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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)
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1972 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 | Marty Domres | 25 | 3 | 9 | 115 for 222, 1,392 yards, 11 td, 6 int, & 30 rushes for 137 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 9th pick / 1969 |
| QB | Johnny Unitas | 39 | 16 | 5 | 88 for 157, 1,111 yards, 4 td, 6 int, & 3 rushes for 15 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| RB | Don McCauley | 23 | 1 | 10 | 178 rushes for 675 yards, 2 td, & 30 catches for 256 yards and 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1971 |
| FB | Don Nottingham | 23 | 1 | 0 | 123 rushes for 466 yards, 3 td, & 25 catches for 191 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 441st pick / 1971 |
| WR | Sam Havrilak | 25 | 3 | 0 | 33 catches for 571 yards, 4 td, & 12 rushes for 72 yards and 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 207th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Jim O'Brien | 25 | 2 | 0 | 11 catches for 263 yards, 2 td, & 3 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 70th pick / 1970 |
| TE | Tom Mitchell | 28 | 6 | 0 | 40 catches for 494 yards, 4 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1966 |
| LT | Bob Vogel | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| LG | Glenn Ressler | 29 | 7 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1965 |
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| C | Bill Curry* | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 23rd / 183rd pick / 1964 |
| RG | Dan Sullivan | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 37th pick / 1962 |
| RT | Dennis Nelson | 26 | 2 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 77th pick / 1969 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Billy Newsome | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 122nd pick / 1970 |
| LDT | Fred Miller | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 |
| RDT | Jim Bailey | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 44th pick / 1970 |
| RDE | Roy Hilton | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 8th / 59th pick / 1965 |
| LLB | Ted Hendricks* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| MLB | Mike Curtis | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
| RLB | Ray May | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 89th pick / 1967 |
| LCB | Charlie Stukes | 29 | 5 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 100th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Lonnie Hepburn | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 13th / 333rd pick / 1971 |
| SS | Jerry Logan | 31 | 9 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 |
| FS | Rick Volk | 27 | 5 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim O'Brien | 25 | 2 | 0 | 13 of 31 field goals & 24 of 24 extra points | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 70th pick / 1970 |
| P | David Lee | 29 | 6 | 0 | 57 punts for a 42.1 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Bruce Laird* | 22 | Rook | 1 | 34 punt returns for a 8.9 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| KR | Bruce Laird* | 22 | Rook | 1 | 29 kick returns for a 29.1 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Amman | 22 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Florida State | 9/21/1950 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 260th pick / 1972 |
| Jim Bailey | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/9/1948 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 44th pick / 1970 |
| Norm Bulaich | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | TCU | 12/25/1946 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 18th pick / 1970 |
| Bill Curry* | 30 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/21/1942 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 23rd / 183rd pick / 1964 |
| Mike Curtis | 29 | LB-FB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/27/1943 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
| Marty Domres | 25 | QB | 12 | 9 | 220 | 6-4 | Columbia | 4/17/1947 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 9th pick / 1969 |
| Glenn Doughty | 25 | WR | 5 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Michigan | 1/30/1947 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1972 |
| Tom Drougas | 23 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Oregon | 12/25/1949 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1972 |
| Randy Edmunds | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 6/24/1946 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 217th pick / 1968 |
| Willie Franklin | 23 | WR | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 10/9/1949 | Rook | |
| Sam Havrilak | 25 | WR-RB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Bucknell | 12/13/1947 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 207th pick / 1969 |
| Ted Hendricks* | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-7 | Miami (FL) | 11/1/1947 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| Lonnie Hepburn | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Texas Southern | 5/12/1949 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 13th / 333rd pick / 1971 |
| Roy Hilton | 29 | DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Jackson State | 3/23/1943 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 59th pick / 1965 |
| Chuck Hinton | 33 | DT | 13 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | North Carolina Central | 8/11/1939 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962 |
| Eddie Hinton | 25 | WR | 8 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 6/26/1947 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 25th pick / 1969 |
| Cornelius Johnson | 29 | G | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Virginia Union | 7/12/1943 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 204th pick / 1967 |
| Rex Kern | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 5/28/1949 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 260th pick / 1971 |
| Bruce Laird* | 22 | DB | 14 | 1 | 193 | 6-0 | American International College | 5/23/1950 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| Bill Laskey | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/10/1943 | 7 | |
| David Lee | 29 | P | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Louisiana Tech | 11/8/1943 | 6 | |
| Jerry Logan | 31 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | West Texas A&M | 8/27/1941 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 47th pick / 1963 |
| Tom Matte | 33 | RB-QB | 6 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 6/14/1939 | 11 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 |
| Ray May | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | USC | 6/4/1945 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 89th pick / 1967 |
| Don McCauley | 23 | RB | 14 | 10 | 211 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 5/12/1949 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1971 |
| Ken Mendenhall | 24 | C | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 8/11/1948 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970 |
| Jack Mildren | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 10/16/1949 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 46th pick / 1972 |
| Fred Miller | 32 | DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | LSU | 8/8/1940 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 93rd pick / 1962 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 23 | RB | 11 | 1 | 204 | 5-11 | Penn State | 5/30/1949 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1972 |
| Tom Mitchell | 28 | TE-WR | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Bucknell | 8/22/1944 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1966 |
| John Mosier | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Kansas | 3/1/1948 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 141st pick / 1970 |
| Nelson Munsey | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 7/2/1948 | Rook | |
| Dennis Nelson | 26 | T | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Illinois State | 2/2/1946 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 77th pick / 1969 |
| Billy Newsome | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 3/2/1948 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 122nd pick / 1970 |
| Don Nottingham | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Kent State | 6/28/1949 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 441st pick / 1971 |
| Tom Nowatzke | 30 | FB-LB | 6 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Indiana | 9/30/1942 | 7 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1965 |
| Jim O'Brien | 25 | WR-K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 2/2/1947 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 70th pick / 1970 |
| Glenn Ressler | 29 | G-C-T-DT | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/21/1943 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1965 |
| John Shinners | 25 | G | 6 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 3/1/1947 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 17th pick / 1969 |
| Boris Shlapak | 22 | K | 8 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Drake,Michigan State | 5/18/1950 | Rook | |
| Cotton Speyrer | 23 | WR | 5 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Texas | 4/29/1949 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1971 |
| Charlie Stukes | 29 | DB | 12 | 0 | 212 | 6-3 | Md-Eastern Shore | 9/13/1943 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 100th pick / 1967 |
| Dan Sullivan | 33 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Boston College | 9/1/1939 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 37th pick / 1962 |
| Johnny Unitas | 39 | QB | 8 | 5 | 194 | 6-1 | Louisville | 5/7/1933 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1955 |
| Bob Vogel | 31 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 9/23/1941 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1963 |
| Rick Volk | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/15/1945 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| Stan White | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/24/1949 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 14 | 220.2 | 6-2.2 | 3.8 |