1972 Baltimore Colts Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Sandusky (4-5)
Coach: Don McCafferty (1-4)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1972 Baltimore Colts StatisticsTeam Record: 5-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Sandusky (4-5)
Coach: Don McCafferty (1-4)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1972 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Colts chalked up 235 points, and the defense allowed 252. Don McCauley ran for a team-leading 675 yards for Baltimore.
Marty Domres passed for 1,392 yards, and Johnny Unitas spent time under center, too. Tom Mitchell hauled in 40 balls, while Sam Havrilak added 571 receiving yards, while Don McCauley contributed to the receiving game also.
Charlie Stukes intercepted 5 opponent throws.
John Sandusky and Don McCafferty coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Richard Amman | DE-DT | September 21, 1950 | 6'5" | 245 | Florida St. | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Jim Bailey | RDT | June 9, 1948 | 6'4" | 253 | Kansas | Kansas City, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Norm Bulaich | RB | December 25, 1946 | 6'1" | 218 | TCU | Galveston, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 50 | Bill Curry | C | October 21, 1942 | 6'3" | 235 | Georgia Tech | College Park, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Mike Curtis | MLB | March 27, 1943 | 6'3" | 232 | Duke | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Marty Domres | QB | April 17, 1947 | 6'4" | 220 | Columbia | Ithaca, NY USA | 12 | 9 |
| 35 | Glenn Doughty | WR | January 30, 1947 | 6'2" | 204 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 74 | Tom Drougas | T-G | December 25, 1949 | 6'4" | 257 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Randy Edmunds | LB | June 24, 1946 | 6'2" | 220 | Georgia Tech | Washington, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Willie Franklin | WR | October 9, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Oklahoma | San Diego, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Sam Havrilak | WR | December 13, 1947 | 6'2" | 195 | Bucknell | Charleroi, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Ted Hendricks | LLB | November 1, 1947 | 6'7" | 220 | Miami (FL) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Lonnie Hepburn | RCB | May 12, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Texas Southern | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Roy Hilton | RDE | March 23, 1943 | 6'6" | 240 | Jackson St. | Georgetown, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Chuck Hinton | DT | August 11, 1939 | 6'5" | 257 | North Carolina Central | Raleigh, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 33 | Eddie Hinton | WR | June 26, 1947 | 6'0" | 200 | Oklahoma | Lawton, OK USA | 8 | 0 |
| 61 | Cornelius Johnson | G | July 12, 1943 | 6'2" | 245 | Virginia Union | Richmond, VA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 44 | Rex Kern | DB | May 28, 1949 | 5'11" | 190 | Ohio St. | Lancaster, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | Bruce Laird | KR | May 23, 1950 | 6'0" | 193 | American Int. | Lowell, MA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 51 | Bill Laskey | LB | February 10, 1943 | 6'3" | 235 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 49 | David Lee | P | November 8, 1943 | 6'4" | 230 | Louisiana Tech | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Jerry Logan | SS | August 27, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | West Texas A&M | Graham, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Tom Matte | RB-QB | June 14, 1939 | 6'0" | 214 | Ohio St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 56 | Ray May | RLB | June 4, 1945 | 6'1" | 230 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Don McCauley | RB | May 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 211 | North Carolina | Worcester, MA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 57 | Ken Mendenhall | C | August 11, 1948 | 6'3" | 242 | Oklahoma | Enid, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | Jack Mildren | DB | October 16, 1949 | 6'1" | 200 | Oklahoma | Kingsville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Fred Miller | LDT | August 8, 1940 | 6'3" | 250 | LSU | Homer, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | Lydell Mitchell | RB | May 30, 1949 | 5'11" | 204 | Penn St. | Salem, NJ USA | 11 | 1 |
| 84 | Tom Mitchell | TE | August 22, 1944 | 6'2" | 215 | Bucknell | Newport, RI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | John Mosier | TE | March 1, 1948 | 6'3" | 220 | Kansas | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Nelson Munsey | DB | July 2, 1948 | 6'1" | 188 | Wyoming | Uniontown, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 68 | Dennis Nelson | RT | February 2, 1946 | 6'5" | 260 | Illinois St. | Kewanee, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 81 | Billy Newsome | LDE | March 2, 1948 | 6'4" | 250 | Grambling St. | Jacksonville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Don Nottingham | FB | June 28, 1949 | 5'10" | 210 | Kent St. | Widen, WV USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Tom Nowatzke | FB-LB | September 30, 1942 | 6'3" | 230 | Indiana | La Porte, IN USA | 6 | 0 |
| 80 | Jim O'Brien | K | February 2, 1947 | 6'0" | 195 | Cincinnati | El Paso, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Glenn Ressler | LG | May 21, 1943 | 6'3" | 250 | Penn St. | Dornsife, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 64 | John Shinners | G | March 1, 1947 | 6'3" | 255 | Xavier (OH) | Hartford, WI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Boris Shlapak | K | May 18, 1950 | 6'0" | 175 | Drake | Chicago, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | Cotton Speyrer | WR | April 29, 1949 | 6'0" | 175 | Texas | Port Arthur, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | Charlie Stukes | LCB | September 13, 1943 | 6'3" | 212 | Md-Eastern Shore | Chesapeake, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 71 | Dan Sullivan | RG | September 1, 1939 | 6'3" | 250 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Johnny Unitas | QB | May 7, 1933 | 6'1" | 194 | Louisville | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 8 | 5 |
| 72 | Bob Vogel | LT | September 23, 1941 | 6'5" | 250 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Rick Volk | FS | March 15, 1945 | 6'3" | 195 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Stan White | LB | October 24, 1949 | 6'1" | 225 | Ohio St. | Dover, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
