1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL) |
| 1st place Eastern Conference Century Division 10-4-0 .714 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Eastern Conference Championship | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/21/1968 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 31-20 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 81497 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/29/1968 | H | Baltimore Colts | 0-34 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78410 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 52 | Billy Andrews | LB | 6-0 | 223 | 23 | Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Erich Barnes | LCB | 6-2 | 201 | 33 | Purdue | 2 | 2 |
| 73 | Monte Clark | ROT | 6-6 | 260 | 31 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Don Cockroft | K | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Adams State | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | Gary Collins | FL | 6-4 | 211 | 28 | Maryland | 2 | 2 |
| 64 | Jim Copeland | OL | 6-2 | 242 | 23 | Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Ben Davis | RCB | 5-11 | 183 | 23 | Defiance | 2 | 2 |
| 65 | John Demarie | LOG | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Louisiana State | 2 | 2 |
| 50 | John Garlington | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 22 | Louisiana State | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Bill Glass | DL | 6-5 | 252 | 33 | Baylor | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Ernie Green | RB | 6-2 | 205 | 30 | Louisville | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Ron Green | OL | 6-1 | 202 | 25 | North Dakota | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Jack Gregory | RDE | 6-5 | 249 | 24 | Tennessee-Chattanooga; Delta State | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Charley Harraway | RB | 6-2 | 221 | 24 | San Jose State | 2 | 2 |
| 66 | Gene Hickerson | ROG | 6-3 | 248 | 33 | Mississippi | 2 | 2 |
| 54 | Fred Hoaglin | C | 6-4 | 247 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
| 82 | Jim Houston | LLB | 6-3 | 239 | 31 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Mike Howell | RS | 6-1 | 189 | 25 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| 71 | Walter Johnson | LDT | 6-3 | 268 | 26 | New Mexico State; Los Angeles State | 2 | 2 |
| 69 | Jim Kanicki | RDT | 6-4 | 270 | 27 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Ernie Kellermann | LS | 6-0 | 184 | 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | Leroy Kelly | RB | 6-0 | 200 | 26 | Morgan State | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Charlie Leigh | RB | 5-11 | 203 | 23 | none | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | Dale Lindsey | RLB | 6-2 | 224 | 25 | Kentucky; Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| 56 | Bob Matheson | MLB | 6-4 | 241 | 24 | Duke | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Tommy McDonald | WR | 5-9 | 176 | 34 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Wayne Meylan | LB | 6-1 | 237 | 22 | Nebraska | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Alvin Mitchell | DB | 6-4 | 195 | 25 | Morgan State | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Milt Morin | TE | 6-4 | 243 | 26 | Massachusetts | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Reece Morrison | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 23 | Texas State | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Bill Nelsen | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | El Cerritos JC; Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Frank Ryan | QB | 6-3 | 199 | 32 | Rice | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Dick Schafrath | LOT | 6-3 | 253 | 31 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Ralph Smith | TE | 6-2 | 214 | 30 | Mississippi | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Ron Snidow | LDE | 6-4 | 249 | 27 | Oregon | 2 | 2 |
| 62 | Joe Taffoni | OL | 6-3 | 248 | 23 | West Virginia; Tennessee-Martin | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Marv Upshaw | DL | 6-3 | 253 | 22 | Trinity (Texas) | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Carl Ward | DB | 5-9 | 180 | 24 | Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Paul Warfield | SE | 6-0 | 188 | 26 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 |
| 53 | Bob Whitlow | OL | 6-1 | 236 | 32 | Compton JC; Arizona | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 54 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 6/15 40.0% | 0/0 % | 6 | 40 | |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 6/11 54.5% | 0/0 % | 7 | 35 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Don Cockroft | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Ernie Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dale Lindsey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 31 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 54 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cockroft | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Kelly | 33 | 115 | 3.5 | 35t | 1 |
| Charley Harraway | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Ernie Green | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 2t | 1 |
| Frank Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 158 | 3 | 35t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 270 | 3.9 | 15 | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nelsen | 51 | 24 | 47.1 | 24 | 335 | 6.6 | 14.0 | 45t | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 5.9 | 5 | 52 | 283 | 50.7 |
| Frank Ryan | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 4 | 19 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 43.1 |
| Team Totals | 57 | 26 | 45.6 | 28 | 354 | 6.2 | 13.6 | 45t | 2 | 3.5 | 3 | 5.3 | 6 | 59 | 295 | 55.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 23 | 40.4 | 29 | 374 | 6.6 | 16.3 | 48 | 1 | 1.8 | 5 | 8.8 | 1 | 5 | 369 | 32.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Morin | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 6 | 116 | 19.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 45t | 1 |
| Charley Harraway | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Gary Collins | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 354 | 13.6 | 45t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 374 | 16.3 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Davis | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Dale Lindsey | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Mike Howell | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Erich Barnes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 27t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 26 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cockroft | 12 | 420 | 35.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 420 | 35.0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 420 | 35.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 420 | 35.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 279 | 39.9 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 269 | 38.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Davis | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Reece Morrison | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 10 | 158 | 15.8 | 24 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Gregory | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6.0 | 59.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erich Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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