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1975 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 218 points (15.6/g), 22nd of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 372 points (26.6/g), 24th.
Differential of -154 points (-11.0/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 3.1-10.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.8/g), 19th.
Coached by Forrest Gregg (3-11-0)
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1975 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 | Mike Phipps | 28 | 5 | 12 | 162 for 313, 1,749 yards, 4 td, 19 int, & 18 rushes for 70 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| RB | Greg Pruitt | 24 | 2 | 14 | 217 rushes for 1,067 yards, 8 td, & 44 catches for 299 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973 |
| RB | Billy Pritchett | 24 | Rook | 0 | 75 rushes for 199 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 109 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 146th pick / 1974 |
| FB | Hugh McKinnis | 27 | 2 | 0 | 71 rushes for 259 yards, 4 td, & 17 catches for 155 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 201st pick / 1972 |
| WR | Steve Holden | 24 | 2 | 0 | 21 catches for 320 yards, 0 td, & 2 rushes for -4 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 16th pick / 1973 |
| WR | Reggie Rucker | 28 | 5 | 0 | 60 catches for 770 yards, 3 td | |
| TE | Oscar Roan | 24 | Rook | 0 | 41 catches for 463 yards, 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1975 |
| LT | Doug Dieken | 26 | 4 | 14 | 4 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
| LG | Chuck Hutchison | 27 | 5 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1970 |
| C | Tom DeLeone | 25 | 3 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972 |
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| C | John Demarie | 30 | 8 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
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| RG | Bob McKay | 28 | 5 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1970 |
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| RG | Robert E. Jackson | 22 | Rook | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Gerry Sullivan | 23 | 1 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 171st pick / 1974 |
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| RT | Barry Darrow | 25 | 1 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 422nd pick / 1973 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ron East | 32 | 8 | 14 | ||
| LDT | Walter Johnson | 33 | 10 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| RDT | Jerry Sherk* | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| RDE | Mack Mitchell | 23 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 5th pick / 1975 |
| LLB | Charlie Hall | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971 |
| MLB | Dick Ambrose | 22 | Rook | 10 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 290th pick / 1975 |
| MLB | Bob Babich | 28 | 5 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1969 |
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| RLB | Bob Babich | 28 | 5 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1969 |
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| RLB | John Garlington | 29 | 7 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968 |
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| LCB | Clarence R. Scott | 26 | 4 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| RCB | Tony Peters | 22 | Rook | 12 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975 |
| SS | Van Green | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 150th pick / 1973 |
| SS | Pete Athas | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 257th pick / 1970 |
| FS | Neal Craig | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 171st pick / 1971 |
| FS | Van Green | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 150th pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Don Cockroft | 30 | 7 | 0 | 17 of 23 field goals & 21 of 24 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| P | Don Cockroft | 30 | 7 | 0 | 82 punts for a 40.5 average, 1 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| PR | Greg Pruitt | 24 | 2 | 14 | 13 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973 |
| KR | Greg Pruitt | 24 | 2 | 14 | 14 kick returns for a 21.6 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dick Ambrose | 22 | LB | 14 | 10 | 235 | 6-0 | Virginia | 1/17/1953 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 290th pick / 1975 |
| Pete Athas | 29 | DB-WR | 6 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 9/15/1946 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 257th pick / 1970 |
| Bob Babich | 28 | LB | 11 | 11 | 231 | 6-2 | Miami (OH) | 5/5/1947 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1969 |
| Carl Barisich | 24 | DT-NT | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Princeton | 7/12/1951 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 281st pick / 1973 |
| Eddie Brown | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/19/1952 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 199th pick / 1974 |
| Ken Brown | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 | 203 | 5-10 | none | 11/8/1945 | 5 | |
| Don Cockroft | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Adams State | 2/6/1945 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 55th pick / 1967 |
| Neal Craig | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Fisk | 4/21/1948 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 171st pick / 1971 |
| Will Cureton | 25 | QB | 1 | 1 | 200 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 12/2/1950 | Rook | |
