1961 Baltimore Colts (NFL) |
| 3rd place Western Conference 8-6-0 .571 |
| Head Coach: Weeb Ewbank |
| Herman Ball | Offensive Line |
| Don McCafferty | Ends |
| John Sandusky | Defensive Line |
| Charley Winner | Backfield |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/12/1961 | N | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20-24 | L | Roanoke, VA | Victory Stadium | 15000 | |
| Fri | 8/18/1961 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 13-3 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 10203 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1961 | N | Washington Redskins | 41-7 | W | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 20302 | |
| Fri | 9/1/1961 | N | Dallas Cowboys | 24-35 | L | Norman, OK | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | 19000 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1961 | A | New York Giants | 49-20 | W | New Haven, CT | Yale Bowl | 50737 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1961 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 27-24 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 54259 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1961 | H | Detroit Lions | 15-16 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 54259 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1961 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 34-33 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 54259 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1961 | A | Green Bay Packers | 7-45 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 38669 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1961 | A | Chicago Bears | 10-24 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 48719 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1961 | A | Detroit Lions | 17-14 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 53016 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1961 | H | Chicago Bears | 20-21 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 57641 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1961 | H | Green Bay Packers | 45-21 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 57641 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1961 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 20-28 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 38010 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1961 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 16-0 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 56112 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1961 | A | Washington Redskins | 27-6 | W | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 41062 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1961 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 20-17 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 57641 | |
| Sat | 12/9/1961 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-34 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 41268 | |
| Sat | 12/16/1961 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 27-24 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 45517 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 82 | Raymond Berry | SE | 6-2 | 189 | 28 | Schreiner Institute JC; Southern Methodist | 12 | 10 |
| 40 | Bobby Boyd | LCB | 5-10 | 190 | 24 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Ordell Braase | RDE | 6-4 | 240 | 29 | South Dakota | 13 | 13 |
| 55 | Jackie Burkett | LLB | 6-4 | 229 | 25 | Auburn | 14 | 8 |
| 75 | Jim Colvin | RDT | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Houston | 13 | 6 |
| 78 | John Diehl | RDT | 6-7 | 276 | 25 | Virginia | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | Art Donovan | LDT | 6-2 | 263 | 37 | Notre Dame; Boston College | 14 | 14 |
| 61 | Wiley Feagin | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 236 | 24 | Texas; Houston | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Tom Gilburg | P | 6-5 | 245 | 23 | Syracuse | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Gary Glick | RCB | 6-2 | 195 | 31 | Colorado State | 11 | 7 |
| 88 | Ken Gregory | SE-TE | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Whittier | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Bob Harrison | RS | 5-11 | 187 | 23 | Ohio University | 13 | 13 |
| 25 | Alex Hawkins | HB | 6-1 | 188 | 24 | South Carolina | 11 | 11 |
| 45 | Jerry Hill | HB | 5-11 | 212 | 22 | Wyoming | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Joe Lewis | LDT | 6-2 | 256 | 25 | Compton JC | 11 | 0 |
| 87 | Aubrey Linne | TE | 6-7 | 235 | 22 | Texas Christian | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Lenny Lyles | RS | 6-2 | 202 | 25 | Louisville | 14 | 1 |
| 85 | Dee Mackey | TE | 6-5 | 232 | 27 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 14 | 2 |
| 89 | Gino Marchetti | LDE | 6-4 | 244 | 35 | Modesto JC; San Francisco | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Tom Matte | HB | 6-0 | 207 | 22 | Ohio State | 8 | 1 |
| 64 | Marv Matuszak | MLB-LLB | 6-3 | 232 | 30 | Tulsa | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Lamar McHan | QB | 6-1 | 210 | 29 | Arkansas | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Lenny Moore | FL | 6-1 | 191 | 28 | Penn State | 13 | 13 |
| 84 | Jim Mutscheller | TE | 6-1 | 213 | 31 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 |
| 65 | Steve Myhra | K | 6-1 | 237 | 27 | Minnesota; North Dakota | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Andy Nelson | LS | 6-1 | 180 | 28 | Memphis | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Jimmy Orr | SE-FL | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Clemson; Georgia | 13 | 5 |
| 77 | Jim Parker | LOT | 6-3 | 273 | 27 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| 36 | Bill Pellington | MLB-LLB | 6-2 | 234 | 34 | Defiance; Rutgers | 14 | 14 |
| 34 | Joe Perry | FB | 6-0 | 203 | 34 | Compton JC | 13 | 13 |
| 60 | George Preas | ROT | 6-2 | 244 | 28 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Palmer Pyle | LOG | 6-2 | 249 | 24 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| 68 | Alex Sandusky | ROG | 6-1 | 235 | 29 | Clarion | 14 | 14 |
| 66 | Don Shinnick | RLB | 6-0 | 232 | 26 | Los Angeles Valley JC; UCLA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Billy Ray Smith | RDT-RDE | 6-4 | 240 | 26 | Arkansas | 14 | 9 |
| 32 | Mark Smolinski | FB | 6-0 | 218 | 22 | Wyoming | 14 | 1 |
| 26 | Mike Sommer | HB | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | George Washington | 3 | 2 |
| 52 | Dick Szymanski | C | 6-3 | 233 | 29 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Carl Taseff | RCB | 5-11 | 182 | 33 | John Carroll | 7 | 7 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas | QB | 6-1 | 194 | 28 | Louisville | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Jim Welch | LCB | 6-0 | 191 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 7 | Tom Matte | HB | Ohio State |
| 2 | 21 | Tom Gilburg | T | Syracuse |
| 3 | 35 | Jerry Hill | HB | Wyoming |
| 4 | 49 | Ken Gregory | E | Whittier |
| 5 | 62 | Ed Dyas | B | Auburn |
| 5 | 63 | Ronnie Osborne | T | Clemson |
