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1985 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 287 points (17.9/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 294 points (18.4/g), 7th.
Differential of -7 points (-0.4/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 7.8-8.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 27th.
Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (8-8-0)
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1985 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bernie Kosar | 22 | Rook | 10 | 124 for 248, 1,578 yards, 8 td, 7 int, & 26 rushes for -12 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 Supp |
| QB | Gary Danielson | 34 | 9 | 6 | 97 for 163, 1,274 yards, 8 td, 6 int, & 25 rushes for 126 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Earnest Byner | 23 | 1 | 13 | 244 rushes for 1,002 yards, 8 td, & 45 catches for 460 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 280th pick / 1984 |
| FB | Kevin Mack* | 23 | Rook | 15 | 222 rushes for 1,104 yards, 7 td, & 29 catches for 297 yards and 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 Supp |
| WR | Brian Brennan | 23 | 1 | 10 | 32 catches for 487 yards, 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 1984 |
| WR | Clarence Weathers | 23 | 2 | 7 | 16 catches for 449 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 18 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Fred Banks | 23 | Rook | 5 | 5 catches for 62 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 203rd pick / 1985 |
| TE | Ozzie Newsome* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 62 catches for 711 yards, 5 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| LT | Paul Farren | 25 | 2 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 316th pick / 1983 |
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| LT | Rickey Bolden | 24 | 1 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 96th pick / 1984 |
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| LG | George Lilja | 27 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 104th pick / 1981 |
| C | Mike Baab | 26 | 3 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
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| RG | Dan Fike | 24 | Rook | 13 | New York Jets / 10th / 274th pick / 1983 |
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| RG | Rickey Bolden | 24 | 1 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 96th pick / 1984 |
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| RT | Cody Risien | 28 | 6 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Reggie Camp | 24 | 2 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1983 |
| NT | Bob Golic* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Carl Hairston | 33 | 9 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| LOLB | Chip Banks* | 26 | 3 | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1982 |
| LILB | Eddie Johnson | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 187th pick / 1981 |
| RILB | Tom Cousineau | 28 | 3 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1979 |
| ROLB | Clay Matthews* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| LCB | Frank Minnifield | 25 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Hanford Dixon | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981 |
| SS | Al Gross | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 246th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Don Rogers | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Matt Bahr | 29 | 6 | 0 | 14 of 18 field goals & 35 of 35 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| P | Jeff Gossett | 28 | 4 | 0 | 81 punts for a 40.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Clarence Weathers | 23 | 2 | 7 | 28 punt returns for a 7.8 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Glen Young | 25 | 2 | 2 | 35 kick returns for a 25.7 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1983 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Willis Adams | 29 | WR | 3 | 3 | 194 | 6-2 | Houston | 8/22/1956 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 20th pick / 1979 |
| 26 | Greg Allen | 22 | RB | 7 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Florida State | 6/4/1963 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 35th pick / 1985 |
| 61 | Mike Baab | 26 | C | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas | 12/6/1959 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 115th pick / 1982 |
| 9 | Matt Bahr | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Penn State | 7/6/1956 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 165th pick / 1979 |
| 99 | Keith Baldwin | 25 | DE | 10 | 0 | 263 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 10/13/1960 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 31st pick / 1982 |
| 56 | Chip Banks* | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 243 | 6-4 | USC | 9/18/1959 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1982 |
| 83 | Fred Banks | 23 | WR | 10 | 5 | 177 | 5-10 | Chowan,Liberty | 5/26/1962 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 203rd pick / 1985 |
| 77 | Rickey Bolden | 24 | T-TE-G | 16 | 9 | 274 | 6-6 | SMU | 9/8/1961 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 96th pick / 1984 |
| 47 | Larry Braziel | 31 | DB | 16 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | USC | 9/25/1954 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 115th pick / 1979 |
| 86 | Brian Brennan | 23 | WR | 12 | 10 | 178 | 5-9 | Boston College | 2/15/1962 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 1984 |
| 44 | Earnest Byner | 23 | RB | 16 | 13 | 215 | 5-10 | East Carolina | 9/15/1962 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 280th pick / 1984 |
