| 1985 Cleveland Browns season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Marty Schottenheimer |
| Home Field | Cleveland Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Place | 1st AFC Central |
| Playoff Finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs |
| Uniform | |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1984 | 1986 |
The 1985 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 36th season with the National Football League.
In Marty Schottenheimer's first full year as head coach, the Browns bounced back from a horrible 5–11 season in 1984 to make the playoffs, despite a .500 season. Rookie quarterback Bernie Kosar led the Browns' offense; Ozzie Newsome's 62 receptions earned him a trip to the Pro Bowl; Earnest Byner and Kevin Mack each rushed for over 1,000 yards.
In the Divisional Playoffs, the Browns led the Miami Dolphins 21–3 in the third quarter, but in a scene that would be repeated 4 more times in the 1980s, the Browns collapsed down the stretch as the Dolphins came back to score three touchdowns to win the game 24–21.
Until 2011, Cleveland's .500 winning percentage held the record for the lowest such percentage for a division winning playoff team in a non-strike season; the record was tied by the 2008 San Diego Chargers, then broken by the 2010 Seattle Seahawks. (Incidentally, in 1985 and 2008, an 11–5 team [Denver in 1985, New England in 2008] missed the playoffs.) Cleveland was able to advance by winning their relatively weak division.
Personnel[]
Staff[]
| 1985 Cleveland Browns staff | ||||||
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Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Roster[]
| 1985 Cleveland Browns roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Schedule[]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 8, 1985 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 27–24 | |
| 2 | September 16, 1985 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 17–7 | |
| 3 | September 22, 1985 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 20–7 | |
| 4 | September 29, 1985 | at San Diego Chargers | W 21–7 | |
| 5 | October 6, 1985 | New England Patriots | W 24–20 | |
| 6 | October 13, 1985 | at Houston Oilers | W 21–6 | |
| 7 | October 20, 1985 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 21–20 | |
| 8 | October 27, 1985 | Washington Redskins | L 14–7 | |
| 9 | November 3, 1985 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–9 | |
| 10 | November 10, 1985 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 27–10 | |
| 11 | November 17, 1985 | Buffalo Bills | W 17–7 | |
| 12 | November 24, 1985 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 24–6 | |
| 13 | December 1, 1985 | at New York Giants | W 35–33 | |
| 14 | December 8, 1985 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 31–13 | |
| 15 | December 15, 1985 | Houston Oilers | W 28–21 | |
| 16 | December 22, 1985 | at New York Jets | L 37–10 |
Playoffs[]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional | January 4, 1986 | at Miami Dolphins | L 24–21 |
Standings[]
| AFC Central | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 287 | 294 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 379 | 355 | L-1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 441 | 437 | L-2 |
| Houston Oilers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 284 | 412 | L-4 |
References[]
- ↑ All-Time Assistant Coaches. ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved on February 6, 2009.
External links[]
- 1985 Cleveland Browns season article at Wikipedia
- 1985 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference
- 1985 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
- 1985 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
- 1985 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com
