1958 Baltimore Colts season

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1958 Baltimore Colts season
OwnerCarroll Rosenbloom
Head coachWeeb Ewbank
Home fieldMemorial Stadium
Results
Record9–3
Division place1st NFL Western
Playoff finishWon NFL Championship (at Giants) 23–17 (OT)
Baltimore Memorial Stadium 1958

The 1958 Baltimore Colts season was the sixth season for the team in the National Football League. The Colts finished the 1958 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses to win their first Western Conference title. They won their first league title in the NFL championship game, which ended in overtime with a touchdown by fullback Alan Ameche.[1][2]

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Main article: 1958 NFL season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 28 Detroit Lions W 28–15 1–0 Memorial Stadium 48,377
2 October 4 Chicago Bears W 51–38 2–0 Memorial Stadium 52,622
3 October 12 at Green Bay Packers W 24–17 3–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 24,533
4 October 19 at Detroit Lions W 40–14 4–0 Briggs Stadium 55,190
5 October 26 Washington Redskins W 35–10 5–0 Memorial Stadium 54,403
6 November 2 Green Bay Packers W 56–0 6–0 Memorial Stadium 51,333
7 November 9 at New York Giants L 21–24 6–1 Yankee Stadium 71,164
8 November 16 at Chicago Bears W 17–0 7–1 Wrigley Field 48,664
9 November 23 Los Angeles Rams W 34–7 8–1 Memorial Stadium 57,557
10 November 30 San Francisco 49ers W 35–27 9–1 Memorial Stadium 57,557
11 December 6 at Los Angeles Rams L 28–30 9–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 100,202
12 December 14 at San Francisco 49ers L 12–21 9–3 Kezar Stadium 53,334
  • The Western Conference title was clinched on November 30.

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Season summary[]

Week 1[]

1 234Total
Lions 0 960 15
• Colts 7 7014 28

[3]

Week 2[]

1 234Total
Bears 3 7217 38
• Colts 27 7710 51

[4]

Week 3[]

1 234Total
• Colts 0 7710 24
Packers 14 300 17

[5]

Standings[]

NFL Western Conference
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 W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 9 3 0 .750 8–2 381 203 L2
Los Angeles Rams 8 4 0 .667 7–3 344 278 W3
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 298 230 W2
San Francisco 49ers 6 6 0 .500 4–6 257 324 W2
Detroit Lions 4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 261 276 L2
Green Bay Packers 1 10 1 .091 0–9–1 193 382 L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Postseason[]

The 1958 NFL Championship Game was 26th annual NFL championship game, played on December 28 at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City. The Colts beat the Giants 23–17 in overtime, earning their first ever championship, and the game became known as The Greatest Game Ever Played.[2]

Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
NFL Championship December 28 at New York Giants W 23–17 (OT) 1–0 Yankee Stadium 64,185

Roster[]

1958 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

  • None - Vacant

Practice Squad

  • None - Vacant
  • Note:' rookies in italics

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Colts win 23-17 in overtime". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 29, 1958. p. 4, part 2.
  2. ^ a b Maule, Tex (January 5, 1959). "The best football game ever played". Sports Illustrated. p. 8.
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  4. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  5. ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search
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