1970 Baltimore Colts

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
Uniform
Timeline
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.

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

AFC East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
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

External links

• 1970 Baltimore Colts article at Wikipedia