The 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.
Regular season Schedule
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
Week 1
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Week 2
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Week 3
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Standings
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 19 Johnny Unitas
Running backs 35 Alan Ameche 25 Jack Call 45 L. G. Dupre 26 Lenny Lyles 24 Lenny Moore 31 Billy Pricer
Receivers 82 Raymond Berry 84 Jim Mutscheller Offensive linemen 50 Buzz Nutter C 77 Jim Parker T 79 Sherman Plunkett T 60 George Preas T 68 Alex Sandusky G 63 Art Spinney G 64 Fuzzy Thurston G
Defensive linemen 81 Ordell Braase DE 70 Art Donovan DT 83 Don Joyce DE 78 Ray Krouse DT/DE 76 Gene Lipscomb DT 89 Gino Marchetti DE Linebackers 65 Steve Myhra OLB/K/G 36 Bill Pellington OLB 55 Leo Sanford OLB 61 Don Shinnick MLB
Defensive backs 17 Ray Brown S/P 20 Milt Davis CB 21 Art DeCarlo CB/WR 80 Andy Nelson S 44 Bert Rechichar CB/S/LB/WR/K 47 Johnny Sample CB/S 41 Jackie Simpson CB/S 23 Carl Taseff CB
Reserve list -- Ken Hall RB (IR) -- John Lewis WR (Military) 52 Dick Szymanski C/LB (IR)
rookies in italics
See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts-Patriots rivalry
References
External links 1958 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1958 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com