1966 Baltimore Colts (NFL) |
| 2nd place • Western Conference • 9-5-0 .643 |
| Head Coach: Don Shula |
| Bill Arnsparger | Defensive Line |
| Dick Bielski | Offensive Ends |
| Don McCafferty | Offensive Backs |
| Chuck Noll | Defensive Backs |
| John Sandusky | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Wed | 8/3/1966 | A | Washington Redskins | 35-0 | W | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 45805 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1966 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 31-17 | W | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 41352 | |
| Fri | 8/19/1966 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 33-7 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 28304 | |
| Fri | 8/26/1966 | A | Cleveland Browns | 24-17 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 83418 | |
| Thu | 9/1/1966 | A | Detroit Lions | 20-0 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 39766 | |
| Sat | 9/10/1966 | A | Green Bay Packers | 3-24 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 48650 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1966 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 38-23 | W | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47426 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1966 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 36-14 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 56715 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1966 | A | Chicago Bears | 17-27 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 47452 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1966 | H | Detroit Lions | 45-14 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1966 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 20-17 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1966 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-3 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 57898 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1966 | H | Washington Redskins | 37-10 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1966 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 19-7 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 58850 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1966 | A | Detroit Lions | 14-20 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 52383 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1966 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 7-23 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1966 | H | Chicago Bears | 21-16 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sat | 12/10/1966 | H | Green Bay Packers | 10-14 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sun | 12/18/1966 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 30-14 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 40005 | |
| Sun | 1/8/1967 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-14 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 58088 | |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8/26/1966 | Cleveland Browns | Doubleheader |
| 1/8/1967 | Philadelphia Eagles | Playoff Bowl |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Gerry Allen | 44 | HB | 6-0 | 204 | 25 | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Baldwin | 34 | FB | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Clemson | 9 | 0 |
| Sam Ball | 73 | ROT | 6-4 | 250 | 22 | Kentucky | 7 | 0 |
| Raymond Berry | 82 | SE | 6-2 | 189 | 33 | Schreiner Institute JC; Southern Methodist | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Bleick | 25 | S | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Boyd | 40 | LCB | 5-10 | 190 | 29 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Ordell Braase | 81 | RDE | 6-4 | 240 | 34 | South Dakota | 14 | 14 |
| Barry Brown | 36 | RLB | 6-3 | 228 | 23 | Florida | 10 | 0 |
| Jackie Burkett | 55 | LLB | 6-4 | 229 | 30 | Auburn | 14 | 5 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 25 | Virginia | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Curtis | 32 | LLB | 6-2 | 232 | 23 | Duke | 12 | 5 |
| Ted Davis | 35 | MLB | 6-1 | 230 | 24 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 1 |
| Dennis Gaubatz | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 225 | 26 | Louisiana State | 13 | 13 |
| George Harold | 42 | CB | 6-3 | 198 | 24 | Allen | 12 | 0 |
| Alvin Haymond | 30 | RS | 6-0 | 193 | 24 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| Jerry Hill | 45 | FB | 5-11 | 212 | 27 | Wyoming | 11 | 5 |
| Roy Hilton | 85 | RDE | 6-6 | 240 | 23 | Jackson State | 14 | 0 |
| David Lee | 49 | P | 6-4 | 223 | 23 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Logan | 20 | LS | 6-1 | 188 | 25 | West Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Tony Lorick | 33 | FB-HB | 6-1 | 216 | 25 | East Los Angeles JC; Arizona State | 14 | 11 |
| Lenny Lyles | 43 | RCB | 6-2 | 202 | 30 | Louisville | 14 | 14 |
| John Mackey | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 222 | 25 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
| Gino Marchetti | 89 | LDT | 6-4 | 244 | 40 | Modesto JC; San Francisco | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 41 | HB | 6-0 | 207 | 27 | Ohio State | 14 | 5 |
| Dale Memmelaar | 67 | LOG | 6-2 | 247 | 29 | Wyoming | 12 | 1 |
| Lou Michaels | 79 | LDE-K | 6-2 | 243 | 31 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Fred Miller | 76 | RDT | 6-3 | 248 | 26 | Louisiana State | 14 | 14 |
| Lenny Moore | 24 | HB | 6-1 | 191 | 33 | Penn State | 13 | 7 |
| Jimmy Orr | 28 | FL | 5-11 | 185 | 31 | Clemson; Georgia | 13 | 13 |
| Jim Parker | 77 | ROT | 6-3 | 273 | 32 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Neal Petties | 84 | SE | 6-2 | 198 | 26 | San Diego State | 10 | 0 |
| Glenn Ressler | 62 | C | 6-3 | 247 | 23 | Penn State | 13 | 0 |
| Willie Richardson | 87 | FL | 6-2 | 198 | 27 | Jackson State | 13 | 1 |
| Alex Sandusky | 68 | ROG | 6-1 | 235 | 34 | Clarion | 14 | 14 |
| Don Shinnick | 66 | RLB | 6-0 | 232 | 31 | Los Angeles Valley JC; UCLA | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 74 | LDT | 6-4 | 240 | 31 | Arkansas | 14 | 13 |
| Al Snyder | 47 | FL | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Holy Cross | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 31 | LLB | 6-3 | 223 | 29 | Detroit Mercy | 4 | 4 |
| Andy Stynchula | 83 | LDT | 6-3 | 252 | 27 | Penn State | 8 | 1 |
| Dan Sullivan | 71 | LOG | 6-3 | 250 | 27 | Boston College | 13 | 13 |
| Dick Szymanski | 52 | C | 6-3 | 233 | 34 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Johnny Unitas | 19 | QB | 6-1 | 194 | 33 | Louisville | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Vogel | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 248 | 25 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Welch | 46 | DB | 6-0 | 191 | 28 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 0 |
| Butch Wilson | 86 | TE | 6-2 | 223 | 25 | Alabama | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 15 | Sam Ball | T | Kentucky |
| 2 | 31 | Butch Allison | T | Missouri |
| 3 | 47 | Rick Kestner | FL | Kentucky |
| 4 | 54 | Rod Sherman | FL | Southern California |
| 4 | 63 | Hoyle Granger | FB | Mississippi State |
