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{{Infobox NFL season
{{Infobox NFL season
| logo = 1954-Colts-mediaguide.jpg
| team = Baltimore Colts
| team = Baltimore Colts
| year = 1954
| year = 1954
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| division_place = 6th [[Eastern and Western Conferences (NFL) 1933–69|NFL Western]]
| division_place = 6th [[Eastern and Western Conferences (NFL) 1933–69|NFL Western]]
| owner = [[Carroll Rosenbloom]]
| 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]]
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| shortnavlink = Colts seasons
| shortnavlink = Colts seasons
}}
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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.
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 ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Week
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Game
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Opponent
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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Venue
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Venue
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Attendance
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Attendance
⚫
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Recap
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"| Sources
|-style="background:#fcc"
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 1
! 1
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| 0–1
| 0–1
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| 36,215<!--Pro Football Reference has this attendance incorrectly as 36,251.--->
| 36,215
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195409260clt.htm Recap]
| <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>
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-style="background:#cfc"
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! 2
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| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
| 27,088
| 27,088
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195410020clt.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 3
! 3
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| [[Wrigley Field]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| 27,845
| 27,845
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195410100chi.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 4
! 4
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| [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Briggs Stadium]]
| [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Briggs Stadium]]
| 48,272
| 48,272
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195410160det.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 5
! 5
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| 1–4
| 1–4
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
| 28,680 <!--PFR has this incorrectly as 23,566--->
| 28,680
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195410240clt.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 6
! 6
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| [[Griffith Stadium]]
| [[Griffith Stadium]]
| 23,566
| 23,566
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195410310was.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 7
! 7
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| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
| 25,287
| 25,287
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195411060clt.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 8
! 8
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| [[Milwaukee County Stadium]]
| [[Milwaukee County Stadium]]
| 19,786
| 19,786
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195411130gnb.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 9
! 9
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| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
| 23,093
| 23,093
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195411210clt.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-style="background:#cfc"
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! 10
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| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
| 23,875
| 23,875
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195411280clt.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 11
! 11
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| '''W''' 22–21
| '''W''' 22–21
| 3–8
| 3–8
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|L.A. Memorial Coliseum]]
| 30,744
| 30,744
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195412040ram.htm Recap]
|
|-style="background:#fcc"
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 12
! 12
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| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| 26,856
| 26,856
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195412110sfo.htm Recap]
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|-style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1954|border=2}}"
|
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|colspan="8"| '''Note:''' Intra-conference opponents are in '''bold''' text.
|-
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|colspan="10"| '''Note:''' Intra-conference opponents are in '''bold''' text.
|}
|}


===Standings===
===Standings===
{{1954 NFL Western 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}}

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


{{Indianapolis Colts}}
{{Indianapolis Colts}}

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

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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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