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1 Regular season  


1.1  Schedule  




1.2  Season summary  


1.2.1  Week 1  




1.2.2  Week 2  




1.2.3  Week 3  






1.3  Standings  






2 Postseason  




3 Roster  




4 See also  




5 References  













1958 Baltimore Colts season






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1958 Baltimore Colts season
OwnerCarroll Rosenbloom
General managerDon "Red" Kellett
Head coachWeeb Ewbank
Home fieldMemorial Stadium
Results
Record9–3
Division place1st NFL Western
Playoff finishWon NFL Championship
(atGiants) 23–17 (OT)
  • Colts seasons
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    The 1958 Baltimore Colts season was the sixth season for the team in the National Football League. The Colts finished the 1958 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses to win their first Western Conference title. They won their first league title in the NFL championship game, which ended in overtime with a touchdown by fullback Alan Ameche.[1][2]

    Regular season

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    Schedule

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    Main article: 1958 NFL season
    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
    1 September 28 Detroit Lions W 28–15 1–0 Memorial Stadium 48,377
    2 October 4 Chicago Bears W 51–38 2–0 Memorial Stadium 52,622
    3 October 12 atGreen Bay Packers W 24–17 3–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 24,533
    4 October 19 atDetroit Lions W 40–14 4–0 Briggs Stadium 55,190
    5 October 26 Washington Redskins W 35–10 5–0 Memorial Stadium 54,403
    6 November 2 Green Bay Packers W 56–0 6–0 Memorial Stadium 51,333
    7 November 9 atNew York Giants L 21–24 6–1 Yankee Stadium 71,164
    8 November 16 atChicago Bears W 17–0 7–1 Wrigley Field 48,664
    9 November 23 Los Angeles Rams W 34–7 8–1 Memorial Stadium 57,557
    10 November 30 San Francisco 49ers W 35–27 9–1 Memorial Stadium 57,557
    11 December 6 atLos Angeles Rams L 28–30 9–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 100,202
    12 December 14 atSan Francisco 49ers L 12–21 9–3 Kezar Stadium 53,334
    Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

    Season summary

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    Week 1

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    1 234Total
    Lions 0 960 15
    • Colts 7 7014 28
    Scoring summary
    1BALLenny Moore 8 yard run (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 7–0
    2DETJim Martin 31 yard field goalColts 7–3
    2DETHoward Cassady 11 yard pass from Bobby Layne (kick failed)Lions 9–7
    2BALRaymond Berry 26 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 14–9
    3DETHoward Cassady 30 yard pass from Tobin Rote (kick failed)Lions 15–14
    4BALRaymond Berry 14 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 21–15
    4BALL.G. Dupre 13 yard run (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 28–15

    [3]

    Week 2

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    1 234Total
    Bears 3 7217 38
    • Colts 27 7710 51
    Scoring summary
    1BALLenny Moore 28 yard run (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 7–0
    1BALRaymond Berry 12 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 14–0
    1BALLenny Moore 9 yard run (kick failed)Colts 20–0
    1CHIGeorge Blanda 40 yard field goalColts 20–3
    1BALLenny Moore 77 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 27–3
    2CHIBill McColl 11 yard pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick)Colts 27–10
    2BALLenny Lyles 103 yard kickoff return (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 34–10
    3CHIJohnny Morris 5 yard run (George Blanda kick)Colts 34–17
    3CHIEd Brown 1 yard run (George Blanda kick)Colts 34–24
    3BALJim Mutscheller 2 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 41–24
    3CHIWillie Galimore 99 yard kickoff return (George Blanda kick)Colts 41–31
    4BALLenny Moore 33 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 48–31
    4BALSteve Myhra 28 yard field goalColts 51–31
    4CHIBill McColl 20 yard pass from Zeke Bratkowski (George Blanda kick)Colts 51–38

    [4]

    Week 3

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    1 234Total
    • Colts 0 7710 24
    Packers 14 300 17
    Scoring summary
    1PackersDon McIlhenny 55-yard pass from Bart Star (Paul Hornung kick)Packers 7–0
    1PackersBart Starr 1-yard run (Paul Hornung kick)Packers 14–0
    28:33PackersPaul Hornung 19-yard field goalPackers 17–0
    2ColtsJohnny Unitas 1-yard run (Steve Myhra kick)Packers 17–7
    3ColtsJim Mutscheller 54-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)Packers 17–14
    4ColtsSteve Myhra 14-yard field goalTie 17–17
    42:12ColtsAndy Nelson 52-yard interception return (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 24–17

    [5]

    Standings

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    NFL Western Conference
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    		•  W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
    Baltimore Colts 9 3 0 .750 8–2 381 203 L2
    Los Angeles Rams 8 4 0 .667 7–3 344 278 W3
    Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 298 230 W2
    San Francisco 49ers 6 6 0 .500 4–6 257 324 W2
    Detroit Lions 4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 261 276 L2
    Green Bay Packers 1 10 1 .091 0–9–1 193 382 L7

    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

    Postseason

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    The 1958 NFL Championship Game was 26th annual NFL championship game, played on December 28 at Yankee StadiuminThe Bronx, New York City. The Colts beat the Giants 23–17 in overtime, earning their first ever championship, and the game became known as The Greatest Game Ever Played.[2]

    Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
    NFL Championship December 28 atNew York Giants W 23–17 (OT) 1–0 Yankee Stadium 64,185

    Roster

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    1958 Baltimore Colts roster
    Quarterbacks

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    Tight ends

    		Offensive linemen

    Defensive linemen

    		Linebackers

    Defensive backs

    		Special teams

    Reserve lists

    • None - Vacant

    Practice squad

    • None - Vacant
    • Note:' rookies in italics

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ "Colts win 23-17 in overtime". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 29, 1958. p. 4, part 2.
  • ^ a b Maule, Tex (January 5, 1959). "The best football game ever played". Sports Illustrated. p. 8.
  • ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  • ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  • ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search

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