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{{short description|2nd season in franchise history}}
{{Infobox NFL_season
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{{Infobox NFL season
| logo = 1954-Colts-mediaguide.jpg
| team = Baltimore Colts
| team = Baltimore Colts
| year = 1954
| year = 1954
| record = 3-9
| record = 3–9
| division_place = 6th [[Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69|NFL Western]]
| division_place = 6th [[Eastern and Western Conferences (NFL) 1933–69|NFL Western]]
| owner = [[Carroll Rosenbloom]]
| general manager = [[Red Kellett|Don "Red" Kellett]]
| coach = [[Weeb Ewbank]]
| coach = [[Weeb Ewbank]]
| stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| stadium = [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| playoffs = ''did not qualify''
| playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| shortnavlink = Colts seasons
}}
}}
The '''[[1954 NFL season|1954]] [[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] [[Indianapolis Colts seasons|season]]''' was the 2<sup>nd</sup> season for the team in the [[National Football League]]. The Baltimore Colts finished the [[National Football League]]'s 1954 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses and finished sixth in the Western Conference.
The '''[[1954 NFL season|1954]] [[Baltimore Colts]] season''' was the second season for the team in the [[National Football League]]. The Baltimore Colts finished the [[National Football League]]'s 1954 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses and finished sixth in the Western Conference. This was the first season that the Horseshoes appeared on the helmet. For the first two seasons (1954 & 55), the horseshoes were white and they were located on the back of an all blue helmet. In 1956 the color of the helmet change to White while the Horseshoes became blue. It wasn't until 1957 when the Colts received their most famous helmet design that's still in use to this day, a white helmet with a blue stripe down the middle and a blue horseshoe on either side.

[[File:Rams-vs-Colts-program-541204.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Program for the Colts' December 4 game in Los Angeles against the Rams.]]


