1967 Cleveland Browns season

1967 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach	Blanton Collier
Home Field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	9–5–0
Place	1st NFL Century
Playoff Finish	Lost Eastern Conference Championship, Lost NFL Playoff Bowl
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1966	1968

The 1967 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 18th season with the National Football League.

Offseason

NFL Draft

The following were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	18	Bob Matheson	Linebacker	Duke
2	46	Larry Conjar	Running Back	Notre Dame
3	55	Don Cockroft	Kicker	Adams State
3	72	Eppie Barney	Flanker	Iowa State
4	83	Carl Ward	Defensive Back	Michigan
4	98	Joe Taffoni	Tackle	Tennessee-Martin
6	152	John Demarie	Guard	LSU
7	177	Bill House	Tackle	Youngstown State
8	205	Bill Devrow	Defensive Back	Southern Mississippi
9	230	Cecil Dowdy	Linebacker	Alabama
10	255	Jim Copeland	Center	Virginia
11	282	Bill Sabatino	Defensive Tackle	Colorado
12	308	Charlie Fowler	Guard	Houston
13	333	Billy Andrews	Linebacker	Southeastern Louisiana
14	360	Floyd Rogers	Tackle	Clemson
15	386	Dennis Williamson	Defensive Back	Wisconsin-Whitewater
16	411	Don Williams	End	Akron
17	439	Ben Davis	Defensive Back	Defiance

Exhibition schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 5, 1967	vs. Philadelphia Eagles at Canton	L 28–13	17,500
2	August 13, 1967	at San Francisco 49ers	L 42–14	27,482
3	August 19, 1967	at Los Angeles Rams	L 24–17	36,942
4	August 25, 1967	at Atlanta Falcons	L 34–31	52,240
5	September 2, 1967	Green Bay Packers	L 21–30	84,236
6	September 10, 1967	at Minnesota Vikings	W 42–14	40,012

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17, 1967	Dallas Cowboys	L 21–14	81,039
2	September 24, 1967	at Detroit Lions	L 31–14	57,383
3	October 1, 1967	at New Orleans Saints	W 42–7	77,045
4	October 7, 1967	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 21–10	82,949
5	October 15, 1967	St. Louis Cardinals	W 20–16	77,813
6	October 22, 1967	Chicago Bears	W 24–0	83,183
7	October 29, 1967	at New York Giants	L 38–34	62,903
8	November 5, 1967	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 34–14	47,131
9	November 12, 1967	at Green Bay Packers	L 55–7	50,074
10	November 19, 1967	Minnesota Vikings	W 14–10	68,431
11	November 26, 1967	Washington Redskins	W 42–37	72,798
12	December 3, 1967	New York Giants	W 24–14	78,594
13	December 10, 1967	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 20–16	47,782
14	December 17, 1967	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 28–24	60,658

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	December 24, 1967	at Dallas Cowboys	L 52–14	70,786
Playoff Bowl	January 7, 1968	N Los Angeles Rams	L 30-6	37,102

Standings

Century Division
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Cleveland Browns	9	5	0	.643	334	297
New York Giants	7	7	0	.500	369	379
St. Louis Cardinals	6	7	1	.462	333	356
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	9	1	.308	281	320