
1954 Baltimore Colts Roster
Team Record: 3-9
Finishing 6th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (3-9)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1954 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1954 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses, finishing sixth in the NFL's West Division.
The Colts managed just 131 points, worst in the league, and the defensive squad gave up 279. Buddy Young ran for a team-leading 311 yards for Baltimore, while Zollie Toth also buoyed the ground attack.
Gary Kerkorian passed for 1,515 yards. Dan Edwards topped the receiving corps, hauling in 40 balls for 531 yards. Lloyd Colteryahn and Royce Womble contributed to the receiving game, too.
Tom Keane and Don Shula each intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Weeb Ewbank coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Sisto Averno | LB-MG-G | May 12, 1925 | 5'11" | 235 | Muhlenberg | Paterson, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
61 | Dick Barwegen | G/T,G | December 25, 1921 | 6'1" | 227 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
80 | Jack Bighead | DE-E | April 23, 1930 | 6'3" | 215 | Pepperdine | Beggs, OK USA | 11 | 0 |
73 | Joe Campanella | MLB | September 3, 1930 | 6'2" | 242 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
66 | Ernie Cheatham | DT | July 26, 1929 | 6'4" | 255 | Loyola Marymount | Long Beach, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
87 | Lloyd Colteryahn | LE | August 26, 1931 | 6'2" | 220 | Maryland | Brentwood, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
19 | Cotton Davidson | P | November 30, 1931 | 6'1" | 182 | Baylor | Gatesville, TX USA | 12 | 1 |
70 | Art Donovan | LDT | June 5, 1925 | 6'2" | 263 | Notre Dame | Bronx, NY USA | 11 | 0 |
82 | Dan Edwards | RE | July 18, 1926 | 6'1" | 197 | Georgia | Osage, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
67 | Doug Eggers | RLB | September 21, 1930 | 6'0" | 213 | South Dakota St. | Wagner, SD USA | 11 | 0 |
17 | Fred Enke | QB | December 15, 1924 | 6'1" | 208 | Arizona | Louisville, KY USA | 3 | 1 |
77 | Tom Finnin | RDT | September 28, 1927 | 6'2" | 262 | Detroit Mercy | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
38 | John Huzvar | FB | August 6, 1929 | 6'4" | 247 | North Carolina St. | Carlisle, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
74 | Ken Jackson | LT | April 26, 1929 | 6'2" | 236 | Texas | Austin, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
76 | Don Joyce | RDE | October 8, 1929 | 6'3" | 253 | Tulane | Steubenville, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
21 | Tom Keane | LS | September 7, 1926 | 6'1" | 192 | Ohio St. | Bellaire, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
18 | Gary Kerkorian | K | January 14, 1930 | 5'11" | 185 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
83 | Bob Langas | DE | January 22, 1930 | 6'4" | 230 | Wayne State (MI) | Detroit, MI USA | 8 | 0 |
40 | Bob Leberman | DB | February 10, 1932 | 6'1" | 180 | Syracuse | Chattanooga, TN | 12 | 0 |
31 | Jimmy Lesane | DB-HB | March 8, 1930 | 5'10" | 176 | The Citadel | Raleigh, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
72 | Jack Little | RT | December 31, 1931 | 6'4" | 235 | Texas A&M | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
75 | Gino Marchetti | LDE | January 2, 1927 | 6'4" | 244 | San Francisco | Smithers, WV USA | 10 | 0 |
31 | Chuck McMillan | DB | November 16, 1931 | 6'3" | 175 | John Carroll | Cleveland, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
84 | Jim Mutscheller | E-DE | March 31, 1930 | 6'1" | 205 | Notre Dame | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
50 | Buzz Nutter | C | February 16, 1931 | 6'4" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Summersville, WV USA | 12 | 0 |
65 | Bill Pellington | LLB | September 25, 1927 | 6'2" | 234 | Defiance | Ramsey, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
60 | Gene Pepper | G-T-DT-LB | September 22, 1927 | 6'2" | 239 | Missouri | Overland, MO USA | 3 | 0 |
52 | George Radosevich | T-C | January 25, 1928 | 6'2" | 228 | Pittsburgh | Brentwood, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
60 | Jim Raiff | T | December 21, 1930 | 5'10" | 235 | Dayton | Dayton, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
44 | Bert Rechichar | RS | July 16, 1930 | 6'1" | 209 | Tennessee | Belle Vernon, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
66 | Charley Robinson | G-LB | May 30, 1927 | 5'11" | 240 | Morgan St. | Lester Manor, VA USA | 6 | 0 |
68 | Alex Sandusky | RG | August 17, 1932 | 6'1" | 235 | Clarion | McKees Rocks, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
25 | Don Shula | RDH | January 4, 1930 | 5'11" | 190 | John Carroll | Grand River, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
63 | Art Spinney | LG | November 8, 1927 | 6'0" | 230 | Boston Col. | Saugus, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
20 | George Taliaferro | LH | January 8, 1927 | 5'11" | 196 | Indiana | Gates, TN USA | 11 | 0 |
23 | Carl Taseff | LDH | September 28, 1928 | 5'11" | 192 | John Carroll | Parma, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
36 | Zollie Toth | FB | January 26, 1924 | 6'2" | 219 | LSU | McKeesport, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
26 | Royce Womble | HB-FL | August 12, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | North Texas | Webb, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
22 | Buddy Young | KR | January 5, 1926 | 5'4" | 175 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 0 |