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1965 Baltimore Colts
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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 389 points (27.8/g), 3rd of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 284 points (20.3/g), 4th.
Differential of 105 points (7.5/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 9.5-4.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 8th.
Coached by Don Shula (10-3-1)
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1965 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+ | 32 | 9 | 11 | 164 for 282, 2,530 yards, 23 td, 12 int, & 17 rushes for 68 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| QB | Gary Cuozzo | 24 | 2 | 2 | 54 for 105, 700 yards, 7 td, 4 int, & 6 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | |
| QB | Tom Matte | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 for 7, 19 yards, 0 td, 1 int, & 69 rushes for 235 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 |
| HB | Lenny Moore | 32 | 9 | 12 | 133 rushes for 464 yards, 5 td, & 27 catches for 414 yards and 3 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1956 |
| FB | Jerry Hill | 26 | 4 | 0 | 147 rushes for 516 yards, 5 td, & 20 catches for 112 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1961 |
| FL | Jimmy Orr*+ | 30 | 7 | 0 | 45 catches for 847 yards, 10 td | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| SE | Raymond Berry | 32 | 10 | 0 | 58 catches for 739 yards, 7 td | Baltimore Colts / 20th / 232nd pick / 1954 |
| TE | John Mackey* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 40 catches for 814 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 7 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 19th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Bob Vogel* | 24 | 2 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Jim Parker*+ | 31 | 8 | 14 | 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1957 |
| C | Dick Szymanski | 33 | 10 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 16th pick / 1955 |
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| C | Buzz Nutter | 34 | 11 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 136th pick / 1953 |
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| RG | Alex Sandusky | 33 | 11 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 184th pick / 1954 |
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| RT | George Preas | 32 | 10 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 51st pick / 1955 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Lou Michaels | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| LDT | Fred Miller | 25 | 2 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 |
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| RDT | Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| RDE | Ordell Braase | 33 | 8 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 160th pick / 1954 |
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| LLB | Steve Stonebreaker | 27 | 3 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 34th / 266th pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Dennis Gaubatz | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 111th pick / 1963 |
| RLB | Don Shinnick | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| LCB | Bobby Boyd+ | 28 | 5 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 119th pick / 1960 |
| RCB | Lenny Lyles | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| LS | Jerry Logan* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 |
| RS | Wendell Harris | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1962 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Michaels | 30 | 7 | 0 | 17 of 28 field goals & 48 of 48 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| P | Tom Gilburg | 27 | 4 | 0 | 54 punts for a 39.6 average, 0 blocked | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 21st pick / 1961 |
| PR | Alvin Haymond | 23 | 1 | 0 | 41 punt returns for a 9.8 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964 |
| KR | Alvin Haymond | 23 | 1 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 30.7 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Raymond Berry | 32 | E | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Schreiner College,SMU | 2/27/1933 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 20th / 232nd pick / 1954 |
| 40 | Bobby Boyd+ | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 12/3/1937 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 119th pick / 1960 |
| 81 | Ordell Braase | 33 | DE | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | South Dakota | 3/13/1932 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 160th pick / 1954 |
| 14 | Ed Brown | 37 | QB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | San Francisco | 10/26/1928 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1952 |
| 55 | Jackie Burkett | 29 | LB-C | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Auburn | 12/16/1936 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 12th pick / 1959 |
| 15 | Gary Cuozzo | 24 | QB | 7 | 2 | 195 | 6-0 | Virginia | 4/26/1941 | 2 | |
| 32 | Mike Curtis | 22 | LB-FB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/27/1943 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
| 35 | Ted Davis | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 7/27/1942 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1964 |
| 47 | Bobby Felts | 23 | HB | 7 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 6/26/1942 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 71st pick / 1965 |
| 53 | Dennis Gaubatz | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | LSU | 2/11/1940 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 111th pick / 1963 |
| 73 | Tom Gilburg | 27 | T-P | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 11/27/1938 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 21st pick / 1961 |
| 26 | Wendell Harris | 25 | DB-K | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | LSU | 10/2/1940 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1962 |
| 25 | Alex Hawkins | 28 | HB-FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 7/2/1937 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1959 |
| 30 | Alvin Haymond | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Southern | 8/31/1942 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964 |
| 45 | Jerry Hill | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 10/12/1939 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1961 |
| 85 | Roy Hilton | 22 | DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Jackson State | 3/23/1943 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 8th / 59th pick / 1965 |
| 67 | Monte Lee | 27 | LB | 5 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Texas | 7/11/1938 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 40th pick / 1961 |
| 20 | Jerry Logan* | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 8/27/1941 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 |
| 33 | Tony Lorick | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 5/25/1941 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 |
| 43 | Lenny Lyles | 29 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/26/1936 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| 88 | John Mackey* | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 9/24/1941 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 19th pick / 1963 |
| 41 | Tom Matte | 26 | RB-QB | 14 | 1 | 214 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 6/14/1939 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 |
| 79 | Lou Michaels | 30 | DE-K | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/28/1935 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| 76 | Fred Miller | 25 | DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/8/1940 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 |
| 24 | Lenny Moore | 32 | HB-FL | 12 | 12 | 191 | 6-1 | Penn State | 11/25/1933 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1956 |
| 50 | Buzz Nutter | 34 | C-LB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 2/16/1931 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 136th pick / 1953 |
| 28 | Jimmy Orr*+ | 30 | FL-E-SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Clemson,Georgia,Wake Forest | 10/4/1935 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| 77 | Jim Parker*+ | 31 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 273 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 4/3/1934 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1957 |
| 84 | Neal Petties | 25 | E | 9 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 9/16/1940 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 21st / 161st pick / 1963 |
| 60 | George Preas | 32 | T-G-LB | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 6/25/1933 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 51st pick / 1955 |
| 75 | Guy Reese | 26 | DT | 13 | 0 | 258 | 6-5 | SMU | 9/22/1939 | 3 | Dallas Texans / 11th / 83rd pick / 1962 |
| 62 | Glenn Ressler | 22 | G-C-T-DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/21/1943 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1965 |
| 87 | Willie Richardson | 26 | FL-WR | 9 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Jackson State | 11/17/1939 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1963 |
| 68 | Alex Sandusky | 33 | G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Clarion | 8/17/1932 | 11 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 184th pick / 1954 |
| 66 | Don Shinnick | 30 | LB | 10 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | UCLA | 5/15/1935 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| 74 | Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 30 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Arkansas,Auburn | 1/27/1935 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| 31 | Steve Stonebreaker | 27 | LB-TE | 14 | 14 | 223 | 6-3 | Detroit Mercy | 10/28/1938 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 34th / 266th pick / 1962 |
| 51 | Mike Strofolino | 21 | LB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Villanova | 2/6/1944 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 50th pick / 1965 |
| 71 | Dan Sullivan | 26 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Boston College | 9/1/1939 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 37th pick / 1962 |
| 52 | Dick Szymanski | 33 | C-LB | 10 | 10 | 233 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 10/7/1932 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 16th pick / 1955 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas+ | 32 | QB | 11 | 11 | 194 | 6-1 | Louisville | 5/7/1933 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| 72 | Bob Vogel* | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 9/23/1941 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| 46 | Jim Welch | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/17/1938 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 34th pick / 1960 |
| 86 | Butch Wilson | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Alabama | 9/18/1941 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1963 |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 14 | 220.7 | 6-2.0 | 4.6 |