1959 Baltimore Colts season

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1959 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) 31-16
Timeline
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The 1959 Baltimore Colts season was the 7th 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 27, 1959 Detroit Lions W 21-9 1-0 Memorial Stadium
2 October 3, 1959 Chicago Bears L 21-26 1-1 Memorial Stadium
3 October 11, 1959 @ Detroit Lions W 31-24 2-1 Tiger Stadium
4 October 18, 1959 @ Chicago Bears W 21-7 3-1 Wrigley Field
5 October 25, 1959 Green Bay Packers W 38-21 4-1 Memorial Stadium
6 November 1, 1959 Cleveland Browns L 31-38 4-2 Memorial Stadium
7 November 8, 1959 @ Washington Redskins L 24-27 4-3 Griffith Stadium
8 November 15, 1959 @ Green Bay Packers W 28-24 5-3 Lambeau Field
9 November 22, 1959 San Francisco 49ers W 45-14 6-3 Memorial Stadium
10 November 29, 1959 Los Angeles Rams W 35-21 7-3 Memorial Stadium
11 December 5, 1959 @ San Francisco 49ers W 34-14 8-3 Kezar Stadium
12 December 12, 1959 @ Los Angeles Rams W 45-26 9-3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

[edit] Conference standings

Western Conference
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Baltimore Colts 9 3 0 .750 374 251
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 252 196
Green Bay Packers 7 5 0 .583 248 246
San Francisco 49ers 7 5 0 .583 255 237
Detroit Lions 3 8 1 .273 203 275
Los Angeles Rams 2 10 0 .167 242 315

[edit] Postseason

The 1959 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 27, 1959 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. The game was a rematch of the 1958 championship game that went into overtime. The 1959 game was the 27th annual NFL championship game. The Colts beat the Giants 31-16, earning their second consecutive NFL Championship over the Giants.

Playoff Round Date Opponent Result Record Game Site
NFL Championship December 27, 1959 New York Giants W 31-16 1-0 Memorial Stadium

[edit] See also

1959 NFL Season
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Eastern Conference Western Conference
Chicago Cardinals Baltimore
Cleveland Chicago Bears
New York Detroit
Philadelphia Green Bay
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
Washington San Francisco
1959 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
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Baltimore Colts 1959 NFL Champions
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