The 1963 Baltimore Colts season was the team's 11th season in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the 1963 National Football League's season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, in third place in the Western Conference.
It was the first season as a head coach for Don Shula, age 33. Hired in early January, he had spent the previous three years as an assistant with the Detroit Lions under head coach George Wilson, coaching the defensive backfield. Shula played in the NFL for seven seasons (1951–57), four of those with the Colts (1953–56).
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 15 New York Giants L 28–37 0–1 Memorial Stadium 60,029 2 September 22 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–14 1–1 Kezar Stadium 31,006 3 September 29 at Green Bay Packers L 20–31 1–2 New City Stadium 42,327 4 October 6 at Chicago Bears L 3–10 1–3 Wrigley Field 48,998 5 October 13 San Francisco 49ers W 20–3 2–3 Memorial Stadium 56,962 6 October 20 at Detroit Lions W 25–21 3–3 Tiger Stadium 51,901 7 October 27 Green Bay Packers L 20–34 3–4 Memorial Stadium 60,065 8 November 3 Chicago Bears L 7–17 3–5 Memorial Stadium 60,065 9 November 10 Detroit Lions W 24–21 4–5 Memorial Stadium 59,758 10 November 17 at Minnesota Vikings W 37–34 5–5 Metropolitan Stadium 33,136 11 November 24 at Los Angeles Rams L 16–17 5–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,555 12 December 1 at Washington Redskins W 36–20 6–6 RFK Stadium 44,006 13 December 8 Minnesota Vikings W 41–10 7–6 Memorial Stadium 54,122 14 December 15 Los Angeles Rams W 19–16 8–6 Memorial Stadium 52,834 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Season summary
Week 4 at Bears
See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons
References
External links 1963 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1963 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com