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1966 Baltimore Colts season

The 1966 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.

1966 Baltimore Colts season
Carroll Rosenbloom
Don "Red" Kellett
Don Shula
Memorial Stadium
9–5
2nd NFL Western
Won NFL Playoff Bowl(vs. Eagles) 20–14
TE John Mackey
DE Ordell Braase, CB Lenny Lyles, TE John Mackey, QB Johnny Unitas

The 1966 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.

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1966 Baltimore Colts draft
1	15	Sam Ball	Offensive tackle	Kentucky
2	33	Butch Allison	Guard	Missouri
3	47	Rick Kestner	Wide receiver	Kentucky
4	54	Rod Sherman	Wide receiver	USC
4	63	Hoyle Granger *	Running back	Mississippi State
6	95	Stas Maliszewski	Linebacker	Princeton
7	105	Dave Ellis	Defensive end	NC State
7	110	Ray Perkins	Wide receiver	Alabama
8	120	Gerry Allen	Running back	Nebraska–Omaha
8	125	Jack White	Quarterback	Penn State
9	140	Jerry Gross	Running back	Auburn
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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 |

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Quarterbacks (QB)
15 Gary Cuozzo
19 Johnny Unitas
Running backs (RB)

34 Bob Baldwin 45 Jerry Hill 33 Tony Lorick 41 Tom Matte 24 Lenny Moore Wide receivers (WR)

82 Raymond Berry 28 Jimmy Orr 84 Neal Petties 87 Willie Richardson Tight ends (TE)

88 John Mackey 86 Butch Wilson | | Offensive linemen (OL) 73 Sam Ball T 67 Dale Memmelaar G 77 Jim Parker T 62 Glenn Ressler G 68 Alex Sandusky G 71 Dan Sullivan G 52 Dick Szymanski C 72 Bob Vogel T Defensive linemen (DL)

81 Ordell Braase DE 85 Roy Hilton DE 89 Gino Marchetti DE 79 Lou Michaels DE/K 76 Fred Miller DT 74 Billy Ray Smith DT | | Linebackers (LB) 36 Barry Brown OLB 55 Jackie Burkett OLB 32 Mike Curtis OLB 35 Ted Davis MLB 53 Dennis Gaubatz MLB 66 Don Shinnick OLB Defensive backs (DB)

40 Bobby Boyd CB 42 George Harold CB 30 Alvin Haymond FS 20 Jerry Logan SS 43 Lenny Lyles CB 46 Jim Welch CB/S Special teams (ST)

49 David Lee P | | Practice squad 63 Butch Allison G 65 Dick Anderson T 25 Tom Bleick S 78 Claude Brownlee DT 69 Dave Hankee DT 80 Rick Kestner WR 75 Bob Lurtsema DE 47 Al Snyder WR 16 Jim Ward QB Reserve

44 Gerry Allen RB (IR) -- Dave Ellis T (Left squad) -- Corky Rogers WR (Military) 31 Steve Stonebreaker LB (IR) 83 Andy Stynchula DT (IR)

Rookies in italics |

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}September 10	at Green Bay Packers	L 3–24	0–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	48,650
September 18	at Minnesota Vikings	W 38–23	1–1	Metropolitan Stadium	47,426
September 25	San Francisco 49ers	W 36–14	2–1	Memorial Stadium	56,715
Bye
October 9	at Chicago Bears	L 17–27	2–2	Wrigley Field	47,452
October 16	Detroit Lions	W 45–14	3–2	Memorial Stadium	60,238
October 23	Minnesota Vikings	W 20–17	4–2	Memorial Stadium	60,238
October 30	at Los Angeles Rams	W 17–3	5–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	57,898
November 6	Washington Redskins	W 37–10	6–2	Memorial Stadium	60,238
November 13	at Atlanta Falcons	W 19–7	7–2	Atlanta Stadium	58,850
November 20	at Detroit Lions	L 14–20	7–3	Tiger Stadium	52,383
November 27	Los Angeles Rams	L 7–23	7–4	Memorial Stadium	60,238
December 4	Chicago Bears	W 21–16	8–4	Memorial Stadium	60,238
December 10	Green Bay Packers	L 10–14	8–5	Memorial Stadium	60,238
December 18	at San Francisco 49ers	W 30–14	9–5	Kezar Stadium	40,005
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

NFL Western Conference
Green Bay Packers	12	2	0	.857	10–2	335	163	W5
Baltimore Colts	9	5	0	.643	7–5	314	226	W1
Los Angeles Rams	8	6	0	.571	6–6	289	212	L1
San Francisco 49ers	6	6	2	.500	5–5–2	320	325	L1
Chicago Bears	5	7	2	.417	4–6–2	234	272	W1
Detroit Lions	4	9	1	.308	3–8–1	206	317	L3
Minnesota Vikings	4	9	1	.308	4–7–1	292	304	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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.

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
January 8, 1967	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–14	1–0	Miami Orange Bowl	58,088

History of the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts seasons

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