1966 Baltimore Colts season

1966 Baltimore Colts season
Owner	Carroll Rosenbloom
Head coach	Don Shula
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	9–5
Division place	2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish	Won Playoff Bowl (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.

Roster

1966 Baltimore Colts roster

	Quarterbacks 15 Gary Cuozzo 19 Johnny Unitas Running backs 45 Jerry Hill 33 Tony Lorick 41 Tom Matte 24 Lenny Moore Wide receivers 82 Raymond Berry 28 Jimmy Orr 87 Willie Richardson Tight ends 88 John Mackey 86 Butch Wilson		Offensive linemen 77 Jim Parker T 62 Glenn Ressler G 71 Dan Sullivan G 52 Dick Szymanski C 72 Bob Vogel T Defensive linemen 81 Ordell Braase DE 85 Roy Hilton DE 76 Fred Miller DT 83 Andy Stynchula DT 74 Billy Ray Smith DT		Linebackers 55 Jackie Burkett 32 Mike Curtis 53 Dennis Gaubatz 66 Don Shinnick 31 Steve Stonebreaker Defensive backs 40 Bobby Boyd CB 20 Jerry Logan S 43 Lenny Lyles CB 46 Jim Welch S Special teams 49 David Lee P		Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}} Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}} Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
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	October 2	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.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

First Quarter CHI – Roger LeClerc 42-yard field goal – Bears 3–0 CHI – Joe Fortunato 24-yard fumble return (Roger LeClerc kick) – Bears 10–0 Second Quarter BAL – Lou Michaels 13-yard field goal – Bears 10–3 Third Quarter CHI – Gale Sayers 30-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick) – Bears 17–3 CHI – Roger LeClerc 27-yard field goal – Bears 20–3 BAL – Bobby Boyd 37-yard interception return (Lou Michaels kick) – Bears 20–10 Fourth Quarter CHI – Gale Sayers 7-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick) – Bears 27–10 BAL – John Mackey 79-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick) – Bears 27–17 Colts Johnny Unitas 18/38, 274 Yds, TD, 2 INT Tom Matte 4 Rush, 57 Yds John Mackey 2 Rec, 89 Yds, TD Bears Rudy Bukich 8/15, 96 Yds, INT Gale Sayers 18 Rush, 106 Yds, 2 TD Jimmy Jones 3 Rec, 64 Yds

Playoff Bowl

Main article: Playoff Bowl

Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
January 8, 1967	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–14	Orange Bowl	58,088

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry