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6th season in franchise history; first playoff appearance and NFL Championship win
Baltimore Memorial Stadium 1958 The 1958 Baltimore Colts season 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 .[ 1] [ 2]
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.
1
2 3 4 Total
Lions
0
9 6 0
15
• Colts
7
7 0 14
28
[ 3]
1
2 3 4 Total
Bears
3
7 21 7
38
• Colts
27
7 7 10
51
Scoring summary 1 BAL Lenny Moore 28 yard run (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 7–0 1 BAL Raymond Berry 12 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 14–0 1 BAL Lenny Moore 9 yard run (kick failed) Colts 20–0 1 CHI George Blanda 40 yard field goalColts 20–3 1 BAL Lenny Moore 77 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) Colts 27–3 2 CHI Bill McColl 11 yard pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick)Colts 27–10 2 BAL Lenny Lyles 103 yard kickoff return (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 34–10 3 CHI Johnny Morris 5 yard run (George Blanda kick)Colts 34–17 3 CHI Ed Brown 1 yard run (George Blanda kick) Colts 34–24 3 BAL Jim Mutscheller 2 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 41–24 3 CHI Willie Galimore 99 yard kickoff return (George Blanda kick)Colts 41–31 4 BAL Lenny Moore 33 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) Colts 48–31 4 BAL Steve Myhra 28 yard field goal Colts 51–31 4 CHI Bill McColl 20 yard pass from Zeke Bratkowski (George Blanda kick) Colts 51–38
[ 4]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Colts
0
7 7 10
24
Packers
14
3 0 0
17
Scoring summary 1 Packers Don McIlhenny 55-yard pass from Bart Star (Paul Hornung kick)Packers 7–0 1 Packers Bart Starr 1-yard run (Paul Hornung kick)Packers 14–0 2 8:33 Packers Paul Hornung 19-yard field goal Packers 17–0 2 Colts Johnny Unitas 1-yard run (Steve Myhra kick)Packers 17–7 3 Colts Jim Mutscheller 54-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)Packers 17–14 4 Colts Steve Myhra 14-yard field goal Tie 17–17 4 2:12 Colts Andy Nelson 52-yard interception return (Steve Myhra kick)Colts 24–17
[ 5]
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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 .[ 2]
1958 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
None - Vacant Note:' rookies in italics
Played in Baltimore (1953–1983)
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