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1968 Baltimore Colts
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Record: 13-1-0, Finished 1st in NFL Coastal Division
NFL Season Summary
1968 Champions
Scored 402 points (28.7/g), 2nd of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 144 points (10.3/g), 1st.
Differential of 258 points (18.4/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.9-1.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 5th.
Simple Rating System: Total 17.9, Offense: 8.0, Defense: 9.9, SoS: -0.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Don Shula
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) | |
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| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Earl Morrall*+ | 34 | 12 | 14 | 182 for 317, 2,909 yards, 26 td, 17 int, & 11 rushes for 18 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| HB | Tom Matte* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 183 rushes for 662 yards, 9 td, & 25 catches for 275 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1961 |
| FB | Jerry Hill | 29 | 7 | 0 | 91 rushes for 360 yards, 1 td, & 18 catches for 161 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1961 Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 35th pick / 1961 |
| FL | Willie Richardson* | 29 | 5 | 0 | 37 catches for 698 yards, 8 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1963 Baltimore Colts / 7th / 89th pick / 1963 |
| SE | Jimmy Orr | 33 | 10 | 0 | 29 catches for 743 yards, 6 td | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| TE | John Mackey*+ | 27 | 5 | 0 | 45 catches for 644 yards, 5 td, & 10 rushes for 103 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 19th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Bob Vogel* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1963 |
| LG | Glenn Ressler | 25 | 3 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 36th pick / 1965 |
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| C | Bill Curry | 26 | 3 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 23rd / 183rd pick / 1964 Green Bay Packers / 20th / 279th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Dan Sullivan | 29 | 6 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 37th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 10th / 80th pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Sam Ball | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 14th pick / 1966 Baltimore Colts / 1st / 15th pick / 1966 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bubba Smith | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1967 |
| LDT | Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| RDT | Fred Miller* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 26th / 201st pick / 1962 |
| RDE | Ordell Braase | 36 | 11 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 160th pick / 1954 | |
| LLB | Mike Curtis*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 21st pick / 1965 |
| MLB | Dennis Gaubatz | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 111th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 25th / 199th pick / 1963 |
| RLB | Don Shinnick | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| LCB | Bobby Boyd*+ | 31 | 8 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 119th pick / 1960 |
| RCB | Lenny Lyles | 32 | 10 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| LS | Jerry Logan | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 9th / 65th pick / 1963 |
| PR | Rick Volk | 23 | 1 | 0 | 25 punt returns for a 7.9 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Michaels | 33 | 10 | 0 | 18 of 28 field goals & 48 of 50 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| P | David Lee | 25 | 2 | 0 | 49 punts for a 39.5 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Rick Volk | 23 | 1 | 0 | 25 punt returns for a 7.9 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| KR | Preston Pearson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 15 kick returns for a 35.1 average and 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 298th pick / 1967 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Ocie Austin | 21 | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Utah St. | 1/8/1947 | Rook | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 257th pick / 1968 | |
| 73 | Sam Ball | 24 | RT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 6/1/1944 | 2 | 8 | New York Jets / 2nd / 14th pick / 1966 Baltimore Colts / 1st / 15th pick / 1966 |
| 40 | Bobby Boyd*+ | 31 | LCB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 12/3/1937 | 8 | 23 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 119th pick / 1960 |
| 81 | Ordell Braase | 36 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | South Dakota | 3/13/1932 | 11 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 160th pick / 1954 |
| 2 | Timmy Brown | 31 | 11 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Ball St. | 5/24/1937 | 9 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 27th / 313th pick / 1959 | |
| 80 | Gail Cogdill | 31 | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Washington St. | 4/7/1937 | 8 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 63rd pick / 1960 | |
| 34 | Terry Cole | 23 | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Indiana | 7/7/1945 | Rook | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 242nd pick / 1968 | |
| 50 | Bill Curry | 26 | C | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/21/1942 | 3 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 23rd / 183rd pick / 1964 Green Bay Packers / 20th / 279th pick / 1964 |
| 32 | Mike Curtis*+ | 25 | LLB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/27/1943 | 3 | 21 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 21st pick / 1965 |
| 53 | Dennis Gaubatz | 28 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | LSU | 2/11/1940 | 5 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 111th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 25th / 199th pick / 1963 |
