| 1963 Baltimore Colts season | |
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| Owner | Carroll Rosenbloom |
| General manager | Don "Red" Kellett |
| Head coach | Don Shula |
| Home field | Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–6 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1963 Baltimore Colts season was the team's 11th season in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the 1963 National Football League's season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the Western Conference.
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 15 | New York Giants | L 28–37 | 0–1 | Memorial Stadium | 60,029 | |
| 2 | September 22 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 20–14 | 1–1 | Kezar Stadium | 31,006 | |
| 3 | September 29 | at Green Bay Packers | L 20–31 | 1–2 | Lambeau Field | 42,327 | |
| 4 | October 6 | at Chicago Bears | L 3–10 | 1–3 | Wrigley Field | 48,998 | |
| 5 | October 13 | San Francisco 49ers | W 20–3 | 2–3 | Memorial Stadium | 56,962 | |
| 6 | October 20 | at Detroit Lions | W 25–21 | 3–3 | Tiger Stadium | 51,901 | |
| 7 | October 27 | Green Bay Packers | L 20–34 | 3–4 | Memorial Stadium | 60,065 | |
| 8 | November 3 | Chicago Bears | L 7–17 | 3–5 | Memorial Stadium | 60,065 | |
| 9 | November 10 | Detroit Lions | W 24–21 | 4–5 | Memorial Stadium | 59,758 | |
| 10 | November 17 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 37–34 | 5–5 | Metropolitan Stadium | 33,136 | |
| 11 | November 24 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 16–17 | 5–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 48,555 | |
| 12 | December 1 | at Washington Redskins | W 36–20 | 6–6 | RFK Stadium | 44,006 | |
| 13 | December 8 | Minnesota Vikings | W 41–10 | 7–6 | Memorial Stadium | 54,122 | |
| 14 | December 15 | Los Angeles Rams | W 19–16 | 8–6 | Memorial Stadium | 52,834 | |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Chicago Bears | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 10–1–1 | 301 | 144 | W2 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 9–2–1 | 369 | 206 | W2 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 7–5 | 316 | 285 | W3 | |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 326 | 265 | L1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 309 | 390 | W1 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5–7 | 210 | 350 | L2 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 1–11 | 198 | 391 | L5 | |
| NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Giants | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 9–3 | 448 | 280 | W3 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 9–3 | 343 | 262 | W1 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–4 | 341 | 283 | L1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 3 | .636 | 7–3–2 | 321 | 295 | L1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–9 | 305 | 378 | W1 | |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–10 | 279 | 398 | L3 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 10 | 2 | .167 | 2–8–2 | 242 | 381 | L2 | |
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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