1968 Baltimore Colts (NFL) |
| 1st place • Western Conference • Coastal Division • 13-1-0 .929 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| 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 | |||
| Sat | 8/3/1968 | A | Oakland Raiders | 14-12 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 51154 | |
| Sat | 8/10/1968 | N | Chicago Bears | 10-0 | W | Birmingham, AL | Legion Field | 31197 | |
| Fri | 8/16/1968 | A | Washington Redskins | 15-13 | W | Washington, DC | D.C. Stadium | 45810 | |
| Fri | 8/23/1968 | A | Detroit Lions | 7-14 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 34082 | |
| Sat | 8/31/1968 | A | Miami Dolphins | 22-13 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 68125 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1968 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 16-10 | W | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 69520 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1968 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 27-10 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 56864 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1968 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 28-20 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 50428 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1968 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 41-7 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Pitt Stadium | 44480 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1968 | H | Chicago Bears | 28-7 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60228 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1968 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 42-14 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 32822 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1968 | H | Cleveland Browns | 20-30 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1968 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 27-10 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1968 | A | New York Giants | 26-0 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 62973 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1968 | A | Detroit Lions | 27-10 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 55170 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1968 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 27-0 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1968 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 21-9 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60228 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1968 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 44-0 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| Sat | 12/7/1968 | A | Green Bay Packers | 16-3 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 50861 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1968 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 28-24 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 69397 | |
| Western Conference Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/22/1968 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 24-14 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60238 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/29/1968 | A | Cleveland Browns | 34-0 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78410 | |
| Super Bowl III | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/12/1969 | H | New York Jets | 7-16 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 75389 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ocie Austin | 37 | RCB-S | 6-3 | 200 | 21 | Utah State | 14 | 0 |
| Sam Ball | 73 | ROT | 6-4 | 250 | 24 | Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Bobby Boyd | 40 | LCB | 5-10 | 190 | 31 | Oklahoma | 14 | 14 |
| Ordell Braase | 81 | RDE | 6-4 | 240 | 36 | South Dakota | 14 | 14 |
| Timmy Brown | 2 | RB | 5-10 | 195 | 31 | Ball State | 11 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 80 | FL | 6-2 | 200 | 31 | Washington State | 5 | 0 |
| Terry Cole | 34 | FB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Indiana | 14 | 5 |
| Bill Curry | 50 | C | 6-2 | 235 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Curtis | 32 | LLB | 6-2 | 232 | 25 | Duke | 14 | 14 |
| Dennis Gaubatz | 53 | MLB | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | Louisiana State | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Grant | 51 | RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 22 | Wake Forest | 7 | 1 |
| Alex Hawkins | 25 | FL | 6-1 | 188 | 31 | South Carolina | 10 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 45 | FB | 5-11 | 212 | 29 | Wyoming | 9 | 9 |
| Roy Hilton | 85 | DE-RDT | 6-6 | 240 | 25 | Jackson State | 14 | 0 |
| Cornelius Johnson | 61 | LOG | 6-2 | 245 | 25 | Virginia Union | 14 | 0 |
| David Lee | 49 | P | 6-4 | 223 | 25 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Logan | 20 | LS | 6-1 | 188 | 27 | West Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Lenny Lyles | 43 | RCB | 6-2 | 202 | 32 | Louisville | 14 | 14 |
| John Mackey | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 222 | 27 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Matte | 41 | HB | 6-0 | 207 | 29 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Lou Michaels | 79 | K | 6-2 | 243 | 33 | Kentucky | 14 | 0 |
| Fred Miller | 76 | RDT | 6-3 | 248 | 28 | Louisiana State | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Mitchell | 84 | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Bucknell | 14 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 15 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 34 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Jimmy Orr | 28 | SE | 5-11 | 185 | 33 | Clemson; Georgia | 13 | 11 |
| Preston Pearson | 26 | RB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Illinois | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Perkins | 27 | SE | 6-0 | 183 | 27 | Alabama | 14 | 3 |
| Ron Porter | 55 | RLB-LLB | 6-3 | 232 | 23 | Idaho | 14 | 6 |
| Glenn Ressler | 62 | LOG | 6-3 | 247 | 25 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Willie Richardson | 87 | FL | 6-2 | 198 | 29 | Jackson State | 14 | 14 |
| Don Shinnick | 66 | RLB | 6-0 | 232 | 33 | Los Angeles Valley JC; UCLA | 11 | 7 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 74 | LDT | 6-4 | 240 | 33 | Arkansas | 14 | 14 |
| Bubba Smith | 78 | LDE | 6-7 | 292 | 23 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Stukes | 47 | LCB | 6-3 | 212 | 25 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 0 |
| Dan Sullivan | 71 | ROG | 6-3 | 250 | 29 | Boston College | 14 | 14 |
| Dick Szymanski | 52 | C | 6-3 | 233 | 36 | Notre Dame | 14 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 19 | QB | 6-1 | 194 | 35 | Louisville | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Vogel | 72 | LOT | 6-5 | 248 | 27 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Rick Volk | 21 | RS | 6-3 | 195 | 23 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Ward | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 197 | 24 | Gettysburg | 5 | 0 |
| John Williams | 75 | LOT-OG | 6-3 | 257 | 23 | Minnesota | 14 | 0 |
| Sid Williams | 64 | RLB | 6-2 | 235 | 26 | Southern University | 12 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 23 | John Williams | T | Minnesota |
