1963 Baltimore Colts season

11th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Baltimore Colts 1963 8–6 3rd NFL Western Carroll Rosenbloom Don "Red" Kellett Don Shula Memorial Stadium Did not qualify Colts seasons thumb|right|280px|Program for the October 13 game against the visiting San Francisco 49ers. The 1963 Baltimore Colts season was the team's 11th season in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the 1963 National Football League's season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, in third place in the Western Conference. It was the first season as a head coach for Don Shula, age 33. Hired in early January, he had spent the previous three years as an assistant with the Detroit Lions under head coach George Wilson, coaching the defensive backfield.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B5xRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5530%2C1317760 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Colts' grid shift boss' own idea January 9, 1963 16 Google News Archivehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CEcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5k4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6406%2C2456991 Pittsburgh Press UPI Shula rejoins pals as Colts' new boss January 9, 1963 48 Google News Archive Shula played in the NFL for seven seasons (1951–57), four of those with the Colts (1953–56). Roster 1963 Baltimore Colts 15 Gary Cuozzo y 19 Johnny Unitas 45 Jerry Hill American football 41 Tom Matte 35 J. W. Lockett 82 Raymond Berry 25 Alex Hawkins 28 Jimmy Orr 27 R. C. Owens 87 Willie Richardson y 31 Dick Bielski 88 John Mackey American football y 86 Butch Wilson y 73 Tom GilburgT/P 77 Jim Parker American football G 60 George Preas T 68 Alex Sandusky G 71 Dan Sullivan American football G 52 Dick Szymanski C 72 Bob Vogel y T 81 Ordell Braase DE 75 Jim Colvin DT 78 John Diehl DT 89 Gino Marchetti DE 76 Fred Miller defensive lineman y DT 83 Don Thompson defensive end DE 55 Jackie Burkett OLB 36 Bill Pellington MLB 50 Bill Saul OLB 66 Don Shinnick OLB 40 Bobby Boyd CB 26 Wendell Harris CB 20 Jerry Logan y SS 43 Lenny Lyles CB 80 Andy Nelson American football SS 46 Jim Welch FS 47 Jim Martin American football K 53 Butch Maples y LB IR 24 Lenny Moore WR IR 62 Palmer Pyle G IR -- Billy Ventura y no DE IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 15 New York Giants L 28–37 0–1 Memorial Stadium 60,029 2 September 22 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–14 1–1 Kezar Stadium 31,006 3 September 29 at Green Bay Packers L 20–31 1–2 New City Stadium 42,327 4 October 6 at Chicago Bears L 3–10 1–3 Wrigley Field 48,998 5 October 13 San Francisco 49ers W 20–3 2–3 Memorial Stadium 56,962 6 October 20 at Detroit Lions W 25–21 3–3 Tiger Stadium 51,901 7 October 27 Green Bay Packers L 20–34 3–4 Memorial Stadium 60,065 8 November 3 Chicago Bears L 7–17 3–5 Memorial Stadium 60,065 9 November 10 Detroit Lions W 24–21 4–5 Memorial Stadium 59,758 10 November 17 at Minnesota Vikings W 37–34 5–5 Metropolitan Stadium 33,136 11 November 24 at Los Angeles Rams L 16–17 5–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,555 12 December 1 at Washington Redskins W 36–20 6–6 RFK Stadium 44,006 13 December 8 Minnesota Vikings W 41–10 7–6 Memorial Stadium 54,122 14 December 15 Los Angeles Rams W 19–16 8–6 Memorial Stadium 52,834 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Season summary Week 4 at Bears Baltimore Colts 1963 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Four: Baltimore Colts (1–2) at Chicago Bears (3–0) October 6, 1963 Colts 0 0 3 0 Bears 0 0 0 10 Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois 48,998 73 F C Box Score First quarter No scoring Second quarter No scoring Third quarter BAL – Jim Martin 16-yard field goal. Colts 3–0. Fourth quarter CHI – Ronnie Bull 44-yard pass from Rudy Bukich (Bob Jencks kick). Bears 7–3. CHI – Roger LeClerc 16-yard field goal. Bears 10–3. Top passers BAL – Johnny Unitas – 21/36, 182 yards, INT CHI – Rudy Bukich – 6/7, 112 yards, TD Top rushers BAL – J.W. Lockett – 10 rushes, 13 yards CHI – Rick Casares – 7 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers BAL – Tom Matte – 7 receptions, 56 yards CHI – Ronnie Bull – 2 receptions, 44 yards, TD See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons References 35em External links 1963 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1963 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com Baltimore Colts Category:Baltimore Colts seasons Baltimore Colts Category:1960s in Baltimore