1965 Cleveland Browns Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Blanton Collier (11-3)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1965 Cleveland Browns Statistics
1965 Cleveland Browns Roster

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Cleveland scored 363 points, while the defense yielded 325. Jim Brown powered the ground game, running for a 1,544 yards for the Browns.

Frank Ryan tossed for 1,751 yards. Gary Collins topped all receivers, snagging 50 passes for 884 yards.

Larry Benz picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Blanton Collier coached the team. The 1965 Cleveland Browns lost in the Championship.

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Regular Season Points For: 363
Regular Season Points Against: 325

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 19, 1965 Cleveland Browns 17 at Washington Redskins 7 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
September 26, 1965 St. Louis Cardinals 49 at Cleveland Browns 13 L 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0
October 3, 1965 Cleveland Browns 35 at Philadelphia Eagles 17 W 0-1-0 2-0-0 2-1-0
October 9, 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers 19 at Cleveland Browns 24 W 1-1-0 2-0-0 3-1-0
October 17, 1965 Dallas Cowboys 17 at Cleveland Browns 23 W 2-1-0 2-0-0 4-1-0
October 24, 1965 Cleveland Browns 38 at New York Giants 14 W 2-1-0 3-0-0 5-1-0
October 31, 1965 Minnesota Vikings 27 at Cleveland Browns 17 L 2-2-0 3-0-0 5-2-0
November 7, 1965 Philadelphia Eagles 34 at Cleveland Browns 38 W 3-2-0 3-0-0 6-2-0
November 14, 1965 New York Giants 21 at Cleveland Browns 34 W 4-2-0 3-0-0 7-2-0
November 21, 1965 Cleveland Browns 24 at Dallas Cowboys 17 W 4-2-0 4-0-0 8-2-0
November 28, 1965 Cleveland Browns 42 at Pittsburgh Steelers 21 W 4-2-0 5-0-0 9-2-0
December 5, 1965 Washington Redskins 16 at Cleveland Browns 24 W 5-2-0 5-0-0 10-2-0
December 12, 1965 Cleveland Browns 7 at Los Angeles Rams 42 L 5-2-0 5-1-0 10-3-0
December 19, 1965 Cleveland Browns 27 at St. Louis Cardinals 24 W 5-2-0 6-1-0 11-3-0
January 2, 1966 Cleveland Browns 12 at Green Bay Packers 23 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 NFL Championship


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