1965 Cleveland Browns season

1965 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach	Blanton Collier
Home Field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	11–3–0
Place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	Lost NFL Championship
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1964	1966

The 1965 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 16th season with the National Football League.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Overall	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	17	Jim Garcia	Tackle	Purdue
2	22	Gerry Bussell	Defensive Back	Georgia Tech
2	27	Walter Johnson	Defensive Tackle	Cal State-Los Angeles
3	32	Bo Scott	Running Back	Ohio State
3	41	Bobby Maples	Linebacker	Baylor
5	69	Bill Irwin	Tackle	Mississippi
6	72	Arnie Simkus	Tackle	Michigan
6	83	Corwyn Aldredge	Wide Receiver	Northwestern State (LA)
7	97	Dale Lindsey	Linebacker	Western Kentucky
8	111	Mike Howell	Defensive Back	Grambling
9	125	Gary Lane	Quarterback	Missouri
10	139	Pat Screen	Quarterback	LSU
11	153	Ollie Cordill	Back	Memphis State
12	167	Justin Canale	Guard	Mississippi State
13	181	Henry Pickett	Back	Baylor
14	195	Dan Simrell	Quarterback	Toledo
15	209	Larry Gagner	Tackle	Florida
16	223	Mel Anthony	Fullback	Michigan
17	237	John Boyette	Tackle	Clemson
18	251	Dick Arrington	Guard	Notre Dame
19	265	Ed Orazen	Guard	Ohio State
20	279	Frank Goldberg	Linebacker	Central Michigan

Exhibition schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 6, 1965	vs. College All-Stars at Chicago	W 24–16	68,000
2	August 15, 1965	at San Francisco 49ers	W 37–21	22,000
3	August 22, 1965	at Los Angeles Rams	L 21–19	29,508
4	August 29, 1965	at Detroit Lions	W 28–14	28,803
5	September 4, 1965	Green Bay Packers	L 30–14	83,118
6	September 11, 1965	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers at Akron	W 28–16	23,162

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 19, 1965	at Washington Redskins	W 17–7	48,208
2	September 26, 1965	St. Louis Cardinals	L 49–13	80,161
3	October 3, 1965	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–17	60,759
4	October 9, 1965	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–19	80,187
5	October 17, 1965	Dallas Cowboys	W 23–17	80,432
6	October 24, 1965	at New York Giants	W 38–14	62,864
7	October 31, 1965	Minnesota Vikings	L 27–17	83,505
8	November 7, 1965	Philadelphia Eagles	W 38–34	72,807
9	November 14, 1965	New York Giants	W 34–21	82,426
10	November 21, 1965	at Dallas Cowboys	W 24–17	76,251
11	November 28, 1965	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 42–21	42,757
12	December 5, 1965	Washington Redskins	W 24–16	77,765
13	December 12, 1965	at Los Angeles Rams	L 42–7	49,048
14	December 19, 1965	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–24	29,348

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Championship	January 2, 1966	at Green Bay Packers	L 23–12	50,852

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	11	3	0	.786	363	325	W-1
New York Giants	7	7	0	.500	270	338	L-1
Dallas Cowboys	7	7	0	.500	325	280	W-3
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	257	301	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles	5	9	0	.357	363	359	L-1
St. Louis Cardinals	5	9	0	.357	296	309	L-6
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	12	0	.143	202	397	L-7