1966 Baltimore Colts season

14th season in franchise history; second "Playoff Bowl" win August 2023 March 2026 Baltimore Colts 1966 9–5 2nd NFL Western Carroll Rosenbloom Don "Red" Kellett Don Shula Memorial Stadium Won NFL Playoff Bowl(vs. Eagles) 20–14 Colts seasons DE Ordell Braase, CB Lenny Lyles, TE John Mackey, QB Johnny Unitas TE John Mackey 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. Offseason NFL draft 1966 NFL draft 1966 Baltimore Colts 1 15 Sam Ball Offensive tackle Kentucky yes 2 33 Butch Allison Guard Missouri yes 3 47 Rick Kestner Wide receiver Kentucky no 4 54 Rod Sherman Wide receiver USC no 4 63 Hoyle Granger Running back Mississippi State no yes 6 95 Stas Maliszewski Linebacker Princeton no 7 105 Dave Ellis Defensive end NC State no 7 110 Ray Perkins Wide receiver Alabama yes 8 120 Gerry Allen Running back Nebraska–Omaha yes 8 125 Jack White Quarterback Penn State no 9 140 Jerry Gross Running back Auburn no yes no Undrafted free agents + 1966 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDave ConnellQuarterback/PunterVillanovaFred CustardoQuarterbackIllinois 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 15 Gary Cuozzo 19 Johnny Unitas 34 Bob Baldwin no y 45 Jerry Hill American football 33 Tony Lorick 41 Tom Matte 24 Lenny Moore 82 Raymond Berry 28 Jimmy Orr 84 Neal Petties 87 Willie Richardson 88 John Mackey American football 86 Butch Wilson 73 Sam Ball T 67 Dale Memmelaar G 77 Jim Parker American football T 62 Glenn Ressler G 68 Alex Sandusky G 71 Dan Sullivan American football G 52 Dick Szymanski C 72 Bob Vogel T 81 Ordell Braase DE 85 Roy Hilton DE 89 Gino Marchetti DE 79 Lou Michaels DE/K 76 Fred Miller defensive lineman DT 74 Billy Ray Smith Sr. DT 36 Barry Brown American football OLB 55 Jackie Burkett OLB 32 Mike Curtis American football OLB 35 Ted Davis American football MLB 53 Dennis Gaubatz MLB 66 Don Shinnick OLB 40 Bobby Boyd CB 42 George Harold CB 30 Alvin Haymond FS 20 Jerry Logan SS 43 Lenny Lyles CB 46 Jim Welch CB/S 49 David Lee punter y P 44 Gerry Allen y RB IR -- Dave Ellis y no T Left Squad -- Corky Rogers y WR Military 31 Steve Stonebreaker LB IR 83 Andy Stynchula DT IR 63 Butch Allison y G 65 Dick Anderson American football, born 1944 y T 25 Tom Bleick S 78 Claude Brownlee y DT 69 Dave Hankee y no DT 80 Rick Kestner y no WR 75 Bob Lurtsema y DE 47 Al Snyder no WR 16 Jim Ward quarterback y QB Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 10, 1966 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 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 Los Angeles Memorial 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. 1966 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 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week. Standings Game summaries Week 3: vs San Francisco 49ers Week Three: San Francisco 49ers (0–0–1) at Baltimore Colts (1–1) Baltimore Colts 1966 2;text-align:center; Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 56 F C September 25 Box Score 6 0 14 7 7 0 6 10 Colts 49ers First quarter BAL – Lou Michaels 41-yard field goal. Colts 3–0. SF – Bernie Casey 20-yard pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis) kick. 49ers 7-3. BAL – Lou Michaels 37-yard field goal. 49ers 7-6 Second quarter BAL – Lou Michaels 25-yard field goal. Colts 9-7. BAL – John Mackey 57-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 16-7 Third quarter BAL – Lou Michaels 23-yard field goal. Colts 19–7. BAL – Lou Michaels 30-yard field goal. Colts 22-7. Fourth quarter BAL – Lenny Moore 1-yard run (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 29–7. BAL – Butch Wilson 7-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 36–7. SF – Kent Kramer 17-yard pass from George Mira (Tommy Davis kick). Colts 36–14. Top passers 49ers – John Brodie – 16/25, 159 yards, TD, INT Colts – Johnny Unitas – 14/30, 225 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers 49ers – Ken Willard – 10 rushes, 33 yards Colts – Tony Lorick – 18 rushes, 110 yards Top receivers 49ers – Dave Parks – 4 receptions, 52 yards Colts – John Mackey – 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD autocollapse Week 5: at Chicago Bears Baltimore Colts 1966 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Baltimore Colts (2–1) at Chicago Bears (1–2) Sunday, October 9 Colts 0 3 7 7 Bears 10 0 10 7 Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois 67 F, wind 12 mph Box Score First Quarter CHI – Roger LeClerc 42-yard field goal – Bears 3–0 CHI – Joe Fortunato 24-yard fumble return (Roger LeClerc kick) – Bears 10–0 Second Quarter BAL – Lou Michaels 13-yard field goal – Bears 10–3 Third Quarter CHI – Gale Sayers 30-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick) – Bears 17–3 CHI – Roger LeClerc 27-yard field goal – Bears 20–3 BAL – Bobby Boyd 37-yard interception return (Lou Michaels kick) – Bears 20–10 Fourth Quarter CHI – Gale Sayers 7-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick) – Bears 27–10 BAL – John Mackey 79-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick) – Bears 27–17 Top Passers Colts – Johnny Unitas, 18/38, 274 Yds, TD, 2 INT Bears – Rudy Bukich, 8/15, 96 Yds, INT Top Rushers Colts – Tom Matte, 4 Rush, 57 Yds Bears – Gale Sayers, 18 Rush, 106 Yds, 2 TD Top Receivers Colts – John Mackey, 2 Rec, 89 Yds, TD Bears – Jimmy Jones, 3 Rec, 64 Yds Week 6 vs Detroit Lions Week Six: Detroit Lions (2–3) at Baltimore Colts (2–2) Baltimore Colts 1966 2;text-align:center; 7 7 14 7 0 0 7 17 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore October 16 64 °F °C Colts Lions First quarter Baltimore– Tony Lorick 5-yard rush (Michaels kick), Colts 7–0. Second quarter Baltimore – Tom Matte 28-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Michaels kick), Colts 14–0. Baltimore – John Mackey 51-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Michaels kick), Colts 21–0. Baltimore – Lou Michaels 47-yard field goal, Colts 24–0. Third quarter Detroit – Pat Studstill 4-yard pass from Milt Plum (Walker kick), Colts 24–7. Baltimore – Jimmy Orr 3-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Michaels kick), Colts 31–7. Fourth quarter Baltimore – Raymond Berry 17-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Michaels kick), Colts 38–7. Detroit – Pat Studstill 99-yard pass from Karl Sweetan (Walker kick), Colts 38–14. Baltimore – Willie Richardson 5-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Michaels kick), Colts 45–14. Top Passers Lions – Milt Plum: 16/28, 107 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Colts – Johnny Unitas: 18/27, 218 yds, 4 TD Top rushers Lions – Amos Marsh: 11 car, 36 yds Colts – Tom Matte: 13 car, 73 yds. Top receivers Lions – Pat Studstill: 6 rec, 141 yds. 2 TD Colts – Jimmy Orr: 6 rec, 78 yds. 1 TD Box Score Week 14: vs. Green Bay Packers Baltimore Colts 1966 2;text-align:center; collapsed Week Fourteen: Green Bay Packers (10–2) at Baltimore Colts (8–4) Saturday, December 10 Packers 7 0 0 7 Colts 0 10 0 0 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 21 °F °C Box Score First quarter GB – Elijah Pitts 42-yard pass from Bart Starr (Don Chandler kick) Second quarter BAL – Tony Lorick 1-yard run (Lou Michaels kick) BAL – Lou Michaels 26-yard field goal Fourth quarter GB – Elijah Pitts 2-yard run (Don Chandler kick) Passing GB – Bart Starr 7/15, 96 yards, TD BAL – Johnny Unitas 11/24, 140 yards, 3 INT Rushing GB – Elijah Pitts 11 att, 43 yards, TDJim Taylor 17 att, 43 yards BAL – Jerry Hill 25 att, 88 yards Receiving GB – Elijah Pitts 4 rec, 79 yards, TD BAL – Raymond Berry 4 rec, 59 yards Quarterback Zeke Bratkowski, in relief of Bart Starr, who suffered a muscle spasm in the first half, directed an 80-yard drive in the fourth quarter that resulted in a go-ahead touchdown run by Elijah Pitts for the Packers. John Unitas then led the Colts to the Green Bay 15, but there lost a fumble which came to be known as the 'Million Dollar Fumble', to secure the Packers' win that clinched the Western Conference title for Green Bay.THE $1,000,000 FUMBLE https://www.si.com/vault/1966/12/19/614155/the-1000000-fumble Sports Illustrated December 19, 1966 Playoff Bowl Playoff Bowl Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Playoff Bowl January 8, 1967 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–14 1–0 Miami Orange Bowl 58,088NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369 See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons References External links 1966 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1966 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com Baltimore Colts Category:Baltimore Colts seasons Baltimore Colts Category:1960s in Baltimore Category:Long stubs with short prose