1963 Baltimore Colts season

The 1963 Baltimore Colts season was the team's 11th season in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the 1963 National Football League's season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the Western Conference.

Program for the October 13 game against the visiting San Francisco 49ers.

1963 Baltimore Colts season
Owner	Carroll Rosenbloom
General manager	Don "Red" Kellett
Head coach	Don Shula
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	3rd NFL Western
Playoffs	Did not qualify
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Roster

1963 Baltimore Colts roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Gary Cuozzo 19 Johnny Unitas Running backs (RB) 45 Jerry Hill 41 Tom Matte 24 Lenny Moore Nat Craddock Wide receivers (WR) 82 Raymond Berry 25 Alex Hawkins 28 Jimmy Orr 87 Willie Richardson Tight ends (TE) 88 John Mackey 86 Butch Wilson

Offensive linemen (OL) 77 Jim Parker T 71 Dan Sullivan G 52 Dick Szymanski C 72 Bob Vogel T Defensive linemen (DL) 81 Ordell Braase DE 89 Gino Marchetti DE 76 Fred Miller DT 74 Billy Ray Smith DT 78 John Diehl DT Don Thompson DE

Linebackers (LB) 55 Jackie Burkett 50 Bill Saul 66 Don Shinnick Defensive backs (DB) 40 Bobby Boyd CB 20 Jerry Logan S 43 Lenny Lyles CB 80 Andy Nelson S 46 Jim Welch S Special teams (ST)

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 15	New York Giants	L 28–37	0–1	Memorial Stadium	60,029
2	September 22	at San Francisco 49ers	W 20–14	1–1	Kezar Stadium	31,006
3	September 29	at Green Bay Packers	L 20–31	1–2	Lambeau Field	42,327
4	October 6	at Chicago Bears	L 3–10	1–3	Wrigley Field	48,998
5	October 13	San Francisco 49ers	W 20–3	2–3	Memorial Stadium	56,962
6	October 20	at Detroit Lions	W 25–21	3–3	Tiger Stadium	51,901
7	October 27	Green Bay Packers	L 20–34	3–4	Memorial Stadium	60,065
8	November 3	Chicago Bears	L 7–17	3–5	Memorial Stadium	60,065
9	November 10	Detroit Lions	W 24–21	4–5	Memorial Stadium	59,758
10	November 17	at Minnesota Vikings	W 37–34	5–5	Metropolitan Stadium	33,136
11	November 24	at Los Angeles Rams	L 16–17	5–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	48,555
12	December 1	at Washington Redskins	W 36–20	6–6	RFK Stadium	44,006
13	December 8	Minnesota Vikings	W 41–10	7–6	Memorial Stadium	54,122
14	December 15	Los Angeles Rams	W 19–16	8–6	Memorial Stadium	52,834
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	11	1	2	.917	10–1–1	301	144	W2
Green Bay Packers	11	2	1	.846	9–2–1	369	206	W2
Baltimore Colts	8	6	0	.571	7–5	316	285	W3
Detroit Lions	5	8	1	.385	4–7–1	326	265	L1
Minnesota Vikings	5	8	1	.385	4–7–1	309	390	W1
Los Angeles Rams	5	9	0	.357	5–7	210	350	L2
San Francisco 49ers	2	12	0	.143	1–11	198	391	L5

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

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	11	3	0	.786	9–3	448	280	W3
Cleveland Browns	10	4	0	.714	9–3	343	262	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	5	0	.643	8–4	341	283	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	4	3	.636	7–3–2	321	295	L1
Dallas Cowboys	4	10	0	.286	3–9	305	378	W1
Washington Redskins	3	11	0	.214	2–10	279	398	L3
Philadelphia Eagles	2	10	2	.167	2–8–2	242	381	L2

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

Season summary

Week 4 at Bears

Week Four: Baltimore Colts (1–2) at Chicago Bears (3–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	3	0	3
Bears	0	0	0	10	10

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: October 6, 1963
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 48,998
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter No scoring Third quarter BAL – Jim Martin 16-yard field goal. Colts 3–0. Fourth quarter CHI – Ronnie Bull 44-yard pass from Rudy Bukich (Bob Jencks kick). Bears 7–3. CHI – Roger LeClerc 16-yard field goal. Bears 10–3. Top passers BAL – Johnny Unitas – 21/36, 182 yards, INT CHI – Rudy Bukich – 6/7, 112 yards, TD Top rushers BAL – J.W. Lockett – 10 rushes, 13 yards CHI – Rick Casares – 7 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers BAL – Tom Matte – 7 receptions, 56 yards CHI – Ronnie Bull – 2 receptions, 44 yards, TD

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons