1965 Baltimore Colts (NFL) |
| 1st place • Western Conference • 10-3-1 .769 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Don Shula |
| Bill Arnsparger | Defensive Line |
| Dick Bielski | Offensive Ends |
| Don McCafferty | Offensive Backs |
| John Sandusky | Offensive Line |
| Charley Winner | Defense |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1965 | N | St. Louis Cardinals | 22-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 75229 | |
| Fri | 8/20/1965 | A | Detroit Lions | 23-3 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 48085 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1965 | N | Pittsburgh Steelers | 38-10 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 47186 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1965 | N | Washington Redskins | 33-23 | W | Norfolk, VA | Foreman Field | 22176 | |
| Sat | 9/11/1965 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 33-14 | W | Hershey, PA | Hershey Stadium | 11450 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1965 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 35-16 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 56562 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1965 | A | Green Bay Packers | 17-20 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 48130 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1965 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 27-24 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 58609 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1965 | H | Detroit Lions | 31-7 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1965 | A | Washington Redskins | 38-7 | W | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 50405 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1965 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 35-20 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1965 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 34-28 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 45827 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1965 | A | Chicago Bears | 26-21 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 45656 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1965 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 41-21 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47426 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1965 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 34-24 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Thu | 11/25/1965 | A | Detroit Lions | 24-24 | T | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 55036 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1965 | H | Chicago Bears | 0-13 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1965 | H | Green Bay Packers | 27-42 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sat | 12/18/1965 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 20-17 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 46636 | |
| Western Conference Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/26/1965 | A | Green Bay Packers | 10-13 | L | OT | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 50484 |
| Sun | 1/9/1966 | N | Dallas Cowboys | 35-3 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 65569 | |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1/9/1966 | Dallas Cowboys | Playoff Bowl |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Raymond Berry | 82 | SE | 6-2 | 189 | 32 | Schreiner Institute JC; Southern Methodist | 14 | 14 |
| Bobby Boyd | 40 | LCB | 5-10 | 190 | 28 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Ordell Braase | 81 | RDE | 6-4 | 240 | 33 | South Dakota | 12 | 12 |
| Ed Brown | 14 | QB-P | 6-2 | 209 | 37 | Hartnell JC; San Francisco | 1 | 0 |
| Jackie Burkett | 55 | LB | 6-4 | 229 | 29 | Auburn | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Virginia | 7 | 2 |
| Mike Curtis | 32 | FB | 6-2 | 232 | 22 | Duke | 14 | 0 |
| Ted Davis | 35 | RLB | 6-1 | 230 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 6 |
| Bobby Felts | 47 | HB | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | Florida A&M | 7 | 0 |
| Dennis Gaubatz | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | Louisiana State | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Gilburg | 73 | P | 6-5 | 245 | 27 | Syracuse | 14 | 0 |
| Wendell Harris | 26 | RS | 5-11 | 188 | 25 | Louisiana State | 14 | 14 |
| Alex Hawkins | 25 | FL | 6-1 | 188 | 28 | South Carolina | 14 | 0 |
| Alvin Haymond | 30 | RCB | 6-0 | 193 | 23 | Southern University | 14 | 3 |
| Jerry Hill | 45 | FB | 5-11 | 212 | 26 | Wyoming | 14 | 14 |
| Roy Hilton | 85 | RDE | 6-6 | 240 | 22 | Jackson State | 14 | 0 |
| Monte Lee | 67 | LB | 6-4 | 221 | 27 | Texas | 5 | 0 |
| Jerry Logan | 20 | LS | 6-1 | 188 | 24 | West Texas A&M | 14 | 13 |
| Tony Lorick | 33 | FB | 6-1 | 216 | 24 | East Los Angeles JC; Arizona State | 14 | 0 |
| Lenny Lyles | 43 | RCB | 6-2 | 202 | 29 | Louisville | 11 | 11 |
| John Mackey | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 222 | 24 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Matte | 41 | HB-QB | 6-0 | 207 | 26 | Ohio State | 14 | 3 |
| Lou Michaels | 79 | LDE-K | 6-2 | 243 | 30 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Fred Miller | 76 | LDT-RDE | 6-3 | 248 | 25 | Louisiana State | 12 | 11 |
| Lenny Moore | 24 | HB | 6-1 | 191 | 32 | Penn State | 12 | 12 |
| Buzz Nutter | 50 | C | 6-4 | 230 | 34 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 6 |
| Jimmy Orr | 28 | FL | 5-11 | 185 | 30 | Clemson; Georgia | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Parker | 77 | LOG | 6-3 | 273 | 31 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Neal Petties | 84 | SE | 6-2 | 198 | 25 | San Diego State | 14 | 0 |
| George Preas | 60 | ROT | 6-2 | 244 | 32 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 13 |
| Guy Reese | 75 | LDT-RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 26 | Southern Methodist | 13 | 5 |
| Glenn Ressler | 62 | OT-DT | 6-3 | 247 | 22 | Penn State | 12 | 0 |
| Willie Richardson | 87 | FL | 6-2 | 198 | 26 | Jackson State | 9 | 0 |
| Alex Sandusky | 68 | ROG | 6-1 | 235 | 33 | Clarion | 14 | 14 |
| Don Shinnick | 66 | RLB | 6-0 | 232 | 30 | Los Angeles Valley JC; UCLA | 10 | 8 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 74 | RDT-RDE | 6-4 | 240 | 30 | Arkansas | 14 | 14 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 31 | LLB | 6-3 | 223 | 28 | Detroit Mercy | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Strofolino | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 223 | 21 | Villanova | 3 | 0 |
| Dan Sullivan | 71 | LOT | 6-3 | 250 | 26 | Boston College | 14 | 1 |
| Dick Szymanski | 52 | C | 6-3 | 233 | 33 | Notre Dame | 10 | 8 |
| Johnny Unitas | 19 | QB | 6-1 | 194 | 32 | Louisville | 11 | 11 |
| Bob Vogel | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 248 | 24 | Ohio State | 13 | 13 |
| Jim Welch | 46 | LS-RS | 6-0 | 191 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 1 |
| Butch Wilson | 85 | TE | 6-2 | 223 | 24 | Alabama | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 14 | Mike Curtis | LB | Duke |
| 2 | 28 | Ralph Neely | T | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 36 | Glenn Ressler | C | Penn State |
| 4 | 49 | Marty Schottenheimer | LB | Pittsburgh |
| 4 | 56 | Dave Johnson | E | San Jose State |
| 5 | 70 | John McGuire | E | Syracuse |
| 6 | 71 | Bobby Felts | HB | Florida A&M |
| 6 | 84 | Al Atkinson | T | Villanova |
| 7 | 98 | Johnny Kolacek | T | Corpus Christi |
| 8 | 112 | Rosey Davis | T | Tennessee State |
| 9 | 126 | Tom Bleick | B | Georgia Tech |
| 10 | 140 | George Harold | B | Allen |
| 11 | 154 | Lamar Richardson | E | Fisk |
| 12 | 168 | Ted Rodosovich | G | Cincinnati |
| 13 | 182 | Bruce Airheart | HB | North Dakota State |
| 14 | 196 | Jerry Fishman | LB | Maryland |
| 15 | 210 | Roy Hilton | FB | Jackson State |
| 16 | 224 | Steve Tensi | QB | Florida State |
| 17 | 238 | Fred Reichardt | HB | Wisconsin |
| 18 | 252 | Charley King | HB | Purdue |
| 19 | 266 | Barry Brown | E-LB | Florida |
| 20 | 273 | Ray Johnson | C | Prairie View A&M |
| 20 | 280 | George Haffner | QB | McNeese State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 64 | 140 | 69 | 116 | 389 |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 93 | 78 | 58 | 284 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 266 | 94 | 144 | 28 | / % | / % | 69 | 616 | |
| Opponents Totals | 233 | 78 | 131 | 24 | / % | / % | 80 | 786 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Michaels | 0 | 48 | 48 | 100.0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 1 | 101 |
| Jimmy Orr | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Lenny Moore | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Raymond Berry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| John Mackey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Jerry Hill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Tony Lorick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jerry Logan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Alex Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Alvin Haymond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tom Matte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Willie Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnny Unitas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 48 | 48 | 48 | 100.0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 1 | 389 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 0 | 284 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Michaels | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 1 | 50 | 5/5 | 4/4 | 4/7 | 3/8 | 1/4 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 1 | 50 | 5/5 | 4/4 | 4/7 | 3/8 | 1/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 4/ | 3/ | 5/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Hill | 147 | 516 | 3.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Lenny Moore | 133 | 464 | 3.5 | 28t | 5 |
