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1964 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach Don Shula
Home Field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 12–2
Place 1st NFL Western
Playoff Finish Lost NFL Championship (Browns) 27–0
Timeline
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1963 1965

The 1964 Baltimore Colts season was the 12th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1964 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses and finished first in the Western Conference.

The October 12 game, scheduled to be played at St. Louis, was shifted to Baltimore because of a conflict with the World Series.

NFL Draft[]

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site 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 LA 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

Standings[]

NFL Western
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 12 2 0 .857 428 225 W-1
Green Bay Packers 8 5 1 .615 342 245 T-1
Minnesota Vikings 8 5 1 .615 355 296 W-3
Detroit Lions 7 5 2 .583 280 260 W-2
Los Angeles Rams 5 7 2 .417 283 339 T-1
Chicago Bears 5 9 0 .357 260 379 L-2
San Francisco 49ers 4 10 0 .286 236 330 L-1

Postseason[]

After the Colts' 12–2 season they traveled to Cleveland to take on the Browns. This was the third championship game appearance since joining the NFL in 1953. In an uneventful first half the teams were tied with 0 at halftime. The Browns would then score 27 second half points in their 27–0 rout of the Colts.

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

Awards and honors[]

  • Johnny Unitas, Bert Bell Award[1]

Personel[]

Staff/Coaches[]

1964 Baltimore Colts staff
Front Office

Coaching Staff

Offensive Coaches

  • Receivers/Offensive Ends – Dick Bielski
  • Offensive Backs – Don McCafferty
  • Offensive Line Coach - John Sandusky
Defensive Coaches

Roster[]

1964 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  • 45 Jerry Hill
  • 33 Tony Lorick
  • 41 Tom Matte
  • 24 Lenny Moore

Wide Receivers

  • 82 Raymond Berry
  • 25 Alex Hawkins RB/WR
  • 28 Jimmy Orr
  • 87 Willie Richardson

Tight Ends

  • 88 John Mackey
  • 86 Butch wilson
Offensive Linemen
  • 77 Jim Parker T
  • 60 George Preas G/T
  • 71 Dan Sullivan G
  • 52 Dick Szymanski C
  • 72 Bob Vogel T
  • 66 Alex Sandusky G
  • 61 Lou Kirouac G/T/K

Defensive Linemen

  • 81 Ordell Braase DE
  • 89 Gino Marchetti DE
  • 76 Fred Miller DT
  • 74 Billy Ray Smith DT
  • 75 Guy Reese DT
  • 78 John Diehl DT
Linebackers
  • 35 Ted Davis
  • 55 Jackie Burkett
  • 66 Don Shinnick
  • 31 Steve Stonebreaker
  • 36 Bill Pellington

Defensive Backs

  • 40 Bobby Boyd CB
  • 30 Alvin Haymond CB
  • 20 Jerry Logan S
  • 43 Lenny Lyles CB
  • 26 Wendell Harris DB/K
  • 46 Jim Welch S
Special Teams
  • 75 Lou Michaels G/T/K
  • 32 Joe Don Looney RB/KR

Reserve Lists

  • None - vacant

Practice Squad

  • None - vacant
  • Note: rookies in italics

References[]