1966 Baltimore Colts season

1966 Baltimore Colts season
OwnerCarroll Rosenbloom
General managerDon "Red" Kellett
Head coachDon Shula
Home fieldMemorial Stadium
Local radioWCBM
Results
Record9–5
Division place2nd NFL Western
Playoff finishWon NFL Playoff Bowl
(vs. Eagles) 20–14
Pro BowlersDE Ordell Braase, CB Lenny Lyles, TE John Mackey, QB Johnny Unitas
AP All-ProsTE John Mackey

The 1966 Baltimore Colts season was the 14th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1966 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses and finished second in the Western Conference.

Personnel

Staff/coaches

1966 Baltimore Colts staff
Front office

Coaching staff

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Roster

1966 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

  • 34 Bob Baldwin FB

Wide receivers (WR)

  • 47 Al Snyder

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 10 at Green Bay Packers L 3–24 0–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,650
2 September 18 at Minnesota Vikings W 38–23 1–1 Metropolitan Stadium 47,426
3 September 25 San Francisco 49ers W 36–14 2–1 Memorial Stadium 56,715
4 Bye
5 October 9 at Chicago Bears L 17–27 2–2 Wrigley Field 47,452
6 October 16 Detroit Lions W 45–14 3–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238
7 October 23 Minnesota Vikings W 20–17 4–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238
8 October 30 at Los Angeles Rams W 17–3 5–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,898
9 November 6 Washington Redskins W 37–10 6–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238
10 November 13 at Atlanta Falcons W 19–7 7–2 Atlanta Stadium 58,850
11 November 20 at Detroit Lions L 14–20 7–3 Tiger Stadium 52,383
12 November 27 Los Angeles Rams L 7–23 7–4 Memorial Stadium 60,238
13 December 4 Chicago Bears W 21–16 8–4 Memorial Stadium 60,238
14 December 10 Green Bay Packers L 10–14 8–5 Memorial Stadium 60,238
15 December 18 at San Francisco 49ers W 30–14 9–5 Kezar Stadium 40,005
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 12 2 0 .857 10–2 335 163 W5
Baltimore Colts 9 5 0 .643 7–5 314 226 W1
Los Angeles Rams 8 6 0 .571 6–6 289 212 L1
San Francisco 49ers 6 6 2 .500 5–5–2 320 325 L1
Chicago Bears 5 7 2 .417 4–6–2 234 272 W1
Detroit Lions 4 9 1 .308 3–8–1 206 317 L3
Minnesota Vikings 4 9 1 .308 4–7–1 292 304 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Game summaries

Week 3: vs San Francisco 49ers

Week Three: San Francisco 49ers (0–0–1) at Baltimore Colts (1–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 7 0 0714
Colts 6 10 61436

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: September 25
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 5: at Chicago Bears

Week Five: Baltimore Colts (2–1) at Chicago Bears (1–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 3 7717
Bears 10 0 10727

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: Sunday, October 9
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), wind 12 mph
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 6 vs Detroit Lions

Week Six: Detroit Lions (2–3) at Baltimore Colts (2–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 0 7714
Colts 7 17 71445

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore

  • Date: October 16
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 14: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Fourteen: Green Bay Packers (10–2) at Baltimore Colts (8–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Packers 7 0 0714
Colts 0 10 0010

at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: Saturday, December 10
  • Game weather: 21 °F (−6 °C)
  • Box Score
Game information

Quarterback Zeke Bratkowski, in relief of Bart Starr, who suffered a muscle spasm in the first half, directed an 80-yard drive in the fourth quarter that resulted in a go-ahead touchdown run by Elijah Pitts for the Packers. John Unitas then led the Colts to the Green Bay 15, but there lost a fumble which came to be known as the 'Million Dollar Fumble', to secure the Packers' win that clinched the Western Conference title for Green Bay.[1]

Playoff Bowl

Main article: Playoff Bowl
Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
Playoff Bowl January 8, 1967 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–14 1–0 Miami Orange Bowl 58,088

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See also

References

  1. ^ "THE $1,000,000 FUMBLE". Sports Illustrated. December 19, 1966.
  2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369