| Tony Lorick | 63 | 296 | 4.7 | 38 | 1 |
| Tom Matte | 69 | 235 | 3.4 | 20 | 1 |
| Johnny Unitas | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 10 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Curtis | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Bobby Felts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 445 | 1593 | 3.6 | 38 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 410 | 1483 | 3.6 | 62t | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Unitas | 282 | 164 | 164 | 106 | 2530 | 9.0 | 15.4 | 61 | 23 | 8.2 | 12 | 4.3 | 29 | 221 | 2309 | 97.4 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 105 | 54 | 54 | 47 | 700 | 6.7 | 13.0 | 44 | 7 | 6.7 | 4 | 3.8 | 10 | 73 | 627 | 79.1 |
| Ed Brown | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 16.2 | 27.0 | 68 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 24 | 57 | 143.8 |
| Tom Matte | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 2.7 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 399 | 222 | 222 | 160 | 3330 | 8.3 | 15.0 | 68 | 31 | 7.8 | 17 | 4.3 | 43 | 325 | 3005 | 91.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 400 | 213 | 213 | 165 | 2903 | 7.3 | 13.6 | 65t | 22 | 5.5 | 22 | 5.5 | 39 | 341 | 2562 | 72.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Berry | 58 | 739 | 12.7 | 40 | 7 |
| Jimmy Orr | 45 | 847 | 18.8 | 57 | 10 |
| John Mackey | 40 | 814 | 20.4 | 68t | 7 |
| Lenny Moore | 27 | 414 | 15.3 | 52t | 3 |
| Jerry Hill | 20 | 112 | 5.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Tony Lorick | 15 | 184 | 12.3 | 49t | 2 |
| Tom Matte | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Butch Wilson | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Willie Richardson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Mike Curtis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 222 | 3330 | 15.0 | 68t | 31 |
| Opponents Totals | 213 | 2903 | 13.6 | 65t | 22 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Boyd | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 24 | 1 |
| Wendell Harris | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Alvin Haymond | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 30t | 1 |
| Jerry Logan | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 38t | 2 |
| Lenny Lyles | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Dennis Gaubatz | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Don Shinnick | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 318 | 14.5 | 38t | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 341 | 20.1 | 87 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gilburg | 54 | 2139 | 39.6 | 66 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Ed Brown | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Team Totals | 56 | 2219 | 39.6 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 2001 | 35.7 | |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 3119 | 43.9 | 65 | 0 | 421 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Haymond | 41 | 9 | 403 | 9.8 | 55 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 4 | 2 | 18 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 11 | 421 | 9.4 | 55 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 198 | 7.6 | 44 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Haymond | 20 | 614 | 30.7 | 53 | 0 | |
| Bobby Felts | 10 | 193 | 19.3 | 36 | 0 | |
| Tony Lorick | 9 | 211 | 23.4 | 30 | 0 | |
| Tom Matte | 8 | 211 | 26.4 | 46 | 0 | |
| Mike Curtis | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Alex Hawkins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Hill | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 52 | 1242 | 23.9 | 53 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 1346 | 21.4 | 101t | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | |
| Ed Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Cuozzo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Felts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alvin Haymond | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Hill | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lorick | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lenny Lyles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Matte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Michaels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Orr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Parker | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Shinnick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Welch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 0 |
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