1966 Baltimore Colts season
1966 Baltimore Colts season | |
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Owner | Carroll Rosenbloom |
Head coach | Don Shula |
Home field | Memorial Stadium |
Local radio | WCBM |
Results | |
Record | 9–5 |
Division place | 2nd NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Won NFL Playoff Bowl (vs. Eagles) 20–14 |
The 1966 Baltimore Colts season was the 14th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1966 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses and finished second in the Western Conference.
Personnel[]
Staff/Coaches[]
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Front Office
Coaching Staff
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
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Roster[]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
None - vacant
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Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 10 | at Green Bay Packers | L 3–24 | 0–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 48,650 |
2 | September 18 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 38–23 | 1–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,426 |
3 | September 25 | San Francisco 49ers | W 36–14 | 2–1 | Memorial Stadium | 56,715 |
4 | Bye | |||||
5 | October 9 | at Chicago Bears | L 17–27 | 2–2 | Wrigley Field | 47,452 |
6 | October 16 | Detroit Lions | W 45–14 | 3–2 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 |
7 | October 23 | Minnesota Vikings | W 20–17 | 4–2 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 |
8 | October 30 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 17–3 | 5–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 57,898 |
9 | November 6 | Washington Redskins | W 37–10 | 6–2 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 |
10 | November 13 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 19–7 | 7–2 | Atlanta Stadium | 58,850 |
11 | November 20 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–20 | 7–3 | Tiger Stadium | 52,383 |
12 | November 27 | Los Angeles Rams | L 7–23 | 7–4 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 |
13 | December 4 | Chicago Bears | W 21–16 | 8–4 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 |
14 | December 10 | Green Bay Packers | L 10–14 | 8–5 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 |
15 | December 18 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 30–14 | 9–5 | Kezar Stadium | 40,005 |
- A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Standings[]
NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Green Bay Packers | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 10–2 | 335 | 163 | W5 | |
Baltimore Colts | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 7–5 | 314 | 226 | W1 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 6–6 | 289 | 212 | L1 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 5–5–2 | 320 | 325 | L1 | |
Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 4–6–2 | 234 | 272 | W1 | |
Detroit Lions | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 3–8–1 | 206 | 317 | L3 | |
Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 4–7–1 | 292 | 304 | L1 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Game summaries[]
Week 4: at Chicago Bears[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colts | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Bears | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: Sunday, October 9
- Game weather: 67°F, wind 12 mph
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Week 13: vs. Green Bay Packers[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Packers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Colts | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: Sunday, December 10
- Box Score
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Quarterback Zeke Bratkowski, in relief of Bart Starr, who suffered a muscle spasm in the first half, directed an 80-yard drive in the fourth quarter that resulted in a go-ahead touchdown run by Elijah Pitts for the Packers. John Unitas then led the Colts to the Green Bay 15, but there lost a fumble which came to be known as the 'Million Dollar Fumble', to secure the Packers' win that clinched the Western Conference title for Green Bay.[1]
Playoff Bowl[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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Playoff Bowl | January 8, 1967 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 20–14 | 1–0 | Miami Orange Bowl | 58,088 |
See also[]
- History of the Indianapolis Colts
- Indianapolis Colts seasons
- Colts-Patriots rivalry
References[]
- ^ "THE $1,000,000 FUMBLE". Sports Illustrated. December 19, 1966.
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369
- 1966 National Football League season by team
- Baltimore Colts seasons
- 1966 in sports in Maryland