1958 Baltimore Colts season

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1958 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach Weeb Ewbank
Home Field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 9-3
Place 1st Western Conference
Playoff Finish Won NFL Championship (Giants) 23-17
Timeline
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The 1958 Baltimore Colts season was the 6th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1958 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses and finished first in the Western Conference.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site
1 September 28, 1958 Detroit Lions W 28-15 1-0 Memorial Stadium
2 October 4, 1958 Chicago Bears W 51-38 2-0 Memorial Stadium
3 October 12, 1958 @ Green Bay Packers W 24-17 3-0 Lambeau Field
4 October 19, 1958 @ Detroit Lions W 40-14 4-0 Tiger Stadium
5 October 26, 1958 Washington Redskins W 35-10 5-0 Memorial Stadium
6 November 2, 1958 Green Bay Packers W 56-0 6-0 Memorial Stadium
7 November 9, 1958 @ New York Giants L 21-24 6-1 Yankee Stadium
8 November 16, 1958 @ Chicago Bears W 17-0 7-1 Wrigley Field
9 November 23, 1958 Los Angeles Rams W 34-7 8-1 Memorial Stadium
10 November 30, 1958 San Francisco 49ers W 35-27 9-1 Memorial Stadium
11 December 6, 1958 @ Los Angeles Rams L 28-30 9-2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
12 December 14, 1958 @ San Francisco 49ers L 12-21 9-3 Kezar Stadium

[edit] Conference standings

Western Conference
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Baltimore Colts 9 3 0 .750 381 203
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 298 230
Los Angeles Rams 8 4 0 .667 344 278
San Francisco 49ers 6 6 0 .500 257 324
Detroit Lions 4 7 1 .364 261 276
Green Bay Packers 1 10 1 .091 193 382

[edit] Postseason

The 1958 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 28, 1958 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York. The 1958 game was the 26th annual NFL championship game. The Colts beat the Giants 23-17 in overtime, earning their first ever championship. The game would later be known as The Greatest Game Ever Played.

Playoff Round Date Opponent Result Record Game Site
NFL Championship December 28, 1958 @ New York Giants W 23-17 (OT) 1-0 Yankee Stadium

[edit] See also

1958 NFL Season
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Eastern Conference Western Conference
Cleveland Baltimore
New York Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Detroit
Pittsburgh Green Bay
Chicago Cardinals Los Angeles
Washington San Francisco
1958 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl
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Indianapolis Colts
Formerly the Baltimore Colts • Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
The Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
Head Coaches
Molesworth • Ewbank • Shula • McCafferty • Sandusky • Schnellenberger • Thomas • Marchibroda • McCormack • Kush • Dowhower • Meyer • Venturi • Marchibroda • Infante • Mora • Dungy
Division Championships (12)
Super Bowl Appearances (3)
III • V • XLI
League Championships (5)
Ring of Honor
Seasons
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Baltimore Colts 1958 NFL Champions
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