| 6 | 77 | Don Kern | HB | Virginia Military Institute |
| 7 | 91 | Ike Grimsley | HB | Michigan State |
| 8 | 105 | Paul Terhes | B | Bucknell |
| 9 | 119 | Pete Nicklas | B | Baylor |
| 10 | 133 | Bob Clemens | B | Pittsburgh |
| 11 | 147 | Ralph White | T | Bowling Green State |
| 12 | 161 | Dick Reynolds | T | North Carolina State |
| 13 | 175 | Dallas Garber | B | Marietta |
| 14 | 189 | Bob Hunt | T | Southern Methodist |
| 15 | 203 | E.A. Sims | E | New Mexico State |
| 16 | 217 | Tom Wiesner | B | Wisconsin |
| 17 | 231 | Steve Jastrzembski | B | Pittsburgh |
| 18 | 245 | Wilson Allison | T | Baylor |
| 19 | 259 | Joe Novsek | T | Tulsa |
| 20 | 273 | Al Kimbrough | B | Northwestern |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 72 | 101 | 63 | 66 | |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 68 | 92 | 90 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 274 | 124 | 135 | 15 | / % | / % | 69 | 589 | |
| Opponents Totals | 232 | 108 | 110 | 14 | / % | / % | 66 | 547 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Myhra | 0 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 0 | 96 |
| Lenny Moore | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||
| Alex Hawkins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jimmy Orr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Joe Perry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jim Mutscheller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Johnny Unitas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mark Smolinski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Welch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gino Marchetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 34 | 33 | 34 | 97.1 | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 1 | 302 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 37 | 37 | 100.0 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 0 | 307 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Myhra | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 2 | 52 | 2/13 | 5/5 | 11/14 | 2/6 | 1/1 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 2 | 52 | 2/13 | 5/5 | 11/14 | 2/6 | 1/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 3/ | 6/ | 4/ | 3/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Perry | 168 | 675 | 4.0 | 27 | 3 |
| Lenny Moore | 92 | 648 | 7.0 | 54t | 7 |
| Alex Hawkins | 86 | 379 | 4.4 | 39 | 4 |
| Johnny Unitas | 54 | 190 | 3.5 | 18 | 2 |
| Mark Smolinski | 31 | 98 | 3.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Welch | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Tom Matte | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Sommer | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lamar McHan | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 456 | 2119 | 4.6 | 60t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 418 | 1869 | 4.5 | 54t | 17 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Unitas | 420 | 229 | 229 | 167 | 2990 | 7.1 | 13.1 | 72t | 16 | 3.8 | 24 | 5.7 | 204 | 2786 | 66.1 | |
| Lamar McHan | 15 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 1.9 | 9.3 | 17t | 1 | 6.7 | 4 | 26.7 | 11 | 17 | 22.2 | |
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Lenny Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Team Totals | 438 | 232 | 232 | 177 | 3018 | 6.9 | 13.0 | 72t | 17 | 3.9 | 29 | 6.6 | 215 | 2803 | 60.3 | |
| Opponents Totals | 351 | 161 | 161 | 174 | 2320 | 6.6 | 14.4 | 84t | 18 | 5.1 | 16 | 4.6 | 407 | 1913 | 65.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Berry | 75 | 873 | 11.6 | 44 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 49 | 728 | 14.9 | 72t | 8 |
| Joe Perry | 34 | 322 | 9.5 | 27 | 1 |
| Jim Mutscheller | 20 | 370 | 18.5 | 45 | 2 |
| Alex Hawkins | 20 | 158 | 7.9 | 22 | 1 |
| Jimmy Orr | 18 | 357 | 19.8 | 64 | 4 |
| Mark Smolinski | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 25 | 1 |
| Dee Mackey | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Sommer | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dick Szymanski | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 232 | 3018 | 13.0 | 72t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 161 | 2320 | 14.4 | 84t | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Glick | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Harrison | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Bill Pellington | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Shinnick | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Bobby Boyd | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Burkett | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 123 | 7.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 406 | 14.0 | 41t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gilburg | 42 | 1804 | 43.0 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 248 | 1516 | 36.1 | |
| Team Totals | 42 | 1804 | 43.0 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 248 | 1516 | 36.1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 2648 | 41.4 | 67 | 0 | 269 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Boyd | 18 | 10 | 173 | 9.6 | 46 | 0 |
| Carl Taseff | 5 | 1 | 39 | 7.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 4 | 2 | 20 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Andy Nelson | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Harrison | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Smolinski | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 269 | 8.2 | 46 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 248 | 13.8 | 72t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Lyles | 28 | 672 | 24.0 | 64 | 0 | |
| Bob Harrison | 11 | 250 | 22.7 | 34 | 0 | |
| Jim Welch | 5 | 146 | 29.2 | 50 | 0 | |
| Mark Smolinski | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Tom Matte | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Joe Lewis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Marv Matuszak | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Dee Mackey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Ken Gregory | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 53 | 1182 | 22.3 | 64 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 1552 | 27.2 | 55 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordell Braase | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Burkett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiley Feagin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lenny Lyles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Gino Marchetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Perry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Preas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Palmer Pyle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Shinnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Mark Smolinski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Szymanski | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Unitas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 0 |
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