1963 Baltimore Colts season

1963 Baltimore Colts season
Head coach	Don Shula
Owner	Carroll Rosenbloom
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	3rd NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1963 Baltimore Colts season was the 11th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1955 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses and finished third in the Western Conference.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 15, 1963	New York Giants	L 28–37	0–1	Memorial Stadium	60,029
2	September 22, 1963	at San Francisco 49ers	W 20–14	1–1	Kezar Stadium	31,006
3	September 29, 1963	at Green Bay Packers	L 20–31	1–2	Lambeau Field	42,327
4	October 6, 1963	at Chicago Bears	L 3–10	1–3	Wrigley Field	48,998
5	October 13, 1963	San Francisco 49ers	W 20–3	2–3	Memorial Stadium	56,962
6	October 20, 1963	at Detroit Lions	W 25–21	3–3	Tiger Stadium	51,901
7	October 27, 1963	Green Bay Packers	L 20–34	3–4	Memorial Stadium	60,065
8	November 3, 1963	Chicago Bears	L 7–17	3–5	Memorial Stadium	60,065
9	November 10, 1963	Detroit Lions	W 24–21	4–5	Memorial Stadium	59,758
10	November 17, 1963	at Minnesota Vikings	W 37–34	5–5	Metropolitan Stadium	33,136
11	November 24, 1963	at Los Angeles Rams	L 16–17	5–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	48,555
12	December 1, 1963	at Washington Redskins	W 36–20	6–6	RFK Stadium	44,006
13	December 8, 1963	Minnesota Vikings	W 41–10	7–6	Memorial Stadium	54,122
14	December 15, 1963	Los Angeles Rams	W 19–16	8–6	Memorial Stadium	52,834

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	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.

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

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

1963 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Los Angeles	Western Conference
	Dallas	St. Louis	Chicago	Minnesota
	NY Giants	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco
	Philadelphia		Green Bay

Related: 1963 AFL Season

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1963 Baltimore Colts season

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

See also