6th season in franchise history; first playoff appearance and NFL Championship win
Baltimore Memorial Stadium 1958 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 with a touchdown by fullback Alan Ameche .[1] [2]
Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 28 Detroit Lions W 28–15 1–0 Memorial Stadium 48,377 2 Chicago Bears W 51–38 2–0 Memorial Stadium 52,622 3 October 12 at Green Bay Packers W 24–17 3–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 24,533 4 October 19 at Detroit Lions W 40–14 4–0 Briggs Stadium 55,190 5 October 26 Washington Redskins W 35–10 5–0 Memorial Stadium 54,403 6 November 2 Green Bay Packers W 56–0 6–0 Memorial Stadium 51,333 7 November 9 at New York Giants L 21–24 6–1 Yankee Stadium 71,164 8 November 16 at Chicago Bears W 17–0 7–1 Wrigley Field 48,664 9 November 23 Los Angeles Rams W 34–7 8–1 Memorial Stadium 57,557 10 November 30 San Francisco 49ers W 35–27 9–1 Memorial Stadium 57,557 11 at Los Angeles Rams L 28–30 9–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 100,202 12 December 14 at San Francisco 49ers L 12–21 9–3 Kezar Stadium 53,334 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Season summary [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 9 6 0 15 • Colts 7 7 0 14 28
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1 2 3 4 Total Bears 3 7 21 7 38 • Colts 27 7 7 10 51
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 goalColts 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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1 2 3 4 Total • Colts 0 7 7 10 24 Packers 14 3 0 0 17
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 [ edit ] Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Postseason [ edit ] 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 .[2]
1958 Baltimore Colts roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams Reserve lists
Practice squad
None - Vacant Note:' rookies in italics
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Played in Baltimore (1953–1983)
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