== Regular season ==
== Regular season ==

=== Schedule ===
=== Schedule ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Game
! Week
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Date
! Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Opponent
! Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Result
! Result
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Record
! Record
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Venue
! Game Site
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Attendance
|-bgcolor="#ffdddd"
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Recap
| 1
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Sources
| [[September 26]], [[1954]]
|-style="background:#fcc"
| '''[[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]]'''
! 1
| '''L''' 0-48
| September 26
| 0-1
| '''[[1954 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]'''
| '''L''' 0–48
| 0–1
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| 36,215<!--Pro Football Reference has this attendance incorrectly as 36,251.--->
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195409260clt.htm Recap]
| 2
| <ref>Cameron C. Snyder, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-rams-beat-colts-480/160427711/ "Rams Beat Colts, 48–0, in League Opener at Stadium: Employ 'Sleeper' Pass to Score on First Play of Game Before 36,215,"] ''Baltimore Sun,'' Sept. 27, 1954, pp. 15, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-rams-defeat-colts-48/160427940/ 17].</ref><ref>Walter Taylor, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-sun-colt-shifts-hinted-after/160428992/ "Colt Shifts Hinted After Rout by Rams,"] ''Baltimore Evening Sun,'' Sept. 27, 1954, p. 23.</ref><ref>Maxwell Stiles, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-mirror-rejuvenated-rams-face/160428134/ "Rejuvenated Rams Face 'Must' Win Over 49ers,"] ''Los Angeles Mirror,'' Sept. 27, 1954, sports pp. 1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-mirror-49ers-next-for-la-ju/160428299/ 4].</ref><ref>Art Rense, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-ailing-rams-plaster-colts-48/160428553/ "Ailing Rams Plaster Colts, 48 to 0: Cripples Look Great Taming Baltimore,"] ''Los Angeles Daily News'', Sept. 27, 1954, pp. 29, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-rams-shake-injuries-drub-co/160428744/ 31].</ref>
| [[October 2]], [[1954]]
|-style="background:#cfc"
| '''[[New York Giants]]'''
! 2
| '''W''' 20-14
| October 2
| 1-1
| '''[[1954 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]'''
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| '''W''' 20–14
|-bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 3
| 1–1
| Memorial Stadium
| [[October 10]], [[1954]]
| 27,088
| at [[Chicago Bears]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195410020clt.htm Recap]
| '''L''' 9-28
| 1-2
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 3
| October 10
| at '''[[1954 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]'''
| '''L''' 9–28
| 1–2
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| 27,845
|-bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195410100chi.htm Recap]
| 4
|
| [[October 16]], [[1954]]
|-style="background:#fcc"
| at [[Detroit Lions]]
! 4
| '''L''' 0-35
| October 16
| 1-3
| [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]]
| at '''[[1954 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]'''
| '''L''' 0–35
|-bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 5
| 1–3
| [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Briggs Stadium]]
| [[October 24]], [[1954]]
| 48,272
| '''[[Green Bay Packers]]'''
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195410160det.htm Recap]
| '''L''' 6-7
| 1-4
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
! 5
|-bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| October 24
| 6
| '''[[1954 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
| [[October 31]], [[1954]]
| '''L''' 6–7
| at [[Washington Redskins]]
| 1–4
| '''L''' 21-24
| Memorial Stadium
| 1-5
| 28,680 <!--PFR has this incorrectly as 23,566--->
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195410240clt.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 6
| October 31
| at [[1954 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]
| '''L''' 21–24
| 1–5
| [[Griffith Stadium]]
| [[Griffith Stadium]]
| 23,566
|-bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195410310was.htm Recap]
| 7
|
| [[November 6]], [[1954]]
|-style="background:#fcc"
| '''[[Detroit Lions]]'''
! 7
| '''L''' 3-27
| 1-6
| November 6
| '''[[1954 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]'''
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| '''L''' 3–27
|-bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| 8
| 1–6
| Memorial Stadium
| [[November 13]], [[1954]]
| 25,287
| at [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195411060clt.htm Recap]
| '''L''' 13-24
| 1-7
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
| [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]]
! 8
|-bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| November 13
| 9
| at '''[[1954 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
| [[November 21]], [[1954]]
| '''[[Chicago Bears]]'''
| '''L''' 13–24
| 1–7
| '''L''' 13-28
| [[Milwaukee County Stadium]]
| 1-8
| 19,786
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195411130gnb.htm Recap]
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 10
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
| [[November 28]], [[1954]]
! 9
| '''[[San Francisco 49ers]]'''
| November 21
| '''W''' 17-13
| '''[[1954 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]'''
| 2-8
| '''L''' 13–28
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| 1–8
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| Memorial Stadium
| 11
| 23,093
| [[December 4]], [[1954]]
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195411210clt.htm Recap]
| at [[St. Louis Rams|Los Angeles Rams]]
|
| '''W''' 22-21
|-style="background:#cfc"
| 3-8
! 10
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| November 28
|-bgcolor="#ffdddd"
| '''[[1954 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]'''
| 12
| '''W''' 17–13
| [[December 11]], [[1954]]
| 2–8
| at [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Memorial Stadium
| '''L''' 7-10
| 3-9
| 23,875
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195411280clt.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 11
| December 4
| at '''[[1954 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]'''
| '''W''' 22–21
| 3–8
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|L.A. Memorial Coliseum]]
| 30,744
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195412040ram.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 12
| December 11
| at '''[[1954 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]'''
| '''L''' 7–10
| 3–9
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| 26,856
|}
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195412110sfo.htm Recap]

|
==Division standings==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
|-
|colspan="10"| '''Note:''' Intra-conference opponents are in '''bold''' text.
! colspan="8" style="background-color: #FFCBCB;" align="center" valign="middle" | [[Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69|NFL Western]]
|-
!
! W
! L
! T
! PCT
! PF
! PA
! STK
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| [[1954 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]
| align="center" | 9
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | .818
| align="center" | 337
| align="center" | 189
| align="center" | W-1
|-
| [[1954 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | .667
| align="center" | 301
| align="center" | 279
| align="center" | W-4
|-
| [[1954 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]
| align="center" | 7
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | .636
| align="center" | 313
| align="center" | 251
| align="center" | W-2
|-
| [[1954 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | .545
| align="center" | 314
| align="center" | 285
| align="center" | W-1
|-
| [[1954 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 8
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | .333
| align="center" | 234
| align="center" | 251
| align="center" | L-4
|-
| [[1954 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]]
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 9
| align="center" | 0
| align="center" | .250
| align="center" | 131
| align="center" | 279
| align="center" | L-1
|}
|}

===Standings===
{{1954 NFL Western standings}}
{{1954 NFL Eastern standings}}

==Roster==

[[File:1954-colts-teamphoto.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Official team photo of the 1954 Baltimore Colts.]]


