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1972 Baltimore Colts

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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 235 points (16.8/g), 20th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 252 points (18.0/g), 11th.
 Differential of -17 points (-1.2/g), 17th.
 Expected W-L: 6.4-7.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 9th.

Coached by Don McCafferty (1-4-0) and John Sandusky (4-5-0)

1972 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 17 box L 0-1 St. Louis Cardinals 3 10 20 364 247 117 3 5 134 88 46
2 Sun September 24 box L 0-2 New York Jets 34 44 28 412 332 80 2 19 573 490 83 2
3 Sun October 1 box W 1-2 @ Buffalo Bills 17 0 17 339 180 159 4 11 229 111 118 5
4 Sun October 8 box L 1-3 San Diego Chargers 20 23 19 265 120 145 3 24 350 137 213 5
5 Sun October 15 box L 1-4 Dallas Cowboys 0 21 14 175 70 105 3 21 390 265 125 2
6 Sun October 22 box L 1-5 @ New York Jets 20 24 23 406 227 179 2 10 347 228 119 4
7 Sun October 29 box L 1-6 Miami Dolphins 0 23 12 192 78 114 2 24 375 89 286 1
8 Mon November 6 box W 2-6 @ New England Patriots 24 17 19 267 89 178 2 21 281 154 127 3
9 Sun November 12 box L 2-7 @ San Francisco 49ers 21 24 18 297 213 84 1 19 310 105 205 1
10 Sun November 19 box W 3-7 @ Cincinnati Bengals 20 19 17 306 163 143 1 17 267 186 81 1
11 Sun November 26 box W 4-7 New England Patriots 31 0 15 262 98 164 2 12 206 75 131 6
12 Sun December 3 box W 5-7 Buffalo Bills 35 7 22 391 202 189 13 244 144 100 4
13 Sun December 10 box L 5-8 @ Kansas City Chiefs 10 24 14 254 148 106 3 21 322 137 185
14 Sat December 16 box L 5-9 @ Miami Dolphins 0 16 13 257 126 131 6 16 284 114 170 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 235 4187 868 4.8 251 203 381 2293 15 12 5.6 124 462 1894 10 4.1 97 34 22 30
Team Defense 252 4312 853 5.1 355 178 313 2323 15 23 6.9 109 515 1989 15 3.9 233 36 13 13
Lg Rank Offense 20 14 7 7 11 14 3 14 17 17 21 12 15 25
Lg Rank Defense 11 20 13 5 20 12 7 24 20 15 17 8 7 17

Passing

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Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Marty Domres 25 QB 12 9 4-5-0 115 222 51.8 1392 11 5.0 6 2.7 62 6.3 5.5 12.1 116.0 76.6 11 96 5.6 4.9 4.7
Johnny Unitas 39 qb 8 5 1-4-0 88 157 56.1 1111 4 2.5 6 3.8 63 7.1 5.6 12.6 138.9 70.8 14 114 5.8 4.5 8.2
Sam Havrilak 25 WR 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jack Mildren 23 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.5 14 5-9-0 203 381 53.3 2503 15 3.9 12 3.1 63 6.6 5.5 12.3 178.8 73.9 25 210 5.6 4.7 6.2
Opp Total 14 178 313 56.9 2323 15 4.8 23 7.3 7.4 4.6 13.1 165.9 65.8 25 232 6.9 3.6

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Don McCauley 23 RB 14 10 178 675 2 36 3.8 48.2 12.7 30 256 8.5 2 34 2.1 18.3 931 4 2
Don Nottingham 23 FB 14 0 123 466 3 25 3.8 33.3 8.8 25 191 7.6 0 27 1.8 13.6 657 3 6
Lydell Mitchell 23 11 1 45 215 1 14 4.8 19.5 4.1 18 147 8.2 1 26 1.6 13.4 362 2 3
Tom Matte 33 6 0 33 137 0 18 4.2 22.8 5.5 14 182 13.0 1 43 2.3 30.3 319 1 2
Marty Domres 25 QB 12 9 30 137 1 15 4.6 11.4 2.5 137 1 4
Norm Bulaich 26 6 0 27 109 1 18 4.0 18.2 4.5 9 55 6.1 0 10 1.5 9.2 164 1 2
Sam Havrilak 25 WR 14 0 12 72 2 32 6.0 5.1 0.9 33 571 17.3 4 62 2.4 40.8 643 6 0
Jim O'Brien 25 WR 14 0 3 9 0 7 3.0 0.6 0.2 11 263 23.9 2 44 0.8 18.8 272 2 0
Jack Mildren 23 14 0 3 8 0 5 2.7 0.6 0.2 8 0 1
Tom Nowatzke 30 6 0 3 11 0 6 3.7 1.8 0.5 11 0 0
Johnny Unitas 39 qb 8 5 3 15 0 8 5.0 1.9 0.4 15 0 3
Glenn Doughty 25 5 0 2 33 0 17 16.5 6.6 0.4 3 31 10.3 0 19 0.6 6.2 64 0 0
Tom Mitchell 28 TE 14 0 0 7 0 7 0.5 0.0 40 494 12.4 4 34 2.9 35.3 501 4 1
Eddie Hinton 25 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 146 13.3 1 63 1.4 18.3 146 1 1
Cotton Speyrer 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 114 14.3 0 21 1.6 22.8 114 0 0
John Mosier 24 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 53 53.0 0 53 0.1 3.8 53 0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 462 1894 10 36 4.1 135.3 33.0 203 2503 12.3 15 63 14.5 178.8 4397 25 37
Opp Total 14 515 1989 15 3.9 142.1 36.8 178 2323 13.1 15 12.7 165.9 4312 30 22

