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1950 Baltimore Colts
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Record: 1-11-0, Finished 7th in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 213 points (17.8/g), 11th of 13 in the NFL.
Allowed 462 points (38.5/g), 13th.
Differential of -249 points (-20.8/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 1.7-10.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.3/g), 9th.
Coached by Clem Crowe (1-11-0)
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1950 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Y.A. Tittle | 24 | 2 | 9 | 161 for 315, 1,884 yards, 8 td, 19 int, & 20 rushes for 77 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| QB | Adrian Burk | 23 | Rook | 3 | 43 for 119, 798 yards, 6 td, 12 int, & 11 rushes for 19 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| FB | Jim Spavital | 24 | 1 | 7 | 58 rushes for 246 yards, 2 td, & 21 catches for 238 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 11th pick / 1948 |
| LH | Chet Mutryn | 29 | 4 | 0 | 108 rushes for 355 yards, 2 td, & 36 catches for 379 yards and 2 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 20th / 182nd pick / 1943 |
| RH | Rip Collins | 24 | 1 | 9 | 69 rushes for 101 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 295 yards and 0 td | New York Bulldogs / 6th / 53rd pick / 1949 |
| LE | Paul Salata | 24 | 1 | 6 | 45 catches for 572 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Ernie Blandin | 31 | 4 | 11 | 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1942 |
| LG | Bill Murray | 24 | Rook | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 41st pick / 1950 |
| C | Joel Williams | 24 | 2 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 22nd / 198th pick / 1948 |
| RG | Ken Cooper | 27 | 1 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 15th / 143rd pick / 1949 |
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| RT | Barry French | 28 | 3 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 19th / 194th pick / 1944 |
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| RE | Hal Crisler | 27 | 4 | 5 | 19 catches for 307 yards, 5 td | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bob Jensen | 25 | 2 | 0 | Boston Yanks / 13th / 109th pick / 1948 |
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| LDT | Don Colo | 25 | Rook | 1 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950 |
| MG | Sisto Averno | 25 | Rook | 3 | ||
| RDT | Art Donovan | 25 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 22nd / 204th pick / 1947 |
| RDE | Bob Oristaglio | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LLB | Ed King | 25 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MLB | Rex Grossman | 26 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 29th / 273rd pick / 1948 |
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| RLB | George Buksar | 24 | 1 | 2 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 94th pick / 1949 |
| LDH | Herb Rich | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 67th pick / 1950 |
| RDH | Chick Maggioli | 28 | 2 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 11th / 99th pick / 1946 |
| S | Ernie Zalejski | 25 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 62nd pick / 1950 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rex Grossman | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 of 3 field goals & 16 of 19 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 29th / 273rd pick / 1948 |
| P | Adrian Burk | 23 | Rook | 3 | 81 punts for a 40.0 average, 1 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| PR | Herb Rich | 22 | Rook | 0 | 12 punt returns for a 23.0 average and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 67th pick / 1950 |
| KR | Chet Mutryn | 29 | 4 | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 21.5 average and 0 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 20th / 182nd pick / 1943 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Sisto Averno | 25 | LB-MG-G | 12 | 3 | 235 | 5-11 | Muhlenberg | 5/12/1925 | Rook | |
| George Blanda | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| Ernie Blandin | 31 | T-DT | 12 | 11 | 248 | 6-4 | Tulane | 6/21/1919 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1942 |
| Hardy Brown | 26 | LB-DB-FB | 4 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | SMU,Tulsa | 5/8/1924 | 2 | New York Giants / 12th / 104th pick / 1947 |
| George Buksar | 24 | LB-FB | 9 | 2 | 206 | 6-0 | Purdue,San Francisco | 8/12/1926 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 94th pick / 1949 |
| Adrian Burk | 23 | QB | 12 | 3 | 190 | 6-2 | Baylor | 12/14/1927 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1950 |
| Leon Campbell | 23 | FB | 3 | 2 | 199 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 7/1/1927 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 15th pick / 1950 |
| Rip Collins | 24 | HB-FB | 12 | 9 | 190 | 6-0 | LSU | 11/9/1926 | 1 | New York Bulldogs / 6th / 53rd pick / 1949 |
| Don Colo | 25 | DT | 12 | 1 | 252 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/5/1925 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950 |
