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=== Schedule ===
=== Schedule ===
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|-
|-
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! Week
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1964|border=2}}"| Date
! Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1964|border=2}}"| Opponent
! Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1964|border=2}}"| Result
! Result
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1964|border=2}}"| Record
! Record
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1964|border=2}}"| Venue
! Game Site
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Baltimore Colts|year=1964|border=2}}"| Attendance
! Attendance
|-style="background:#fcc"
|-bgcolor="#ffdddd"
! 1
| align=center|1
| September 13
| September 13
| at [[1964 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]
| at '''[[1964 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]'''
| L 24–34
| '''L''' 24–34
| align=center|0–1
| 0–1
| [[Metropolitan Stadium]]
| [[Metropolitan Stadium]]
| 35,563
| <div style="text-align: center;">35,563</div>
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
! 2
| align=center|2
| September 20
| September 20
| at [[1964 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]
| at '''[[1964 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
| W 21–20
| '''W''' 21–20
| align=center|1–1
| 1–1
| [[Lambeau Field]]
| [[Lambeau Field]]
| 42,327
| <div style="text-align: center;">42,327</div>
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
! 3
| align=center|3
| September 27
| September 27
| [[1964 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
| '''[[1964 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]'''
| W 52–0
| '''W''' 52–0
| align=center|2–1
| 2–1
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| 56,537
| <div style="text-align: center;">56,537</div>
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
! 4
| align=center|4
| October 4
| October 4
| [[1964 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]
| '''[[1964 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]'''
| W 35–20
| '''W''' 35–20
| align=center|3–1
| 3–1
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
| 56,537
| <div style="text-align: center;">56,537</div>
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
! 5
| align=center|5
| October 12
| October 12
| [[1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|St. Louis Cardinals]]
| [[1964 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|St. Louis Cardinals]]
| W 47–27
| '''W''' 47–27
| align=center|4–1
| 4–1
| Memorial Stadium ^
| Memorial Stadium^
| 60,213
| <div style="text-align: center;">60,213</div>
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
! 6
| align=center|6
| October 18
| October 18
| Green Bay Packers
| '''[[1964 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
| W 24–21
| '''W''' 24–21
| align=center|5–1
| 5–1
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
| 60,213
| <div style="text-align: center;">60,213</div>
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
! 7
| align=center|7
| October 25
| October 25
| at [[1964 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]
| at '''[[1964 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]'''
| W 34–0
| '''W''' 34–0
| align=center|6–1
| 6–1
| [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]]
| [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]]
| 57,814
| <div style="text-align: center;">57,814</div>
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
! 8
| align=center|8
| November 1
| November 1
| [[1964 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]
| '''[[1964 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]'''
| W 37–7
| '''W''' 37–7
| align=center|7–1
| 7–1
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
| 60,213
| <div style="text-align: center;">60,213</div>
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
! 9
| align=center|9
| November 8
| November 8
| at Chicago Bears
| at '''[[1964 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]'''
| W 40–24
| '''W''' 40–24
| align=center|8–1
| 8–1
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| 47,891
| <div style="text-align: center;">47,891</div>
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
! 10
| align=center|10
| November 15
| November 15
| Minnesota Vikings
| '''[[1964 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]'''
| W 17–14
| '''W''' 17–14
| align=center|9–1
| 9–1
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
| 60,213
| <div style="text-align: center;">60,213</div>
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
! 11
| align=center|11
| November 22
| November 22
| at Los Angeles Rams
| at '''[[1964 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]'''
| W 24–7
| '''W''' 24–7
| align=center|10–1
| 10–1
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| 72,137
| <div style="text-align: center;">72,137</div>
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
! 12
| align=center|12
| November 29
| November 29
| at San Francisco 49ers
| at '''[[1964 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]'''
| W 14–3
| '''W''' 14–3
| align=center|11–1
| 11–1
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| 33,642
| <div style="text-align: center;">33,642</div>
|-style="background:#fcc"
|-bgcolor="#ffdddd"
! 13
| align=center|13
| December 6
| December 6
| Detroit Lions
| '''[[1964 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]'''
| L 14–31
| '''L''' 14–31
| align=center|11–2
| 11–2
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
| 60,213
| <div style="text-align: center;">60,213</div>
|-style="background:#cfc"
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
! 14
| align=center|14
| December 13
| December 13
| [[1964 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]
| [[1964 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]
| W 45–17
| '''W''' 45–17
| align=center|12–2
| 12–2
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
| 60,213
| <div style="text-align: center;">60,213</div>
|}
|}
^ The game with the Cardinals in week 5 was scheduled to be played at St. Louis, but was shifted to Baltimore when the baseball [[1964 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] reached the [[1964 World Series|World Series]], preempting football use of [[Sportsman's Park|Busch Stadium]] during the Series.
^ The game with the Cardinals in week 5 was scheduled to be played at St. Louis, but was shifted to Baltimore when the baseball [[1964 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]] reached the [[1964 World Series|World Series]], preempting football use of [[Sportsman's Park|Busch Stadium]] during the Series.
'''Note:''' Intra-conference opponents are in '''bold''' text.


