1956 Baltimore Colts Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-7
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (5-7)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland

1956 Baltimore Colts Statistics
1956 Baltimore Colts Results

The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division.

Baltimore scored 270 points, while the porous defense allowed 322. Alan Ameche ran for a team-leading 858 yards for the Colts, and Lenny Moore also aided the ground game.

Johnny Unitas threw for 1,498 yards. Jim Mutscheller topped pass catchers, hauling in 44 balls for 715 yards. Raymond Berry was targeted regularly, too.

Bert Rechichar intercepted 4 opponent throws.

Weeb Ewbank coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
35	Alan Ameche	FB	June 1, 1933	6'0"	218	Wisconsin	Kenosha, WI USA	12	0
82	Raymond Berry	LE	February 27, 1933	6'2"	187	Schreiner College	Corpus Christi, TX USA	12	0
73	Joe Campanella	MG	September 3, 1930	6'2"	242	Ohio St.	Cleveland, OH USA	10	0
78	Dick Chorovich	DT-T	November 29, 1933	6'4"	260	Miami (OH)	St. Clairsville, OH USA	3	0
87	Lloyd Colteryahn	E	August 26, 1931	6'2"	220	Maryland	Brentwood, PA USA	3	0
70	Art Donovan	LDT	June 5, 1925	6'2"	263	Notre Dame	Bronx, NY USA	11	0
45	L.G. Dupre	HB	September 10, 1932	5'11"	190	Baylor	New Orleans, LA USA	11	0
67	Doug Eggers	RLB	September 21, 1930	6'0"	213	South Dakota St.	Wagner, SD USA	12	0
79	Tom Feamster	T-DE	October 23, 1930	6'7"	260	William & Mary	Warwick, VA USA	12	0
77	Tom Finnin	RDT	September 28, 1927	6'2"	262	Detroit Mercy	Chicago, IL USA	10	0
81	Bernie Flowers	E	February 14, 1930	6'2"	190	Purdue	Erie, PA USA	1	0
20	Jim Harness	DB	April 6, 1934	5'11"	180	Mississippi St.	Dyersburg, TN USA	1	0
20	Johnny Hermann	DB	October 17, 1933	6'1"	180	UCLA	San Fernando, CA USA	8	0
74	Ken Jackson	RT	April 26, 1929	6'2"	236	Texas	Austin, TX USA	12	0
42	Tommy James	DB-HB	September 16, 1923	5'10"	185	Ohio St.	Canton, OH USA	2	0
83	Don Joyce	RDE	October 8, 1929	6'3"	253	Tulane	Steubenville, OH USA	12	0
18	Gary Kerkorian	QB	January 14, 1930	5'11"	185	Stanford	Los Angeles, CA USA	3	0
65	Bill Koman	LB	September 16, 1934	6'2"	229	North Carolina	Ambridge, PA USA	12	0
76	Gene Lipscomb	DT	August 9, 1931	6'6"	284	none	Detroit, MI USA	11	0
89	Gino Marchetti	LDE	January 2, 1927	6'4"	244	San Francisco	Smithers, WV USA	12	0
24	Lenny Moore	RH	November 25, 1933	6'1"	191	Penn St.	Reading, PA USA	12	0
84	Jim Mutscheller	RE	March 31, 1930	6'1"	205	Notre Dame	Beaver Falls, PA USA	12	0
50	Buzz Nutter	C	February 16, 1931	6'4"	230	Virginia Tech	Summersville, WV USA	12	0
80	Dick Nyers	DB-HB	September 8, 1934	5'11"	177	Indianapolis	Indianapolis, IN USA	5	0
61	Jack Patera	LB	August 1, 1933	6'1"	234	Oregon	Bismarck, ND USA	12	0
36	Bill Pellington	LLB	September 25, 1927	6'2"	234	Defiance	Ramsey, NJ USA	12	0
76	Jerry Peterson	DT	October 8, 1934	6'3"	290	Texas	El Campo, CA USA	1	0
60	George Preas	LT	June 25, 1933	6'2"	244	Virginia Tech	Roanoke, VA USA	12	0
52	George Radosevich	T-C	January 25, 1928	6'2"	228	Pittsburgh	Brentwood, PA USA	8	0
44	Bert Rechichar	K	July 16, 1930	6'1"	209	Tennessee	Belle Vernon, PA USA	10	0
68	Alex Sandusky	RG	August 17, 1932	6'1"	235	Clarion	McKees Rocks, PA USA	11	11
14	George Shaw	QB	July 25, 1933	6'1"	183	Oregon	Portland, OR USA	5	5
25	Don Shula	LDH	January 4, 1930	5'11"	190	John Carroll	Grand River, OH USA	12	0
63	Art Spinney	LG	November 8, 1927	6'0"	230	Boston Col.	Saugus, MA USA	11	0
23	Carl Taseff	DB-HB	September 28, 1928	5'11"	192	John Carroll	Parma, OH USA	12	0
40	Jesse Thomas	LS	May 23, 1928	5'10"	180	Michigan St.	Guthrie, OK USA	11	0
19	Johnny Unitas	QB	May 7, 1933	6'1"	194	Louisville	Pittsburgh, PA USA	12	7
21	Billy Vessels	KR	March 22, 1931	6'0"	190	Oklahoma	Cleveland, OK USA	12	0
26	Royce Womble	HB-FL	August 12, 1931	6'0"	185	North Texas	Webb, TX USA	12	0
31	Dick Young	FB-HB	August 25, 1930	5'11"	210	Tenn-Chattanooga	Trumbull, CT USA	12	0