1966 Cleveland Browns season

1966 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach	Blanton Collier
Home Field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	9–5–0
Place	T-2nd NFL Eastern
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1965	1967

The 1966 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 17th season with the National Football League.

Offseason

NFL Draft

The following were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	14	Milt Morin	Tight End	Massachusetts
2	29	Rick Norton	Quarterback	Kentucky
4	61	Pete Duranko	Defensive End	Notre Dame
5	74	Randy Schultz	Running Back	Northern Iowa
5	78	Dan Fulford	End	Auburn
6	90	Jim Battle	Tackle	Saginaw Valley
6	93	Fred Hoaglin	Center	Pittsburgh
7	109	Leroy Carter	Flanker	Grambling
8	123	Tom Talaga	End	Notre Dame
9	139	Jack Gregory	Defensive End	Delta St.
10	153	Monte Ledbetter	Wide Receiver	Northwestern St. (LA)
11	169	Tony Fire	Tackle	Bowling Green
11	183	Rich Czap	Tackle	Nebraska
13	199	Jim Boudreaux	Tackle	Louisiana Tech
14	213	Pete Lammons	Tight End	Texas
15	229	Bob Ellis	Defensive End	Massachusetts
16	243	David Ray	Kicker	Alabama
17	259	Gene Modzelewski	Tackle	New Mexico St.
18	273	Charlie Harraway	Running Back	San Jose St.
19	289	Karl Singer	Tackle	Purdue
20	303	Joe Petro	Defensive Back	Temple

Exhibition schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 6, 1966	at Los Angeles Rams	L 6–16	63,285
2	August 14, 1966	at San Francisco 49ers	W 28–17	27,867
3	August 20, 1966	at Atlanta Falcons	W 42–3	48,548
4	August 26, 1966	Baltimore Colts	L 24–17	83,418
5	September 3, 1966	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers at Birmingham	W 13–10	23,590

Regular season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 11, 1966	at Washington Redskins	W 38–14	48,643
2	September 18, 1966	Green Bay Packers	L 21–20	83,943
3	September 25, 1966	St. Louis Cardinals	L 34–28	74,814
4	October 2, 1966	at New York Giants	W 28–7	62,916
5	October 8, 1966	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 41–10	82,687
6	Bye
7	October 23, 1966	Dallas Cowboys	W 30–21	84,721
8	October 30, 1966	at Atlanta Falcons	W 49–17	57,235
9	November 6, 1966	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–6	39,690
10	November 13, 1966	Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–7	77,698
11	November 20, 1966	Washington Redskins	W 14–3	78,466
12	November 24, 1966	at Dallas Cowboys	L 26–14	75,504
13	December 4, 1966	New York Giants	W 49–40	61,651
14	December 11, 1966	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 33–21	58,074
15	December 17, 1966	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 38–10	47,721

Standings

NFL Eastern
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Cowboys	10	3	1	.769	445	239	W-1
Cleveland Browns	9	5	0	.643	403	259	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles	9	5	0	.643	326	340	W-1
St. Louis Cardinals	8	5	1	.615	264	265	L-3
Washington Redskins	7	7	0	.500	351	355	L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	8	1	.385	316	347	W-2
Atlanta Falcons	3	11	0	.214	204	437	L-1
New York Giants	1	12	1	.077	263	501	L-8