1958 Baltimore Colts season

6th season in franchise history; first playoff appearance and NFL Championship win November 2013 March 2026 Baltimore Colts 1958 9–3 1st NFL Western Carroll Rosenbloom Don "Red" Kellett Weeb Ewbank Memorial Stadium Won NFL Championship(at Giants) 23–17 (OT Overtime) Colts seasons thumb|Baltimore Memorial Stadium 1958 The 1958 Baltimore Colts season was the sixth season for the team in the National Football League. The Colts finished the 1958 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses to win their first Western Conference title. They won their first league title in the NFL championship game, which ended in overtime with a touchdown by fullback Alan Ameche.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nnxRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7348%2C4206836 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Colts win 23-17 in overtime December 29, 1958 4, part 2 May 1, 2016 October 25, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20160501034402/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nnxRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7348,4206836 dead https://www.si.com/vault/1959/01/05/668467/the-best-football-game-ever-played Sports Illustrated Maule Tex Tex Maule The best football game ever played January 5, 1959 8 Regular season Schedule 1958 NFL season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 28 Detroit Lions W 28–15 1–0 Memorial Stadium 48,377 2 October 4, 1958 Chicago Bears W 51–38 2–0 Memorial Stadium 52,622 3 October 12 at Green Bay Packers W 24–17 3–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 24,533 4 October 19 at Detroit Lions W 40–14 4–0 Briggs Stadium 55,190 5 October 26 Washington Redskins W 35–10 5–0 Memorial Stadium 54,403 6 November 2 Green Bay Packers W 56–0 6–0 Memorial Stadium 51,333 7 November 9 at New York Giants L 21–24 6–1 Yankee Stadium 71,164 8 November 16 at Chicago Bears W 17–0 7–1 Wrigley Field 48,664 9 November 23 Los Angeles Rams W 34–7 8–1 Memorial Stadium 57,557 10 November 30 San Francisco 49ers W 35–27 9–1 Memorial Stadium 57,557 11 December 6, 1958 at Los Angeles Rams L 28–30 9–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 100,202 12 December 14 at San Francisco 49ers L 12–21 9–3 Kezar Stadium 53,334 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 Lions 0 9 6 0 Colts 7 7 0 14 September 28 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland yes 1 BAL Lenny Moore 8 yard run (Steve Myhra kick) Colts 7–0 2 DET Jim Martin 31 yard field goal Colts 7–3 2 DET Howard Cassady 11 yard pass from Bobby Layne (kick failed) Lions 9–7 2 BAL Raymond Berry 26 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) Colts 14–9 3 DET Howard Cassady 30 yard pass from Tobin Rote (kick failed) Lions 15–14 4 BAL Raymond Berry 14 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) Colts 21–15 4 BAL L.G. Dupre 13 yard run (Steve Myhra kick) Colts 28–15 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 2 Bears 3 7 21 7 Colts 27 7 7 10 October 4 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland yes 1 BAL Lenny Moore 28 yard run (Steve Myhra kick) Colts 7–0 1 BAL Raymond Berry 12 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) Colts 14–0 1 BAL Lenny Moore 9 yard run (kick failed) Colts 20–0 1 CHI George Blanda 40 yard field goal Colts 20–3 1 BAL Lenny Moore 77 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) Colts 27–3 2 CHI Bill McColl 11 yard pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick) Colts 27–10 2 BAL Lenny Lyles 103 yard kickoff return (Steve Myhra kick) Colts 34–10 3 CHI Johnny Morris 5 yard run (George Blanda kick) Colts 34–17 3 CHI Ed Brown 1 yard run (George Blanda kick) Colts 34–24 3 BAL Jim Mutscheller 2 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) Colts 41–24 3 CHI Willie Galimore 99 yard kickoff return (George Blanda kick) Colts 41–31 4 BAL Lenny Moore 33 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) Colts 48–31 4 BAL Steve Myhra 28 yard field goal Colts 51–31 4 CHI Bill McColl 20 yard pass from Zeke Bratkowski (George Blanda kick) Colts 51–38 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 3 Colts 0 7 7 10 Packers 14 3 0 0 October 12 Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 24,553 Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com yes 1 Packers Don McIlhenny 55-yard pass from Bart Star (Paul Hornung kick) Packers 7–0 1 Packers Bart Starr 1-yard run (Paul Hornung kick) Packers 14–0 2 8:33 Packers Paul Hornung 19-yard field goal Packers 17–0 2 Colts Johnny Unitas 1-yard run (Steve Myhra kick) Packers 17–7 3 Colts Jim Mutscheller 54-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) Packers 17–14 4 Colts Steve Myhra 14-yard field goal Tie 17–17 4 2:12 Colts Andy Nelson 52-yard interception return (Steve Myhra kick) Colts 24–17 yes Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search Standings Postseason The 1958 NFL Championship Game was 26th annual NFL championship game, played on December 28 at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City. The Colts beat the Giants 23–17 in overtime, earning their first ever championship, and the game became known as The Greatest Game Ever Played. Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance NFL Championship December 28 at New York Giants W 23–17 (OT) 1–0 Yankee Stadium 64,185 Roster 1958 Baltimore Colts roster Quarterbacks 14 George Shaw 19 Johnny Unitas Running backs 35 Alan Ameche 25 Jack Call 45 L. G. Dupre 26 Lenny Lyles 24 Lenny Moore 31 Billy Pricer Receivers 82 Raymond Berry 84 Jim Mutscheller Offensive linemen 50 Buzz Nutter C 77 Jim Parker T 79 Sherman Plunkett T 60 George Preas T 68 Alex Sandusky G 63 Art Spinney G 64 Fuzzy Thurston G Defensive linemen 81 Ordell Braase DE 70 Art Donovan DT 83 Don Joyce DE 78 Ray Krouse DT/DE 76 Gene Lipscomb DT 89 Gino Marchetti DE Linebackers 65 Steve Myhra OLB/K/G 36 Bill Pellington OLB 55 Leo Sanford OLB 61 Don Shinnick MLB Defensive backs 17 Ray Brown S/P 20 Milt Davis CB 21 Art DeCarlo CB/WR 80 Andy Nelson S 44 Bert Rechichar CB/S/LB/WR/K 47 Johnny Sample CB/S 41 Jackie Simpson CB/S 23 Carl Taseff CB Reserve list -- Ken Hall RB (IR) 7px -- John Lewis WR (Military) 52 Dick Szymanski C/LB (IR) 7px rookies in italics See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts-Patriots rivalry References External links 1958 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1958 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com Baltimore Colts Category:Baltimore Colts seasons Category:NFL championship seasons Baltimore Colt