1961 Baltimore Colts season

9th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Baltimore Colts 1961 1961-colts-teamphoto.jpg 8–6 T-3rd NFL Western Carroll Rosenbloom Don "Red" Kellett Weeb Ewbank Memorial Stadium Did not qualify Colts seasons The 1961 Baltimore Colts season was the ninth for the team in the National Football League. They finished the 1961 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, tied for third in the Western Conference with the Chicago Bears. Upset by the expansion Minnesota Vikings on November 12, the Colts dipped to 4–5;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F4ZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8xAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6106%2C1396965 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Vikes jolt Colts with 28-20 kick November 13, 1961 2, part 2 they won four of the last five to finish with a winning record. Offseason NFL draft 1961 Baltimore Colts 1 7 Tom Matte Running back Ohio State yes yes 2 21 Tom Gilburg Tackle Syracuse yes 3 35 Jerry Hill Running back Wyoming yes 4 49 Ken Gregory End Whittier no 5 62 Ed Dyas Fullback Auburn no 5 63 Ron Osborne Tackle Clemson no yes no Roster 1961 Baltimore Colts 14 Lamar McHan 19 Johnny Unitas 45 Jerry Hill American football y 24 Lenny Moore 34 Joe Perry American football 32 Mark Smolinski y 82 Raymond Berry 88 Ken Gregory y American football 25 Alex Hawkins 28 Jimmy Orr 87 Aubrey Linne y 85 Dee Mackey 84 Jim Mutscheller 61 Wiley Feagin G 73 Tom Gilburg yT/P 77 Jim Parker American football T 60 George Preas T 62 Palmer Pyle G 68 Alex Sandusky G 52 Dick Szymanski C 75 Jim Colvin DT 78 John Diehl American football y DT 70 Art Donovan DT 89 Gino Marchetti DE 83 Billy Ray Smith Sr. DT/DE 55 Jackie Burkett y OLB 64 Marv Matuszak MLB 36 Bill PellingtonMLB/OLB 66 Don Shinnick OLB 40 Bobby Boyd CB 47 Gary Glick CB 20 Bob Harrison y no FS 43 Lenny Lyles FS 80 Andy Nelson American football SS 46 Jim Welch CB/S 65 Steve MyhraK/LB 81 Ordell Braase DE IR 72 Joe Lewis American football DT IR 27 Tom Matte y RB IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 12, 1961 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–24 0–1 Victory Stadium 15,000 2 August 18, 1961 Minnesota Vikings W 13–3 1–1 Memorial Stadium 10,203 3 August 26, 1961 vs. Washington Redskins W 41–7 2–1 Foreman Field 20,302 4 September 1, 1961 vs. Dallas Cowboys L 24–35 2–2 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium 19,000 5 September 10 vs. New York Giants W 49–20 3–2 Yale Bowl 50,737 Regular season thumb|right|Program for the December 3 game against the visiting San Francisco 49ers. Schedule 1961 NFL season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 17 Los Angeles Rams W 27–24 1–0 Memorial Stadium 54,259 2 September 24 Detroit Lions L 15–16 1–1 Memorial Stadium 54,259 3 October 1 Minnesota Vikings W 34–33 2–1 Memorial Stadium 54,259 4 October 8 at Green Bay Packers L 7–45 2–2 New City Stadium 38,669 5 October 15 at Chicago Bears L 10–24 2–3 Wrigley Field 48,719 6 October 22 at Detroit Lions W 17–14 3–3 Tiger Stadium 53,016 7 October 29 Chicago Bears L 20–21 3–4 Memorial Stadium 57,641 8 November 5 Green Bay Packers W 45–21 4–4 Memorial Stadium 57,641 9 November 12 at Minnesota Vikings L 20–28 4–5 Metropolitan Stadium 38,010 10 November 19 St. Louis Cardinals W 16–0 5–5 Memorial Stadium 56,112 11 November 26 at Washington Redskins W 27–6 6–5 D.C. Stadium 41,062 12 December 3 San Francisco 49ers W 20–17 7–5 Memorial Stadium 57,641 13 December 9, 1961 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–34 7–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 41,268 14 December 16, 1961 at San Francisco 49ers W 27–24 8–6 Kezar Stadium 45,517 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings References See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts–Patriots rivalry External links 1961 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1961 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com Baltimore Colts Category:Baltimore Colts seasons Baltimore Colts Category:1960s in Baltimore