1957 Baltimore Colts season

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1957 Baltimore Colts season
1957-Colts-mediaguide.jpg
Owner Carroll Rosenbloom
General manager Don "Red" Kellett
Head coach Weeb Ewbank
Home field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record7–5
Division place3rd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1957 Baltimore Colts season was the fifth season for the team in the National Football League, their first season with a winning record as the Colts, and their first in seven years when they were still known as the New York Yanks. Under fourth-year head coach Weeb Ewbank, the Colts posted a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, third in the Western Conference, one game behind Detroit and San Francisco.

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With two games to play, Baltimore (7–3) was in first place with a one-game lead, [1] but dropped their final two games on the West Coast. [2] [3]

This was the first season in which the Colts wore their trademark "horseshoe" logo on both sides of their helmet, with the team also debuting a new uniform kit featuring "blue jerseys highlighted with two white shoulder stripes" and white pants with "two lines of blue piping up the sides." [4] While the team had experimented with placement of the horseshoe logo on the back of the helmet for several seasons previously, it was in 1957 that the white helmets with the large blue logos were unveiled.

Regular season

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecapSources
1September 29 Detroit Lions W 34–141–0 Memorial Stadium 40,112 Recap [4] [5]
2October 5 Chicago Bears W 21–102–0Memorial Stadium46,558 Recap [6]
3October 13at Green Bay Packers W 45–173–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 26,322 Recap
4October 20at Detroit Lions L 27–313–1 Briggs Stadium 55,764 Recap
5October 27 Green Bay Packers L 21–243–2Memorial Stadium48,510 Recap
6November 3 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–193–3Memorial Stadium42,575 Recap
7November 10at Washington Redskins W 21–174–3 Griffith Stadium 33,149 Recap
8November 17at Chicago Bears W 29–145–3 Wrigley Field 47,168 Recap
9November 24 San Francisco 49ers W 27–216–3Memorial Stadium50,073 Recap
10December 1 Los Angeles Rams W 31–147–3Memorial Stadium52,060 Recap
11December 8at San Francisco 49ers L 13–177–4 Kezar Stadium 59,950 Recap
12December 15at Los Angeles Rams L 21–377–5 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 52,560 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Oct. 5: Saturday night game.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Detroit Lions 840.6676–4251231W3
San Francisco 49ers 840.6677–3260264W3
Baltimore Colts 750.5836–4303235L2
Los Angeles Rams 660.5005–5307278W2
Chicago Bears 570.4174–6203211L1
Green Bay Packers 390.2502–8218311L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Cleveland Browns 921.8188–1–1269172W1
New York Giants 750.5836–4254211L3
Pittsburgh Steelers 660.5005–5161178W1
Washington Redskins 561.4554–5–1251230W3
Philadelphia Eagles 480.3334–6173230L2
Chicago Cardinals 390.2502–8200299L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Training camp photo of the 1957 Baltimore Colts. Note that these were the "old" uniforms with three stripes on the arm; the new regular season uniforms had two stripes over the shoulders. 1957-colts-teamphoto.jpg
Training camp photo of the 1957 Baltimore Colts. Note that these were the "old" uniforms with three stripes on the arm; the new regular season uniforms had two stripes over the shoulders.

See also

References

  1. "Moore and Unitas star in Colts' 31-14 victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 2, 1957. p. 28.
  2. "49ers jolt Colts, 17-13; create triple tie". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 9, 1957. p. 26.
  3. "Colts eliminated from title race by Rams, 37-21". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 16, 1957. p. 31.
  4. 1 2 Jesse A. Linthicum, "Colts' Spirit Stops Jinx: Football Used in Beating Detroit Given to Shula," Baltimore Sun, Sept. 30, 1957, pp. 15,18.
  5. Cameron C. Synder, "Colts Whip Lions in Opener at Stadium, 34 to 14: 40,112 See Unitas Pass to Four Touchdowns; Defensive Line Stars," Baltimore Sun, Sept. 30, 1957, pp. 15, 18.
  6. Cameron C. Snyder, "Colts Rally in Last Half to Whip Bears, 21 to 10: Two 4th Down Passes Score Twice Before 46,558 Stadium Fans," Baltimore Sun, Oct. 6, 1957, pp. 1D, 4D.