1953 Baltimore Colts season

1953 Baltimore Colts season
Head coach	Keith Molesworth
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	3–9
Division place	5th NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1953 Baltimore Colts season was the first season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1953 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses and finished fifth in the Western Conference. In 1953, a Baltimore-based group led by Carroll Rosenbloom won the rights to a new Baltimore franchise. Rosenbloom was granted an NFL team, and was awarded the holdings of the defunct Dallas Texans organization. The new team was named the Colts after the previous team that folded after the 1950 NFL season.

The 1953 Colts have the unusual distinction of having a losing record, despite having a league-leading 56 defensive takeaways.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 27, 1953	Chicago Bears	W 13–9	1–0	Memorial Stadium	23,715
2	October 3, 1953	Detroit Lions	L 17–27	1–1	Memorial Stadium	25,159
3	October 11, 1953	at Chicago Bears	W 16–14	2–1	Wrigley Field	35,316
4	October 18, 1953	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–37	2–2	City Stadium	18,713
5	October 25, 1953	Washington Redskins	W 27–17	3–2	Memorial Stadium	34,031
6	October 31, 1953	Green Bay Packers	L 24–35	3–3	Memorial Stadium	33,797
7	November 7, 1953	at Detroit Lions	L 7–17	3–4	Tiger Stadium	46,508
8	November 15, 1953	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–45	3–5	Shibe Park	27,813
9	November 22, 1953	Los Angeles Rams	L 13–21	3–6	Memorial Stadium	27,268
10	November 29, 1953	San Francisco 49ers	L 21–38	3–7	Memorial Stadium	26,005
11	December 5, 1953	at Los Angeles Rams	L 2–45	3–8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	26,696
12	December 13, 1953	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–45	3–9	Kezar Stadium	23,432

Standings

NFL Western
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	10	2	0	.833	271	205	W-6
San Francisco 49ers	9	3	0	.750	372	237	W-4
Los Angeles Rams	8	3	1	.727	366	236	W-2
Chicago Bears	3	8	1	.273	218	262	L-2
Baltimore Colts	3	9	0	.250	182	350	L-7
Green Bay Packers	2	9	1	.182	200	338	L-5

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry