1958 Baltimore Colts season

1958 Baltimore Colts season
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Owner	Carroll Rosenbloom
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	9–3
Division place	1st NFL Western
Playoff finish	Won NFL Championship (Giants) 23–17

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.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 28, 1958	Detroit Lions	W 28–15	1–0	Memorial Stadium	48,377
2	October 4, 1958	Chicago Bears	W 51–38	2–0	Memorial Stadium	52,622
3	October 12, 1958	at Green Bay Packers	W 24–17	3–0	Milwaukee County Stadium	24,533
4	October 19, 1958	at Detroit Lions	W 40–14	4–0	Briggs Stadium	55,190
5	October 26, 1958	Washington Redskins	W 35–10	5–0	Memorial Stadium	54,403
6	November 2, 1958	Green Bay Packers	W 56–0	6–0	Memorial Stadium	51,333
7	November 9, 1958	at New York Giants	L 21–24	6–1	Yankee Stadium	71,164
8	November 16, 1958	at Chicago Bears	W 17–0	7–1	Wrigley Field	48,664
9	November 23, 1958	Los Angeles Rams	W 34–7	8–1	Memorial Stadium	57,557
10	November 30, 1958	San Francisco 49ers	W 35–27	9–1	Memorial Stadium	57,557
11	December 6, 1958	at Los Angeles Rams	L 28–30	9–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	100,202
12	December 14, 1958	at San Francisco 49ers	L 12–21	9–3	Kezar Stadium	53,334

The Western Conference title was clinched on November 30.

Season summary

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	9	6	0	15
• Colts	7	7	0	14	28

Date: September 28
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Scoring summary

1	BAL	Lenny Moore 8 yard run (Steve Myhra kick)	Colts 7–0

2	DET	Jim Martin 31 yard field goal	Colts 7–3

2	DET	Howard Cassady 11 yard pass from Bobby Layne (kick failed)	Lions 9–7

2	BAL	Raymond Berry 26 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)	Colts 14–9

3	DET	Howard Cassady 30 yard pass from Tobin Rote (kick failed)	Lions 15–14

4	BAL	Raymond Berry 14 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)	Colts 21–15

4	BAL	L.G. Dupre 13 yard run (Steve Myhra kick)	Colts 28–15

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Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	7	21	7	38
• Colts	27	7	7	10	51

Date: October 4
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Scoring summary

1	BAL	Lenny Moore 28 yard run (Steve Myhra kick)	Colts 7–0

1	BAL	Raymond Berry 12 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)	Colts 14–0

1	BAL	Lenny Moore 9 yard run (kick failed)	Colts 20–0

1	CHI	George Blanda 40 yard field goal	Colts 20–3

1	BAL	Lenny Moore 77 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)	Colts 27–3

2	CHI	Bill McColl 11 yard pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick)	Colts 27–10

2	BAL	Lenny Lyles 103 yard kickoff return (Steve Myhra kick)	Colts 34–10

3	CHI	Johnny Morris 5 yard run (George Blanda kick)	Colts 34–17

3	CHI	Ed Brown 1 yard run (George Blanda kick)	Colts 34–24

3	BAL	Jim Mutscheller 2 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)	Colts 41–24

3	CHI	Willie Galimore 99 yard kickoff return (George Blanda kick)	Colts 41–31

4	BAL	Lenny Moore 33 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)	Colts 48–31

4	BAL	Steve Myhra 28 yard field goal	Colts 51–31

4	CHI	Bill McColl 20 yard pass from Zeke Bratkowski (George Blanda kick)	Colts 51–38

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	0	7	7	10	24
Packers	14	3	0	0	17

Date: October 12
Location: Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Game attendance: 24,553

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

1		Packers	Don McIlhenny 55-yard pass from Bart Star (Paul Hornung kick)	Packers 7–0

1		Packers	Bart Starr 1-yard run (Paul Hornung kick)	Packers 14–0

2	8:33	Packers	Paul Hornung 19-yard field goal	Packers 17–0

2		Colts	Johnny Unitas 1-yard run (Steve Myhra kick)	Packers 17–7

3		Colts	Jim Mutscheller 54-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)	Packers 17–14

4		Colts	Steve Myhra 14-yard field goal	Tie 17–17

4	2:12	Colts	Andy Nelson 52-yard interception return (Steve Myhra kick)	Colts 24–17

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Standings

NFL Western Conference
	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	334	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

The 1958 NFL Championship Game was 26th annual NFL championship game, played on December 28 at Yankee Stadium in The 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.

Playoff round	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
NFL Championship	December 28, 1958	at New York Giants	W 23–17 (OT)	Yankee Stadium	64,185

References

Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts seasons

Baltimore 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Indianapolis 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

Baltimore Colts 1958 NFL Champions

Indianapolis Colts

Founded in 1953 Played in Baltimore (1953–1983) Based and Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana

Franchise	History in Baltimore relocation to Indianapolis in Indianapolis Players Quarterbacks Coaches Seasons Draft First-round draft picks Ring of Honor

Stadiums	Memorial Stadium RCA Dome Lucas Oil Stadium

Culture	Carroll Rosenbloom Robert Irsay Jim Irsay 12th Man AAFC Colts Baltimore Colts Marching Band The Band That Wouldn't Die Blue Cheerleaders

Lore	The Greatest Game Ever Played Ghost to the Post 1995 AFC Championship Game Deflategate

Rivalries	New England Patriots (Manning vs. Brady)

Division championships (20)	1958 1959 1964 1965✝ 1968 1970 1975 1976 1977 1987 1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014 ^{✝Tied for 1st place in their division, but since there was no tie-breaking system in 1965, a game was played to determine who went to the conference championship. The Colts lost the divisional playoff game.}

Super Bowl appearances (4)	III (1968) V (1970) XLI (2006) XLIV (2009)

League championships (5)	1958 1959 1968 1970 2006

Retired numbers	18 19 22 24 70 77 82 89

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (63)	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1958 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Green Bay	Western Conference
	New York	Chicago Cardinals	Chicago Bears	Los Angeles
	Philadelphia	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco

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