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1963 Baltimore Colts
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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 316 points (22.6/g), 7th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 285 points (20.4/g), 7th.
Differential of 31 points (2.2/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 7.9-6.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 9th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.0, Offense: 0.8, Defense: 1.2, SoS: -0.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Don Shula
Training Camp: McDaniel College (Western Maryland College) (Westminster, Maryland)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Johnny Unitas* | 30 | 7 | 14 | 237 for 410, 3,481 yards, 20 td, 12 int, & 47 rushes for 224 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| HB | Tom Matte | 24 | 2 | 0 | 133 rushes for 541 yards, 4 td, & 48 catches for 466 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1961 |
| FB | J.W. Lockett | 26 | 2 | 0 | 81 rushes for 273 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 158 yards and 1 td | |
| FL | Jimmy Orr | 28 | 5 | 0 | 41 catches for 708 yards, 5 td | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| SE | Raymond Berry* | 30 | 8 | 0 | 44 catches for 703 yards, 3 td | Baltimore Colts / 20th / 232nd pick / 1954 |
| TE | John Mackey* | 22 | Rook | 14 | 35 catches for 726 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 19th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Bob Vogel | 22 | Rook | 13 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Jim Parker*+ | 29 | 6 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1957 | |
| C | Dick Szymanski | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 16th pick / 1955 |
| RG | Alex Sandusky | 31 | 9 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 184th pick / 1954 | |
| RT | George Preas | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 51st pick / 1955 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gino Marchetti* | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1952 |
| LDT | Jim Colvin | 26 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 95th pick / 1960 |
| RDT | Fred Miller | 23 | Rook | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 26th / 201st pick / 1962 |
| RDE | Ordell Braase | 31 | 6 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 160th pick / 1954 | |
| LLB | Jackie Burkett | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 12th pick / 1959 |
| MLB | Bill Pellington | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Don Shinnick | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| LCB | Bobby Boyd | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 119th pick / 1960 |
| RCB | Lenny Lyles | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| LS | Andy Nelson | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 126th pick / 1957 |
| RS | Jim Welch | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 34th pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Martin | 39 | 13 | 0 | 24 of 39 field goals & 32 of 35 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1950 |
| P | Tom Gilburg | 25 | 2 | 0 | 52 punts for a 41.8 average, 0 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 21st pick / 1961 Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 21st pick / 1961 |
| PR | Jerry Logan | 22 | Rook | 4 | 28 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 9th / 65th pick / 1963 |
| HB | Tom Matte | 24 | 2 | 0 | 133 rushes for 541 yards, 4 td, & 48 catches for 466 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1961 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Raymond Berry* | 30 | SE | 9 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Schreiner College,SMU | 2/27/1933 | 8 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 20th / 232nd pick / 1954 |
| 31 | Dick Bielski | 31 | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Maryland | 9/7/1932 | 8 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1955 | |
| 40 | Bobby Boyd | 26 | LCB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 12/3/1937 | 3 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 119th pick / 1960 |
| 81 | Ordell Braase | 31 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | South Dakota | 3/13/1932 | 6 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 160th pick / 1954 |
| 55 | Jackie Burkett | 27 | LLB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Auburn | 12/16/1936 | 2 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 12th pick / 1959 |
| 75 | Jim Colvin | 26 | LDT | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-3 | Houston | 11/30/1937 | 3 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 95th pick / 1960 |
| 32 | Nate Craddock | 23 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Parsons | 12/3/1940 | Rook | 0 | Boston Patriots / 22nd / 174th pick / 1963 | |
| 15 | Gary Cuozzo | 22 | 5 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Virginia | 4/26/1941 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 78 | John Diehl | 27 | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-7 | Virginia | 1/27/1936 | 2 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 82nd pick / 1958 | |
| 73 | Tom Gilburg | 25 | P | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 11/27/1938 | 2 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 21st pick / 1961 Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 21st pick / 1961 |
| 26 | Wendell Harris | 23 | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | LSU | 10/2/1940 | 1 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 7th / 51st pick / 1962 |
