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1967 Baltimore Colts
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Record: 11-1-2, Finished 1st in NFL Coastal Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 394 points (28.1/g), 2nd of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 198 points (14.1/g), 2nd.
Differential of 196 points (14.0/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 11.7-2.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +15 (1.1/g), 2nd.
Simple Rating System: Total 13.2, Offense: 6.4, Defense: 6.8, SoS: -0.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Don Shula (11-1-2)
Other Notable Asst.: Chuck Noll (Defensive Backfield)
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*+ | 34 | 11 | 14 | 255 for 436, 3,428 yards, 20 td, 16 int, & 22 rushes for 89 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| HB | Tom Matte | 28 | 6 | 0 | 147 rushes for 636 yards, 9 td, & 35 catches for 496 yards and 3 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1961 |
| FB | Tony Lorick | 26 | 3 | 0 | 133 rushes for 436 yards, 6 td, & 22 catches for 189 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1964 |
| FL | Willie Richardson*+ | 28 | 4 | 0 | 63 catches for 860 yards, 8 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1963 Baltimore Colts / 7th / 89th pick / 1963 |
| SE | Raymond Berry | 34 | 12 | 0 | 11 catches for 167 yards, 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 20th / 232nd pick / 1954 |
| SE | Ray Perkins | 26 | Rook | 0 | 16 catches for 302 yards, 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 110th pick / 1966 |
| TE | John Mackey*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 55 catches for 686 yards, 3 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 19th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Bob Vogel* | 26 | 4 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Glenn Ressler | 24 | 2 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 36th pick / 1965 |
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| C | Dick Szymanski | 35 | 12 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 16th pick / 1955 |
| RG | Dan Sullivan | 28 | 5 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 37th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 10th / 80th pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Sam Ball | 23 | 1 | 0 | New York Jets / 2nd / 14th pick / 1966 Baltimore Colts / 1st / 15th pick / 1966 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Roy Hilton | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 8th / 59th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 15th / 210th pick / 1965 |
| LDE | Lou Michaels | 32 | 9 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 | |
| LDT | Fred Miller* | 27 | 4 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 26th / 201st pick / 1962 |
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| RDT | Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 32 | 10 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 | |
| RDE | Ordell Braase* | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 160th pick / 1954 |
| LLB | Ron Porter | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 126th pick / 1967 |
| MLB | Dennis Gaubatz | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 111th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 25th / 199th pick / 1963 |
| RLB | Don Shinnick | 32 | 10 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| LCB | Bobby Boyd | 30 | 7 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 119th pick / 1960 |
| RCB | Lenny Lyles | 31 | 9 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| LS | Jerry Logan | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 9th / 65th pick / 1963 |
| RS | Rick Volk* | 22 | Rook | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Michaels | 32 | 9 | 0 | 20 of 37 field goals & 46 of 48 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| P | David Lee | 24 | 1 | 0 | 49 punts for a 42.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Alvin Haymond | 25 | 3 | 0 | 26 punt returns for a 6.0 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964 |
| KR | Lenny Moore | 34 | 11 | 0 | 16 kick returns for a 24.5 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1956 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Don Alley | 22 | WR | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Adams St. | 4/21/1945 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 413th pick / 1967 |
| 73 | Sam Ball | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 6/1/1944 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 14th pick / 1966 Baltimore Colts / 1st / 15th pick / 1966 |
| 82 | Raymond Berry | 34 | E | 7 | 0 | 187 | 6-2 | Schreiner College,SMU | 2/27/1933 | 12 | Baltimore Colts / 20th / 232nd pick / 1954 |
| 40 | Bobby Boyd | 30 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 12/3/1937 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 119th pick / 1960 |
| 81 | Ordell Braase* | 35 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | South Dakota | 3/13/1932 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 160th pick / 1954 |
| 36 | Barry Brown | 24 | TE-LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Florida | 4/17/1943 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 19th / 266th pick / 1965 |
| 50 | Bill Curry | 25 | C-LB | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/21/1942 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 23rd / 183rd pick / 1964 Green Bay Packers / 20th / 279th pick / 1964 |
| 32 | Mike Curtis | 24 | LB-FB | 3 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/27/1943 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 21st pick / 1965 |
| 63 | Norman Davis | 22 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Grambling St. | 8/8/1945 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 54th pick / 1967 |
| 53 | Dennis Gaubatz | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | LSU | 2/11/1940 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 111th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 25th / 199th pick / 1963 |