| 96 | Reggie Camp | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 274 | 6-4 | California | 2/28/1961 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 68th pick / 1983 |
| 91 | Sam Clancy | 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 288 | 6-7 | Pittsburgh | 5/29/1958 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 11th / 284th pick / 1982 |
| 75 | Bill Contz | 24 | T | 4 | 0 | 268 | 6-5 | Penn State | 12/5/1961 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1983 |
| 50 | Tom Cousineau | 28 | LB | 16 | 15 | 225 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 5/6/1957 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1979 |
| 18 | Gary Danielson | 34 | QB | 8 | 6 | 195 | 6-2 | Purdue | 9/10/1951 | 9 | |
| 38 | Johnny Davis | 29 | RB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/17/1956 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1978 |
| 33 | Curtis Dickey | 29 | RB | 1 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/27/1956 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1980 |
| 29 | Hanford Dixon | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 12/25/1958 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 22nd pick / 1981 |
| 74 | Paul Farren | 25 | T-G | 13 | 13 | 272 | 6-5 | Boston University | 12/24/1960 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 316th pick / 1983 |
| 69 | Dan Fike | 24 | G-T | 13 | 13 | 280 | 6-7 | Florida | 6/16/1961 | Rook | New York Jets / 10th / 274th pick / 1983 |
| 28 | Herman Fontenot | 22 | RB | 9 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | LSU | 9/12/1963 | Rook | |
| 79 | Bob Golic* | 28 | NT-DT-LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 264 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/26/1957 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1979 |
| 7 | Jeff Gossett | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Eastern Illinois | 1/25/1957 | 4 | |
| 30 | Boyce Green | 25 | RB | 13 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Carson-Newman | 6/24/1960 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 288th pick / 1983 |
| 27 | Al Gross | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 191 | 6-3 | Arizona | 1/4/1961 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 246th pick / 1983 |
| 78 | Carl Hairston | 33 | DE-DT-LB | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 12/15/1952 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 191st pick / 1976 |
| 48 | D.D. Hoggard | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 5/20/1961 | Rook | |
| 81 | Harry Holt | 28 | TE | 11 | 2 | 236 | 6-4 | Arizona | 12/29/1957 | 2 | |
| 68 | Robert E. Jackson | 32 | G-T-C | 15 | 1 | 255 | 6-2 | Duke | 4/1/1953 | 10 | |
| 89 | John Jefferson | 29 | WR | 7 | 2 | 198 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 2/3/1956 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 14th pick / 1978 |
| 51 | Eddie Johnson | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-1 | Louisville | 2/3/1959 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 187th pick / 1981 |
| 19 | Bernie Kosar | 22 | QB | 12 | 10 | 210 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 11/25/1963 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 Supp |
| 88 | Reggie Langhorne | 22 | WR | 16 | 3 | 200 | 6-2 | Elizabeth City State | 4/7/1963 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 175th pick / 1985 |
| 62 | George Lilja | 27 | G-C-T | 16 | 16 | 264 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/3/1958 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 104th pick / 1981 |
| 34 | Kevin Mack* | 23 | RB | 16 | 15 | 224 | 6-0 | Clemson | 8/9/1962 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 57 | Clay Matthews* | 29 | LB | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-2 | USC | 3/15/1956 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 12th pick / 1978 |
| 16 | Paul McDonald | 27 | QB | 16 | 0 | 185 | 6-2 | USC | 2/23/1958 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 109th pick / 1980 |
| 31 | Frank Minnifield | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-9 | Louisville | 1/1/1960 | 1 | |
| 82 | Ozzie Newsome* | 29 | TE | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-2 | Alabama | 3/16/1956 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 23rd pick / 1978 |
| 58 | Scott Nicolas | 25 | LB | 16 | 1 | 226 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/7/1960 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 12th / 310th pick / 1982 |
| 72 | Dave Puzzuoli | 24 | NT | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 1/12/1961 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 149th pick / 1983 |
| 63 | Cody Risien | 28 | T-G | 12 | 12 | 269 | 6-7 | Texas A&M | 3/22/1957 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 183rd pick / 1979 |
| 37 | Chris Rockins | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 5/18/1962 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 48th pick / 1984 |
| 20 | Don Rogers | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 206 | 6-1 | UCLA | 9/17/1962 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 18th pick / 1984 |
| 87 | Travis Tucker | 22 | TE | 16 | 2 | 234 | 6-3 | Southern Connecticut State | 9/19/1963 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 287th pick / 1985 |
| 85 | Clarence Weathers | 23 | WR | 13 | 7 | 170 | 5-9 | Delaware State | 1/10/1962 | 2 | |
| 55 | Curtis Weathers | 29 | LB-TE | 16 | 2 | 224 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 9/16/1956 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 241st pick / 1979 |
| 22 | Felix Wright | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Drake | 6/22/1959 | Rook | |
| 84 | Glen Young | 25 | WR | 15 | 2 | 205 | 6-2 | Mississippi State | 10/11/1960 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1983 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 16 | 223.3 | 6-2.0 | 3.2 |