1959 Baltimore Colts

1959 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach:	Weeb Ewbank
Home Field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	9–3
Place	1st NFL Western
Playoff Finish	Won NFL Championship (Giants) 31–16
Uniform
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1958	1960

The 1959 Baltimore Colts season was the seventh season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the NFL's 40th season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses and finished first in the Western Conference, and defeated the New York Giants, 31-16 in the NFL Championship Game, which was the rematch of the previous season's classic title game, for their second consecutive NFL World Championship.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 27	Detroit Lions	W 21–9	1–0	Memorial Stadium	55,588
2	October 3	Chicago Bears	L 21–26	1–1	Memorial Stadium	57,557
3	October 11	at Detroit Lions	W 31–24	2–1	Tiger Stadium	54,197
4	October 18	at Chicago Bears	W 21–7	3–1	Wrigley Field	48,430
5	October 25	Green Bay Packers	W 38–21	4–1	Memorial Stadium	57,557
6	November 1	Cleveland Browns	L 31–38	4–2	Memorial Stadium	57,557
7	November 8	at Washington Redskins	L 24–27	4–3	Griffith Stadium	32,773
8	November 15	at Green Bay Packers	W 28–24	5–3	Milwaukee County Stadium	25,521
9	November 22	San Francisco 49ers	W 45–14	6–3	Memorial Stadium	57,557
10	November 29	Los Angeles Rams	W 35–21	7–3	Memorial Stadium	57,557
11	December 5	at San Francisco 49ers	W 34–14	8–3	Kezar Stadium	59,075
12	December 12	at Los Angeles Rams	W 45–26	9–3	LA Coliseum	65,528

Standings

NFL Western
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	9	3	0	.750	374	251	W-5
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	252	196	W-7
San Francisco 49ers	7	5	0	.583	255	237	L-2
Green Bay Packers	7	5	0	.583	248	246	W-4
Detroit Lions	3	8	1	.273	203	275	L-1
Los Angeles Rams	2	10	0	.167	242	315	L-8

Postseason

The 1959 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 27, 1959 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. The game was a rematch of the 1958 championship game that went into overtime. The 1959 game was the 27th annual NFL championship game. The Colts beat the Giants 31–16, earning their second consecutive NFL Championship over the Giants.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Game Site	Attendance
NFL Championship	December 27	New York Giants	W 31–16	Memorial Stadium	57,545

Awards and honors

• Johnny Unitas, Bert Bell Award