1959 Baltimore Colts (NFL) |
| 1st place Western Conference 9-3-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/27/1959 | H | New York Giants | 31-16 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 57545 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 35 | Alan Ameche | FB | 6-1 | 218 | 26 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Raymond Berry | LOE | 6-2 | 189 | 26 | Schreiner Institute JC; Southern Methodist | 1 | 1 |
| 81 | Ordell Braase | DE | 6-4 | 240 | 27 | South Dakota | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Ray Brown | RS | 6-2 | 195 | 23 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Ed Cooke | DE | 6-4 | 248 | 24 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Milt Davis | RCB | 6-1 | 188 | 30 | Los Angeles CC; UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Art Donovan | LDT | 6-2 | 263 | 35 | Notre Dame; Boston College | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Alex Hawkins | OHB | 6-1 | 188 | 22 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Don Joyce | RDE | 6-3 | 253 | 30 | Tulane | 1 | 1 |
| 78 | Ray Krouse | DT | 6-3 | 263 | 32 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Hal Lewis | OHB | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Gene Lipscomb | RDT | 6-6 | 284 | 28 | none | 1 | 1 |
| 89 | Gino Marchetti | LDE | 6-4 | 244 | 33 | Modesto JC; San Francisco | 1 | 1 |
| 64 | Marv Matuszak | LB | 6-3 | 232 | 28 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Lenny Moore | ROH | 6-1 | 191 | 26 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Jim Mutscheller | ROE | 6-1 | 213 | 29 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Steve Myhra | K | 6-1 | 237 | 25 | Minnesota; North Dakota | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Andy Nelson | LS | 6-1 | 180 | 26 | Memphis | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Buzz Nutter | C | 6-4 | 230 | 28 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | Jim Parker | LOT | 6-3 | 273 | 25 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Bill Pellington | LLB | 6-2 | 234 | 32 | Defiance; Rutgers | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Sherman Plunkett | OT | 6-4 | 290 | 26 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | George Preas | ROT | 6-2 | 244 | 26 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Billy Pricer | FB | 5-10 | 208 | 25 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Jerry Richardson | OE | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | Wofford | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Johnny Sample | S | 6-1 | 203 | 23 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Alex Sandusky | ROG | 6-1 | 235 | 27 | Clarion | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | Dave Sherer | P | 6-3 | 218 | 22 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Don Shinnick | RLB | 6-0 | 232 | 24 | Los Angeles Valley JC; UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Jackie Simpson | CB | 5-10 | 183 | 25 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Mike Sommer | LOH | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | George Washington | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Art Spinney | LOG | 6-0 | 230 | 32 | Boston College | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Dick Szymanski | MLB | 6-3 | 233 | 27 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Carl Taseff | LCB | 5-11 | 182 | 31 | John Carroll | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas | QB | 6-1 | 194 | 26 | Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | / % | / % | 4 | 20 | |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | / % | / % | 3 | 23 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Myhra | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Lenny Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jerry Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnny Unitas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Myhra | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Ameche | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Sommer | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Billy Pricer | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 73 | 2.9 | 6 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 118 | 4.7 | 28 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Unitas | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 11 | 264 | 9.1 | 14.7 | 59t | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 57 | 207 | 114.7 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 11 | 264 | 9.1 | 14.7 | 59t | 2 | 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 57 | 207 | 114.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 17 | 44.7 | 18 | 250 | 6.6 | 14.7 | 48 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 7.9 | 5 | 45 | 205 | 42.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Berry | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 28 | 0 |
| Jim Mutscheller | 5 | 40 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 3 | 126 | 42 | 59t | 1 |
| Billy Pricer | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Alan Ameche | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Jerry Richardson | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12t | 1 |
| Mike Sommer | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 264 | 14.7 | 59t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 250 | 14.7 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Sample | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Andy Nelson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Sherer | 6 | 217 | 36.2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 212 | 35.3 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 217 | 36.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 287 | 47.8 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 234 | 39.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Sample | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 33 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hawkins | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Steve Myhra | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Hal Lewis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 135 | 27.0 | 35 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Gene Lipscomb | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 | 45.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7.0 | 57.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherman Plunkett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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