| 6 | 95 | Stas Maliszewski | LB | Princeton |
| 7 | 105 | Dave Ellis | DE-OT | North Carolina State |
| 7 | 110 | Ray Perkins | E | Alabama |
| 8 | 120 | Gerry Allen | HB | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 8 | 125 | Jack White | QB | Penn State |
| 9 | 140 | Gerry Gross | HB | Auburn |
| 10 | 155 | Claude Brownlee | DE | Benedict |
| 11 | 170 | Eric Crabtree | HB | Pittsburgh |
| 12 | 185 | Jim Carter | G | Tennessee State |
| 13 | 200 | Bob Hadrick | E | Purdue |
| 14 | 215 | Jim Ward | QB | Gettysburg |
| 15 | 230 | Lee Garner | LB | Mississippi |
| 16 | 245 | Rod Stewart | E | Duke |
| 17 | 260 | Randy Matson | T | Texas A&M |
| 18 | 275 | Ed Toner | T | Massachusetts |
| 19 | 290 | Ken Duke | HB | Morgan State |
| 20 | 305 | Tom Carr | T | Morgan State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 36 | 113 | 61 | 104 | 314 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 226 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 237 | 82 | 142 | 13 | / % | / % | 64 | 617 | |
| Opponents Totals | 245 | 94 | 134 | 17 | / % | / % | 69 | 704 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Michaels | 0 | 35 | 36 | 97.2 | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 0 | 98 |
| John Mackey | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Raymond Berry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Tony Lorick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Tom Matte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Lenny Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jimmy Orr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Willie Richardson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Butch Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Alvin Haymond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnny Unitas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 36 | 35 | 36 | 97.2 | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 0 | 314 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100.0 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 0 | 226 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Michaels | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 3 | 47 | 4/5 | 5/6 | 6/10 | 6/13 | 0/5 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 39 | 53.8 | 3 | 47 | 4/5 | 5/6 | 6/10 | 6/13 | 0/5 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 6/ | 6/ | 3/ | 2/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Lorick | 143 | 524 | 3.7 | 41 | 3 |
| Jerry Hill | 104 | 395 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 86 | 381 | 4.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 63 | 209 | 3.3 | 18 | 3 |
| Johnny Unitas | 20 | 44 | 2.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 418 | 1556 | 3.7 | 41 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 460 | 1733 | 3.8 | 52t | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Unitas | 348 | 195 | 56.0 | 129 | 2748 | 7.9 | 14.1 | 89t | 22 | 6.3 | 24 | 6.9 | 21 | 146 | 2602 | 74.0 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 50 | 26 | 52.0 | 22 | 424 | 8.5 | 16.3 | 69 | 4 | 8.0 | 2 | 4.0 | 8 | 82 | 342 | 90.8 |
| Tom Matte | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Lenny Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | -14 | |||||||
| Team Totals | 401 | 221 | 55.1 | 153 | 3172 | 7.9 | 14.4 | 89t | 26 | 6.5 | 27 | 6.7 | 30 | 242 | 2930 | 74.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 425 | 240 | 56.5 | 163 | 2759 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 99t | 14 | 3.3 | 22 | 5.2 | 47 | 401 | 2358 | 65.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Berry | 56 | 786 | 14.0 | 40t | 7 |
| John Mackey | 50 | 829 | 16.6 | 89t | 9 |
| Jimmy Orr | 37 | 618 | 16.7 | 61t | 3 |
| Tom Matte | 23 | 307 | 13.3 | 35 | 3 |
| Lenny Moore | 21 | 260 | 12.4 | 36 | 0 |
| Willie Richardson | 14 | 246 | 17.6 | 69 | 2 |
| Tony Lorick | 12 | 81 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Butch Wilson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 11 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 221 | 3172 | 14.4 | 89t | 26 |
| Opponents Totals | 240 | 2759 | 11.5 | 99t | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Boyd | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 37t | 1 |
| Alvin Haymond | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 52t | 1 |
| Jerry Logan | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Don Shinnick | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Dennis Gaubatz | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ted Davis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Barry Brown | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lenny Lyles | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 267 | 12.1 | 52t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 438 | 16.2 | 55 | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lee | 49 | 2233 | 45.6 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 2043 | 41.7 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 2233 | 45.6 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 2043 | 41.7 | |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 2882 | 40.6 | 62 | 0 | 357 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Haymond | 40 | 8 | 347 | 8.7 | 64 | 0 |
| Ted Davis | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jerry Logan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 11 | 357 | 7.9 | 64 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 8 | 130 | 4.3 | 24 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Moore | 18 | 453 | 25.2 | 54 | 0 | |
| Alvin Haymond | 10 | 223 | 22.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Tony Lorick | 10 | 214 | 21.4 | 37 | 0 | |
| Mike Curtis | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 34 | 0 | |
| Tom Matte | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Gerry Allen | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bob Baldwin | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Barry Brown | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 51 | 1094 | 21.5 | 54 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 1320 | 21.0 | 40 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Bleick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ordell Braase | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Burkett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Curtis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Gaubatz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| George Harold | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Haymond | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| Jerry Hill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Hilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Lorick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lenny Lyles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Michaels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Richardson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Vogel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Wilson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1 |
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