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| 25 | Alex Hawkins | 26 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 7/2/1937 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1959 | |
| 45 | Jerry Hill | 24 | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 10/12/1939 | 2 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1961 Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 35th pick / 1961 |
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| 35 | J.W. Lockett | 26 | FB | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Central Oklahoma | 3/23/1937 | 2 | 5 | |
| 20 | Jerry Logan | 22 | PR | 14 | 4 | 185 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 8/27/1941 | Rook | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 9th / 65th pick / 1963 |
| 43 | Lenny Lyles | 27 | RCB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/26/1936 | 5 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| 88 | John Mackey* | 22 | TE | 14 | 14 | 224 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 9/24/1941 | Rook | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 19th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1963 |
| 53 | Butch Maples | 22 | 5 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Baylor | 1/28/1941 | Rook | 1 | Denver Broncos / 13th / 101st pick / 1963 Baltimore Colts / 12th / 159th pick / 1963 |
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| 89 | Gino Marchetti* | 36 | LDE | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | San Francisco | 1/2/1927 | 11 | 13 | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1952 |
| 47 | Jim Martin | 39 | K | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 4/8/1924 | 13 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 26th pick / 1950 |
| 41 | Tom Matte | 24 | HB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 6/14/1939 | 2 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1961 |
| 17 | Lamar McHan | 31 | 1 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 12/16/1932 | 9 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1954 | |
| 76 | Fred Miller | 23 | RDT | 13 | 12 | 250 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/8/1940 | Rook | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 26th / 201st pick / 1962 |
| 24 | Lenny Moore | 30 | 7 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 11/25/1933 | 7 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1956 | |
| 80 | Andy Nelson | 30 | LS | 13 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Memphis | 5/27/1933 | 6 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 126th pick / 1957 |
| 28 | Jimmy Orr | 28 | FL | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Wake Forest,Clemson,Georgia | 10/4/1935 | 5 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| 27 | R.C. Owens | 30 | 3 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | Col. of Idaho | 11/12/1933 | 6 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 160th pick / 1956 | |
| 77 | Jim Parker*+ | 29 | LG | 14 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 4/3/1934 | 6 | 11 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1957 |
| 36 | Bill Pellington | 36 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Defiance,Rutgers | 9/25/1927 | 10 | 8 | |
| 60 | George Preas | 30 | RT | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 6/25/1933 | 8 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 51st pick / 1955 |
| 62 | Palmer Pyle | 26 | 7 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 6/12/1937 | 3 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 72nd pick / 1959 | |
| 87 | Willie Richardson | 24 | fl | 13 | 3 | 198 | 6-1 | Jackson St. | 11/17/1939 | Rook | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1963 Baltimore Colts / 7th / 89th pick / 1963 |
| 68 | Alex Sandusky | 31 | RG | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Clarion | 8/17/1932 | 9 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 184th pick / 1954 |
| 50 | Bill Saul | 23 | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 11/19/1940 | 1 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1962 Buffalo Bills / 9th / 68th pick / 1962 |
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| 66 | Don Shinnick | 28 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | UCLA | 5/15/1935 | 6 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| 71 | Dan Sullivan | 24 | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 9/1/1939 | 1 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 37th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 10th / 80th pick / 1962 |
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| 52 | Dick Szymanski | 31 | C | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 10/7/1932 | 8 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 16th pick / 1955 |
| 83 | Don Thompson | 24 | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Ferrum,Richmond | 10/7/1939 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 19 | Johnny Unitas* | 30 | QB | 14 | 14 | 194 | 6-1 | Louisville | 5/7/1933 | 7 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| 72 | Bob Vogel | 22 | LT | 13 | 13 | 250 | 6-5 | Ohio St. | 9/23/1941 | Rook | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1963 |
| 46 | Jim Welch | 25 | RS | 14 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/17/1938 | 3 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 34th pick / 1960 |
| 86 | Butch Wilson | 22 | 2 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Alabama | 9/18/1941 | Rook | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1963 |
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| Team Total | 27.0 | 14 | 220.8 | 6-2.0 | 4.0 |
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