=== Season summary ===
=== Season summary ===

Revision as of 13:53, 25 June 2021

1964 Baltimore Colts season
OwnerCarroll Rosenbloom
Head coachDon Shula
Home fieldMemorial Stadium
Results
Record12–2
Division place1st NFL Western
Playoff finishLost NFL Championship (at Browns) 0–27

The 1964 Baltimore Colts season was the 12th season for the team in the National Football League. The Colts finished the regular season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses and finished first in the Western Conference.[1][2] It was their first conference title since 1959, clinched on November 22 with three games remaining.[3]

After an opening loss at Minnesota,[4] the Colts won eleven straight,[5] dropped a home game in December to Detroit,[6] then easily won the finale with Washington.[7]

Baltimore met the Cleveland Browns (10–3–1) of the Eastern Conference in the NFL Championship Game in Cleveland, won by the underdog Browns, 27–0.[8][9][10]

Personnel

Staff/Coaches

194 Baltimore Colts staff
Front Office

Coaching Staff

Offensive Coaches

Defensive Coaches
Source:[1][2]

Roster

1964 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}}

Special teams

Reserve None - vacant
Rookies in italics

Regular season

Main article: 1964 NFL season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 13 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–34 0–1 Metropolitan Stadium 35,563
2 September 20 at Green Bay Packers W 21–20 1–1 Lambeau Field 42,327
3 September 27 Chicago Bears W 52–0 2–1 Memorial Stadium 56,537
4 October 4 Los Angeles Rams W 35–20 3–1 Memorial Stadium 56,537
5 October 12 St. Louis Cardinals W 47–27 4–1 Memorial Stadium^ 60,213
6 October 18 Green Bay Packers W 24–21 5–1 Memorial Stadium 60,213
7 October 25 at Detroit Lions W 34–0 6–1 Tiger Stadium 57,814
8 November 1 San Francisco 49ers W 37–7 7–1 Memorial Stadium 60,213
9 November 8 at Chicago Bears W 40–24 8–1 Wrigley Field 47,891
10 November 15 Minnesota Vikings W 17–14 9–1 Memorial Stadium 60,213
11 November 22 at Los Angeles Rams W 24–7 10–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 72,137
12 November 29 at San Francisco 49ers W 14–3 11–1 Kezar Stadium 33,642
13 December 6 Detroit Lions L 14–31 11–2 Memorial Stadium 60,213
14 December 13 Washington Redskins W 45–17 12–2 Memorial Stadium 60,213

^ The game with the Cardinals in week 5 was scheduled to be played at St. Louis, but was shifted to Baltimore when the baseball Cardinals reached the World Series, preempting football use of Busch Stadium during the Series. Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1 at Vikings

Week 2 at Packers

See also: 1964 Green Bay Packers season
Baltimore Colts (0–1) at Green Bay Packers (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 14 0021
Packers 7 6 7020

at New City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 20
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,327
  • Box Score
Game information

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 12 2 0 .857 10–2 428 225 W1
Green Bay Packers[a] 8 5 1 .615 6–5–1 342 245 T1
Minnesota Vikings 8 5 1 .615 6–5–1 355 296 W3
Detroit Lions 7 5 2 .583 6–4–2 280 260 W2
Los Angeles Rams 5 7 2 .417 3–7–2 283 339 T1
Chicago Bears 5 9 0 .357 5–7 260 379 L2
San Francisco 49ers 4 10 0 .286 3–9 236 330 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
  1. ^ Green Bay was awarded the Playoff Bowl berth from the Western Conference
    by outscoring Minnesota 65–37 in their two meetings.

Postseason

Main article: 1964 NFL Championship Game

After Baltimore's 12–2 regular season, they traveled to Cleveland to take on the Browns (10–3–1) for the NFL title on December 27. The host team was alternated between the conferences, Eastern in even-numbered seasons and Western in the odd-numbered. This was the third championship game appearance for the Colts since joining the NFL in 1953, and they entered the game as seven-point favorites.[11][12] Both teams had two weeks to prepare: the first half was uneventful and scoreless, but the home underdog Browns scored seventeen points in the third quarter in their 27–0 rout of the Colts.

Playoff Round Date Opponent Result Game Site Attendance
Championship December 27, 1964 at Cleveland Browns L 0–27 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
79,544

1964 NFL Championship Game: at Cleveland Browns

1964 NFL Championship Game: Cleveland Browns 27, Baltimore Colts 0
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 000
Browns 0 0 171027

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Shula, Don; Maule, Tex (January 11, 1965). "How the Colts met triumph — and disaster". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
  2. ^ a b Shula, Don; Maule, Tex (January 18, 1965). "The road to the title in the West". Sports Illustrated. p. 42.
  3. ^ "Colts jar Rams, 24-7, to clinch Western title". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 23, 1964. p. 4, part 2.
  4. ^ "Vikings, 34-24". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 14, 1964. p. 3B.
  5. ^ "Colts edge fumbling Frisco". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 30, 1964. p. 3B.
  6. ^ "Lions smash Baltimore, 31-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 7, 1964. p. 3B.
  7. ^ "Moore, Berry break records". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 14, 1964. p. 3B.
  8. ^ Johnson, Chuck (December 28, 1964). "Browns play best game of year, Colts their worst - result: 27-0". Milwaukee Journal. p. 10, part 2.
  9. ^ "Cleveland Browns blank Colts for NFL title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 28, 1964. p. 7.
  10. ^ "Cleveland wallops Baltimore, 27-0". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 28, 1964. p. 1D.
  11. ^ "Moore, Unitas lead Colts". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 27, 1964. p. 4B.
  12. ^ Taylor, Jim (December 27, 1964). "Colts seven-point favorites". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. F1.
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2010-06-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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