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1954 Baltimore Colts
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Record: 3-9-0, Finished 6th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 131 points (10.9/g), 12th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 279 points (23.2/g), 8th.
Differential of -148 points (-12.3/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 1.7-10.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.3/g), 8th.
Coached by Weeb Ewbank (3-9-0)
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1954 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 | Gary Kerkorian | 24 | 2 | 10 | 117 for 217, 1,515 yards, 9 td, 12 int, & 22 rushes for 36 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 222nd pick / 1952 |
| FB | Zollie Toth | 30 | 4 | 0 | 86 rushes for 303 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 51 yards and 0 td | New York Yanks / 4th / 42nd pick / 1950 |
| LH | George Taliaferro | 27 | 5 | 0 | 48 rushes for 157 yards, 0 td, & 14 catches for 122 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 13th / 129th pick / 1949 |
| RH | Buddy Young* | 28 | 7 | 0 | 70 rushes for 311 yards, 2 td, & 15 catches for 272 yards and 3 td | |
| LE | Lloyd Colteryahn | 23 | Rook | 0 | 30 catches for 384 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 42nd pick / 1953 |
| LT | Ken Jackson | 25 | 2 | 0 | New York Yanks / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1951 |
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| LG | Art Spinney | 27 | 4 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 15th / 184th pick / 1950 |
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| C | Buzz Nutter | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 12th / 136th pick / 1953 |
| RG | Alex Sandusky | 22 | Rook | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 184th pick / 1954 |
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| RT | Jack Little | 23 | 1 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 50th pick / 1953 |
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| RE | Dan Edwards | 28 | 6 | 0 | 40 catches for 531 yards, 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1948 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gino Marchetti* | 27 | 2 | 0 | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1952 |
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| LDT | Art Donovan*+ | 29 | 4 | 0 | New York Giants / 22nd / 204th pick / 1947 |
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| RDT | Tom Finnin | 27 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 24th / 306th pick / 1950 |
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| RDE | Don Joyce | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 18th pick / 1951 |
| LLB | Bill Pellington | 27 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MLB | Joe Campanella | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 36th pick / 1952 |
| RLB | Doug Eggers | 24 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDH | Carl Taseff | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 22nd / 267th pick / 1951 |
| RDH | Don Shula | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 110th pick / 1951 |
| LS | Tom Keane | 28 | 6 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 18th pick / 1948 |
| RS | Bert Rechichar | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 10th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gary Kerkorian | 24 | 2 | 10 | 5 of 10 field goals & 11 of 12 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 222nd pick / 1952 |
| P | Cotton Davidson | 23 | Rook | 1 | 72 punts for a 37.2 average, 1 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| PR | Buddy Young* | 28 | 7 | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 4.3 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Buddy Young* | 28 | 7 | 0 | 13 kick returns for a 23.7 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Sisto Averno | 29 | LB-MG-G | 3 | 0 | 235 | 5-11 | Muhlenberg | 5/12/1925 | 4 | |
| Dick Barwegan | 33 | G | 9 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/25/1921 | 7 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 44th pick / 1945 |
| Jack Bighead | 24 | DE-E | 11 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Pepperdine | 4/23/1930 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 15th / 170th pick / 1952 |
| Joe Campanella | 24 | LB-DT-T | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 9/3/1930 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 36th pick / 1952 |
| Ernie Cheatham | 25 | DT | 2 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Loyola Marymount | 7/26/1929 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 248th pick / 1951 |
| Lloyd Colteryahn | 23 | E | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Maryland | 8/26/1931 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 42nd pick / 1953 |
| Cotton Davidson | 23 | QB | 12 | 1 | 182 | 6-1 | Baylor | 11/30/1931 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1954 |
| Art Donovan*+ | 29 | DT-T | 11 | 0 | 263 | 6-2 | Boston College,Notre Dame | 6/5/1925 | 4 | New York Giants / 22nd / 204th pick / 1947 |
| Dan Edwards | 28 | E | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Georgia | 7/18/1926 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1948 |
| Doug Eggers | 24 | LB | 11 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | South Dakota State | 9/21/1930 | Rook | |
| Fred Enke | 30 | QB | 3 | 1 | 208 | 6-1 | Arizona | 12/15/1924 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 47th pick / 1948 |
| Tom Finnin | 27 | DT | 12 | 0 | 262 | 6-2 | Detroit Mercy | 9/28/1927 | 1 | New York Giants / 24th / 306th pick / 1950 |
| John Huzvar | 25 | FB | 8 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | North Carolina State,Pittsburgh | 8/6/1929 | 2 | |
| Ken Jackson | 25 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Texas | 4/26/1929 | 2 | New York Yanks / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1951 |
| Don Joyce | 25 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Tulane | 10/8/1929 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 18th pick / 1951 |
| Tom Keane | 28 | DB-E | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Ohio State,West Virginia | 9/7/1926 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 18th pick / 1948 |
| Gary Kerkorian | 24 | QB | 10 | 10 | 185 | 5-11 | Stanford | 1/14/1930 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 222nd pick / 1952 |
| Bob Langas | 24 | DE | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Wayne State (MI) | 1/22/1930 | Rook | |
| Bob Leberman | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 2/10/1932 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 125th pick / 1954 |
| Jimmy Lesane | 24 | DB-HB | 4 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | The Citadel,Virginia | 3/8/1930 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 20th / 236th pick / 1952 |
| Jack Little | 23 | T | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 12/31/1931 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 50th pick / 1953 |
| Gino Marchetti* | 27 | DE-T-DT | 10 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | San Francisco | 1/2/1927 | 2 | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1952 |
| Chuck McMillan | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 175 | 6-3 | John Carroll | 11/16/1931 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 13th / 149th pick / 1954 |
| Jim Mutscheller | 24 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 3/31/1930 | Rook | Dallas Texans / 12th / 134th pick / 1952 |
| Buzz Nutter | 23 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 2/16/1931 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 12th / 136th pick / 1953 |
| Bill Pellington | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Defiance,Rutgers | 9/25/1927 | 1 | |
| Gene Pepper | 27 | G-T-DT-LB | 3 | 0 | 239 | 6-2 | Missouri | 9/22/1927 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 71st pick / 1950 |
| George Radosevich | 26 | T-C | 10 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 1/25/1928 | Rook | |
| Jim Raiff | 24 | T | 3 | 0 | 235 | 5-10 | Dayton | 12/21/1930 | Rook | |
| Bert Rechichar | 24 | DB-LB-HB-E | 12 | 0 | 209 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/16/1930 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 10th pick / 1952 |
| Charley Robinson | 27 | G-LB | 6 | 0 | 240 | 5-11 | Morgan State | 5/30/1927 | 3 | |
| Alex Sandusky | 22 | G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Clarion | 8/17/1932 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 184th pick / 1954 |
| Don Shula | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | John Carroll | 1/4/1930 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 110th pick / 1951 |
| Art Spinney | 27 | G-DE | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Boston College | 11/8/1927 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 15th / 184th pick / 1950 |
| George Taliaferro | 27 | HB-TB-QB-DB | 11 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Indiana | 1/8/1927 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 129th pick / 1949 |
| Carl Taseff | 26 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | John Carroll | 9/28/1928 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 22nd / 267th pick / 1951 |
| Zollie Toth | 30 | FB | 12 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/26/1924 | 4 | New York Yanks / 4th / 42nd pick / 1950 |
| Royce Womble | 23 | HB-FL | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | North Texas | 8/12/1931 | Rook | |
| Buddy Young* | 28 | HB-FB-DB | 10 | 0 | 175 | 5-4 | Illinois | 1/5/1926 | 7 | |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 12 | 218.3 | 6-1.1 | 2.2 |