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1963 Baltimore Colts season | |
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Owner | Carroll Rosenbloom |
General manager | Don "Red" Kellett |
Head coach | Don Shula |
Home field | Memorial Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–6 |
Division place | 3rd NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1963 Baltimore Colts season was the team's 11th season in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the 1963 National Football League's season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the Western Conference.
Roster
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Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 15 | New York Giants | L 28–37 | 0–1 | Memorial Stadium | 60,029 | |
2 | September 22 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 20–14 | 1–1 | Kezar Stadium | 31,006 | |
3 | September 29 | at Green Bay Packers | L 20–31 | 1–2 | Lambeau Field | 42,327 | |
4 | October 6 | at Chicago Bears | L 3–10 | 1–3 | Wrigley Field | 48,998 | |
5 | October 13 | San Francisco 49ers | W 20–3 | 2–3 | Memorial Stadium | 56,962 | |
6 | October 20 | at Detroit Lions | W 25–21 | 3–3 | Tiger Stadium | 51,901 | |
7 | October 27 | Green Bay Packers | L 20–34 | 3–4 | Memorial Stadium | 60,065 | |
8 | November 3 | Chicago Bears | L 7–17 | 3–5 | Memorial Stadium | 60,065 | |
9 | November 10 | Detroit Lions | W 24–21 | 4–5 | Memorial Stadium | 59,758 | |
10 | November 17 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 37–34 | 5–5 | Metropolitan Stadium | 33,136 | |
11 | November 24 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 16–17 | 5–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 48,555 | |
12 | December 1 | at Washington Redskins | W 36–20 | 6–6 | RFK Stadium | 44,006 | |
13 | December 8 | Minnesota Vikings | W 41–10 | 7–6 | Memorial Stadium | 54,122 | |
14 | December 15 | Los Angeles Rams | W 19–16 | 8–6 | Memorial Stadium | 52,834 | |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Chicago Bears | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 10–1–1 | 301 | 144 | W2 | |
Green Bay Packers | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 9–2–1 | 369 | 206 | W2 | |
Baltimore Colts | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 7–5 | 316 | 285 | W3 | |
Detroit Lions | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 326 | 265 | L1 | |
Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 309 | 390 | W1 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5–7 | 210 | 350 | L2 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 1–11 | 198 | 391 | L5 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
New York Giants | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 9–3 | 448 | 280 | W3 | |
Cleveland Browns | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 9–3 | 343 | 262 | W1 | |
St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–4 | 341 | 283 | L1 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 3 | .636 | 7–3–2 | 321 | 295 | L1 | |
Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–9 | 305 | 378 | W1 | |
Washington Redskins | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–10 | 279 | 398 | L3 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 10 | 2 | .167 | 2–8–2 | 242 | 381 | L2 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Season summary
[edit]Week 4 at Bears
[edit]Week Four: Baltimore Colts (1–2) at Chicago Bears (3–0)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: October 6, 1963
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 48,998
- Box Score
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See also
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