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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

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 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
Boston Patriots / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1963

LG Glenn Ressler 29 7 0

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1965
Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 36th pick / 1965

C Bill Curry* 30 7 0 2 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 23rd / 183rd pick / 1964
Green Bay Packers / 20th / 279th pick / 1964

RG Dan Sullivan 33 10 0 1 fumble recovered

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 37th pick / 1962
San Diego Chargers / 10th / 80th pick / 1962

RT Dennis Nelson 26 2 0

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 77th pick / 1969

 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
Oakland Raiders / 26th / 201st 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
Baltimore Colts / 15th / 210th 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
Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 21st 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
Oakland Raiders / 9th / 65th 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

Roster

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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
Green Bay Packers / 20th / 279th pick / 1964

Mike Curtis 29 LB-FB 14 0 232 6-3 Duke 3/27/1943 7

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965
Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 21st 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
Baltimore Colts / 15th / 210th pick / 1965

Chuck Hinton 33 DT 13 0 257 6-5 North Carolina Central 8/11/1939 8

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 17th pick / 1962
Dallas Texans / 4th / 27th 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
Oakland Raiders / 9th / 65th pick / 1963

Tom Matte 33 RB-QB 6 0 214 6-0 Ohio State 6/14/1939 11

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 7th pick / 1961
New York Titans / 5th / 37th 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
Oakland Raiders / 26th / 201st 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
Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th 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
Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 36th 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
San Diego Chargers / 10th / 80th 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
Boston Patriots / 3rd / 23rd 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