1966 Baltimore Colts

1966 Baltimore Colts season
Team Owner:	Carroll Rosenbloom
Team President:	Carroll Rosenbloom
Head Coach:	Don Shula
Home Field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	9–5
Place	2nd NFL Western
Playoff Finish	Won Playoff Bowl
Uniform
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1965	1967

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.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	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 week
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	LA 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

Standings

NFL Western
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	12	2	0	.857	335	163	W-5
Baltimore Colts	9	5	0	.643	314	226	W-1
Los Angeles Rams	8	6	0	.571	289	212	L-1
San Francisco 49ers	6	6	2	.500	320	325	L-1
Chicago Bears	5	7	2	.417	234	272	W-1
Detroit Lions	4	9	1	.308	206	317	L-3
Minnesota Vikings	4	9	1	.308	206	304	L-1

Playoff Bowl

Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
January 8, 1967	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–14	Miami Orange Bowl	58,088

Personnel

Staff/Coaches

1966 Baltimore Colts staff
Front Office Owner/President and Treasurer –Carroll Rosenbloom Vice President/General Manager – Joe Campanella 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/Defensive Line - Bill Arnsparger Defensive Backfield – Chuck Noll Linebackers Coach – Don Shula

Roster

1966 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks 15 Gary Cuozzo 19 Johnny Unitas Running Backs 44 Gerry Allen 45 Jerry Hill 33 Tony Lorick 41 Tom Matte 24 Lenny Moore Wide Receivers 82 Raymond Berry 28 Jimmy Orr 87 Willie Richardson Tight Ends 88 John Mackey 86 Butch Wilson		Offensive Linemen 77 Jim Parker T 62 Glenn Ressler G 71 Dan Sullivan G 52 Dick Szymanski C 72 Bob Vogel T Defensive Linemen 81 Ordell Braase DE 85 Roy Hilton DE 76 Fred Miller DT 83 Andy Stynchula DT 74 Billy Ray Smith DT		Linebackers 55 Jackie Burkett 32 Mike Curtis 53 Dennis Gaubatz 66 Don Shinnick 31 Steve Stonebreaker Defensive_backs 40 Bobby Boyd CB 30 Alvin Haymond CB 20 Jerry Logan S 43 Lenny Lyles CB 46 Jim Welch S		Special Teams 49 David Lee P 75 Lou Michaels K Reserve Lists None - vacant Practice/Taxi Squad None - vacant Note: rookies in italics