1964 Baltimore Colts

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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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.

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

Personel

Staff/Coaches

1964 Baltimore Colts staff
Front Office Owner/President and Treasurer –Carroll Rosenbloom General Manager – Red Kellett Coaching Staff Head Coach – Don Shula Offensive Coaches Receivers/Offensive Ends – Dick Bielski Offensive Backs – Don McCafferty Offensive Line Coach - John Sandusky		Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator - Charley Winner Defensive Line - Bill Arnsparger Defensive Backfield – Chuck Noll Linebackers Coach – Don Shula

Roster

1964 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks 19 Johnny Unitas 15 Gary Cuozzo 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