1961 Baltimore Colts Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (8-6)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1961 Baltimore Colts RosterTeam Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (8-6)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1961 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division. Weeb Ewbank coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | Johnny Unitas | 420 | 229 | 54.5 | 2990 | 7.1 | 16 | 3.8 | 24 | 5.7 | 72 | 66.1 | Lamar McHan | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 28 | 1.9 | 1 | 6.7 | 4 | 26.7 | 17 | 22.2 | Bobby Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | Lenny Moore | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Totals | 438 | 232 | 53.0 | 3018 | 6.9 | 17 | 3.9 | 29 | 6.6 | 72 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Joe Perry | 168 | 675 | 4.0 | 27 | 3 | Lenny Moore | 92 | 648 | 7.0 | 54 | 7 | Alex Hawkins | 86 | 379 | 4.4 | 39 | 4 | Johnny Unitas | 54 | 190 | 3.5 | 18 | 2 | Mark Smolinski | 31 | 98 | 3.2 | 14 | 0 | Jim Welch | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 1 | Tom Matte | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 | Mike Sommer | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 | Jerry Hill | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | Lamar McHan | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 7 | 0 |
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| Totals | 456 | 2119 | 4.6 | 60 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Raymond Berry | 75 | 873 | 11.6 | 44 | 0 | Lenny Moore | 49 | 728 | 14.9 | 72 | 8 | Joe Perry | 34 | 322 | 9.5 | 27 | 1 | Jim Mutscheller | 20 | 370 | 18.5 | 45 | 2 | Alex Hawkins | 20 | 158 | 7.9 | 22 | 1 | Jimmy Orr | 18 | 357 | 19.8 | 64 | 4 | Mark Smolinski | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 25 | 1 | Dee Mackey | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 19 | 0 | Mike Sommer | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | Tom Matte | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Dick Szymanski | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 232 | 3018 | 13.0 | 72 | 17 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Tom Gilburg | 42 | 1804 | 43.0 | 61 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 42 | 1804 | 43.0 | 61 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bobby Boyd | 18 | 173 | 9.6 | 46 | 0 | Carl Taseff | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 23 | 0 | Alex Hawkins | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | Andy Nelson | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 12 | 0 | Bob Harrison | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | Mark Smolinski | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 33 | 269 | 8.2 | 46 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Lenny Lyles | 28 | 672 | 24.0 | 64 | 0 | Bob Harrison | 11 | 250 | 22.7 | 34 | 0 | Jim Welch | 5 | 146 | 29.2 | 50 | 0 | Tom Matte | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 | Mark Smolinski | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 23 | 0 | Joe Lewis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | Marv Matuszak | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | Dee Mackey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Ken Gregory | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 53 | 1182 | 22.3 | 64 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Gary Glick | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 | Bob Harrison | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 27 | 0 | Bill Pellington | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | Don Shinnick | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | Bobby Boyd | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Jackie Burkett | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | Carl Taseff | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
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| Totals | 16 | 123 | 7.7 | 27 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Don Shinnick | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alex Hawkins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Johnny Unitas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Palmer Pyle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Billy Smith | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Ordell Braase | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lenny Lyles | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Jackie Burkett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gino Marchetti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | George Preas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wiley Feagin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Szymanski | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Lenny Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mark Smolinski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Joe Perry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Carl Taseff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Steve Myhra | 21 | 33 | 0 | 96 | Lenny Moore | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | Alex Hawkins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Joe Perry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Jimmy Orr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Johnny Unitas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Jim Mutscheller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Mark Smolinski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jim Welch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Gino Marchetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 302 |