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Bruce Laird* 22 RET 14 1 34 303 0 42 8.9 29 843 0 73 29.1 1146
Don McCauley 23 RB 14 10 13 377 1 93 29.0 1308
Rick Volk 27 FS 14 0 5 25 0 8 5.0 25
Jerry Logan 31 SS 14 0 4 20 0 7 5.0 20
Don Nottingham 23 FB 14 0 2 38 0 19 19.0 695
Norm Bulaich 26 6 0 1 62 0 62 62.0 226
Ted Hendricks* 25 LLB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Jack Mildren 23 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 9
Team Total 26.5 14 43 348 0 42 8.1 47 1321 1 93 28.1 6066
Opp Total 14 29 0 50 1091 0 21.8

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
David Lee 29 P 14 0 57 2400 60 1 42.1
Jim O'Brien 25 WR 14 0 3 2 8 6 8 3 12 2 31 13 41.9% 24 24 100.0%
Boris Shlapak 22 8 0 5 3 8 0.0% 4 4 100.0%
Team Total 26.5 14 3 2 8 6 8 3 17 2 3 39 13 33.3% 28 28 100.0% 57 2400 60 1 42.1
Opp Total 14 24 15 62.5% 30 27 90.0% 71 2769 39.0

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Jim Bailey 24 RDT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Norm Bulaich 26 6 0 2 0 0 0
Bill Curry* 30 C 14 0 1 2 -18 0
Mike Curtis 29 MLB 14 0 4 74 1 33
Marty Domres 25 QB 12 9 4 0 0 0
Sam Havrilak 25 WR 14 0 0 1 0 0
Ted Hendricks* 25 LLB 14 0 2 13 0 13 1 0 0 0
Lonnie Hepburn 23 RCB 14 0 1 14 0 14
Roy Hilton 29 RDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Eddie Hinton 25 8 0 1 1 0 0
Rex Kern 23 5 0 0 2 0 0
Bruce Laird* 22 RET 14 1 1 31 0 31 8 4 14 0
Bill Laskey 29 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jerry Logan 31 SS 14 0 4 47 0 20 2 1 10 0
Tom Matte 33 6 0 2 0 0 0
Ray May 27 RLB 14 0 2 43 0 37
Don McCauley 23 RB 14 10 2 0 0 0
Jack Mildren 23 14 0 1 2 0 0
Fred Miller 32 LDT 12 0 0 3 13 0
Lydell Mitchell 23 11 1 3 1 0 0
Tom Mitchell 28 TE 14 0 1 2 6 0
Nelson Munsey 24 9 0 0 1 3 1
Billy Newsome 24 LDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Don Nottingham 23 FB 14 0 6 0 0 0
Charlie Stukes 29 LCB 12 0 5 23 0 11
Dan Sullivan 33 RG 14 0 0 1 0 0
Johnny Unitas 39 qb 8 5 3 0 0 0
Bob Vogel 31 LT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Rick Volk 27 FS 14 0 4 86 0 23 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.5 14 23 331 1 37 37 27 28 1
Opp Total 14 25 22 9

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Jim O'Brien 25 WR 14 0 2 24 13 75
Sam Havrilak 25 WR 14 0 2 4 36
Don McCauley 23 RB 14 10 2 2 1 30
Tom Mitchell 28 TE 14 0 4 24
Don Nottingham 23 FB 14 0 3 18
Lydell Mitchell 23 11 1 1 1 12
Norm Bulaich 26 6 0 1 6
Mike Curtis 29 MLB 14 0 1 6
Marty Domres 25 QB 12 9 1 6
Eddie Hinton 25 8 0 1 6
Tom Matte 33 6 0 1 6
Nelson Munsey 24 9 0 1 6
Boris Shlapak 22 8 0 4 4
Team Total 26.5 14 10 15 1 1 1 28 13 235
Opp Total 14 15 15 27 15 252