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1959 Baltimore Colts (NFL)

1st place • Western Conference • 9-3-0 .750
Playoff Statistics
1959 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Weeb Ewbank
Herman BallOffensive Line
Don McCaffertyEnds
John SanduskyDefensive Line
Charley WinnerBackfield
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Fri8/14/1959ACollege All-Stars29-0WChicago, ILSoldier Field70000
Fri8/21/1959NNew York Giants28-3WDallas, TXCotton Bowl55000
Fri8/28/1959HWashington Redskins23-10WBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium22409
Fri9/4/1959NPittsburgh Steelers30-21WMiami, FLOrange Bowl39555
Sun9/13/1959APhiladelphia Eagles13-35LPhiladelphia, PAFranklin Field15928
Sun9/20/1959NChicago Cardinals17-31LLouisville, KYFairgrounds Stadium16671
Sun9/27/1959HDetroit Lions21-9WBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium55588
Sat10/3/1959HChicago Bears21-26LBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium57557
Sun10/11/1959ADetroit Lions31-24WDetroit, MIBriggs Stadium54197
Sun10/18/1959AChicago Bears21-7WChicago, ILWrigley Field48430
Sun10/25/1959HGreen Bay Packers38-21WBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium57557
Sun11/1/1959HCleveland Browns31-38LBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium57557
Sun11/8/1959AWashington Redskins24-27LWashington, DCGriffith Stadium32773
Sun11/15/1959AGreen Bay Packers28-24WMilwaukee, WICounty Stadium25521
Sun11/22/1959HSan Francisco 49ers45-14WBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium57557
Sun11/29/1959HLos Angeles Rams35-21WBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium57557
Sat12/5/1959ASan Francisco 49ers34-14WSan Francisco, CAKezar Stadium59075
Sat12/12/1959ALos Angeles Rams45-26WLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum65528
League Championship
Sun12/27/1959HNew York Giants31-16WBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium57545

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
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Alan Ameche35FB6-121826Wisconsin1212
Raymond Berry82LOE6-218926Schreiner Institute JC; Southern Methodist1212
Ordell Braase81RDE-LDE6-424027South Dakota122
Ray Brown17RS-QB-P6-219523Mississippi1210
Ed Cooke85RDE-LDE6-424824Maryland40
Milt Davis20RDH6-118830Los Angeles CC; UCLA1111
Art DeCarlo21DB6-219628Georgia80
Art Donovan70LDT6-226335Notre Dame; Boston College1212
L.G. Dupre45LOH5-1119027Baylor44
Alex Hawkins25LOH-ROH6-118822South Carolina111
Don Joyce83RDE6-325330Tulane1110
Ray Krouse78RDT-LDT-LDE6-326332Maryland120
Hal Lewis43ROH-LOH6-120024Houston120
Gene Lipscomb76RDT6-628428none1212
Gino Marchetti89LDE6-424433Modesto JC; San Francisco1212
Marv Matuszak64LB6-323228Tulsa120
Lenny Moore24ROH6-119126Penn State1212
Jim Mutscheller84ROE6-121329Notre Dame1212
Steve Myhra65K6-123725Minnesota; North Dakota120
Andy Nelson80LS6-118026Memphis1212
Buzz Nutter50C6-423028Virginia Tech1212
Jim Parker77LOT6-327325Ohio State1212
Bill Pellington36LLB6-223432Defiance; Rutgers1212
Sherman Plunkett79LOT-ROT6-429026Maryland-Eastern Shore120
George Preas60ROT6-224426Virginia Tech1212
Billy Pricer31FB-LOH5-1020825Oklahoma121
Bert Rechichar44LB6-120929Tennessee100
Jerry Richardson87LOE-LOH6-318523Wofford120
Johnny Sample47RS6-120323Maryland-Eastern Shore122
Alex Sandusky68ROG6-123527Clarion1212
Dave Sherer86P-ROE6-321822New Mexico Military Institute JC; Southern Methodist120
Don Shinnick66RLB6-023224Los Angeles Valley JC; UCLA1212
Jackie Simpson41RDH5-1018325Florida101
Mike Sommer26LOH5-1119025George Washington87
Art Spinney63LOG6-023032Boston College1212
Dick Szymanski52MG/MLB6-323327Notre Dame1212
Carl Taseff23LDH5-1118231John Carroll1212
Johnny Unitas19QB6-119426Louisville1212
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
112Jackie BurkettCAuburn
224Dave ShererESouthern Methodist
448Zeke SmithGAuburn
560Hanson ChurchwellGMississippi
672Palmer PyleTMichigan State
784Hal LewisBHouston
896Tommy Joe CoffeyBWest Texas A&M
9108Tom BrownGMinnesota
