1970 Baltimore Colts

1970 Baltimore Colts season
	1970 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach:	Don McCafferty
Home Field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	11–2–1
Place	1st AFC East
Playoff Finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (Bengals) 17–0; Won Conference Championship (Raiders) 27–17; Won Super Bowl V (Cowboys) 16–13
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Previous Season	Next Season
1969	1971

The 1970 Baltimore Colts season was the 18th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1970 season with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie. They won the AFC East. The Colts finished their season in Miami with a Super Bowl victory over the Cowboys, their first Super Bowl title and 4th championship overall.

NFL Draft

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 20	at San Diego Chargers	W 16–14	1–0	San Diego Stadium	47,782
2	September 28	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–44	1–1	Memorial Stadium	53,911
3	October 4	at Boston Patriots	W 14–6	2–1	Harvard Stadium	38,235
4	October 11	at Houston Oilers	W 24–20	3–1	Astrodome	48,050
5	October 18	at New York Jets	W 29–22	4–1	Shea Stadium	63,301
6	October 25	Boston Patriots	W 27–3	5–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
7	November 1	Miami Dolphins	W 35–0	6–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
8	November 9	at Green Bay Packers	W 13–10	7–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	48,063
9	November 15	Buffalo Bills	T 17–17	7–1–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
10	November 22	at Miami Dolphins	L 17–34	7–2–1	Miami Orange Bowl	67,699
11	November 29	Chicago Bears	W 21–20	8–2–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
12	December 6	Philadelphia Eagles	W 29–10	9–2–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
13	December 13	at Buffalo Bills	W 20–14	10–2–1	War Memorial Stadium	34,346
14	December 19	New York Jets	W 35–20	11–2–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240

Standings

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
AFC East
Baltimore Colts	11	2	1	.846	321	234
Miami Dolphins	10	4	0	.714	297	228
New York Jets	4	10	0	.286	255	286
Buffalo Bills	3	10	1	.231	204	337
Boston Patriots	2	12	0	.143	149	361

Postseason

The team made it to the playoffs as the No. 1 seed and hosted the Cincinnati Bengals in the divisional round. The Colts relied on their defense that carried them all season to best the Bengals 17–0, holding Cincinnati to only 139 total yards. The Colts would next host Oakland Raiders for the AFC Championship Game. The Colts jumped out to an early lead over the Raiders, 10–0 at halftime. Oakland came back to tie it up early in the 3rd quarter. The Colts would respond with a Jim O'Brien field goal and a second Bulaich touchdown. Johnny Unitas extended the lead with a 68-yard touchdown pass to Ray Perkins that made the score 27–17. The Colts would seal the win with an interception in the end zone. The Colts made it to the Super Bowl for the second time in franchise history and played the Dallas Cowboys for the right to be champions. Johnny Unitas threw a pass that was tipped twice before John Mackey caught it for a 75-yard score. Unitas was injured and Earl Morrall completed a sloppy and turnover-filled game. Following an interception by Mike Curtis, Jim O'Brien kicked the game-winning 32-yard field goal, giving Baltimore a 16–13 lead with 5 seconds left in the game and the victory.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Game Site	Attendance
Divisional	December 26	Cincinnati Bengals (4)	W 17–0	Memorial Stadium	51,127
AFC Championship	January 2	Oakland Raiders (3)	W 27–17	Memorial Stadium	56,368
Super Bowl V	January 17	Dallas Cowboys (3)	W 16–13	Miami Orange Bowl	80,055

Personnel

Staff/Coaches

1970 Baltimore Colts staff

Front Office

Owner/President and Treasurer – Carroll Rosenbloom
General Manager – Don Klosterman

Coaching Staff

Head Coach – Don McCafferty

Offensive Coaches

Receivers/Offensive Ends – Dick Bielski
Offensive Coordinator – John Idzik
Offensive Line Coach - Lou Rymkus

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line - John Sandusky
Defensive Backfield – Bobby Boyd
Linebackers Coach – Hank Bullough

Final roster

1970 Baltimore Colts roster

Quarterbacks

15 Earl Morrall
19 Johnny Unitas

Running Backs

36 Norm Bulaich
48 Larry Conjar
45 Jerry Hill
23 Jack Maitland
41 Tom Matte
34 Tom Nowatzke

Wide Receivers

17 Sam Havrilak
45 Jerry Hill
33 Eddie Hinton
87 Roy Jefferson
28 Jimmy Orr
27 Ray Perkins

Tight Ends

88 John Mackey
84 Tom Mitchell

Offensive Linemen

73 Sam Ball T
50 Bill Curry C
61 Cornelius Johnson G
68 Dennis Nelson T
62 Glenn Ressler G
71 Dan Sullivan G
72 Bob Vogel T
65 John Williams G

Defensive Linemen

65 Jim Bailey DT
85 Roy Hilton DE
76 Fred Miller DT
81 Billy Newsome DE
74 Billy Ray Smith DT
78 Bubba Smith DE
60 George Wright DT

Linebackers

32 Mike Curtis
51 Bob Grant
83 Ted Hendricks
56 Ray May
52 Robbie Nichols

Defensive Backs

40 Bobby Boyd CB
35 Jim Duncan CB-KR
25 Tom Curtis SS
20 Jerry Logan S
42 Tommy Maxwell CB
47 Charlie Stukes CB
21 Rick Volk S

Special Teams

30 Ron Gardin PR-CB
54 Tom Goode LS
49 David Lee P
80 Jim O'Brien K

Reserve Lists

None - vacant

Practice/Taxi squad

None - vacant

Note: Rookies in italics

References

External links

1970 Baltimore Colts article at Wikipedia