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1973 Baltimore Colts
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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 226 points (16.1/g), 20th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 341 points (24.4/g), 21st.
Differential of -115 points (-8.2/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 3.8-10.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 15th.
Coached by Howard Schnellenberger (4-10-0)
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1973 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 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 93 for 191, 1,153 yards, 9 td, 13 int, & 32 rushes for 126 yards and 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 9th pick / 1969 |
| QB | Bert Jones | 22 | Rook | 5 | 43 for 108, 539 yards, 4 td, 12 int, & 18 rushes for 58 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973 |
| RB | Lydell Mitchell | 24 | 1 | 11 | 253 rushes for 963 yards, 2 td, & 17 catches for 113 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1972 |
| FB | Don McCauley | 24 | 2 | 12 | 144 rushes for 514 yards, 2 td, & 25 catches for 186 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1971 |
| WR | Glenn Doughty | 26 | 1 | 14 | 25 catches for 587 yards, 4 td, & 10 rushes for 96 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1972 |
| WR | Cotton Speyrer | 24 | 1 | 0 | 17 catches for 311 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1971 |
| TE | Raymond Chester | 25 | 3 | 0 | 18 catches for 181 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970 |
| LT | Tom Drougas | 24 | 1 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1972 |
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| LG | Glenn Ressler | 30 | 8 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1965 |
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| C | Ken Mendenhall | 25 | 2 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970 |
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| RG | Elmer Collett | 29 | 6 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 208th pick / 1966 |
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| RT | Dennis Nelson | 27 | 3 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 77th pick / 1969 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Barnes | 23 | Rook | 13 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973 |
| LDT | Jim Bailey | 25 | 3 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 44th pick / 1970 |
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| RDT | Joe Ehrmann | 24 | Rook | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1973 |
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| RDE | Joe Schmiesing | 28 | 5 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 96th pick / 1968 |
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| LLB | Ted Hendricks* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| MLB | Mike Curtis | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
| RLB | Stan White | 24 | 1 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972 |
| LCB | Rex Kern | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 260th pick / 1971 |
| LCB | Bruce Laird | 23 | 1 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
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| RCB | Nelson Munsey | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Jack Mildren | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 46th pick / 1972 |
| FS | Rick Volk | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Hunt | 24 | Rook | 0 | 16 of 28 field goals & 22 of 24 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1972 |
| P | David Lee | 30 | 7 | 0 | 62 punts for a 38.7 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Bruce Laird | 23 | 1 | 6 | 15 punt returns for a 4.8 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| KR | Bruce Laird | 23 | 1 | 6 | 24 kick returns for a 22.8 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Richard Amman | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Florida State | 9/21/1950 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 260th pick / 1972 |
| John Andrews | 25 | TE-RB | 8 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Indiana | 11/2/1948 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 130th pick / 1971 |
| Jim Bailey | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/9/1948 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 44th pick / 1970 |
| Mike Barnes | 23 | DT-DE | 14 | 13 | 255 | 6-6 | Miami (FL) | 12/24/1950 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973 |
| Stan Cherry | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-5 | Morgan State | 11/2/1950 | Rook | |
| Raymond Chester | 25 | TE | 13 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 6/28/1948 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1970 |
| Elmer Collett | 29 | G | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-6 | San Francisco State | 11/7/1944 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 208th pick / 1966 |
| Mike Curtis | 30 | LB-FB | 7 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/27/1943 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 14th pick / 1965 |
| Marty Domres | 26 | QB | 11 | 9 | 220 | 6-4 | Columbia | 4/17/1947 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 9th pick / 1969 |
| Glenn Doughty | 26 | WR | 14 | 14 | 204 | 6-2 | Michigan | 1/30/1947 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 47th pick / 1972 |
| Tom Drougas | 24 | T-G | 13 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Oregon | 12/25/1949 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1972 |
| Joe Ehrmann | 24 | DT | 12 | 9 | 260 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 3/29/1949 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1973 |
| Hubert Ginn | 26 | RB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Florida A&M | 1/4/1947 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 211th pick / 1970 |
| Sam Havrilak | 26 | WR-RB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Bucknell | 12/13/1947 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 207th pick / 1969 |
| Ted Hendricks* | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-7 | Miami (FL) | 11/1/1947 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1969 |
| Brian Herosian | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Connecticut | 9/14/1950 | Rook | |
| Roy Hilton | 30 | DE | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-6 | Jackson State | 3/23/1943 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 59th pick / 1965 |
| Fred Hoaglin | 29 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 1/28/1944 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 93rd pick / 1966 |
| George Hunt | 24 | K | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 8/3/1949 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 122nd pick / 1972 |
| Cornelius Johnson | 30 | G | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Virginia Union | 7/12/1943 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 204th pick / 1967 |
| Bert Jones | 22 | QB | 8 | 5 | 210 | 6-3 | LSU | 9/7/1951 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973 |
| Michael Kaczmarek | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Southern Illinois | 10/31/1951 | Rook | |
| Rex Kern | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 5/28/1949 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 260th pick / 1971 |
| Bruce Laird | 23 | DB | 12 | 6 | 193 | 6-0 | American International College | 5/23/1950 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| David Lee | 30 | P | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Louisiana Tech | 11/8/1943 | 7 | |
| Ray May | 28 | LB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | USC | 6/4/1945 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 89th pick / 1967 |
| Don McCauley | 24 | RB | 13 | 12 | 211 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 5/12/1949 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1971 |
| Ken Mendenhall | 25 | C | 13 | 13 | 242 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 8/11/1948 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970 |
| Jack Mildren | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 10/16/1949 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 46th pick / 1972 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 24 | RB | 14 | 11 | 204 | 5-11 | Penn State | 5/30/1949 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1972 |
| Tom Mitchell | 29 | TE-WR | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Bucknell | 8/22/1944 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1966 |
| Ed Mooney | 28 | LB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 2/26/1945 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 93rd pick / 1968 |
| Nelson Munsey | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 7/2/1948 | 1 | |
| Dan Neal | 24 | C-G | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 8/30/1949 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 270th pick / 1973 |
| Dennis Nelson | 27 | T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Illinois State | 2/2/1946 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 77th pick / 1969 |
| Don Nottingham | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Kent State | 6/28/1949 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 441st pick / 1971 |
| Ray Oldham | 22 | DB | 11 | 2 | 200 | 6-0 | Middle Tenn. State | 2/23/1951 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 189th pick / 1973 |
| Bill Olds | 22 | RB | 13 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 2/21/1951 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 61st pick / 1973 |
| Glenn Ressler | 30 | G-C-T-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/21/1943 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 17th pick / 1965 |
| Joe Schmiesing | 28 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Minnesota,New Mexico State | 4/1/1945 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 96th pick / 1968 |
| Ollie Smith | 24 | WR | 7 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 3/8/1949 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 85th pick / 1973 |
| Cotton Speyrer | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Texas | 4/29/1949 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 38th pick / 1971 |
| Dave Taylor | 24 | T | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Catawba | 10/17/1949 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 114th pick / 1973 |
| Rick Volk | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/15/1945 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 45th pick / 1967 |
| Stan White | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/24/1949 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 17th / 438th pick / 1972 |
| Bill Windauer | 24 | DT-DT | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Iowa | 11/22/1949 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 191st pick / 1973 |
| Team Total | 25.4 | 14 | 223.9 | 6-2.7 | 2.6 |