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Record: 8-5-1, Finished 2nd in NFL Coastal Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 279 points (19.9/g), 8th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 268 points (19.1/g), 6th.
Differential of 11 points (0.8/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 7.3-6.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-1.0/g), 16th.
Coached by Don Shula (8-5-1)
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1969 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Johnny Unitas | 36 | 13 | 12 | 178 for 327, 2,342 yards, 12 td, 20 int, & 11 rushes for 23 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| HB | Tom Matte*+ | 30 | 8 | 0 | 235 rushes for 909 yards, 11 td, & 43 catches for 513 yards and 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 |
| FB | Jerry Hill | 30 | 8 | 0 | 49 rushes for 143 yards, 2 td, & 11 catches for 44 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1961 |
| FB | Terry Cole | 24 | 1 | 0 | 73 rushes for 204 yards, 2 td, & 9 catches for 65 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 242nd pick / 1968 |
| FL | Willie Richardson | 30 | 6 | 0 | 43 catches for 646 yards, 3 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1963 |
| SE | Jimmy Orr | 34 | 11 | 0 | 25 catches for 474 yards, 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| TE | John Mackey | 28 | 6 | 0 | 34 catches for 443 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 19th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Bob Vogel+ | 28 | 6 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Glenn Ressler | 26 | 4 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1965 |
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| C | Bill Curry | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 23rd / 183rd pick / 1964 |
| RG | Dan Sullivan | 30 | 7 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 37th pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Sam Ball | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 14th pick / 1966 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bubba Smith | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1967 |
| LDT | Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| RDT | Fred Miller* | 29 | 6 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 |
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| RDE | Roy Hilton | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 8th / 59th pick / 1965 |
| LLB | Bob Grant | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 50th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Mike Curtis+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
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| RLB | Ted Hendricks | 22 | Rook | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
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| LCB | Charlie Stukes | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 100th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Tommy Maxwell | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 51st pick / 1969 |
| RCB | Lenny Lyles | 33 | 11 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
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| LS | Jerry Logan | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 |
| RS | Rick Volk* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Lou Michaels | 34 | 11 | 0 | 14 of 31 field goals & 33 of 34 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| P | David Lee+ | 26 | 3 | 0 | 57 punts for a 45.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Sam Havrilak | 22 | Rook | 0 | 13 punt returns for a 4.3 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 207th pick / 1969 |
| KR | Preston Pearson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 31 kick returns for a 22.8 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 298th pick / 1967 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Ocie Austin | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Utah State | 1/8/1947 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 257th pick / 1968 |
| 73 | Sam Ball | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 6/1/1944 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 14th pick / 1966 |
| 55 | John Campbell | 31 | LB | 8 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/7/1938 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 40th pick / 1963 |
| 34 | Terry Cole | 24 | RB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Indiana | 7/7/1945 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 242nd pick / 1968 |
| 31 | Larry Conjar | 24 | RB | 6 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 10/28/1945 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 46th pick / 1967 |
| 50 | Bill Curry | 27 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/21/1942 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 23rd / 183rd pick / 1964 |
| 32 | Mike Curtis+ | 26 | LB-FB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/27/1943 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
| 35 | Jim Duncan | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 8/3/1946 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 107th pick / 1968 |
| 31 | Perry Lee Dunn | 28 | RB | 5 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 1/20/1941 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1964 |
| 53 | Dennis Gaubatz | 29 | LB | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | LSU | 2/11/1940 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 111th pick / 1963 |
| 51 | Bob Grant | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/14/1946 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 50th pick / 1968 |
| 67 | Dan Grimm | 28 | G | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Colorado | 2/7/1941 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 70th pick / 1963 |
| 17 | Sam Havrilak | 22 | WR-RB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Bucknell | 12/13/1947 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 207th pick / 1969 |
| 83 | Ted Hendricks | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-7 | Miami (FL) | 11/1/1947 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| 45 | Jerry Hill | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 10/12/1939 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1961 |
| 85 | Roy Hilton | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Jackson State | 3/23/1943 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 59th pick / 1965 |
| 33 | Eddie Hinton | 22 | WR | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 6/26/1947 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 25th pick / 1969 |
| 61 | Cornelius Johnson | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Virginia Union | 7/12/1943 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 204th pick / 1967 |
| 65 | Ron Kostelnik | 29 | DT | 10 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Cincinnati | 1/14/1940 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 26th pick / 1961 |
| 49 | David Lee+ | 26 | P | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Louisiana Tech | 11/8/1943 | 3 | |
| 20 | Jerry Logan | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 8/27/1941 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 |
| 43 | Lenny Lyles | 33 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/26/1936 | 11 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| 88 | John Mackey | 28 | TE | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 9/24/1941 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 19th pick / 1963 |
| 41 | Tom Matte*+ | 30 | RB-QB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 6/14/1939 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 |
| 67 | Carl Mauck | 22 | C | 4 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Southern Illinois | 7/7/1947 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 13th / 337th pick / 1969 |
| 42 | Tommy Maxwell | 22 | DB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 5/5/1947 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 51st pick / 1969 |
| 79 | Lou Michaels | 34 | DE-K | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/28/1935 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1958 |
| 76 | Fred Miller* | 29 | DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/8/1940 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 |
| 84 | Tom Mitchell | 25 | TE-WR | 8 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Bucknell | 8/22/1944 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1966 |
| 15 | Earl Morrall | 35 | QB | 9 | 2 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 5/17/1934 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| 44 | Roland Moss | 23 | TE | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Toledo | 9/20/1946 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 181st pick / 1969 |
| 28 | Jimmy Orr | 34 | FL-E-SE-WR | 7 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Clemson,Georgia,Wake Forest | 10/4/1935 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| 26 | Preston Pearson | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Illinois | 1/17/1945 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 298th pick / 1967 |
| 27 | Ray Perkins | 28 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 183 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/6/1941 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 110th pick / 1966 |
| 55 | Ron Porter | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Idaho | 7/27/1945 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 126th pick / 1967 |
| 62 | Glenn Ressler | 26 | G-C-T-DT | 8 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/21/1943 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1965 |
| 87 | Willie Richardson | 30 | FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Jackson State | 11/17/1939 | 6 | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1963 |
| 54 | Butch Riley | 22 | LB | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 3/13/1947 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 310th pick / 1969 |
| 66 | Don Shinnick | 34 | LB | 6 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | UCLA | 5/15/1935 | 12 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 20th pick / 1957 |
| 74 | Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 34 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Arkansas,Auburn | 1/27/1935 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| 78 | Bubba Smith | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-7 | Michigan State | 2/28/1945 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1967 |
| 47 | Charlie Stukes | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 9/13/1943 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 100th pick / 1967 |
| 71 | Dan Sullivan | 30 | G-T | 10 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Boston College | 9/1/1939 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 37th pick / 1962 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas | 36 | QB | 13 | 12 | 194 | 6-1 | Louisville | 5/7/1933 | 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| 72 | Bob Vogel+ | 28 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 9/23/1941 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| 21 | Rick Volk* | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/15/1945 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| 75 | John Williams | 24 | T-G-DE | 13 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/27/1945 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 23rd pick / 1968 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 14 | 222.3 | 6-2.5 | 4.5 |