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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Alan Ameche | 35 | FB | 6-1 | 218 | 26 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 |
| Raymond Berry | 82 | LOE | 6-2 | 189 | 26 | Schreiner Institute JC; Southern Methodist | 1 | 1 |
| Ordell Braase | 81 | DE | 6-4 | 240 | 27 | South Dakota | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Brown | 17 | RS | 6-2 | 195 | 23 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Cooke | 85 | DE | 6-4 | 248 | 24 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| Milt Davis | 20 | RCB | 6-1 | 188 | 30 | Los Angeles CC; UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Art Donovan | 70 | LDT | 6-2 | 263 | 35 | Notre Dame; Boston College | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Hawkins | 25 | OHB | 6-1 | 188 | 22 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Don Joyce | 83 | RDE | 6-3 | 253 | 30 | Tulane | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Krouse | 78 | DT | 6-3 | 263 | 32 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| Hal Lewis | 43 | OHB | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Lipscomb | 76 | RDT | 6-6 | 284 | 28 | none | 1 | 1 |
| Gino Marchetti | 89 | LDE | 6-4 | 244 | 33 | Modesto JC; San Francisco | 1 | 1 |
| Marv Matuszak | 64 | LB | 6-3 | 232 | 28 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 24 | ROH | 6-1 | 191 | 26 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Mutscheller | 84 | ROE | 6-1 | 213 | 29 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Myhra | 65 | K | 6-1 | 237 | 25 | Minnesota; North Dakota | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Nelson | 80 | LS | 6-1 | 180 | 26 | Memphis | 1 | 1 |
| Buzz Nutter | 50 | C | 6-4 | 230 | 28 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Parker | 77 | LOT | 6-3 | 273 | 25 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Pellington | 36 | LLB | 6-2 | 234 | 32 | Defiance; Rutgers | 1 | 1 |
| Sherman Plunkett | 79 | OT | 6-4 | 290 | 26 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 1 | 0 |
| George Preas | 60 | ROT | 6-2 | 244 | 26 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Pricer | 31 | FB | 5-10 | 208 | 25 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Richardson | 87 | OE | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | Wofford | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Sample | 47 | S | 6-1 | 203 | 23 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Sandusky | 68 | ROG | 6-1 | 235 | 27 | Clarion | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Sherer | 86 | P | 6-3 | 218 | 22 | New Mexico Military Institute JC; Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 |
| Don Shinnick | 66 | RLB | 6-0 | 232 | 24 | Los Angeles Valley JC; UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Jackie Simpson | 41 | CB | 5-10 | 183 | 25 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Sommer | 26 | LOH | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | George Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Art Spinney | 63 | LOG | 6-0 | 230 | 32 | Boston College | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Szymanski | 52 | MLB | 6-3 | 233 | 27 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Carl Taseff | 23 | LCB | 5-11 | 182 | 31 | John Carroll | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny Unitas | 19 | QB | 6-1 | 194 | 26 | Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 31 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 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 |
| OWN | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 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 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 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 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Lenny Moore | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 59t | 1 | ||
| Billy Pricer | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Alan Ameche | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Richardson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 | ||
| Mike Sommer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -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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