1963 Baltimore Colts season

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.

Program for the October 13 game against the visiting San Francisco 49ers.
1963 Baltimore Colts season
OwnerCarroll Rosenbloom
General managerDon "Red" Kellett
Head coachDon Shula
Home fieldMemorial Stadium
Results
Record8–6
Division place3rd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Roster

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1963 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}}

Special teams



Rookies in italics

Regular season

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Schedule

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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.

Standings

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NFL Western Conference
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
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Season summary

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Week 4 at Bears

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Week Four: Baltimore Colts (1–2) at Chicago Bears (3–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 303
Bears 0 0 01010

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

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

See also

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References

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