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1975 Cleveland Browns: 3-11-0
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Home record: 3-4-0 (125 points scored, 200 allowed) Road record: 0-7-0 (93 points scored, 172 allowed) Head Coach: Forrest Gregg

218 points scored (22nd of 26 teams), 372 points allowed (24th) NFL Averages: 20.6 points/game (288.3 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   220   437   1,957   (21)   4.12    7   23    440   1,850   (14)    4.2   14    3,807    (21)      37
Defense:   202   361   2,591   (23)   6.56   25   10    544   2,032   (15)    3.7   21    4,623    (19)      26

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
12  Don Cockroft         K     14   6'1   195   30    8   Adams State
15  Mike Phipps          QB    14   6'2   205   27    6   Purdue
16  Will Cureton         QB     1   6'3   200   24    1   East Texas State
17  Brian Sipe           QB     7   6'1   190   26    2   San Diego State
20  Tony Peters          DB    14   6'1   192   22    R   Oklahoma
21  Van Green            DB    14   6'1   192   24    3   Shaw
22  Clarence Scott       DB    14   6'0   180   26    5   Kansas State
24  Pete Athas           DB     6   5'11  185   29    5   Tennessee
26  Billy Lefear         WR    10   5'11  197   25    4   Henderson State
28  Eddie Brown          DB     3   5'11  185   23    2   Tennessee
30  Ken Brown            RB    14   5'10  203   29    6   None
31  Cleo Miller          RB     5   5'11  202   23    2   Arkansas-Pine Bluff
33  Reggie Rucker        WR    14   6'2   190   28    6   Boston University
34  Greg Pruitt          RB    14   5'10  190   24    3   Oklahoma
36  Henry Hynoski        RB    14   6'0   210   22    R   Temple
37  Hugh McKinnis        RB    14   6'0   220   27    3   Arizona State
38  Larry Poole          RB     3   6'0   195   23    R   Kent State
39  Billy Ray Pritchett  RB    14   6'3   230   24    1   West Texas State
42  Neal Craig           DB    11   6'1   190   27    5   Fisk
48  John Pitts           DB     6   6'4   218   30    9   Arizona State
49  Jim Hill             DB    11   6'2   195   29    7   Texas A&I
50  John Garlington      LB     7   6'1   220   29    8   Louisiana State
52  Dick Ambrose         LB    14   6'0   235   22    R   Virginia
54  Tom DeLeone          C     14   6'2   248   25    4   Ohio State
55  Dave Graf            LB    14   6'2   215   22    R   Penn State
56  Jack LeVeck          LB     7   6'0   225   25    3   Ohio
59  Charlie Hall         LB    14   6'3   230   26    5   Houston
60  Bob Babich           LB    11   6'2   230   28    6   Miami (Ohio)
63  Barry Darrow         OT    14   6'7   260   25    2   Montana
64  Joe Jones            DE     6   6'6   250   27    5   Tennessee State
65  John Demarie         OG    14   6'3   248   30    9   Louisiana State
67  Chuck Hutchison      OG    14   6'3   250   26    6   Ohio State
68  Robert Jackson       OG    14   6'5   245   22    R   Duke
70  Mack Mitchell        DE    14   6'7   245   23    R   Houston
71  Walter Johnson       DT    14   6'3   265   32   11   Los Angeles State
72  Jerry Sherk          DT    14   6'4   250   27    6   Oklahoma State
73  Doug Dieken          OT    14   6'5   252   26    5   Illinois
74  Carl Barisich        DT    14   6'4   255   24    3   Princeton
75  Stan Lewis           DE     6   6'4   240   22    R   Wayne State (NE)
77  Ron East             DT    14   6'4   250   32    8   Montana State
78  Bob McKay            OG     7   6'5   265   27    6   Texas
79  Gerry Sullivan       OT    14   6'4   250   23    2   Illinois
80  Willie Miller        WR    14   5'9   172   28    R   Colorado State
81  Oscar Roan           TE    14   6'6   214   24    R   Southern Methodist
84  Gary Parris          TE    14   6'2   226   25    3   Florida State
88  Steve Holden         WR    13   6'0   194   24    3   Arizona State
89  Milt Morin           TE    14   6'4   240   33   10   Massachusetts

