1957 Baltimore Colts season

1957 Baltimore Colts season
OwnerCarroll Rosenbloom
General managerDon "Red" Kellett
Head coachWeeb Ewbank
Home fieldMemorial Stadium
Results
Record7–5
Division place3rd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1957 Baltimore Colts season was the fifth season for the team in the National Football League and their first with a winning record. Under fourth-year head coach Weeb Ewbank, the Colts posted a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, third in the Western Conference, one game behind Detroit and San Francisco.

With two games to play, Baltimore (7–3) was in first place with a one-game lead,[1] but dropped their final two games on the West Coast.[2][3]

This was the first season in which the Colts wore their trademark "horseshoe" logo in the middle of their helmet.[4] The team had experimented with placement of the logo on the back of the helmet, but 1957 was the year in which they used the logo that the Colts franchise still uses.

Regular season

Main article: 1957 NFL season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 29 Detroit Lions W 34–14 1–0 Memorial Stadium 40,112 Recap
2 October 5 Chicago Bears W 21–10 2–0 Memorial Stadium 46,558 Recap
3 October 13 at Green Bay Packers W 45–17 3–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 26,322 Recap
4 October 20 at Detroit Lions L 27–31 3–1 Briggs Stadium 55,764 Recap
5 October 27 Green Bay Packers L 21–24 3–2 Memorial Stadium 48,510 Recap
6 November 3 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–19 3–3 Memorial Stadium 42,575 Recap
7 November 10 at Washington Redskins W 21–17 4–3 Griffith Stadium 33,149 Recap
8 November 17 at Chicago Bears W 29–14 5–3 Wrigley Field 47,168 Recap
9 November 24 San Francisco 49ers W 27–21 6–3 Memorial Stadium 50,073 Recap
10 December 1 Los Angeles Rams W 31–14 7–3 Memorial Stadium 52,060 Recap
11 December 8 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–17 7–4 Kezar Stadium 59,950 Recap
12 December 15 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–37 7–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 52,560 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

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Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 8 4 0 .667 6–4 251 231 W3
San Francisco 49ers 8 4 0 .667 7–3 260 264 W3
Baltimore Colts 7 5 0 .583 6–4 303 235 L2
Los Angeles Rams 6 6 0 .500 5–5 307 278 W2
Chicago Bears 5 7 0 .417 4–6 203 211 L1
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 2–8 218 311 L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 2 1 .818 8–1–1 269 172 W1
New York Giants 7 5 0 .583 6–4 254 211 L3
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 6 0 .500 5–5 161 178 W1
Washington Redskins 5 6 1 .455 4–5–1 251 230 W3
Philadelphia Eagles 4 8 0 .333 4–6 173 230 L2
Chicago Cardinals 3 9 0 .250 2–8 200 299 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Moore and Unitas star in Colts' 31-14 victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 2, 1957. p. 28.
  2. ^ "49ers jolt Colts, 17-13; create triple tie". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 9, 1957. p. 26.
  3. ^ "Colts eliminated from title race by Rams, 37-21". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 16, 1957. p. 31.
  4. ^ "1957 NFL season at Gridiron Uniform Database". Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Wright, Earl (October 7, 1957). "Baltimore, Cleveland hold pro division leads". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). United Press. p. 19.