1968 Cleveland Browns Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Century Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Blanton Collier (10-4)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio

1968 Cleveland Browns Roster
1968 Cleveland Browns Results

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Century Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Cleveland piled up points with 394 points, while the defense surrendered 273. Bill Nelsen threw for 2,366 yards. Paul Warfield topped pass catchers, snagging 50 passes for 1,067 yards. Milt Morin provided receiving help, too.

Leroy Kelly ran for a team-leading 1,239 yards for the Browns.

The sticky-fingered defense led the way with 46 turnovers, topping in the league. Ben Davis seized 8 opponent throws.

Blanton Collier coached the team. The 1968 Cleveland Browns lost in the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Bill Nelsen	293	152	51.9	2366	8.1	19	6.5	10	3.4	87	86.4
Frank Ryan	66	31	47.0	639	9.7	7	10.6	6	9.1	57	79.0
Leroy Kelly	4	1	25.0	34	8.5	1	25.0	0	0.0	34	102.1
Totals	363	184	50.7	3039	8.4	27	7.4	16	4.4	87

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Leroy Kelly	248	1239	5.0	65	16
Charlie Harraway	91	334	3.7	23	0
Ernie Green	41	152	3.7	14	0
Charlie Leigh	23	144	6.3	20	1
Frank Ryan	11	64	5.8	19	0
Reece Morrison	18	39	2.2	11	1
Bill Nelsen	13	30	2.3	18	1
Ralph Smith	1	13	13.0	13	0
Eppie Barney	0	8		8	1
Milt Morin	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	447	2031	4.5	65	20

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Warfield	50	1067	21.3	65	12
Milt Morin	43	792	18.4	87	5
Leroy Kelly	22	297	13.5	68	4
Eppie Barney	18	189	10.5	18	1
Ernie Green	16	142	8.9	62	2
Charlie Harraway	12	162	13.5	63	1
Gary Collins	9	230	25.6	39	0
Tommy McDonald	7	113	16.1	42	1
Charlie Leigh	3	-4	-1.3	4	0
Reece Morrison	2	40	20.0	29	1
Ralph Smith	2	11	5.5	7	0
Totals	184	3039	16.5	87	27

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Don Cockroft	48	46	95.8	24	18	75.0	100
Totals	48	46	95.8	24	18	75.0	100

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Don Cockroft	61	2297	37.7	59
Gary Collins	2	52	26.0	28
Totals	63	2349	37.3	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie Leigh	14	76	5.4	29
Ben Davis	9	11	1.2	9
Leroy Kelly	1	9	9.0	9
Totals	24	96	4.0	29

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie Leigh	14	322	23.0	41
Carl Ward	13	236	18.2	35
Nate James	8	166	20.8	43
Ben Davis	8	152	19.0	33
Reece Morrison	4	85	21.2	33
Leroy Kelly	1	10	10.0	10
Ralph Smith	1	3	3.0	3
Erich Barnes	1	0	0.0	0
Jim Copeland	1	0	0.0	0
Mike Howell	1	0	0.0	0
Billy Andrews	1	0	0.0	0
Jim Houston	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	54	974	18.0	43

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ben Davis	8	162	20.2	44	0
Mike Howell	6	55	9.2	24	0
Ernie Kellermann	6	29	4.8	12	0
Erich Barnes	3	64	21.3	40	1
Jim Houston	3	11	3.7	7	0
Bob Matheson	2	44	22.0	30	0
Bill Glass	2	21	10.5	17	1
Dale Lindsey	1	0	0.0	0	0
John Garlington	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	32	386	12.1	44	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bob Matheson		0	0	4	0	0
Walter Johnson			0	3	0	0
John Garlington		0	0	2	0	0
Frank Ryan			2	1	0	0
Wayne Meylan			0	1	1	0
Jim Houston		0	0	1	0	0
Leroy Kelly			6	1	1
Gene Hickerson			0	1	0	0
Nate James			1	1	0	0
Joe Taffoni			0	1	0	0
Mike Howell		0	0	1	0	0
Ben Davis		0	4	1	0	0
Ron Snidow			0	1	0	0
Charlie Leigh			1	1	0
Erich Barnes		0	0	1	0
Bill Nelsen			2	1	1
Billy Andrews			1	1	0	0
Jim Copeland			1	0	0	0
Carl Ward			2	0	0	0
Charlie Harraway			2	0	0
Ernie Kellermann		0	1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	23	23	3	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Leroy Kelly	16	4	0	0					0	0	0			120
Don Cockroft									18	46	0			100
Paul Warfield		12							0	0	0			72
Milt Morin	0	5							0	0	0			30
Ernie Green	0	2							0	0	0			12
Reece Morrison	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Eppie Barney	1	1							0	0	0			12
Bill Glass						1			0	0	0			6
Tommy McDonald		1							0	0	0			6
Bill Nelsen	1								0	0	0			6
Charlie Leigh	1	0	0	0					0	0	0			6
Charlie Harraway	0	1							0	0	0			6
Erich Barnes				0		1			0	0	0			6
Totals	20	27	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	46	0	0	0	394