10120Don StewartESouthern Methodist
11132Tom StephensBSyracuse
12144Dick WoodQBAuburn
13156Rudy SmithTMississippi
14168Ferdie BurketBSoutheastern Oklahoma State
15180Teddy ForetTAuburn
16192Morris KellerTClemson
17204LeRoy BerganTSouth Dakota State
18216Opie BandyTTulsa
19228Milt CrainCMississippi
20240Paul BalonickCNorth Carolina State
21252John HernsteinBMichigan
22264Lonny LeathermanETexas Christian
23276Bob DavisBHouston
24288Bob NovogratzGArmy
25300Ed KeifferBSyracuse
26312Rene LorioBSouthern Mississippi
27324Terry ThurmanBRice
28336Fred LongBIowa
29348Perry McGriffEFlorida
30360Blair WeeseBWest Virginia Tech
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals559483142374
Opponents Totals31908545251
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals2679514824/ %/ %56634
Opponents Totals1956511812/ %/ %65610
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Raymond Berry140000084
Steve Myhra0505198.061735.3068
Alan Ameche80000048
Lenny Moore80000048
Jim Mutscheller80000048
Jerry Richardson30000018
Mike Sommer20000012
Johnny Unitas20000012
Milt Davis1000006
L.G. Dupre1000006
Andy Nelson1000006
Bill Pellington1000006
Dick Szymanski1000006
Carl Taseff1000006
Bert Rechichar000010.000
Team Totals51505198.061833.30374
Opponents Totals31293193.5122254.50251
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Steve Myhra61735.31471/82/30/12/50/0
Bert Rechichar010.000/00/00/10/00/0
Team Totals61833.31471/83/30/22/50/0
Opponents Totals122254.53/2/3/4/0/
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Alan Ameche1786793.8267
Lenny Moore924224.631t2
Mike Sommer612273.753t2
Johnny Unitas291455.0212
Billy Pricer341283.8160
L.G. Dupre23542.3210
Alex Hawkins12443.7110
Ray Brown242.030
Hal Lewis420.520
Team Totals43517053.953t13
Opponents Totals32515574.870t16
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Johnny Unitas36719352.616028997.915.071328.7143.8185271492.0
Lenny Moore3266.71258.312.513133.300.0025131.9
Ray Brown4125.03143.514.01400.000.001441.7
L.G. Dupre100.0100.000.000.00039.6
Team Totals37519652.316529387.815.071338.8143.7185275392.1
Opponents Totals35117148.714024977.114.681t133.74011.4155234245.1
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Raymond Berry6695914.555t14
Lenny Moore4784618.0716
Jim Mutscheller4469915.940t8
Alan Ameche131299.9301
Mike Sommer711115.9560
Jerry Richardson78111.6153
L.G. Dupre6477.8181
Hal Lewis35418.0250
Billy Pricer231.540
Dave Sherer199.090
Team Totals196293815.07133
Opponents Totals171249714.681t13
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Milt Davis711917.057t1
Don Shinnick77010.0230
Andy Nelson6335.533t1
Ray Brown58917.8440
Dick Szymanski5244.815t1
Bill Pellington49924.830t1
Carl Taseff26030.0330
Gene Lipscomb14949.0490
Marv Matuszak12323.0230
Johnny Sample11010.010L0
Gino Marchetti111.010
Team Totals4057714.457t4
Opponents Totals1419914.2372
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Dave Sherer51213241.86004
Ray Brown29748.55500
Team Totals53222942.16004120202938.3
Opponents Totals50223644.7600233
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Carl Taseff151046.9250
Johnny Sample221295.9250
Don Shinnick100.000
Team Totals382336.1250
Opponents Totals331203.6300
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Johnny Sample1745726.9800
Mike Sommer816620.8250
Billy Pricer66611.0250
Bert Rechichar23919.5270
Hal Lewis23115.5230
Alex Hawkins12121.0210
Sherman Plunkett11212.0120
Milt Davis100.000
Team Totals3879220.8800
Opponents Totals4695020.7420
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Alan Ameche300000
Ray Brown0010130
Art Donovan0001100
L.G. Dupre0010100
Alex Hawkins0010140
Hal Lewis101100
Gene Lipscomb0003300
Lenny Moore410100
Jim Mutscheller210150
Andy Nelson0001100
Buzz Nutter0030300
Bill Pellington0001100
George Preas0010150
Billy Pricer100000
Jerry Richardson100000
Johnny Sample121300
Dave Sherer110100
Mike Sommer100000
Carl Taseff1011150
Johnny Unitas610100
Team Totals22913922320
Opponents Totals18999180
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