| Barry Darrow | 25 | T | 14 | 9 | 260 | 6-7 | Montana,Western Montana | 6/27/1950 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 17th / 422nd pick / 1973 |
| Tom DeLeone | 25 | C | 14 | 9 | 248 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/13/1950 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972 |
| John Demarie | 30 | G-T-C | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/28/1945 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 152nd pick / 1967 |
| Doug Dieken | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/12/1949 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 142nd pick / 1971 |
| Ron East | 32 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-4 | Montana State,Oregon State | 8/26/1943 | 8 | |
| John Garlington | 29 | LB | 7 | 6 | 218 | 6-1 | LSU | 6/5/1946 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1968 |
| Dave Graf | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Penn State | 8/5/1953 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 17th / 421st pick / 1975 |
| Van Green | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Shaw | 4/21/1951 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 150th pick / 1973 |
| Charlie Hall | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-3 | Houston | 12/2/1948 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1971 |
| Jim Hill | 29 | DB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10/21/1946 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1968 |
| Steve Holden | 24 | WR | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 8/2/1951 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 16th pick / 1973 |
| Chuck Hutchison | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 11/17/1948 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1970 |
| Henry Hynoski | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Temple | 5/30/1953 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 154th pick / 1975 |
| Robert E. Jackson | 22 | G-T-C | 14 | 7 | 255 | 6-2 | Duke | 4/1/1953 | Rook | |
| Walter Johnson | 33 | DT | 14 | 13 | 265 | 6-4 | Los Angeles State,New Mexico State | 11/13/1942 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 27th pick / 1965 |
| Joe Jones | 27 | DE | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Tennessee State | 1/7/1948 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 36th pick / 1970 |
| Billy Lefear | 25 | RB-WR | 10 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Henderson State | 2/12/1950 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 230th pick / 1972 |
| Jack LeVeck | 25 | LB | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Ohio | 2/3/1950 | 2 | |
| Stan Lewis | 22 | DE | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Wayne State (NE) | 9/11/1953 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 238th pick / 1975 |
| Bob McKay | 28 | T-G | 7 | 7 | 260 | 6-5 | Texas | 12/27/1947 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 1970 |
| Hugh McKinnis | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 6/9/1948 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 201st pick / 1972 |
| Cleo Miller | 23 | RB | 5 | 0 | 207 | 5-11 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 9/5/1952 | 1 | |
| Willie Miller | 28 | WR | 14 | 0 | 172 | 5-9 | Colorado State | 4/26/1947 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 12th / 302nd pick / 1975 |
| Mack Mitchell | 23 | DE | 14 | 14 | 246 | 6-8 | Houston | 8/16/1952 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 5th pick / 1975 |
| Milt Morin | 33 | TE | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 10/15/1942 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1966 |
| Gary Parris | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida State | 6/13/1950 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 15th / 372nd pick / 1973 |
| Tony Peters | 22 | DB | 14 | 12 | 187 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/28/1953 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 82nd pick / 1975 |
| Mike Phipps | 28 | QB | 14 | 12 | 208 | 6-3 | Purdue | 11/19/1947 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| John Pitts | 30 | DB | 6 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 2/28/1945 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 22nd pick / 1967 |
| Larry Poole | 23 | RB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Kent State | 7/31/1952 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 213th pick / 1975 |
| Billy Pritchett | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | West Texas A&M | 2/22/1951 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 146th pick / 1974 |
| Greg Pruitt | 24 | RB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 8/18/1951 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 30th pick / 1973 |
| Oscar Roan | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-6 | SMU,UCLA | 10/17/1951 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1975 |
| Reggie Rucker | 28 | WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Boston University | 9/21/1947 | 5 | |
| Clarence R. Scott | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 4/9/1949 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1971 |
| Jerry Sherk* | 27 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 14 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 7/7/1948 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 47th pick / 1970 |
| Brian Sipe | 26 | QB | 7 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 8/8/1949 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 13th / 330th pick / 1972 |
| Gerry Sullivan | 23 | T-C-G | 14 | 7 | 250 | 6-4 | Illinois | 1/15/1952 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 171st pick / 1974 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 14 | 220.6 | 6-2.1 | 3.1 |