1964 Baltimore Colts season

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1964 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach Don Shula
Home Field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 12-2
Place 1st Western Conference
Playoff Finish Lost NFL Championship (Browns) 27-0
Timeline
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1963 1965

The 1964 Baltimore Colts season was the 12th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1964 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses and finished first in the Western Conference.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site
1 September 13, 1964 @ Minnesota Vikings L 24-34 0-1 Metropolitan Stadium
2 September 20, 1964 @ Green Bay Packers W 21-10 1-1 Lambeau Field
3 September 27, 1964 Chicago Bears W 52-0 2-1 Memorial Stadium
4 October 4, 1964 Los Angeles Rams W 35-20 3-1 Memorial Stadium
5 October 12, 1964 @ St. Louis Cardinals W 47-27 4-1 Busch Memorial Stadium
6 October 18, 1964 Green Bay Packers W 24-21 5-1 Memorial Stadium
7 October 25, 1964 @ Detroit Lions W 34-0 6-1 Tiger Stadium
8 November 1, 1964 San Francisco 49ers W 37-7 7-1 Memorial Stadium
9 November 8, 1964 @ Chicago Bears W 40-24 8-1 Wrigley Field
10 November 15, 1964 Minnesota Vikings W 17-14 9-1 Memorial Stadium
11 November 22, 1964 @ Los Angeles Rams W 24-7 10-1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
12 November 29, 1964 @ San Francisco 49ers W 14-3 11-1 Kezar Stadium
13 December 6, 1964 Detroit Lions L 14-31 11-2 Memorial Stadium
14 December 13, 1964 Washington Redskins W 45-17 12-2 Memorial Stadium

[edit] Conference standings

Western Conference
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Baltimore Colts 12 2 0 .857 428 225
Green Bay Packers 8 5 1 .615 342 245
Minnesota Vikings 8 5 1 .615 355 296
Detroit Lions 7 5 2 .583 280 260
Los Angeles Rams 5 7 2 .417 283 339
Chicago Bears 5 9 0 .357 260 379
San Francisco 49ers 4 10 0 .286 236 330

[edit] Postseason

After the Colts' 12-2 season they traveled to Cleveland to take on the Browns. This was the third championship game appearance since joining the NFL in 1953. In an uneventful first half the teams were tied with 0 at halftime. The Browns would then score 27 second half points in their 27-0 rout of the Colts.

Playoff Round Date Opponent Result Record Game Site
NFL Championship December 27, 1964 @ Cleveland Browns L 0-27 0-1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium

[edit] See also

1964 NFL Season
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Eastern Conference Western Conference
Cleveland Baltimore
Dallas Chicago
NY Giants Detroit
Philadelphia Green Bay
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
St. Louis Minnesota
Washington San Francisco
1964 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl
Related: 1964 AFL Season
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Indianapolis Colts
Formerly the Baltimore Colts • Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
The Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
Head Coaches
Molesworth • Ewbank • Shula • McCafferty • Sandusky • Schnellenberger • Thomas • Marchibroda • McCormack • Kush • Dowhower • Meyer • Venturi • Marchibroda • Infante • Mora • Dungy
Division Championships (12)
Super Bowl Appearances (3)
III • V • XLI
League Championships (5)
Ring of Honor
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