| 42 | George Harold | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 194 | 6-3 | Allen | 4/13/1942 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 140th pick / 1965 |
| 25 | Alex Hawkins | 30 | HB-FL-WR | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 7/2/1937 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1959 |
| 30 | Alvin Haymond | 25 | DB | 8 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Southern | 8/31/1942 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 246th pick / 1964 |
| 45 | Jerry Hill | 28 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 10/12/1939 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1961 Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 35th pick / 1961 |
| 85 | Roy Hilton | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Jackson St. | 3/23/1943 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 59th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 15th / 210th pick / 1965 |
| 49 | David Lee | 24 | P | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Louisiana Tech | 11/8/1943 | 1 | |
| 20 | Jerry Logan | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 8/27/1941 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 9th / 65th pick / 1963 |
| 33 | Tony Lorick | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 5/25/1941 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 7th pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1964 |
| 43 | Lenny Lyles | 31 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/26/1936 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| 88 | John Mackey*+ | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 9/24/1941 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 19th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1963 |
| 41 | Tom Matte | 28 | RB-QB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 6/14/1939 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1961 |
| 67 | Dale Memmelaar | 30 | G-T | 7 | 0 | 247 | 6-2 | Wyoming | 1/15/1937 | 8 | Chicago Cardinals / 21st / 242nd pick / 1959 |
| 79 | Lou Michaels | 32 | DE-K | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/28/1935 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| 76 | Fred Miller* | 27 | DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/8/1940 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 26th / 201st pick / 1962 |
| 24 | Lenny Moore | 34 | HB-FL | 14 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 11/25/1933 | 11 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 9th pick / 1956 |
| 28 | Jimmy Orr | 32 | FL-E-SE-WR | 5 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Wake Forest,Clemson,Georgia | 10/4/1935 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| 77 | Jim Parker | 33 | T-G | 3 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 4/3/1934 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 8th pick / 1957 |
| 26 | Preston Pearson | 22 | RB | 7 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Illinois | 1/17/1945 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 298th pick / 1967 |
| 27 | Ray Perkins | 26 | WR-SE | 8 | 0 | 183 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/6/1941 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 110th pick / 1966 |
| 55 | Ron Porter | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Idaho | 7/27/1945 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 126th pick / 1967 |
| 62 | Glenn Ressler | 24 | G-C-T-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 5/21/1943 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 36th pick / 1965 |
| 87 | Willie Richardson*+ | 28 | FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Jackson St. | 11/17/1939 | 4 | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1963 Baltimore Colts / 7th / 89th pick / 1963 |
| 66 | Don Shinnick | 32 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | UCLA | 5/15/1935 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| 74 | Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 32 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Auburn,Arkansas | 1/27/1935 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| 78 | Bubba Smith | 22 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 265 | 6-7 | Michigan St. | 2/28/1945 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1967 |
| 47 | Charlie Stukes | 24 | DB | 14 | 1 | 212 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 9/13/1943 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 100th pick / 1967 |
| 83 | Andy Stynchula | 28 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 1/7/1939 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1960 |
| 71 | Dan Sullivan | 28 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 9/1/1939 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 37th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 10th / 80th pick / 1962 |
| 52 | Dick Szymanski | 35 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 10/7/1932 | 12 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 16th pick / 1955 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas*+ | 34 | QB | 14 | 14 | 194 | 6-1 | Louisville | 5/7/1933 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| 72 | Bob Vogel* | 26 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Ohio St. | 9/23/1941 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1963 |
| 21 | Rick Volk* | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/15/1945 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| 16 | Jim Ward | 23 | QB | 6 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Gettysburg | 7/16/1944 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 215th pick / 1966 |
| 46 | Jim Welch | 29 | DB | 10 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/17/1938 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 34th pick / 1960 |
| 86 | Butch Wilson | 26 | TE | 13 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Alabama | 9/18/1941 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 24th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 6th / 41st pick / 1963 |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 14 | 221.1 | 6-2.2 | 4.7 |