The Baltimore Colts season was the 14th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1966 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses and finished second in the Western Conference.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1966 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDave ConnellQuarterback/PunterVillanovaFred CustardoQuarterbackIllinois
Personnel
Staff/coaches 1966 Baltimore Colts staff Front office Owner/president and treasurer – Carroll Rosenbloom Vice president/general manager – Joe Campanella
Coaching staff Head coach – Don Shula Offensive coaches Receivers/offensive ends – Dick Bielski Offensive backs – Don McCafferty Offensive line coach - John Sandusky Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/defensive line - Bill Arnsparger Defensive backfield – Chuck Noll Linebackers coach – Don Shula
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Green Bay Packers L 3–24 0–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,650 2 September 18 at Minnesota Vikings W 38–23 1–1 Metropolitan Stadium 47,426 3 September 25 San Francisco 49ers W 36–14 2–1 Memorial Stadium 56,715 4 Bye 5 October 9 at Chicago Bears L 17–27 2–2 Wrigley Field 47,452 6 October 16 Detroit Lions W 45–14 3–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238 7 October 23 Minnesota Vikings W 20–17 4–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238 8 October 30 at Los Angeles Rams W 17–3 5–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,898 9 November 6 Washington Redskins W 37–10 6–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238 10 November 13 at Atlanta Falcons W 19–7 7–2 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 11 November 20 at Detroit Lions L 14–20 7–3 Tiger Stadium 52,383 12 November 27 Los Angeles Rams L 7–23 7–4 Memorial Stadium 60,238 13 December 4 Chicago Bears W 21–16 8–4 Memorial Stadium 60,238 14 Green Bay Packers L 10–14 8–5 Memorial Stadium 60,238 15 December 18 at San Francisco 49ers W 30–14 9–5 Kezar Stadium 40,005 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. A bye week was necessary in , as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.
Standings
Game summaries Week 3: vs San Francisco 49ers
Week 5: at Chicago Bears
Week 6 vs Detroit Lions
Week 14: vs. Green Bay Packers
Quarterback Zeke Bratkowski, in relief of Bart Starr, who suffered a muscle spasm in the first half, directed an 80-yard drive in the fourth quarter that resulted in a go-ahead touchdown run by Elijah Pitts for the Packers. John Unitas then led the Colts to the Green Bay 15, but there lost a fumble which came to be known as the 'Million Dollar Fumble', to secure the Packers' win that clinched the Western Conference title for Green Bay.
Playoff Bowl
Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Playoff Bowl January 8, 1967 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–14 1–0 Miami Orange Bowl 58,088NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 369
See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons
References
External links 1966 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1966 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com