1969 Baltimore Colts season

17th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Baltimore Colts 1969 8–5–1 2nd Coastal Carroll Rosenbloom Harry Hulmes Don Shula Memorial Stadium Did not qualify Colts seasons The 1969 Baltimore Colts season was the 17th season for the team in the National Football League. The Colts finished the National Football League's 1969 season with a record of 8 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie. Led by seventh-year head coach Don Shula, Baltimore finished second in the Western Conference's Coastal division, well behind the Los Angeles Rams (11–3). Many attributed the disappointing season to the hangover of losing to the heavy-underdog New York Jets in Super Bowl III in January 1969. It is one of the first instances of a Super Bowl hangover – in which the team that played in a Super Bowl the previous season underperforms in the next season. A disappointing 20–17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in week 9 dropped the Colts to a 5–4 record and put the Colts four full games behind the unbeaten Los Angeles Rams in the division. After the defeat head coach Shula declared, "It looks like we are out of it. I'm disappointed that we went without giving them [the Rams] a battle for it."Cameron C. Snyder, "Shula Thinks Colts are Out of It," Baltimore Sun, Nov. 17, 1969, p. 27. In February 1970, two months after the season, Shula departed for the Miami Dolphins.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ondQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aBEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5621%2C3481279 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI Shula replaces Miami's Wilson February 19, 1970 1, part 2 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RBonAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7083%2C4503386 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Dollar signs convince Shula to jump to Miami Dolphins February 19, 1970 4D NFL/AFL draft 1969 NFL/AFL draft 1969 Baltimore Colts 1 25 Eddie Hinton Wide receiver Oklahoma yes 2 33 Ted Hendricks Linebacker Miami (FL) yes yes yes 2 51 Tommy Maxwell Defensive back Texas A&M yes 3 77 Dennis Nelson Tackle Illinois State Played with Colts 1970–74 4 87 Jacky Stewart Running back Texas Tech 5 129 King Dunlap Defensive tackle Tennessee State 6 154 Bill Fortier Tackle LSU 7 163 Gary Fleming Defensive end Samford 7 181 Roland Moss Tight end Toledo yes 8 207 Sam Havrilak Wide receiver Bucknell yes 9 210 George Wright Defensive tackle Sam Houston State Played with Colts 1970–71 9 232 Larry Good Quarterback Georgia Tech 10 259 Marion Griffin Tight end Purdue 11 285 Ken Delaney Tackle Akron 12 310 Butch Riley Linebacker Texas A&I yes 13 337 Carl Mauck Center Southern Illinois yes 14 363 Dave Bartelt Linebacker Colorado 15 389 George Thompson Defensive back Marquette 16 415 Jim McMillan Running back The Citadel 17 441 Joe Cowan Wide receiver Johns Hopkins https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt/1969_draft.htm 1969 Baltimore Colts Draftees Pro Football Reference February 15, 2022 Personnel Staff/coaches 1969 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 – Bobby Boyd Linebackers coach – Don Shula Roster 1969 Baltimore Colts 15 Earl Morrall 19 Johnny Unitas 34 Terry Cole American football 48 Larry Conjar 45 Jerry Hill American football 41 Tom Matte 26 Preston Pearson 17 Sam Havrilak y 33 Eddie Hinton American football y 27 Ray Perkins 87 Willie Richardson 88 John Mackey American football 44 Roland Moss y 73 Sam Ball T 50 Bill Curry C 61 Cornelius Johnson offensive lineman G 67 Carl Mauck y C 71 Dan Sullivan American football G 72 Bob Vogel T 75 John Williams offensive lineman, born 1945 G 65 Ron Kostelnik DT 85 Roy Hilton DE 76 Fred Miller defensive lineman DT 74 Billy Ray Smith Sr. DT 78 Bubba Smith DE 55 John Campbell American football OLB 32 Mike Curtis American football MLB 53 Dennis Gaubatz MLB 51 Bob Grant American football OLB 83 Ted Hendricks y OLB 54 Butch Riley y no MLB 37 Ocie Austin CB/S 35 Jim Duncan cornerback CB 20 Jerry Logan SS 43 Lenny Lyles CB 42 Tommy Maxwell y CB 47 Charlie Stukes CB 21 Rick Volk FS 49 David Lee punter P 79 Lou Michaels K 31 Perry Lee Dunn RB IR 84 Tom Mitchell American football TE IR 68 Dennis Nelson T (Miltitary) 7px 52 Robbie Nichols LB (Miltitary) 7px 28 Jimmy Orr WR IR 62 Glenn Ressler G IR 36 Jack Stewart y no RB IR 16 Jim Ward quarterback QB IR 60 George Wright DT (Miltitary) 7px 18 Jeff Beaver no QB 23 David Bennett y no RB 46 Jim McMillan y no WR Regular season Schedule 1969 NFL season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 21 Los Angeles Rams L 20–27 0–1 Memorial Stadium 56,864 Recap 2 September 28 at Minnesota Vikings L 14–52 0–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,644 Recap 3 October 5 at Atlanta Falcons W 21–14 1–2 Grant Field 57,806 Recap 4 October 13, 1969 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–20 