| Ken Cooper | 27 | G | 12 | 8 | 205 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 2/26/1923 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 15th / 143rd pick / 1949 |
| Hal Crisler | 27 | E | 10 | 5 | 215 | 6-4 | Iowa State,San Jose State | 12/31/1923 | 4 | |
| Art Donovan | 25 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 263 | 6-2 | Boston College,Notre Dame | 6/5/1925 | Rook | New York Giants / 22nd / 204th pick / 1947 |
| Frank Filchock | 34 | TB-QB-HB | 1 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Indiana | 10/18/1916 | 12 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 2nd / 14th pick / 1938 |
| Arthur Fletcher | 26 | E | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Washburn | 12/22/1924 | Rook | |
| Barry French | 28 | G-T | 12 | 11 | 225 | 6-0 | Purdue | 2/12/1922 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 19th / 194th pick / 1944 |
| Rex Grossman | 26 | LB-FB | 8 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Indiana | 2/5/1924 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 29th / 273rd pick / 1948 |
| Jon Jenkins | 24 | T | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Dartmouth | 6/17/1926 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 91st pick / 1949 |
| Bob Jensen | 25 | DE-E | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Iowa State | 12/29/1925 | 2 | Boston Yanks / 13th / 109th pick / 1948 |
| Ed King | 25 | G-DE-DG | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Boston College | 5/11/1925 | 2 | |
| Vito Kissell | 23 | LB-FB | 11 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Holy Cross | 6/13/1927 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 165th pick / 1949 |
| Bob Livingstone | 28 | HB-DB | 11 | 0 | 173 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 5/11/1922 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 225th pick / 1945 |
| Chick Maggioli | 28 | DB-HB | 8 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Illinois,Indiana,Notre Dame | 5/17/1922 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 99th pick / 1946 |
| Geno Mazzanti | 21 | HB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Arkansas | 4/1/1929 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 26th / 327th pick / 1950 |
| Bill Murray | 24 | G-T | 12 | 11 | 240 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/16/1926 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 41st pick / 1950 |
| Chet Mutryn | 29 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Xavier (OH) | 3/12/1921 | 4 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 20th / 182nd pick / 1943 |
| Robert Nelson | 30 | C-T-DT-LB | 3 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Baylor | 1/30/1920 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 35th pick / 1941 |
| John North | 29 | E-DB | 4 | 3 | 199 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 6/17/1921 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 51st pick / 1945 |
| Bob Nowaskey | 32 | E-DE | 9 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | George Washington | 2/3/1918 | 10 | Cleveland Rams / 7th / 55th pick / 1940 |
| Bob Oristaglio | 26 | DE-E | 12 | 3 | 214 | 6-2 | Pennsylvania | 4/6/1924 | 1 | |
| Jim Owens | 23 | E-DE | 9 | 4 | 205 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 3/6/1927 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 23rd / 225th pick / 1949 |
| Bob Perina | 29 | DB-TB-HB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Princeton | 1/16/1921 | 4 | |
| Herb Rich | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Vanderbilt | 10/7/1928 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 67th pick / 1950 |
| Paul Salata | 24 | E | 7 | 6 | 191 | 6-2 | USC | 10/17/1926 | 1 | |
| John Schweder | 23 | G-MG-LB | 11 | 3 | 224 | 6-1 | Pennsylvania | 12/23/1927 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 25th / 251st pick / 1949 |
| Frank Spaniel | 22 | HB | 6 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 5/21/1928 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 5th / 58th pick / 1950 |
| Jim Spavital | 24 | FB-LB | 11 | 7 | 210 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 9/15/1926 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 11th pick / 1948 |
| Art Spinney | 23 | G-DE | 2 | 1 | 230 | 6-0 | Boston College | 11/8/1927 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 15th / 184th pick / 1950 |
| Billy Stone | 25 | HB-DB | 8 | 2 | 191 | 6-0 | Bradley | 10/25/1925 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 120th pick / 1949 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 24 | QB | 12 | 9 | 192 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/24/1926 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| Joel Williams | 24 | C | 12 | 12 | 220 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette,Texas | 3/18/1926 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 22nd / 198th pick / 1948 |
| Ernie Zalejski | 25 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 11/23/1925 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 62nd pick / 1950 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 12 | 208.2 | 6-0.7 | 1.9 |