1954 Baltimore Colts season

2nd season in franchise history November 2013 March 2026 1954-Colts-mediaguide.jpg Baltimore Colts 1954 3–9 6th NFL Western Carroll Rosenbloom Don "Red" Kellett Weeb Ewbank Memorial Stadium Did not qualify Colts seasons The 1954 Baltimore Colts season was the second season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1954 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses and finished sixth in the Western Conference. This was the first season that Colts wore horseshoes on their helmets. From 1954 to 1955, the horseshoes were white and on the back of an otherwise-solid blue helmet. Then, the horseshoe and helmet traded colors in 1956. The Colts did not start wearing white helmets with a single blue stripe going down the middle and a blue horseshoe on either side of it until 1957, which they presently don. thumb|right|260px|Program for the Colts' December 4 game in Los Angeles against the Rams. Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 26 Los Angeles Rams L 0–48 0–1 Memorial Stadium 36,215 Recap Cameron C. Snyder, "Rams Beat Colts, 48–0, in League Opener at Stadium: Employ 'Sleeper' Pass to Score on First Play of Game Before 36,215," Baltimore Sun, Sept. 27, 1954, pp. 15, 17.Walter Taylor, "Colt Shifts Hinted After Rout by Rams," Baltimore Evening Sun, Sept. 27, 1954, p. 23.Maxwell Stiles, "Rejuvenated Rams Face 'Must' Win Over 49ers," Los Angeles Mirror, Sept. 27, 1954, sports pp. 1, 4.Art Rense, "Ailing Rams Plaster Colts, 48 to 0: Cripples Look Great Taming Baltimore," Los Angeles Daily News, Sept. 27, 1954, pp. 29, 31. 2 October 2 New York Giants W 20–14 1–1 Memorial Stadium 27,088 Recap 3 October 10 at Chicago Bears L 9–28 1–2 Wrigley Field 27,845 Recap 4 October 16 at Detroit Lions L 0–35 1–3 Briggs Stadium 48,272 Recap 5 October 24 Green Bay Packers L 6–7 1–4 Memorial Stadium 28,680 Recap 6 October 31 at Washington Redskins L 21–24 1–5 Griffith Stadium 23,566 Recap 7 November 6 Detroit Lions L 3–27 1–6 Memorial Stadium 25,287 Recap 8 November 13 at Green Bay Packers L 13–24 1–7 Milwaukee County Stadium 19,786 Recap 9 November 21 Chicago Bears L 13–28 1–8 Memorial Stadium 23,093 Recap 10 November 28 San Francisco 49ers W 17–13 2–8 Memorial Stadium 23,875 Recap 11 December 4 at Los Angeles Rams W 22–21 3–8 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 30,744 Recap 12 December 11 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–10 3–9 Kezar Stadium 26,856 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster thumb|center|600px|Official team photo of the 1954 Baltimore Colts. 1954 Baltimore Colts roster Quarterbacks 19 Cotton Davidson P 18 Gary Kerkorian K Running backs 20 George Taliaferro 36 Zollie Toth 26 Royce Womble 21 Buddy Young Receivers 80 Jack Bighead 87 Lloyd Colteryahn 82 Dan Edwards Offensive linemen 61 Dick Barwegen G/T/LB 74 Ken Jackson T 72 Jack Little T 50 Buzz Nutter C 52 George Radosevich C 68 Alex Sandusky G 63 Art Spinney G Defensive linemen 73 Joe Campanella MG 66 Ernie Cheatham DT 70 Art Donovan DT 77 Tom Finnin DT/T 76 Don Joyce DE/DT 83 Bob Langas DE 75 Gino Marchetti DE 84 Jim Mutscheller DE Linebackers 67 Doug Eggers 65 Bill Pellington Defensive backs 21 Tom Keane S 31 Jimmy Lesane S 40 Bob Leberman S/CB 44 Bert Rechichar S/K 25 Don Shula CB 23 Carl Taseff CB/RB Reserve list 86 Monte Brethauer WR (Military) -- Joe D'Agostino MG (IR) 7px 38 John Huzvar RB (Retired) -- Buck McPhail RB (Military) 31 Chuck McMillan S (Military) rookies in italics See also History of the Indianapolis Colts References External links 1954 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1954 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com "Colts v. Los Angeles Rams, Sept. 26, 1954," WMAR-TV, Baltimore, via Internet Archive (Video) Baltimore Colts 1954 Baltimore Colt