1954 Baltimore Colts season
2nd season in franchise history
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The 1954 Baltimore Colts season was the second season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1954 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses and finished sixth in the Western Conference. This was the first season that Colts wore horseshoes on their helmets. From 1954 to 1955, the horseshoes were white and on the back of an otherwise-solid blue helmet. Then, the horseshoe and helmet traded colors in 1956. The Colts did not start wearing white helmets with a single blue stripe going down the middle and a blue horseshoe on either side of it until 1957, which they presently don.
| 1954 Baltimore Colts season | |
|---|---|
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| Owner | Carroll Rosenbloom |
| General manager | Don "Red" Kellett |
| Head coach | Weeb Ewbank |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–9 |
| Division place | 6th NFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Regular season
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 26 | Los Angeles Rams | L 0–48 | 0–1 | Memorial Stadium | 36,215 | Recap | [1][2][3][4] | |
| 2 | October 2 | New York Giants | W 20–14 | 1–1 | Memorial Stadium | 27,088 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 10 | at Chicago Bears | L 9–28 | 1–2 | Wrigley Field | 27,845 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 16 | at Detroit Lions | L 0–35 | 1–3 | Briggs Stadium | 48,272 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 24 | Green Bay Packers | L 6–7 | 1–4 | Memorial Stadium | 28,680 | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 31 | at Washington Redskins | L 21–24 | 1–5 | Griffith Stadium | 23,566 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 6 | Detroit Lions | L 3–27 | 1–6 | Memorial Stadium | 25,287 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 13 | at Green Bay Packers | L 13–24 | 1–7 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 19,786 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 21 | Chicago Bears | L 13–28 | 1–8 | Memorial Stadium | 23,093 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 28 | San Francisco 49ers | W 17–13 | 2–8 | Memorial Stadium | 23,875 | Recap | ||
| 11 | December 4 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 22–21 | 3–8 | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 30,744 | Recap | ||
| 12 | December 11 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 7–10 | 3–9 | Kezar Stadium | 26,856 | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 8–2 | 337 | 189 | W1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–3 | 301 | 279 | W4 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 5–4–1 | 313 | 251 | W2 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 4–5–1 | 314 | 285 | W1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–7 | 234 | 251 | L4 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 131 | 279 | L1 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
| 1954 Baltimore Colts roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
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Reserve list
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