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[History of the Indianapolis Colts]]
*[[History of the Indianapolis Colts]]

*[[Indianapolis Colts seasons]]
==References==
*[[Colts-Patriots rivalry]]
{{reflist}}
*[[Chiefs-Colts rivalry]]

==External links==
* [https://archive.org/details/WMARsIV3001 "Colts v. Los Angeles Rams, Sept. 26, 1954,"] WMAR-TV, Baltimore, via Internet Archive <small>(Video)</small>


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Latest revision as of 10:17, 9 December 2024

1954 Baltimore Colts season
OwnerCarroll Rosenbloom
General managerDon "Red" Kellett
Head coachWeeb Ewbank
Home fieldMemorial Stadium
Results
Record3–9
Division place6th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1954 Baltimore Colts season was the second season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1954 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses and finished sixth in the Western Conference. This was the first season that the Horseshoes appeared on the helmet. For the first two seasons (1954 & 55), the horseshoes were white and they were located on the back of an all blue helmet. In 1956 the color of the helmet change to White while the Horseshoes became blue. It wasn't until 1957 when the Colts received their most famous helmet design that's still in use to this day, a white helmet with a blue stripe down the middle and a blue horseshoe on either side.

Program for the Colts' December 4 game in Los Angeles against the Rams.

Regular season

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Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 26 Los Angeles Rams L 0–48 0–1 Memorial Stadium 36,215 Recap [1][2][3][4]
2 October 2 New York Giants W 20–14 1–1 Memorial Stadium 27,088 Recap
3 October 10 at Chicago Bears L 9–28 1–2 Wrigley Field 27,845 Recap
4 October 16 at Detroit Lions L 0–35 1–3 Briggs Stadium 48,272 Recap
5 October 24 Green Bay Packers L 6–7 1–4 Memorial Stadium 28,680 Recap
6 October 31 at Washington Redskins L 21–24 1–5 Griffith Stadium 23,566 Recap
7 November 6 Detroit Lions L 3–27 1–6 Memorial Stadium 25,287 Recap
8 November 13 at Green Bay Packers L 13–24 1–7 Milwaukee County Stadium 19,786 Recap
9 November 21 Chicago Bears L 13–28 1–8 Memorial Stadium 23,093 Recap
10 November 28 San Francisco 49ers W 17–13 2–8 Memorial Stadium 23,875 Recap
11 December 4 at Los Angeles Rams W 22–21 3–8 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 30,744 Recap
12 December 11 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–10 3–9 Kezar Stadium 26,856 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 9 2 1 .818 8–2 337 189 W1
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 301 279 W4
San Francisco 49ers 7 4 1 .636 5–4–1 313 251 W2
Los Angeles Rams 6 5 1 .545 4–5–1 314 285 W1
Green Bay Packers 4 8 0 .333 3–7 234 251 L4
Baltimore Colts 3 9 0 .250 2–8 131 279 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 3 0 .750 8–2 336 162 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 7 4 1 .636 7–3 284 230 W1
New York Giants 7 5 0 .583 7–3 293 184 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 7 0 .417 4–6 219 263 L2
Washington Redskins 3 9 0 .250 2–8 207 432 W1
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 2–8 183 347 L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

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Official team photo of the 1954 Baltimore Colts.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Cameron C. Snyder, "Rams Beat Colts, 48–0, in League Opener at Stadium: Employ 'Sleeper' Pass to Score on First Play of Game Before 36,215," Baltimore Sun, Sept. 27, 1954, pp. 15, 17.
  2. ^ Walter Taylor, "Colt Shifts Hinted After Rout by Rams," Baltimore Evening Sun, Sept. 27, 1954, p. 23.
  3. ^ Maxwell Stiles, "Rejuvenated Rams Face 'Must' Win Over 49ers," Los Angeles Mirror, Sept. 27, 1954, sports pp. 1, 4.
  4. ^ Art Rense, "Ailing Rams Plaster Colts, 48 to 0: Cripples Look Great Taming Baltimore," Los Angeles Daily News, Sept. 27, 1954, pp. 29, 31.
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