2–2 Memorial Stadium 56,864 Recap 5 October 19 at New Orleans Saints W 30–10 3–2 Tulane Stadium 80,636 Recap 6 October 26 San Francisco 49ers L 21–24 3–3 Memorial Stadium 60,238 Recap 7 November 2 Washington Redskins W 41–17 4–3 Memorial Stadium 60,238 Recap 8 November 9 Green Bay Packers W 14–6 5–3 Memorial Stadium 60,238 Recap 9 November 16 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–20 5–4 Kezar Stadium 38,472 Recap 10 November 23 at Chicago Bears W 24–21 6–4 Wrigley Field 45,455 Recap 11 November 30 Atlanta Falcons W 13–6 7–4 Memorial Stadium 60,238 Recap 12 December 7 Detroit Lions T 17–17 7–4–1 Memorial Stadium 60,238 Recap 13 December 13, 1969 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–27 7–5–1 Cotton Bowl 63,191 Recap 14 December 21 at Los Angeles Rams W 13–7 8–5–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 73,326 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 vs Rams Baltimore Colts 1969 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Los Angeles Rams (0–0) at Baltimore Colts (0–0) September 21 Rams 3 7 10 7 Colts 0 10 7 3 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 56,864 63 F C 1 or, relative humidity 64%, wind 10 mph km/h knots Tommy Bell https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196909210clt.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com Los Angeles Rams at Baltimore Colts — September 21st, 1969 First quarter LA – Bruce Gossett 29-yard field goal. Rams 3–0. Drive: Second quarter BAL – Tom Mitchell 13-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 7–3. Drive: LA – Billy Truax 4-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick). Rams 10–7. Drive: BAL – Lou Michaels 15-yard field goal. Tie 10–10. Drive: Third quarter BAL – Jimmy Orr 41-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 17–10. Drive: LA – Willie Ellison 14-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick). Tie 17–17. Drive: LA – Bruce Gossett 15-yard field goal. Rams 20–17. Drive: Fourth quarter LA – Wendell Tucker 16-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick). Rams 27–17. Drive: BAL – Lou Michaels 41-yard field goal. Rams 27–20. Drive: Top passers LA – Roman Gabriel – 20/33, 268 yards, 3 TD BAL – Johnny Unitas – 20/42, 297 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers LA – Larry Smith – 10 rushes, 73 yards BAL – Preston Pearson – 11 rushes, 43 yards Top receivers LA – Wendell Tucker – 6 receptions, 90 yards, TD BAL – Jimmy Orr – 5 receptions, 87 yards, TD Week 6 vs 49ers Baltimore Colts 1969 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Six: San Francisco 49ers (0–4–1) at Baltimore Colts (3–2) October 26, 1969 49ers 0 10 14 0 Colts 0 7 7 7 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 48 F C 1 or, relative humidity 49%, wind 5 mph km/h knots Jack Vest https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196910260clt.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com San Francisco 49ers at Baltimore Colts — October 26th, 1969 First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SF — Tommy Davis 18-yard field goal. 49ers 3–0 BAL — Tom Matte 11-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 7–3 SF — Ken Willard 5-yard rush (Tommy Davis kick). 49ers 10–7 Third quarter SF — Dick Witcher 18-yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Tommy Davis kick). 49ers 17–7 SF — John Woitt 57-yard interception return (Tommy Davis kick). 49ers 24–7 BAL — Jimmy Orr 6 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). 49ers 24–14 Fourth quarter BAL — Tom Matte 1 yard rush (Lou Michaels kick). 49ers 24–21 Top passers SF — Steve Spurrier – 18/30, 205 yards, TD, INT BAL — Johnny Unitas – 19/37, 300 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers SF — Doug Cunningham – 13 rushes, 51 yards BAL — Tom Matte – 17 rushes, 81 yards, TD Top receivers SF — Dick Witcher – 3 receptions, 54 yards, TD BAL — Jimmy Orr – 8 receptions, 146 yards, TD The loss ended the Colts 13-game winning streak against the 49ers, losing to them for the first time since the 1962 season. This would be the last time the 49ers would visit the Colts until 1989,Urena Ivan Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present 2014 McFarland & Company Jefferson, North Carolina 9780786473519 16 by when Robert Irsay had moved the franchise to Indianapolis. The 49ers would next play in Baltimore when meeting the Ravens in 2003.Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers Results https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/baltimore-ravens/teamvsteam?opp=27 The Football Database Standings See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts–Patriots rivalry References External links 1969 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1969 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com Baltimore Colts Category:Baltimore Colts seasons Baltimore Colts Category:1960s in Baltimore