1958 Baltimore Colts season

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.

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

Baltimore Memorial Stadium 1958

Regular season

Schedule

Main article: 1958 NFL season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 28	Detroit Lions	W 28–15	1–0	Memorial Stadium	48,377
2	October 4	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	December 6	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

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

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

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

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	344	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.

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
NFL Championship	December 28	at New York Giants	W 23–17 (OT)	1–0	Yankee Stadium	64,185

Roster

1958 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks 14 George Shaw K/QB 17 Ray Brown QB/DB 19 Johnny Unitas Running backs 23 Carl Taseff HB 31 Billy Pricer FB 35 Alan Ameche FB 25 Jack Call HB 45 L.G. Dupre HB 41 Avatus Stone HB Wide receivers 24 Lenny Moore HB/FL 82 Raymond Berry WR/SE Tight ends 84 Jim Mutscheller WR/E/DE		Offensive linemen 79 Sherman Plunkett T 77 Jim Parker T 68 Alex Sandusky G 60 George Preas T 50 Buzz Nutter C 64 Fuzzy Thurston G 63 Art Spinney G 78 Ray Krouse T/DL Defensive linemen 81 Ordell Braase DE 89 Gino Marchetti DE 70 Art Donovan DT 60 George Preas T 83 Don Joyce DE/DT 76 Gene Lipscomb DT		Linebackers 65 Bill Pellington OLB 55 Leo Sanford 66 Don Shinnick MLB 52 Dick Szymanski C/LB Defensive backs 26 Lenny Lyles CB/HB 24 Johnny Sample DB 41 Jackie Simpson DB 20 Milt Davis DB 23 Art DeCarlo DB/E		Special teams 18 Dick Horn P/QB 65 Steve Myhra G/LB/K 44 Bert Rechichar DB/LB/HB/E 80 Andy Nelson LS/DB/KR Reserve lists None - Vacant Practice squad None - Vacant Note:' rookies in italics

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry