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1961 Baltimore Colts
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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 302 points (21.6/g), 7th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 307 points (21.9/g), 10th.
Differential of -5 points (-0.4/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 6.9-7.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -18 (-1.3/g), 14th.
Coached by Weeb Ewbank (8-6-0)
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1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Johnny Unitas* | 28 | 5 | 14 | 229 for 420, 2,990 yards, 16 td, 24 int, & 54 rushes for 190 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| HB | Alex Hawkins | 24 | 2 | 0 | 86 rushes for 379 yards, 4 td, & 20 catches for 158 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1959 |
| FB | Joe Perry | 34 | 13 | 0 | 168 rushes for 675 yards, 3 td, & 34 catches for 322 yards and 1 td | |
| FL | Lenny Moore*+ | 28 | 5 | 0 | 49 catches for 728 yards, 8 td, & 92 rushes for 648 yards and 7 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1956 |
| SE | Raymond Berry* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 75 catches for 873 yards, 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 20th / 232nd pick / 1954 |
| TE | Jim Mutscheller | 31 | 7 | 0 | 20 catches for 370 yards, 2 td | Dallas Texans / 12th / 134th pick / 1952 |
| LT | Jim Parker*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1957 |
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| LG | Palmer Pyle | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 72nd pick / 1959 |
| C | Dick Szymanski | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 16th pick / 1955 |
| RG | Alex Sandusky | 29 | 7 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 184th pick / 1954 |
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| RT | George Preas | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 51st pick / 1955 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gino Marchetti*+ | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1952 |
| LDT | Art Donovan | 36 | 11 | 0 | New York Giants / 22nd / 204th pick / 1947 |
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| RDT | Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| RDE | Ordell Braase | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 160th pick / 1954 |
| LLB | Jackie Burkett | 25 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 12th pick / 1959 |
| LLB | Bill Pellington | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Bill Pellington | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Marv Matuszak | 30 | 8 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1953 |
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| RLB | Don Shinnick | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| LCB | Bobby Boyd | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 119th pick / 1960 |
| RCB | Gary Glick | 31 | 5 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1956 |
| LS | Andy Nelson | 28 | 4 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 126th pick / 1957 |
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| RS | Bob Harrison | 23 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Steve Myhra | 27 | 4 | 0 | 21 of 39 field goals & 33 of 34 extra points | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 139th pick / 1956 |
| P | Tom Gilburg | 23 | Rook | 0 | 42 punts for a 43.0 average, 0 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 21st pick / 1961 |
| PR | Bobby Boyd | 24 | 1 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 9.6 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 119th pick / 1960 |
| KR | Lenny Lyles | 25 | 3 | 0 | 28 kick returns for a 24.0 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Raymond Berry* | 28 | E | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Schreiner College,SMU | 2/27/1933 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 20th / 232nd pick / 1954 |
| 40 | Bobby Boyd | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 12/3/1937 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 119th pick / 1960 |
| 81 | Ordell Braase | 29 | DE | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | South Dakota | 3/13/1932 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 160th pick / 1954 |
| 55 | Jackie Burkett | 25 | LB-C | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Auburn | 12/16/1936 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 12th pick / 1959 |
| 75 | Jim Colvin | 24 | DT-DE-G | 13 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Houston | 11/30/1937 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 95th pick / 1960 |
| 78 | John Diehl | 25 | DT | 3 | 0 | 265 | 6-7 | Virginia | 1/27/1936 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 82nd pick / 1958 |
| 70 | Art Donovan | 36 | DT-T | 14 | 0 | 263 | 6-2 | Boston College,Notre Dame | 6/5/1925 | 11 | New York Giants / 22nd / 204th pick / 1947 |
| 61 | Wiley Feagin | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Houston,Texas | 8/28/1937 | Rook | |
| 73 | Tom Gilburg | 23 | T-P | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 11/27/1938 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 21st pick / 1961 |
| 47 | Gary Glick | 31 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 5/14/1930 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 1st pick / 1956 |
| 88 | Ken Gregory | 24 | E | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Whittier | 2/1/1937 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 49th pick / 1961 |
| 20 | Bob Harrison | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Ohio | 11/15/1938 | Rook | |
| 25 | Alex Hawkins | 24 | HB-FL-WR | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 7/2/1937 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1959 |
| 45 | Jerry Hill | 22 | RB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 10/12/1939 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1961 |
| 72 | Joe Lewis | 25 | DT | 11 | 0 | 256 | 6-2 | Compton Community College (CA) | 1/23/1936 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 17th / 199th pick / 1958 |
| 87 | Aubrey Linne | 22 | TE | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-7 | TCU | 4/19/1939 | Rook | |
| 43 | Lenny Lyles | 25 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/26/1936 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| 85 | Dee Mackey | 27 | E-TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 10/16/1934 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 24th / 287th pick / 1958 |
| 89 | Gino Marchetti*+ | 34 | DE-T-DT | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | San Francisco | 1/2/1927 | 9 | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1952 |
| 27 | Tom Matte | 22 | RB-QB | 8 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 6/14/1939 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 |
| 64 | Marv Matuszak | 30 | LB | 14 | 5 | 232 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 9/12/1931 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1953 |
| 14 | Lamar McHan | 29 | QB | 7 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 12/16/1932 | 7 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1954 |
| 24 | Lenny Moore*+ | 28 | HB-FL | 13 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Penn State | 11/25/1933 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1956 |
| 84 | Jim Mutscheller | 31 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 3/31/1930 | 7 | Dallas Texans / 12th / 134th pick / 1952 |
| 65 | Steve Myhra | 27 | G-LB-K | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Minnesota,North Dakota | 4/2/1934 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 139th pick / 1956 |
| 80 | Andy Nelson | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Memphis | 5/27/1933 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 126th pick / 1957 |
| 28 | Jimmy Orr | 26 | FL-E-SE-WR | 13 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Clemson,Georgia,Wake Forest | 10/4/1935 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| 77 | Jim Parker*+ | 27 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 4/3/1934 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1957 |
| 36 | Bill Pellington | 34 | LB | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Defiance,Rutgers | 9/25/1927 | 8 | |
| 34 | Joe Perry | 34 | FB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Compton Community College (CA) | 1/22/1927 | 13 | |
| 60 | George Preas | 28 | T-G-LB | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 6/25/1933 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 51st pick / 1955 |
| 62 | Palmer Pyle | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 6/12/1937 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 72nd pick / 1959 |
| 68 | Alex Sandusky | 29 | G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Clarion | 8/17/1932 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 184th pick / 1954 |
| 66 | Don Shinnick | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | UCLA | 5/15/1935 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| 83 | Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Arkansas,Auburn | 1/27/1935 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| 32 | Mark Smolinski | 22 | FB-TE | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 5/9/1939 | Rook | |
| 26 | Mike Sommer | 27 | HB-DB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | George Washington | 10/9/1934 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1958 |
| 52 | Dick Szymanski | 29 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 10/7/1932 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 16th pick / 1955 |
| 23 | Carl Taseff | 33 | DB-HB | 7 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | John Carroll | 9/28/1928 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 22nd / 267th pick / 1951 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas* | 28 | QB | 14 | 14 | 194 | 6-1 | Louisville | 5/7/1933 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| 46 | Jim Welch | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/17/1938 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 34th pick / 1960 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 14 | 220.2 | 6-1.8 | 3.8 |