1957 Baltimore Colts season

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1957 Baltimore Colts season
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 and their first with a winning record. 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 in the middle of their helmet. [4] The team had experimented with placement of the logo on other parts of the helmet, but 1957 was the year in which they used the logo that the Colts franchise still uses.

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 29 Detroit Lions W 34–141–0 Memorial Stadium 40,112 Recap
2October 5 Chicago Bears W 21–102–0Memorial Stadium46,558 Recap
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 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 52,560 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

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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.

See also

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References

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  2. "49ers jolt Colts, 17-13; create triple tie". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 9, 1957. p. 26.
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