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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 428 points (30.6/g), 1st of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 225 points (16.1/g), 1st.
Differential of 203 points (14.5/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 11.5-2.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +22 (1.6/g), 1st.
Coached by Don Shula (12-2-0)
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1964 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Johnny Unitas*+ | 31 | 8 | 14 | 158 for 305, 2,824 yards, 19 td, 6 int, & 37 rushes for 162 yards and 2 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| HB | Lenny Moore*+ | 31 | 8 | 0 | 157 rushes for 584 yards, 16 td, & 21 catches for 472 yards and 3 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1956 |
| FB | Jerry Hill | 25 | 3 | 0 | 88 rushes for 384 yards, 5 td, & 14 catches for 113 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1961 |
| FB | Tony Lorick | 23 | Rook | 0 | 100 rushes for 513 yards, 4 td, & 11 catches for 164 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 |
| FL | Jimmy Orr | 29 | 6 | 0 | 40 catches for 867 yards, 6 td | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| SE | Raymond Berry* | 31 | 9 | 0 | 43 catches for 663 yards, 6 td | Baltimore Colts / 20th / 232nd pick / 1954 |
| TE | John Mackey | 23 | 1 | 0 | 22 catches for 406 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 19th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Bob Vogel* | 23 | 1 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Jim Parker*+ | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1957 |
| C | Dick Szymanski* | 32 | 9 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 16th pick / 1955 |
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| RG | Alex Sandusky | 32 | 10 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 184th pick / 1954 |
| RT | George Preas | 31 | 9 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 51st pick / 1955 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gino Marchetti*+ | 37 | 12 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1952 |
| LDT | Fred Miller | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 |
| RDT | Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| RDE | Ordell Braase | 32 | 7 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 160th pick / 1954 |
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| LLB | Steve Stonebreaker | 26 | 2 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 34th / 266th pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Bill Pellington | 37 | 11 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Don Shinnick | 29 | 7 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| LCB | Bobby Boyd*+ | 27 | 4 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 119th pick / 1960 |
| RCB | Lenny Lyles | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| LS | Jerry Logan | 23 | 1 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 |
| RS | Jim Welch | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 34th pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Michaels | 29 | 6 | 0 | 17 of 35 field goals & 53 of 54 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| P | Joe Don Looney | 22 | Rook | 0 | 32 punts for a 42.4 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1964 |
| PR | Wendell Harris | 24 | 2 | 4 | 17 punt returns for a 12.6 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1962 |
| KR | Joe Don Looney | 22 | Rook | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 24.6 average and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1964 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Berry* | 31 | E | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Schreiner College,SMU | 2/27/1933 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 20th / 232nd pick / 1954 |
| Bobby Boyd*+ | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 12/3/1937 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 119th pick / 1960 |
| Ordell Braase | 32 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | South Dakota | 3/13/1932 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 160th pick / 1954 |
| Jackie Burkett | 28 | LB-C | 12 | 1 | 230 | 6-4 | Auburn | 12/16/1936 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 12th pick / 1959 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 23 | QB | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Virginia | 4/26/1941 | 1 | |
| Ted Davis | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 7/27/1942 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 |
| John Diehl | 28 | DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-7 | Virginia | 1/27/1936 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 82nd pick / 1958 |
| Tom Gilburg | 26 | T-P | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 11/27/1938 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 21st pick / 1961 |
| Wendell Harris | 24 | DB-K | 14 | 4 | 185 | 5-11 | LSU | 10/2/1940 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1962 |
| Alex Hawkins | 27 | HB-FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 7/2/1937 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1959 |
| Alvin Haymond | 22 | DB | 9 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Southern | 8/31/1942 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964 |
| Jerry Hill | 25 | RB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 10/12/1939 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1961 |
| Lou Kirouac | 24 | G-T-K | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Boston College | 5/17/1940 | 1 | |
| Jerry Logan | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 8/27/1941 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 |
| Joe Don Looney | 22 | HB-FB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Cameron,Oklahoma,TCU,Texas | 10/10/1942 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1964 |
| Tony Lorick | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 5/25/1941 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 |
| Lenny Lyles | 28 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/26/1936 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| John Mackey | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 9/24/1941 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 19th pick / 1963 |
| Gino Marchetti*+ | 37 | DE-T-DT | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | San Francisco | 1/2/1927 | 12 | Dallas Texans / 2nd / 14th pick / 1952 |
| Tom Matte | 25 | RB-QB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 6/14/1939 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 |
| Lou Michaels | 29 | DE-K | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/28/1935 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| Fred Miller | 24 | DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/8/1940 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 |
| Lenny Moore*+ | 31 | HB-FL | 14 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Penn State | 11/25/1933 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1956 |
| Jimmy Orr | 29 | FL-E-SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Clemson,Georgia,Wake Forest | 10/4/1935 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| Jim Parker*+ | 30 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 4/3/1934 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1957 |
| Bill Pellington | 37 | LB | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Defiance,Rutgers | 9/25/1927 | 11 | |
| Neal Petties | 24 | E | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 9/16/1940 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 21st / 161st pick / 1963 |
| George Preas | 31 | T-G-LB | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 6/25/1933 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 51st pick / 1955 |
| Guy Reese | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-5 | SMU | 9/22/1939 | 2 | Dallas Texans / 11th / 83rd pick / 1962 |
| Willie Richardson | 25 | FL-WR | 10 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Jackson State | 11/17/1939 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1963 |
| Alex Sandusky | 32 | G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Clarion | 8/17/1932 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 184th pick / 1954 |
| Don Shinnick | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | UCLA | 5/15/1935 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 29 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Arkansas,Auburn | 1/27/1935 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| Steve Stonebreaker | 26 | LB-TE | 14 | 13 | 223 | 6-3 | Detroit Mercy | 10/28/1938 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 34th / 266th pick / 1962 |
| Dan Sullivan | 25 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Boston College | 9/1/1939 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 37th pick / 1962 |
| Dick Szymanski* | 32 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 10/7/1932 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 16th pick / 1955 |
| Johnny Unitas*+ | 31 | QB | 14 | 14 | 194 | 6-1 | Louisville | 5/7/1933 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| Bob Vogel* | 23 | T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 9/23/1941 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| Jim Welch | 26 | DB | 13 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/17/1938 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 34th pick / 1960 |
| Butch Wilson | 23 | TE | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Alabama | 9/18/1941 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1963 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 14 | 222.3 | 6-1.9 | 4.2 |