1963 Baltimore Colts season

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Program for the October 13 game against the visiting San Francisco 49ers.
1963 Baltimore Colts season
Owner Carroll Rosenbloom
General manager Don "Red" Kellett
Head coach Don Shula
Home field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record8–6
Division place3rd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1963 Baltimore Colts season was the 11th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1963 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses and finished third in the Western Conference.

Contents

Roster

1963 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Reserve lists

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Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}}


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 15 New York Giants L 28–370–1 Memorial Stadium 60,029
2September 22at San Francisco 49ers W 20–141–1 Kezar Stadium 31,006
3September 29at Green Bay Packers L 20–311–2 Lambeau Field 42,327
4October 6at Chicago Bears L 3–101–3 Wrigley Field 48,998
5October 13 San Francisco 49ers W 20–32–3Memorial Stadium56,962
6October 20at Detroit Lions W 25–213–3 Tiger Stadium 51,901
7October 27 Green Bay Packers L 20–343–4Memorial Stadium60,065
8November 3 Chicago Bears L 7–173–5Memorial Stadium60,065
9November 10 Detroit Lions W 24–214–5Memorial Stadium59,758
10November 17at Minnesota Vikings W 37–345–5 Metropolitan Stadium 33,136
11November 24at Los Angeles Rams L 16–175–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,555
12December 1at Washington Redskins W 36–206–6 RFK Stadium 44,006
13December 8 Minnesota Vikings W 41–107–6Memorial Stadium54,122
14December 15 Los Angeles Rams W 19–168–6Memorial Stadium52,834
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Chicago Bears 1112.91710–1–1301144W2
Green Bay Packers 1121.8469–2–1369206W2
Baltimore Colts 860.5717–5316285W3
Detroit Lions 581.3854–7–1326265L1
Minnesota Vikings 581.3854–7–1309390W1
Los Angeles Rams 590.3575–7210350L2
San Francisco 49ers 2120.1431–11198391L5
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
New York Giants 1130.7869–3448280W3
Cleveland Browns 1040.7149–3343262W1
St. Louis Cardinals 950.6438–4341283L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 743.6367–3–2321295L1
Dallas Cowboys 4100.2863–9305378W1
Washington Redskins 3110.2142–10279398L3
Philadelphia Eagles 2102.1672–8–2242381L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Season summary

Week 4 at Bears

Week Four: Baltimore Colts (1–2) at Chicago Bears (3–0)
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at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: October 6, 1963
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,998
  • Box Score
Game information

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