| 2 | 50 | Bob Grant | LB | Wake Forest |
| 3 | 78 | Rich O'Hara | FL | Northern Arizona |
| 4 | 107 | Jim Duncan | RB | Maryland-Eastern Shore |
| 5 | 126 | Paul Elzey | LB | Toledo |
| 7 | 188 | Anthony Andrews | RB | Hampton |
| 8 | 216 | Tommy Davis | G | Tennessee State |
| 9 | 242 | Terry Cole | RB | Indiana |
| 10 | 257 | Ocie Austin | DB | Utah State |
| 10 | 270 | Ed Tomlin | RB | Hampton |
| 11 | 296 | Bill Pickens | G | Houston |
| 12 | 324 | Jim Jackson | T | Jackson State |
| 13 | 350 | Howie Tennebar | T | Kent State |
| 14 | 378 | Charles Mitchell | TE | Alabama State |
| 15 | 404 | Jeff Beaver | QB | North Carolina |
| 16 | 432 | Walt Blackledge | FL | San Jose State |
| 17 | 458 | Ray Pedersen | LB | Northern Iowa |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 103 | 137 | 62 | 100 | 402 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 37 | 20 | 50 | 144 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 258 | 110 | 131 | 17 | / % | / % | 75 | 655 | |
| Opponents Totals | 207 | 71 | 119 | 17 | / % | / % | 72 | 799 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Michaels | 0 | 48 | 50 | 96.0 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 102 |
| Tom Matte | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Willie Richardson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Jimmy Orr | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| John Mackey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Tom Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Preston Pearson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Terry Cole | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Timmy Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jerry Hill | 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 | ||
| Roy Hilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ray Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charlie Stukes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 50 | 48 | 50 | 96.0 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 402 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 0 | 144 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Michaels | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 38 | 8/9 | 4/6 | 6/6 | 0/5 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 38 | 8/9 | 4/6 | 6/6 | 0/5 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 3/3 | 3/5 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 0/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Matte | 183 | 662 | 3.6 | 23 | 9 |
| Terry Cole | 104 | 418 | 4.0 | 21 | 3 |
| Jerry Hill | 91 | 360 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Timmy Brown | 39 | 159 | 4.1 | 10 | 2 |
| John Mackey | 10 | 103 | 10.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 11 | 1 |
| David Lee | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 463 | 1809 | 3.9 | 33 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 375 | 1339 | 3.6 | 59t | 6 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Morrall | 317 | 182 | 182 | 118 | 2909 | 9.2 | 16.0 | 84 | 26 | 8.2 | 17 | 5.4 | 24 | 180 | 2729 | 93.2 |
| Johnny Unitas | 32 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 139 | 4.3 | 12.6 | 37 | 2 | 6.3 | 4 | 12.5 | 2 | 15 | 124 | 30.1 |
| Jim Ward | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 5.1 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 11.6 |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 359 | 196 | 196 | 141 | 3094 | 8.6 | 15.8 | 84 | 28 | 7.8 | 22 | 6.1 | 29 | 222 | 2872 | 84.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 432 | 224 | 224 | 179 | 2405 | 5.6 | 10.7 | 71t | 9 | 2.1 | 29 | 6.7 | 45 | 367 | 2038 | 47.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mackey | 45 | 644 | 14.3 | 72t | 5 |
| Willie Richardson | 37 | 698 | 18.9 | 79t | 8 |
| Jimmy Orr | 29 | 743 | 25.6 | 84 | 6 |
| Tom Matte | 25 | 275 | 11.0 | 50 | 1 |
| Jerry Hill | 18 | 161 | 8.9 | 19 | 1 |
| Ray Perkins | 15 | 227 | 15.1 | 29 | 1 |
| Terry Cole | 13 | 75 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Tom Mitchell | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 41t | 4 |
| Timmy Brown | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 61t | 2 |
| Alex Hawkins | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 196 | 3094 | 15.8 | 84 | 28 |
| Opponents Totals | 224 | 2405 | 10.7 | 71t | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Boyd | 8 | 160 | 20.0 | 49 | 1 |
| Rick Volk | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 90 | 0 |
| Lenny Lyles | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Logan | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Curtis | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Dennis Gaubatz | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Stukes | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Roy Hilton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Don Shinnick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 483 | 16.7 | 90 | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 192 | 8.7 | 36 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lee | 49 | 1935 | 39.5 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 1813 | 37.0 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 1935 | 39.5 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 1813 | 37.8 | |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 3183 | 40.8 | 58 | 0 | 350 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Volk | 25 | 7 | 198 | 7.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Timmy Brown | 16 | 8 | 125 | 7.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Jerry Logan | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 16 | 350 | 8.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 16 | 62 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Pearson | 15 | 527 | 35.1 | 102t | 2 | |
| Timmy Brown | 15 | 298 | 19.9 | 29 | 0 | |
| Terry Cole | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 34 | 0 | |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Ron Porter | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Jerry Logan | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 38 | 1003 | 26.4 | 102t | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 1391 | 19.6 | 35 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Ball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Boyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Timmy Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Cole | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Curtis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gaubatz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Mackey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Matte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Perkins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Porter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Ray Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bubba Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Vogel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Volk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ward | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 0 |
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