1967 Baltimore Colts season
15th season of the team in the National Football League
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The 1967 Baltimore Colts season was the fifteenth season for the team in the National Football League. They finished the regular season with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 2 ties, the same record in the Western Conference's Coastal division with the Los Angeles Rams, who defeated them in the regular season finale; the two had tied in mid-October. The Colts lost the new tiebreaker (point differential in head-to-head games) and thus did not make the playoffs,[1][2][3] which included only the four division winners.
| 1967 Baltimore Colts season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carroll Rosenbloom |
| General manager | Harry Hulmes |
| Head coach | Don Shula |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–1–2 |
| Division place | 2nd Coastal |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
The Colts' official winning percentage of .917 (based on the NFL's non-counting of ties for such purposes prior to 1972) is the best in North American professional sports history for a non-playoff-qualifying team. It is also remarkable that the Colts entered the final game undefeated and yet did not qualify for the playoffs.
Offseason
NFL draft
| 1967 Baltimore Colts draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bubba Smith * | Defensive end | Michigan State | from New Orleans |
| 1 | 20 | Jim Detwiler | Running back | Michigan | |
| 2 | 42 | Rick Volk * | Safety | Michigan | |
| 3 | 54 | Norman Davis | Guard | Grambling | |
| 3 | 71 | Leon Ward | Linebacker | Oklahoma State | |
| 4 | 100 | Charlie Stukes | Cornerback | Maryland Eastern Shore | |
| 5 | 126 | Ron Porter | Linebacker | Idaho | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Undrafted free agents
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Gwinn | Guard | Northwestern State |
Personnel
Staff/coaches
| 1967 Baltimore Colts staff | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Front office
Coaching staff
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 17 | Atlanta Falcons | W 38–31 | 1–0 | Memorial Stadium | 56,715 | |
| 2 | September 24 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 38–6 | 2–0 | Franklin Field | 60,755 | |
| 3 | October 1 | San Francisco 49ers | W 41–7 | 3–0 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | |
| 4 | October 8 | at Chicago Bears | W 24–3 | 4–0 | Wrigley Field | 47,190 | |
| 5 | October 15 | Los Angeles Rams | T 24–24 | 4–0–1 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | |
| 6 | October 22 | at Minnesota Vikings | T 20–20 | 4–0–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,693 | |
| 7 | October 29 | at Washington Redskins | W 17–13 | 5–0–2 | D.C. Stadium | 50,574 | |
| 8 | November 5 | Green Bay Packers | W 13–10 | 6–0–2 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | |
| 9 | November 12 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 49–7 | 7–0–2 | Atlanta Stadium | 58,850 | |
| 10 | November 19 | Detroit Lions | W 41–7 | 8–0–2 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | |
| 11 | November 26 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 26–9 | 9–0–2 | Kezar Stadium | 44,815 | |
| 12 | December 3 | Dallas Cowboys | W 23–17 | 10–0–2 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | |
| 13 | December 10 | New Orleans Saints | W 30–10 | 11–0–2 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | |
| 14 | December 17 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–34 | 11–1–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,277 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Game summaries
Week 14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colts | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| • Rams | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
- Date: December 17
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Game attendance: 77,277
Standings
| NFL Coastal | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 4–1–1 | 8–1–1 | 398 | 196 | W8 |
| Baltimore Colts | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 4–1–1 | 7–1–2 | 394 | 198 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 273 | 337 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 0–6 | 1–9 | 175 | 422 | L7 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Awards and honors
- Johnny Unitas, Bert Bell Award[4]