1969 Cleveland Browns Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Century Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Blanton Collier (10-3-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1969 Cleveland Browns RosterTeam Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Century Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Blanton Collier (10-3-1)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1969 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's Century Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Cleveland moved the ball well, scoring 351 points, while the defensive squad allowed 300. Bill Nelsen passed for 2,743 yards. Gary Collins topped pass catchers, snagging 54 passes, while Paul Warfield added 886 receiving yards.
Leroy Kelly ran for a team-leading 817 yards for the Browns.
Mike Howell picked off 6 opponent throws.
Blanton Collier coached the team. The 1969 Cleveland Browns lost in the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nelsen | 352 | 190 | 54.0 | 2743 | 7.8 | 23 | 6.5 | 19 | 5.4 | 82 | 17 | 164 | 78.8 |
| Leroy Kelly | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 36 | 7.2 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 96.7 |
| Jerry Rhome | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 35 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.5 | 22 | 3 | 26 | 5.7 |
| Reece Morrison | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 378 | 199 | 52.6 | 2830 | 7.5 | 24 | 6.3 | 21 | 5.6 | 82 | 20 | 190 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Kelly | 196 | 817 | 4.2 | 31 | 9 |
| Ron Johnson | 138 | 472 | 3.4 | 48 | 7 |
| Reece Morrison | 59 | 300 | 5.1 | 54 | 1 |
| Bo Scott | 44 | 157 | 3.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Milt Morin | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Paul Warfield | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Jerry Rhome | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 5 | -11 | -2.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 447 | 1788 | 4.0 | 54 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Collins | 54 | 786 | 14.6 | 48 | 11 |
| Paul Warfield | 42 | 886 | 21.1 | 82 | 10 |
| Milt Morin | 37 | 495 | 13.4 | 35 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 24 | 164 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 20 | 267 | 13.4 | 36 | 1 |
| Reece Morrison | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Bo Scott | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Chip Glass | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 40 | 2 |
| Dave Jones | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Fair Hooker | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Charlie Leigh | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | -4 | 0 |
| Totals | 199 | 2830 | 14.2 | 82 | 24 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cockroft | 57 | 2138 | 37.5 | 55 |
| Gary Collins | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 59 |
| Totals | 60 | 2250 | 37.5 | 59 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Sumner | 9 | 88 | 9.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Reece Morrison | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Leigh | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 183 | 5.7 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Scott | 25 | 722 | 28.9 | 65 | 0 |
| Reece Morrison | 9 | 155 | 17.2 | 31 | 0 |
| Dean Brown | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Ron Johnson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Leigh | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Al Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Matheson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kanicki | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Howell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 985 | 21.4 | 65 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Howell | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Walt Sumner | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 40 | 1 |
| Ernie Kellermann | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 40 | 1 |
| John Garlington | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Erich Barnes | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 1 |
| Jack Gregory | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dale Lindsey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Marvin Upshaw | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 217 | 11.4 | 55 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Reynolds | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reece Morrison | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Bill Nelsen | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Garlington | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marvin Upshaw | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Andrews | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Monte Clark | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bo Scott | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walter Johnson | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ron Snidow | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alvin Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Demarie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Hoaglin | 1 | 1 | -41 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Kanicki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Houston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jack Gregory | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Leigh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Erich Barnes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Rhome | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Milt Morin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walt Sumner | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Jenkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 33 | -19 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Don Cockroft | 12 | 45 | 0 | 81 | ||||||||||
| Gary Collins | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||||
| Leroy Kelly | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||
| Paul Warfield | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| Ron Johnson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Chip Glass | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Erich Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Walter Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Walt Sumner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Reece Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Ernie Kellermann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 351 |
