1958 Baltimore Colts season

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1958 Baltimore Colts season
Owner Carroll Rosenbloom
General manager Don "Red" Kellett
Head coach Weeb Ewbank
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Results
Record9–3
Division place1st NFL Western
PlayoffsWon NFL Championship
(at Giants) 23–17 (OT)
Baltimore Memorial Stadium 1958 Baltimore Memorial Stadium 1958.jpeg
Baltimore Memorial Stadium 1958

The 1958 Baltimore Colts season was the sixth season for the team in the National Football League. The Colts finished the 1958 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses to win their first Western Conference title. They won their first league title in the NFL championship game, which ended in overtime with a touchdown by fullback Alan Ameche. [1] [2]

Contents

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 28 Detroit Lions W 28–151–0 Memorial Stadium 48,377
2October 4 Chicago Bears W 51–382–0Memorial Stadium52,622
3October 12at Green Bay Packers W 24–173–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 24,533
4October 19at Detroit Lions W 40–144–0 Briggs Stadium 55,190
5October 26 Washington Redskins W 35–105–0Memorial Stadium54,403
6November 2 Green Bay Packers W 56–06–0Memorial Stadium51,333
7November 9at New York Giants L 21–246–1 Yankee Stadium 71,164
8November 16at Chicago Bears W 17–07–1 Wrigley Field 48,664
9November 23 Los Angeles Rams W 34–78–1Memorial Stadium57,557
10November 30 San Francisco 49ers W 35–279–1Memorial Stadium57,557
11December 6at Los Angeles Rams L 28–309–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 100,202
12December 14at San Francisco 49ers L 12–219–3 Kezar Stadium 53,334
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1

1234Total
Lions096015
Colts7701428

[3]

Week 2

1234Total
Bears3721738
Colts27771051

[4]

Week 3

1234Total
Colts0771024
Packers1430017

[5]

Standings

NFL Western Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Baltimore Colts 930.7508–2381203L2
Los Angeles Rams 840.6677–3344278W3
Chicago Bears 840.6677–3298230W2
San Francisco 49ers 660.5004–6257324W2
Detroit Lions 471.3643–6–1261276L2
Green Bay Packers 1101.0910–9–1193382L7
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Postseason

The 1958 NFL Championship Game was 26th annual NFL championship game, played on December 28 at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City. The Colts beat the Giants 23–17 in overtime, earning their first ever championship, and the game became known as The Greatest Game Ever Played. [2]

RoundDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
NFL Championship December 28at New York Giants W 23–17 (OT)1–0 Yankee Stadium 64,185

Roster

1958 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

  • None - Vacant

Practice squad

  • None - Vacant
  • Note:'rookies in italics

See also

References

  1. "Colts win 23-17 in overtime". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 29, 1958. p. 4, part 2.
  2. 1 2 Maule, Tex (January 5, 1959). "The best football game ever played". Sports Illustrated. p. 8.
  3. Pro-Football-Reference.com
  4. Pro-Football-Reference.com
  5. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search