1967 Baltimore Colts season

1967 Baltimore Colts season
OwnerCarroll Rosenbloom
General managerHarry Hulmes
Head coachDon Shula
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Results
Record11–1–2
Division place2nd Coastal
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1967 Baltimore Colts season was the fifteenth season for the team in the National Football League. They finished the regular season with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 2 ties, the same record in the Western Conference's Coastal division with the Los Angeles Rams, who defeated them in the regular season finale; the two had tied in mid-October. The Colts lost the new tiebreaker (point differential in head-to-head games) and thus did not make the playoffs,[1][2][3] which included only the four division winners.

The Colts' official winning percentage of .917 (based on the NFL's non-counting of ties for such purposes prior to 1972) is the best in North American professional sports history for a non-playoff-qualifying team. It is also remarkable that the Colts entered the final game undefeated and yet did not qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

NFL draft

1967 Baltimore Colts draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 1 Bubba Smith *  Defensive end Michigan State from New Orleans
1 20 Jim Detwiler  Running back Michigan
2 42 Rick Volk *  Safety Michigan
3 54 Norman Davis  Guard Grambling
3 71 Leon Ward  Linebacker Oklahoma State
4 100 Charlie Stukes  Cornerback Maryland Eastern Shore
5 126 Ron Porter  Linebacker Idaho
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1967 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Ross Gwinn Guard Northwestern State

Personnel

Staff/coaches

1967 Baltimore Colts staff
Front office

Coaching staff

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Roster

1967 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

 Practice squad

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 17 Atlanta Falcons W 38–31 1–0 Memorial Stadium 56,715
2 September 24 at Philadelphia Eagles W 38–6 2–0 Franklin Field 60,755
3 October 1 San Francisco 49ers W 41–7 3–0 Memorial Stadium 60,238
4 October 8 at Chicago Bears W 24–3 4–0 Wrigley Field 47,190
5 October 15 Los Angeles Rams T 24–24 4–0–1 Memorial Stadium 60,238
6 October 22 at Minnesota Vikings T 20–20 4–0–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,693
7 October 29 at Washington Redskins W 17–13 5–0–2 D.C. Stadium 50,574
8 November 5 Green Bay Packers W 13–10 6–0–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238
9 November 12 at Atlanta Falcons W 49–7 7–0–2 Atlanta Stadium 58,850
10 November 19 Detroit Lions W 41–7 8–0–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238
11 November 26 at San Francisco 49ers W 26–9 9–0–2 Kezar Stadium 44,815
12 December 3 Dallas Cowboys W 23–17 10–0–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238
13 December 10 New Orleans Saints W 30–10 11–0–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238
14 December 17 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–34 11–1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,277
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 14

Team 1 234Total
Colts 7 003 10
• Rams 3 14314 34
Source:[1][2][3]

Standings

NFL Coastal
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 11 1 2 .917 4–1–1 8–1–1 398 196 W8
Baltimore Colts 11 1 2 .917 4–1–1 7–1–2 394 198 L1
San Francisco 49ers 7 7 0 .500 3–3 4–6 273 337 W2
Atlanta Falcons 1 12 1 .077 0–6 1–9 175 422 L7
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Unitas watches Roman carnival from turf". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. December 18, 1967. p. 26.
  2. 1 2 "Rams swamp Colts, gain play-off, 34-10". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. December 18, 1967. p. 17, part 2.
  3. 1 2 Maule, Tex (December 25, 1967). "Year of the Ram". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.
  4. ↑ "Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
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