 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1968 |
| Carl Ward | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Michigan | 7/26/1944 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 83rd pick / 1967 |
| Paul Warfield* | 26 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 11/28/1942 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1964 |
| Bob Whitlow | 32 | C | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Arizona,Indiana | 2/15/1936 | 8 | |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 14 | 222.1 | 6-2.0 | 3.6 |