1963 Baltimore Colts (NFL) |
| 3rd place Western Conference 8-6-0 .571 |
| Head Coach: Don Shula |
| Gino Marchetti | Defensive Line |
| Don McCafferty | Offensive Backs |
| Jim Mutscheller | Offensive Ends |
| Bill Pellington | Defensive Backs |
| John Sandusky | Offensive Line |
| Charley Winner | Defense |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/10/1963 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 26-21 | W | Hershey, PA | Hershey Stadium | 18597 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1963 | A | Cleveland Browns | 21-7 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 83218 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1963 | N | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-14 | W | Atlanta, GA | Ponce de Leon Stadium | 18000 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1963 | A | Washington Redskins | 27-21 | W | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 22000 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1963 | N | Chicago Bears | 7-14 | L | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 51218 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1963 | H | New York Giants | 28-37 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60029 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1963 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 20-14 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 31006 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1963 | A | Green Bay Packers | 20-31 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 42327 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1963 | A | Chicago Bears | 3-10 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 48998 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1963 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 20-3 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 56962 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1963 | A | Detroit Lions | 25-21 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 51901 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1963 | H | Green Bay Packers | 20-34 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60065 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1963 | H | Chicago Bears | 7-17 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60065 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1963 | H | Detroit Lions | 24-21 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 59758 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1963 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 37-34 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 33136 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1963 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 16-17 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 48555 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1963 | A | Washington Redskins | 36-20 | W | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 44006 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1963 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 41-10 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 54122 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1963 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 19-16 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 52834 | |
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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| Schedule Notes |
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 82 | Raymond Berry | SE | 6-2 | 189 | 30 | Schreiner Institute JC; Southern Methodist | 9 | 9 |
| 31 | Dick Bielski | SE-TE | 6-1 | 224 | 31 | Maryland | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Bobby Boyd | LCB | 5-10 | 190 | 26 | Oklahoma | 12 | 12 |
| 81 | Ordell Braase | RDE | 6-4 | 240 | 31 | South Dakota | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | Jackie Burkett | LLB | 6-4 | 229 | 27 | Auburn | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Jim Colvin | LDT | 6-2 | 250 | 26 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | Nat Craddock | FB | 6-0 | 220 | 23 | Parsons | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Gary Cuozzo | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 22 | Virginia | 5 | 0 |
| 78 | John Diehl | RDT-LDT | 6-7 | 276 | 27 | Virginia | 14 | 2 |
| 73 | Tom Gilburg | P | 6-5 | 245 | 25 | Syracuse | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Wendell Harris | RS | 5-11 | 188 | 23 | Louisiana State | 14 | 2 |
| 25 | Alex Hawkins | HB-SE | 6-1 | 188 | 26 | South Carolina | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Jerry Hill | FB-HB | 5-11 | 212 | 24 | Wyoming | 14 | 7 |
| 35 | J.W. Lockett | FB | 6-2 | 229 | 26 | Central Oklahoma | 12 | 8 |
| 20 | Jerry Logan | LS-RS-P | 6-1 | 188 | 22 | West Texas A&M | 14 | 4 |
| 43 | Lenny Lyles | RCB | 6-2 | 202 | 27 | Louisville | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | John Mackey | TE | 6-3 | 222 | 22 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Jim Maples | LLB-MLB | 6-4 | 225 | 22 | Baylor | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | Gino Marchetti | LDE | 6-4 | 244 | 37 | Modesto JC; San Francisco | 14 | 13 |
| 47 | Jim Martin | K | 6-2 | 227 | 39 | Notre Dame | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Tom Matte | HB | 6-0 | 207 | 24 | Ohio State | 14 | 11 |
| 17 | Lamar McHan | QB | 6-1 | 210 | 31 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Fred Miller | RDT | 6-3 | 248 | 23 | Louisiana State | 13 | 12 |
| 24 | Lenny Moore | SE-HB | 6-1 | 191 | 30 | Penn State | 7 | 7 |
| 80 | Andy Nelson | LS | 6-1 | 180 | 30 | Memphis | 13 | 10 |
| 28 | Jimmy Orr | FL | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Clemson; Georgia | 12 | 11 |
| 27 | R.C. Owens | SE | 6-3 | 197 | 29 | College of Idaho | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Jim Parker | LOG | 6-3 | 273 | 29 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| 36 | Bill Pellington | MLB | 6-2 | 234 | 36 | Defiance; Rutgers | 14 | 14 |
| 60 | George Preas | ROT | 6-2 | 244 | 30 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 14 |
| 62 | Palmer Pyle | LOG | 6-2 | 249 | 26 | Michigan State | 7 | 0 |
| 87 | Willie Richardson | FL-SE | 6-2 | 198 | 24 | Jackson State | 13 | 3 |
| 68 | Alex Sandusky | ROG | 6-1 | 235 | 31 | Clarion | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Bill Saul | RLB-LLB | 6-4 | 225 | 23 | Penn State | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Don Shinnick | RLB | 6-0 | 232 | 28 | Los Angeles Valley JC; UCLA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Dan Sullivan | LOG | 6-3 | 250 | 24 | Boston College | 7 | 0 |
| 52 | Dick Szymanski | C | 6-3 | 233 | 31 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Don Thompson | LDE-RDE | 6-4 | 230 | 24 | Ferrum JC; Richmond | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas | QB | 6-1 | 194 | 30 | Louisville | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Bob Vogel | LOT | 6-5 | 248 | 22 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Jim Welch | RS-LCB | 6-0 | 191 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 13 |
| 86 | Butch Wilson | TE | 6-2 | 223 | 22 | Alabama | 2 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 5 | Bob Vogel | T | Ohio State |
| 2 | 19 | John Mackey | E | Syracuse |
| 2 | 24 | Butch Wilson | B | Alabama |
| 4 | 47 | Jerry Logan | B | West Texas A&M |
| 4 | 53 | Harlow Fullwood | G-T | Virginia Union |
| 5 | 61 | Bill Ventura | T-E | Richmond |
