1967 Baltimore Colts season

15th season of the team in the National Football League August 2023 March 2026 Baltimore Colts 1967 11–1–2 2nd Coastal Carroll Rosenbloom Harry Hulmes Don Shula Memorial Stadium Did not qualify Colts seasons The 1967 Baltimore Colts season was the fifteenth season for the team in the National Football League. They finished the regular season with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 2 ties, the same record in the Western Conference's Coastal division with the Los Angeles Rams, who defeated them in the regular season finale; the two had tied in mid-October. The Colts lost the new tiebreaker (point differential in head-to-head games) and thus did not make the playoffs,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G8ktAAAAIBAJ&pg=4370%2C2020890 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Unitas watches Roman carnival from turf December 18, 1967 26https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GGwjAAAAIBAJ&pg=6986%2C4463626 Milwaukee Journal press dispatches Rams swamp Colts, gain play-off, 34-10 December 18, 1967 17, part 2 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://www.si.com/vault/1967/12/25/610187/the-year-of-the-ram Sports Illustrated Maule Tex Tex Maule Year of the Ram December 25, 1967 12 which included only the four division winners. The Colts' official winning percentage of 11 1 (based on the NFL's non-counting of ties for such purposes prior to 1972) is the best in North American professional sports history for a non-playoff-qualifying team. It is also remarkable that the Colts entered the final game undefeated and yet did not qualify for the playoffs. Offseason NFL draft 1967 NFL draft 1967 Baltimore Colts 1 1 Bubba Smith Defensive end Michigan State from New Orleans yes yes 1 20 Jim Detwiler Running back Michigan no 2 42 Rick Volk Safety Michigan yes yes 3 54 Norman Davis Guard Grambling yes 3 71 Leon Ward Linebacker Oklahoma State no 4 100 Charlie Stukes Cornerback Maryland Eastern Shore yes 5 126 Ron Porter Linebacker Idaho yes yes no Undrafted free agents + 1967 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRoss GwinnGuardNorthwestern State Personnel Staff/coaches 1967 Baltimore Colts staff Front office Owner/president and treasurer – Carroll Rosenbloom General manager – Harry Hulmes 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 1967 Baltimore Colts 19 Johnny Unitas 16 Jim Ward quarterback 33 Tony Lorick 45 Jerry Hill American football 41 Tom Matte 24 Lenny Moore 26 Preston Pearson y 82 Raymond Berry 25 Alex Hawkins 28 Jimmy Orr 27 Ray Perkins y 87 Willie Richardson 88 John Mackey American football 86 Butch Wilson 73 Sam Ball T 63 Norman Davis American football G y 62 Glenn Ressler G 71 Dan Sullivan American football G 52 Dick Szymanski C 72 Bob Vogel T 81 Ordell Braase DE 85 Roy Hilton DE 79 Lou Michaels DE/K 76 Fred Miller defensive lineman DT 74 Billy Ray Smith Sr. DT 78 Bubba Smith DT y 83 Andy Stynchula DE 36 Barry Brown American football OLB 50 Bill Curry MLB 53 Dennis Gaubatz MLB 55 Ron Porter y OLB 66 Don Shinnick OLB 40 Bobby Boyd CB 30 Alvin Haymond CB/S 20 Jerry Logan SS 43 Lenny Lyles CB 47 Charlie Stukes CB y CB 21 Rick Volk FS y 46 Jim Welch SS 49 David Lee punter P 29 Don Alley y WR IR 32 Mike Curtis American football LB IR 48 Jim Detwiler y RB IR 42 George Harold CB IR 77 Jim Parker American football T IR 68 Ross Gwinn y no DT 61 Cornelius Johnson offensive lineman y G 84 Tom Mitchell American football TE 14 Terry Southall no y QB -- Jim Todd no RB 23 Bob Wade y no CB Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 17 Atlanta Falcons W 38–31 1–0 Memorial Stadium 56,715 2 September 24 at Philadelphia Eagles W 38–6 2–0 Franklin Field 60,755 3 October 1 San Francisco 49ers W 41–7 3–0 Memorial Stadium 60,238 4 October 8 at Chicago Bears W 24–3 4–0 Wrigley Field 47,190 5 October 15 Los Angeles Rams T 24–24 4–0–1 Memorial Stadium 60,238 6 October 22 at Minnesota Vikings T 20–20 4–0–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,693 7 October 29 at Washington Redskins W 17–13 5–0–2 D.C. Stadium 50,574 8 November 5 Green Bay Packers W 13–10 6–0–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238 9 November 12 at Atlanta Falcons W 49–7 7–0–2 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 10 November 19 Detroit Lions W 41–7 8–0–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238 11 November 26 at San Francisco 49ers W 26–9 9–0–2 Kezar Stadium 44,815 12 December 3 Dallas Cowboys W 23–17 10–0–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238 13 December 10 New Orleans Saints W 30–10 11–0–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238 14 December 17 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–34 11–1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,277 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 14 Colts 7 0 0 3 Rams 3 14 3 14 December 17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,277 Source: Standings Awards and honors Johnny Unitas, Bert Bell Awardhttp://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients 2010-06-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090619081037/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm 2009-06-19 See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons References External links 1967 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1967 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com "Year of Glory, Day of Defeat: 1967 Baltimore Colts," Godzillarocks via YouTube.com, Dec. 4, 2022. (Video.) Baltimore Colts Category:Baltimore Colts seasons Baltimore Colts Category:1960s in Baltimore