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1970 Baltimore Colts
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Record: 11-2-1, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
1970 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 321 points (22.9/g), 6th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 234 points (16.7/g), 7th.
Differential of 87 points (6.2/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 9.5-4.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 14th.
Coached by Don McCafferty (11-2-1)
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1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary 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 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 166 for 321, 2,213 yards, 14 td, 18 int, & 9 rushes for 16 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| RB | Norm Bulaich | 24 | Rook | 0 | 139 rushes for 426 yards, 3 td, & 11 catches for 123 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1970 |
| FB | Jerry Hill | 31 | 9 | 0 | 36 rushes for 115 yards, 2 td, & 8 catches for 62 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1961 |
| FB | Tom Nowatzke | 28 | 5 | 0 | 73 rushes for 248 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 93 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1965 |
| WR | Eddie Hinton | 23 | 1 | 0 | 47 catches for 733 yards, 5 td, & 5 rushes for 58 yards and 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 25th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Roy Jefferson | 27 | 5 | 0 | 44 catches for 749 yards, 7 td, & 4 rushes for 47 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| TE | John Mackey | 29 | 7 | 0 | 28 catches for 435 yards, 3 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 19th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Bob Vogel | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| LG | Glenn Ressler | 27 | 5 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1965 |
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| C | Bill Curry | 28 | 5 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 23rd / 183rd pick / 1964 |
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| RG | John Williams | 25 | 2 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 23rd pick / 1968 |
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| RT | Dan Sullivan | 31 | 8 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 37th pick / 1962 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bubba Smith* | 25 | 3 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1967 |
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| LDT | Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 35 | 13 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| RDT | Fred Miller | 30 | 7 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 |
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| RDE | Roy Hilton | 27 | 5 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 59th pick / 1965 |
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| LLB | Bob Grant | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 50th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Mike Curtis* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
| RLB | Ted Hendricks | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| LCB | Charlie Stukes | 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 100th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Tommy Maxwell | 23 | 1 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 51st pick / 1969 |
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| SS | Jerry Logan* | 29 | 7 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 |
| FS | Rick Volk | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim O'Brien | 23 | Rook | 0 | 19 of 34 field goals & 36 of 38 extra points | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 70th pick / 1970 |
| P | David Lee | 27 | 4 | 0 | 63 punts for a 44.7 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Ron Gardin | 26 | Rook | 0 | 28 punt returns for a 11.8 average and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 148th pick / 1970 |
| KR | Jim Duncan | 24 | 1 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 35.4 average and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 107th pick / 1968 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jim Bailey | 22 | DT-DE | 10 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/9/1948 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 44th pick / 1970 |
| Sam Ball | 26 | T | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 6/1/1944 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 14th pick / 1966 |
| Norm Bulaich | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | TCU | 12/25/1946 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1970 |
| Larry Conjar | 25 | RB | 3 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 10/28/1945 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 46th pick / 1967 |
| Bill Curry | 28 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/21/1942 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 23rd / 183rd pick / 1964 |
| Mike Curtis* | 27 | LB-FB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/27/1943 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
| Tom Curtis | 23 | DB | 10 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Michigan | 11/1/1947 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 14th / 356th pick / 1970 |
| Jim Duncan | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 8/3/1946 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 107th pick / 1968 |
| Ron Gardin | 26 | DB-WR | 13 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Arizona,Cameron | 9/25/1944 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 148th pick / 1970 |
| Tom Goode | 32 | C-LB | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Mississippi State | 12/1/1938 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961 |
| Bob Grant | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/14/1946 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 50th pick / 1968 |
| Sam Havrilak | 23 | WR-RB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Bucknell | 12/13/1947 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 207th pick / 1969 |
| Ted Hendricks | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-7 | Miami (FL) | 11/1/1947 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| Jerry Hill | 31 | RB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 10/12/1939 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1961 |
| Roy Hilton | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Jackson State | 3/23/1943 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 59th pick / 1965 |
| Eddie Hinton | 23 | WR | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 6/26/1947 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 25th pick / 1969 |
| Roy Jefferson | 27 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Utah | 11/9/1943 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 14th pick / 1965 |
| Cornelius Johnson | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Virginia Union | 7/12/1943 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 204th pick / 1967 |
| David Lee | 27 | P | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Louisiana Tech | 11/8/1943 | 4 | |
| Jerry Logan* | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 8/27/1941 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 |
| John Mackey | 29 | TE | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 9/24/1941 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 19th pick / 1963 |
| Jack Maitland | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | Williams | 2/8/1948 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 408th pick / 1970 |
| Tom Matte | 31 | RB-QB | 2 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 6/14/1939 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 |
| Tommy Maxwell | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 5/5/1947 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 51st pick / 1969 |
| Ray May | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | USC | 6/4/1945 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 89th pick / 1967 |
| Fred Miller | 30 | DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/8/1940 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 |
| Tom Mitchell | 26 | TE-WR | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Bucknell | 8/22/1944 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1966 |
| Earl Morrall | 36 | QB | 14 | 1 | 205 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 5/17/1934 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1956 |
| Dennis Nelson | 24 | T | 6 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Illinois State | 2/2/1946 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 77th pick / 1969 |
| Billy Newsome | 22 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 3/2/1948 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 122nd pick / 1970 |
| Robbie Nichols | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 11/17/1946 | Rook | |
| Tom Nowatzke | 28 | FB-LB | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Indiana | 9/30/1942 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1965 |
| Jim O'Brien | 23 | WR-K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 2/2/1947 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 70th pick / 1970 |
| Jimmy Orr | 35 | FL-E-SE-WR | 8 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Clemson,Georgia,Wake Forest | 10/4/1935 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 291st pick / 1957 |
| Ray Perkins | 29 | WR-SE | 11 | 0 | 183 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/6/1941 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 110th pick / 1966 |
| Glenn Ressler | 27 | G-C-T-DT | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/21/1943 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1965 |
| Billy Ray Sr. Smith | 35 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Arkansas,Auburn | 1/27/1935 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 26th pick / 1957 |
| Bubba Smith* | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-7 | Michigan State | 2/28/1945 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1967 |
| Charlie Stukes | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 212 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 9/13/1943 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 100th pick / 1967 |
| Dan Sullivan | 31 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Boston College | 9/1/1939 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 37th pick / 1962 |
| Johnny Unitas | 37 | QB | 14 | 13 | 194 | 6-1 | Louisville | 5/7/1933 | 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| Bob Vogel | 29 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 9/23/1941 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| Rick Volk | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/15/1945 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| John Williams | 25 | T-G-DE | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/27/1945 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 23rd pick / 1968 |
| George Wright | 23 | DT | 2 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Sam Houston State | 3/3/1947 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 210th pick / 1969 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 14 | 222.5 | 6-2.5 | 4.1 |