1965 Baltimore Colts Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Shula (10-3-1)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1965 Baltimore Colts StatisticsTeam Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Don Shula (10-3-1)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1965 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Baltimore moved the ball well, scoring 389 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 284. Johnny Unitas tossed for 2,530 yards. Raymond Berry hauled in 58 balls, while Jimmy Orr added 847 receiving yards. John Mackey was targeted regularly, too.
Jerry Hill ran for a team-leading 516 yards for the Colts, and Lenny Moore also contributed to the rushing attack.
Bobby Boyd picked off 9 opponent throws.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1965 Baltimore Colts lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Raymond Berry | SE | February 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 187 | Schreiner College | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Bobby Boyd | LCB | December 3, 1937 | 5'11" | 195 | Oklahoma | Garland, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Ordell Braase | RDE | March 13, 1932 | 6'4" | 245 | South Dakota | Mitchell, SD USA | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | Ed Brown | QB-P | October 26, 1928 | 6'2" | 200 | San Francisco | San Luis Obispo, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Jackie Burkett | LB | December 16, 1936 | 6'4" | 230 | Auburn | Thorsby, AL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | Gary Cuozzo | QB | April 26, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | Virginia | Montclair, NJ USA | 7 | 2 |
| 32 | Mike Curtis | LB-FB | March 27, 1943 | 6'3" | 232 | Duke | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Ted Davis | RLB | July 27, 1942 | 6'1" | 232 | Georgia Tech | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 6 |
| 47 | Bobby Felts | HB | June 26, 1942 | 6'2" | 202 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 53 | Dennis Gaubatz | MLB | February 11, 1940 | 6'2" | 232 | LSU | Needville, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Tom Gilburg | P | November 27, 1938 | 6'5" | 245 | Syracuse | Bronxville, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Wendell Harris | RS | October 2, 1940 | 5'11" | 185 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Alex Hawkins | FL | July 2, 1937 | 6'0" | 190 | South Carolina | Welch, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Alvin Haymond | KR | August 31, 1942 | 6'0" | 194 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Jerry Hill | FB | October 12, 1939 | 5'11" | 210 | Wyoming | Torrington, WY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Roy Hilton | DE | March 23, 1943 | 6'6" | 240 | Jackson St. | Georgetown, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Monte Lee | LB | July 11, 1938 | 6'4" | 225 | Texas | Ballinger, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Jerry Logan | LS | August 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | West Texas A&M | Graham, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Tony Lorick | FB | May 25, 1941 | 6'1" | 217 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Lenny Lyles | RCB | January 26, 1936 | 6'2" | 202 | Louisville | Nashville, TN USA | 11 | 11 |
| 88 | John Mackey | TE | September 24, 1941 | 6'2" | 224 | Syracuse | Queens, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Tom Matte | QB | June 14, 1939 | 6'0" | 214 | Ohio St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 79 | Lou Michaels | K | September 28, 1935 | 6'2" | 243 | Kentucky | Swoyersville, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 76 | Fred Miller | LDT | August 8, 1940 | 6'3" | 250 | LSU | Homer, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Lenny Moore | HB | November 25, 1933 | 6'1" | 191 | Penn St. | Reading, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 50 | Buzz Nutter | C | February 16, 1931 | 6'4" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Summersville, WV USA | 13 | 6 |
| 28 | Jimmy Orr | FL | October 4, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | Wake Forest | Seneca, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 77 | Jim Parker | LG | April 3, 1934 | 6'3" | 273 | Ohio St. | Macon, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Neal Petties | SE | September 16, 1940 | 6'2" | 198 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 60 | George Preas | RT | June 25, 1933 | 6'2" | 244 | Virginia Tech | Roanoke, VA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 75 | Guy Reese | LDT-RDT | September 22, 1939 | 6'5" | 258 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 5 |
| 62 | Glenn Ressler | OT-DT | May 21, 1943 | 6'3" | 250 | Penn St. | Dornsife, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 87 | Willie Richardson | FL | November 17, 1939 | 6'1" | 198 | Jackson St. | Clarksdale, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 68 | Alex Sandusky | RG | August 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 235 | Clarion | McKees Rocks, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 66 | Don Shinnick | RLB | May 15, 1935 | 6'0" | 232 | UCLA | Kansas City, MO USA | 10 | 8 |
| 74 | Billy Smith | RDT | January 27, 1935 | 6'4" | 240 | Auburn | Augusta, AR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | Steve Stonebreaker | LLB | October 28, 1938 | 6'3" | 223 | Detroit Mercy | Moline, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Mike Strofolino | LB | February 6, 1944 | 6'2" | 230 | Villanova | Brooklyn, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Dan Sullivan | LOT | September 1, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 52 | Dick Szymanski | C | October 7, 1932 | 6'3" | 233 | Notre Dame | Toledo, OH USA | 10 | 10 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas | QB | May 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 194 | Louisville | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 72 | Bob Vogel | LT | September 23, 1941 | 6'5" | 250 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
| 46 | Jim Welch | LS-RS | March 17, 1938 | 6'0" | 196 | SMU | Anson, TX USA | 14 | 1 |
| 86 | Butch Wilson | TE | September 18, 1941 | 6'2" | 228 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
