1954 Baltimore Colts season

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1954 Baltimore Colts season
1954-Colts-mediaguide.jpg
Owner Carroll Rosenbloom
General manager Don "Red" Kellett
Head coach Weeb Ewbank
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Results
Record3–9
Division place6th NFL Western
PlayoffsDid not qualify

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 the Horseshoes appeared on the helmet. For the first two seasons (1954 & 55), the horseshoes were white and they were located on the back of an all blue helmet. In 1956 the color of the helmet change to White while the Horseshoes became blue. It wasn't until 1957 when the Colts received their most famous helmet design that's still in use to this day, a white helmet with a blue stripe down the middle and a blue horseshoe on either side.

Contents

Program for the Colts' December 4 game in Los Angeles against the Rams. Rams-vs-Colts-program-541204.jpg
Program for the Colts' December 4 game in Los Angeles against the Rams.

Regular season

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecapSources
1September 26 Los Angeles Rams L 0–480–1 Memorial Stadium 36,215 Recap [1] [2] [3] [4]
2October 2 New York Giants W 20–141–1Memorial Stadium27,088 Recap
3October 10at Chicago Bears L 9–281–2 Wrigley Field 27,845 Recap
4October 16at Detroit Lions L 0–351–3 Briggs Stadium 48,272 Recap
5October 24 Green Bay Packers L 6–71–4Memorial Stadium28,680 Recap
6October 31at Washington Redskins L 21–241–5 Griffith Stadium 23,566 Recap
7November 6 Detroit Lions L 3–271–6Memorial Stadium25,287 Recap
8November 13at Green Bay Packers L 13–241–7 Milwaukee County Stadium 19,786 Recap
9November 21 Chicago Bears L 13–281–8Memorial Stadium23,093 Recap
10November 28 San Francisco 49ers W 17–132–8Memorial Stadium23,875 Recap
11December 4at Los Angeles Rams W 22–213–8 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 30,744 Recap
12December 11at San Francisco 49ers L 7–103–9 Kezar Stadium 26,856 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Detroit Lions 921.8188–2337189W1
Chicago Bears 840.6677–3301279W4
San Francisco 49ers 741.6365–4–1313251W2
Los Angeles Rams 651.5454–5–1314285W1
Green Bay Packers 480.3333–7234251L4
Baltimore Colts 390.2502–8131279L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Cleveland Browns 930.7508–2336162L1
Philadelphia Eagles 741.6367–3284230W1
New York Giants 750.5837–3293184L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 570.4174–6219263L2
Washington Redskins 390.2502–8207432W1
Chicago Cardinals 2100.1672–8183347L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Official team photo of the 1954 Baltimore Colts. 1954-colts-teamphoto.jpg
Official team photo of the 1954 Baltimore Colts.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Walter Taylor, "Colt Shifts Hinted After Rout by Rams," Baltimore Evening Sun, Sept. 27, 1954, p. 23.
  3. ↑ Maxwell Stiles, "Rejuvenated Rams Face 'Must' Win Over 49ers," Los Angeles Mirror, Sept. 27, 1954, sports pp. 1, 4.
  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.
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