1961 Baltimore Colts

The 1961 Baltimore Colts season was the ninth season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1961 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses and finished tied for third in the Western Conference with the Chicago Bears. There weren't any tiebreakers until 1967.

NFL Draft[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 17	Los Angeles Rams	W 27–24	1–0	Memorial Stadium	54,259
2	September 24	Detroit Lions	L 15–16	1–1	Memorial Stadium	54,259
3	October 1	Minnesota Vikings	W 34–33	2–1	Memorial Stadium	54,259
4	October 8	at Green Bay Packers	L 7–45	2–2	Lambeau Field	38,669
5	October 15	at Chicago Bears	L 10–24	2–3	Wrigley Field	48,719
6	October 22	at Detroit Lions	W 17–14	3–3	Tiger Stadium	53,016
7	October 29	Chicago Bears	L 20–21	3–4	Memorial Stadium	57,641
8	November 5	Green Bay Packers	W 45–21	4–4	Memorial Stadium	57,641
9	November 12	at Minnesota Vikings	L 20–28	4–5	Metropolitan Stadium	38,010
10	November 19	St. Louis Cardinals	W 16–0	5–5	Memorial Stadium	56,112
11	November 26	at Washington Redskins	W 27–6	6–5	D.C. Stadium	41,062
12	December 3	San Francisco 49ers	W 20–17	7–5	Memorial Stadium	57,641
13	December 9	at Los Angeles Rams	L 17–34	7–6	LA Coliseum	41,268
14	December 16	at San Francisco 49ers	W 27–24	8–6	Kezar Stadium	45,517