| 6 | 75 | Jerry Cook | B | Texas |
| 7 | 89 | Willie Richardson | E | Jackson State |
| 8 | 103 | Dave Hayes | B | Penn State |
| 9 | 117 | Don Trull | QB | Baylor |
| 10 | 131 | Bill Siekierski | G-T | Missouri |
| 11 | 145 | Winston Hill | T | Texas Southern |
| 12 | 159 | Jim Maples | C-LB | Baylor |
| 13 | 173 | Paul Watters | T | Miami (Ohio) |
| 14 | 187 | Neal Petties | E-B | San Diego State |
| 15 | 201 | Leon Mavity | DB | Colorado |
| 16 | 215 | Dick Quast | G | Memphis |
| 17 | 229 | Kern Carson | B | San Diego State |
| 18 | 243 | Luther Woodruff | T | North Carolina A&T State |
| 19 | 257 | Steve Berzansky | B | West Virginia |
| 20 | 271 | Doug Hurd | E | San Francisco State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 66 | 86 | |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 110 | 76 | 72 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 257 | 95 | 149 | 13 | / % | / % | 77 | 823 | |
| Opponents Totals | 228 | 89 | 118 | 21 | / % | / % | 58 | 685 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Martin | 0 | 32 | 35 | 91.4 | 24 | 39 | 61.5 | 0 | 104 |
| John Mackey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Jerry Hill | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Tom Matte | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jimmy Orr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Lenny Moore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Raymond Berry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| J.W. Lockett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lenny Lyles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gino Marchetti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Andy Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Colvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 35 | 32 | 35 | 91.4 | 24 | 39 | 61.5 | 1 | 316 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 33 | 36 | 91.7 | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 0 | 285 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Martin | 24 | 39 | 61.5 | 2 | 52 | 8/14 | 3/5 | 6/7 | 6/10 | 1/3 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 39 | 61.5 | 2 | 52 | 8/14 | 3/5 | 6/7 | 6/10 | 1/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 27 | 44.4 | 4/ | 1/ | 4/ | 3/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Matte | 133 | 541 | 4.1 | 31t | 4 |
| Jerry Hill | 100 | 440 | 4.4 | 20t | 5 |
| J.W. Lockett | 81 | 273 | 3.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 47 | 224 | 4.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 27 | 136 | 5.0 | 25t | 2 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nat Craddock | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 396 | 1642 | 4.1 | 31t | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 434 | 1794 | 4.1 | 70t | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Unitas | 410 | 237 | 237 | 161 | 3481 | 8.5 | 14.7 | 64t | 20 | 4.9 | 12 | 2.9 | 42 | 298 | 3183 | 89.7 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 104 | 6.1 | 10.4 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 93 | 76.6 |
| Tom Matte | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 43.8 |
| Lamar McHan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 433 | 248 | 248 | 173 | 3605 | 8.3 | 14.5 | 64t | 20 | 4.6 | 12 | 2.8 | 44 | 309 | 3296 | 88.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 348 | 181 | 181 | 152 | 2589 | 7.4 | 14.3 | 77t | 19 | 5.5 | 15 | 4.3 | 45 | 347 | 2242 | 76.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Matte | 48 | 466 | 9.7 | 49 | 1 |
| Raymond Berry | 44 | 703 | 16.0 | 64t | 3 |
| Jimmy Orr | 41 | 708 | 17.3 | 60t | 5 |
| John Mackey | 35 | 726 | 20.7 | 61t | 7 |
| Jerry Hill | 22 | 304 | 13.8 | 55 | 1 |
| Lenny Moore | 21 | 288 | 13.7 | 34 | 2 |
| Willie Richardson | 17 | 204 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 16 | 158 | 9.9 | 27 | 1 |
| Alex Hawkins | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 19 | 0 |
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 248 | 3605 | 14.5 | 64t | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 181 | 2589 | 14.3 | 77t | 19 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Logan | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Welch | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Andy Nelson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 26t | 1 |
| Bobby Boyd | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Lenny Lyles | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Don Shinnick | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 174 | 11.6 | 36t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 161 | 13.4 | 39 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gilburg | 52 | 2173 | 41.8 | 64 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jerry Logan | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 55 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Team Totals | 56 | 2294 | 41.0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 2175 | 38.8 | |
| Opponents Totals | 72 | 3133 | 43.5 | 64 | 0 | 485 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Logan | 28 | 0 | 279 | 10.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 17 | 5 | 156 | 9.2 | 50 | 0 |
| Willie Richardson | 5 | 1 | 43 | 8.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 53 | 7 | 485 | 9.2 | 50 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 119 | 6.3 | 23 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Matte | 16 | 331 | 20.7 | 34 | 0 | |
| John Mackey | 9 | 271 | 30.1 | 41 | 0 | |
| Wendell Harris | 8 | 198 | 24.8 | 41 | 0 | |
| Jerry Logan | 8 | 170 | 21.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| J.W. Lockett | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Tom Gilburg | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Jerry Hill | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Willie Richardson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Jim Parker | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Dick Bielski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 52 | 1114 | 21.4 | 41 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 66 | 1520 | 23.0 | 58 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bielski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 1 |
| Jackie Burkett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Colvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nat Craddock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Diehl | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Gilburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendell Harris | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Hill | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.W. Lockett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Logan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Mackey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gino Marchetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
| Tom Matte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Orr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Pellington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Preas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Richardson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Szymanski | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | |
| Jim Welch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 70 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 0 |
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