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Mike Phipps          313  162   51.8  1,749   5.59  10.8   4   1.3   19   6.1    28   261    47.5
Brian Sipe            88   45   51.1    427   4.85   9.5   1   1.1    3   3.4     8    58    54.5
Will Cureton          32   10   31.2     95   2.97   9.5   1   3.1    1   3.1     2    21    38.0
Don Cockroft           2    2  100.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    79.2
Willie Miller          1    1  100.0     26  26.00  26.0   1 100.0    0   0.0     0     0   158.3
Henry Hynoski          1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Reggie Rucker          60    770   12.8    3
Greg Pruitt            44    299    6.8    1
Oscar Roan             41    463   11.3    3
Steve Holden           21    320   15.2    0
Hugh McKinnis          17    155    9.1    0
Billy Ray Pritchett    16    109    6.8    0
Willie Miller           7     57    8.1    0
Henry Hynoski           4     31    7.8    0
Ken Brown               2     23   11.5    0
Cleo Miller             2     20   10.0    0
Milt Morin              1     19   19.0    0
Billy Lefear            1     14   14.0    0
Gary Parris             1     12   12.0    0
Larry Poole             1      5    5.0    0
Neal Craig              1      1    1.0    0
Van Green               1     -1   -1.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Greg Pruitt           217  1,067    4.9    8
Hugh McKinnis          71    259    3.6    4
Billy Ray Pritchett    75    199    2.7    0
Larry Poole            17    114    6.7    0
Mike Phipps            18     70    3.9    0
Brian Sipe              9     60    6.7    0
Ken Brown              16     45    2.8    1
Henry Hynoski           7     38    5.4    0
Cleo Miller             6      3    0.5    1
Will Cureton            1      1    1.0    0
Willie Miller           1     -2   -2.0    0
Steve Holden            2     -4   -2.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Greg Pruitt            14    302   21.6    0
Billy Lefear           13    412   31.7    0
Henry Hynoski           8    194   24.2    0
Ken Brown               7    126   18.0    0
Eddie Brown             6    126   21.0    0
Pete Athas              6     95   15.8    0
Willie Miller           4     94   23.5    0
Cleo Miller             3     70   23.3    0
Hugh McKinnis           3     39   13.0    0
Larry Poole             2     65   32.5    0
Dick Ambrose            1      3    3.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Greg Pruitt            13    130   10.0    1    0
Willie Miller          10     47    4.7    0    0
Larry Poole             6     35    5.8    0    0
Pete Athas              5     36    7.2    2    0
Eddie Brown             2     16    8.0    0    0
Henry Hynoski           2     16    8.0    0    0
Billy Lefear            1     14   14.0    0    0
Van Green               1      0    0.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Don Cockroft 82 3,317 40.5 0 0 1 0 0 40.0 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Don Cockroft 1/1 7/9 4/6 5/5 0/2 17/23 21/24 72 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Dick Ambrose 0.5 Bob Babich 3.0 Neal Craig 1.0 1 0 0 Ron East 4.5 John Garlington 1.0 Dave Graf 1 19 0 Van Green 1 0 0 Charlie Hall 2.0 2 28 0 Jim Hill 1 56 1 Walter Johnson 3.5 Joe Jones 1.5 Mack Mitchell 9.0 Tony Peters 1 0 0 John Pitts 1 0 0 Clarence Scott 2 4 0 Jerry Sherk 6.0

1975 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 5 DE Mack Mitchell 69 Houston 3 57 TE Oscar Roan 49 SMU 4 82 DB Tony Peters 133 Oklahoma 5 109 DE John Zimba Villanova 5 119 LB Jim Cope 6 Ohio State [pick acquired from DET] 6 150 DB Charles Miller West Virginia [pick acquired from WAS] 6 154 RB Harry Hynoski 14 Temple [pick acquired from OAK] 7 161 OT Merle Wang Texas Christian 8 186 TE Barry Santini Purdue 9 213 RB Larry Poole 38 Kent State 9 215 DB Floyd Hogan Arkansas [pick acquired from KC] 10 238 DE Stan Lewis 6 Wayne State (Neb.) 11 265 OG Tom Marinelli Boston College 12 290 LB Dick Ambrose 116 Virginia 13 317 WR Willie Armstead Utah 14 342 RB Tim Barrett John Carroll 15 369 DT Willie Moore Johnson C. Smith 16 394 WR J.K. McKay 43 USC 17 421 LB Dave Graf 71 Penn State

Traded draft picks: #2 to SD (Louie Kelcher), #6 to SD (John Carroll)


Transactions:

01-28-1975traded San Diego's #4 pick in the 1975 draft to Patriots for Reggie Rucker
05-14-1975traded Jim Thaxton to Raiders for a draft pick
07-16-1975traded Cleveland's #5 pick in the 1977 draft to Chargers for Ron East
07-16-1975traded Cleveland's #12 pick in the 1976 draft to Oilers for Willie Miller
07-30-1975traded Cliff Brooks to Eagles for New England's #4 pick in the 1976 draft
09-03-1975placed Pete Adams on injured reserve
09-03-1975traded an undisclosed draft pick to Cowboys for Jim Arneson
09-04-1975traded Cleveland's #8 pick in the 1976 draft to Bills for Neal Craig


1975 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/21/75 at Cincinnati Bengals L 17-24 0-1-0 09/28/75 vs Minnesota Vikings L 10-42 0-2-0 10/05/75 vs Pittsburgh Steelers L 6-42 0-3-0 10/12/75 vs Houston Oilers L 10-40 0-4-0 10/19/75 at Denver Broncos L 15-16 0-5-0 10/26/75 vs Washington Redskins L 7-23 0-6-0 11/02/75 at Baltimore Colts L 7-21 0-7-0 11/09/75 at Detroit Lions L 10-21 0-8-0 11/16/75 at Oakland Raiders L 17-38 0-9-0 11/23/75 vs Cincinnati Bengals W 35-23 1-9-0 11/30/75 vs New Orleans Saints W 17-16 2-9-0 12/07/75 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17-31 2-10-0 12/14/75 vs Kansas City Chiefs W 40-14 3-10-0 12/21/75 at Houston Oilers L 10-21 3-11-0

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