1963 Baltimore Colts Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Don Shula (8-6)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1963 Baltimore Colts RosterTeam Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Don Shula (8-6)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1963 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.
The Colts racked up 316 points, and the defense yielded 285. Johnny Unitas directed the offense, passing for 3,481 yards. Tom Matte hauled in 48 balls, while John Mackey added 726 receiving yards. Jimmy Orr and Raymond Berry contributed to the receiving game as well.
Tom Matte ran for a team-leading 541 yards for Baltimore, while Jerry Hill also buoyed the ground attack.
Jim Welch seized 4 opponent throws.
Don Shula coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Unitas | 410 | 237 | 57.8 | 3481 | 8.5 | 20 | 4.9 | 12 | 2.9 | 64 | 89.7 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 104 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 76.6 |
| Tom Matte | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 43.8 |
| Lamar McHan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 433 | 248 | 57.3 | 3605 | 8.3 | 20 | 4.6 | 12 | 2.8 | 64 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Matte | 133 | 541 | 4.1 | 31 | 4 |
| Jerry Hill | 100 | 440 | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| J.W. Lockett | 81 | 273 | 3.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 47 | 224 | 4.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 27 | 136 | 5.0 | 25 | 2 |
| Gary Cuozzo | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nate Craddock | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 396 | 1642 | 4.1 | 31 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Matte | 48 | 466 | 9.7 | 49 | 1 |
| Raymond Berry | 44 | 703 | 16.0 | 64 | 3 |
| Jimmy Orr | 41 | 708 | 17.3 | 60 | 5 |
| John Mackey | 35 | 726 | 20.7 | 61 | 7 |
| Jerry Hill | 22 | 304 | 13.8 | 55 | 1 |
| Lenny Moore | 21 | 288 | 13.7 | 34 | 2 |
| Willie Richardson | 17 | 204 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 16 | 158 | 9.9 | 27 | 1 |
| Alex Hawkins | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 19 | 0 |
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 248 | 3605 | 14.5 | 64 | 20 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gilburg | 52 | 2173 | 41.8 | 64 |
| Jerry Logan | 4 | 121 | 30.2 | 55 |
| Totals | 56 | 2294 | 41.0 | 64 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Logan | 28 | 279 | 10.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 17 | 156 | 9.2 | 50 | 0 |
| Willie Richardson | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 485 | 9.2 | 50 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Matte | 16 | 331 | 20.7 | 34 | 0 |
| John Mackey | 9 | 271 | 30.1 | 41 | 0 |
| Wendell Harris | 8 | 198 | 24.8 | 41 | 0 |
| Jerry Logan | 8 | 170 | 21.2 | 31 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tom Gilburg | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Willie Richardson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Parker | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Bielski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 1114 | 21.4 | 41 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Welch | 4 | 49 | 12.2 | 15 | 0 |
| Andy Nelson | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 26 | 1 |
| Bobby Boyd | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Lenny Lyles | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 36 | 1 |
| Don Shinnick | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jerry Logan | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 174 | 11.6 | 36 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Unitas | 13 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Welch | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gino Marchetti | 0 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Boyd | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry Logan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Harris | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jackie Burkett | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Colvin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| George Preas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Pellington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Diehl | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Bielski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Gilburg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Szymanski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willie Richardson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Mackey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fred Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.W. Lockett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lenny Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jimmy Orr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Hill | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nate Craddock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Matte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 70 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jim Martin | 24 | 32 | 0 | 104 | ||||||||||
| John Mackey | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Jerry Hill | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| Jimmy Orr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Tom Matte | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Lenny Moore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Raymond Berry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Gino Marchetti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bobby Boyd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| J.W. Lockett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Andy Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Lenny Lyles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jim Colvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 316 |