| 51 | Bob Grant | 22 | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/14/1946 | Rook | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 50th pick / 1968 | |
| 25 | Alex Hawkins | 31 | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 7/2/1937 | 9 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 13th pick / 1959 | |
| 45 | Jerry Hill | 29 | FB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 10/12/1939 | 7 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1961 Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 35th pick / 1961 |
| 85 | Roy Hilton | 25 | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Jackson St. | 3/23/1943 | 3 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 59th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 15th / 210th pick / 1965 |
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| 61 | Cornelius Johnson | 25 | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Virginia Union | 7/12/1943 | Rook | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 204th pick / 1967 | |
| 49 | David Lee | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Louisiana Tech | 11/8/1943 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | Jerry Logan | 27 | LS | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 8/27/1941 | 5 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 Oakland Raiders / 9th / 65th pick / 1963 |
| 43 | Lenny Lyles | 32 | RCB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/26/1936 | 10 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| 88 | John Mackey*+ | 27 | TE | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 9/24/1941 | 5 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 19th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 5th / 35th pick / 1963 |
| 41 | Tom Matte* | 29 | HB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 6/14/1939 | 7 | 12 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1961 |
| 79 | Lou Michaels | 33 | K | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/28/1935 | 10 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| 76 | Fred Miller* | 28 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/8/1940 | 5 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 26th / 201st pick / 1962 |
| 84 | Tom Mitchell | 24 | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Bucknell | 8/22/1944 | 2 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1966 | |
| 15 | Earl Morrall*+ | 34 | QB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 5/17/1934 | 12 | 17 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| 28 | Jimmy Orr | 33 | SE | 13 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Wake Forest,Clemson,Georgia | 10/4/1935 | 10 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| 26 | Preston Pearson | 23 | KR | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Illinois | 1/17/1945 | 1 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 298th pick / 1967 |
| 27 | Ray Perkins | 27 | 14 | 0 | 183 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/6/1941 | 1 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 110th pick / 1966 | |
| 55 | Ron Porter | 23 | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Idaho | 7/27/1945 | 1 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 126th pick / 1967 | |
| 62 | Glenn Ressler | 25 | LG | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 5/21/1943 | 3 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1965 Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 36th pick / 1965 |
| 87 | Willie Richardson* | 29 | FL | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Jackson St. | 11/17/1939 | 5 | 11 | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1963 Baltimore Colts / 7th / 89th pick / 1963 |
| 66 | Don Shinnick | 33 | RLB | 11 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | UCLA | 5/15/1935 | 11 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| 74 | Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 33 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Auburn,Arkansas | 1/27/1935 | 11 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| 78 | Bubba Smith | 23 | LDE | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-7 | Michigan St. | 2/28/1945 | 1 | 16 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1967 |
| 47 | Charlie Stukes | 25 | db | 14 | 1 | 212 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 9/13/1943 | 1 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 100th pick / 1967 |
| 71 | Dan Sullivan | 29 | RG | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 9/1/1939 | 6 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 37th pick / 1962 San Diego Chargers / 10th / 80th pick / 1962 |
| 52 | Dick Szymanski | 36 | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 10/7/1932 | 13 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 16th pick / 1955 | |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas | 35 | 5 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Louisville | 5/7/1933 | 12 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 | |
| 72 | Bob Vogel* | 27 | LT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Ohio St. | 9/23/1941 | 5 | 13 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1963 |
| 21 | Rick Volk | 23 | PR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/15/1945 | 1 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| 16 | Jim Ward | 24 | 5 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Gettysburg | 7/16/1944 | 1 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 215th pick / 1966 | |
| 75 | John Williams | 23 | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/27/1945 | Rook | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 23rd pick / 1968 | |
| 64 | Sid Williams | 26 | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Southern | 3/24/1942 | 4 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 222nd pick / 1964 | |
| Team Total | 27.7 | 14 | 221.3 | 6-2.2 | 5.1 |
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