1957 Baltimore Colts Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (7-5)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland

1957 Baltimore Colts Roster
1957 Baltimore Colts Results

The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1957 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.

Baltimore lit up the scoreboard for 303 points, while the defense yielded 235. Johnny Unitas tossed for 2,550 yards. Raymond Berry topped all receivers, hauling in 47 balls for 800 yards, while Lenny Moore was targeted regularly, too.

Alan Ameche ran for a team-leading 493 yards for the Colts, while L.G. Dupre and Lenny Moore additionally contributed to the rushing attack.

Milt Davis picked off 10 opponent throws.

Weeb Ewbank coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Johnny Unitas	301	172	57.1	2550	8.5	24	8.0	17	5.6	82	88.0
George Shaw	9	5	55.6	58	6.4	1	11.1	1	11.1	17	72.7
Lenny Moore	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Cotton Davidson	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	0	0.0
Totals	314	177	56.4	2608	8.3	25	8.0	19	6.1	82

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Alan Ameche	144	493	3.4	49	5
Lenny Moore	98	488	5.0	55	3
L.G. Dupre	101	375	3.7	22	2
Johnny Unitas	42	171	4.1	24	1
Jack Call	33	145	4.4	24	0
George Shaw	5	30	6.0	11	1
Billy Pricer	2	18	9.0	14	0
Royce Womble	7	18	2.6	7	0
Steve Myhra	1	1	1.0	1	0
Dick Nyers	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	434	1735	4.0	55	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Raymond Berry	47	800	17.0	67	6
Lenny Moore	40	687	17.2	82	7
Jim Mutscheller	32	558	17.4	66	8
L.G. Dupre	32	339	10.6	43	2
Alan Ameche	15	137	9.1	40	2
Royce Womble	7	69	9.9	37	0
Jack Call	4	18	4.5	8	0
Totals	177	2608	14.7	82	25

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Steve Myhra	16	14	87.5	6	4	66.7	26
Bert Rechichar	25	22	88.0	13	3	23.1	31
Totals	41	36	87.8	19	7	36.8	57

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Cotton Davidson	47	1664	35.4	56
Bert Rechichar	5	157	31.4	51
L.G. Dupre	3	75	25.0	38
Totals	55	1896	34.5	56

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bert Rechichar	22	71	3.2	22
Carl Taseff	7	60	8.6	40
Don Shinnick	1	2	2.0	2
Milt Davis	1	0	0.0	0
Lenny Moore	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	33	133	4.0	40

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Nyers	17	350	20.6	46	0
Jack Call	14	329	23.5	45	0
Cotton Davidson	5	79	15.8	21	0
Billy Pricer	2	40	20.0	23	0
Luke Owens	1	23	23.0	23	0
Steve Myhra	1	19	19.0	19	0
Henry Moore	1	16	16.0	16	0
Lenny Moore					1
Bert Rechichar	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	42	856	20.4	46	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Milt Davis	10	219	21.9	75	2
Bert Rechichar	5	33	6.6	31	0
Andy Nelson	5	29	5.8	13	0
Don Shinnick	2	31	15.5	22	0
Jack Patera	1	16	16.0	16	0
Art DeCarlo	1	14	14.0	14	0
Carl Taseff	1	7	7.0	7	0
Henry Moore	1	0	0.0	0	0
Don Joyce	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jesse Thomas	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	28	349	12.5	75	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Gino Marchetti			0	3	0	1
Don Shinnick		0	0	2	0	0
George Preas			0	2	0	0
Jack Call			0	2	0	0
Steve Myhra			0	2	0
Lenny Moore			6	2	0
Ken Jackson			0	2	9	0
Milt Davis		0	0	1	0
Alex Sandusky			0	1	0	0
Luke Owens			0	1	0	0
Johnny Unitas			7	1	0
Bert Rechichar		0	1	1	0
Doug Eggers			0	1	0	0
Art Donovan			0	1	0	0
Alan Ameche			3	0	0
Dick Nyers			1	0	0	0
Jim Mutscheller			1	0	0
Carl Taseff		0	1	0	0	0
Billy Pricer			1	0	0	0
L.G. Dupre			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	22	22	9	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Lenny Moore	3	7	0	1					0	0	0			66
Jim Mutscheller		8							0	0	0			48
Alan Ameche	5	2							0	0	0			42
Raymond Berry		6							0	0	0			36
Bert Rechichar			0	0		0			3	22	0			31
Steve Myhra	0			0					4	14	0			26
L.G. Dupre	2	2							0	0	0			24
Milt Davis			0			2			0	0	0			12
George Shaw	1								0	0	0			6
Johnny Unitas	1								0	0	0			6
Gino Marchetti							1		0	0	0			6
Totals	12	25	0	1	0	2	1	0	7	36	0	0	0	303