1959 Baltimore Colts Statistics
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Weeb Ewbank (9-3)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1959 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
Offensively, the Colts led the league with 374 points. Meanwhile, the defensive squad allowed 251 points. Johnny Unitas threw for 2,899 yards. Raymond Berry topped pass catchers, hauling in 66 balls for 959 yards. Lenny Moore contributed to the receiving game, too.
Alan Ameche ran for a team-leading 679 yards.
The larcenous defense pounced on 49 turnovers, topping in the league. Don Shinnick and Milt Davis each snatched 7 opponent throws.
Weeb Ewbank coached the team. The 1959 Baltimore Colts won the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Unitas | 367 | 193 | 52.6 | 2899 | 7.9 | 32 | 8.7 | 14 | 3.8 | 71 | 92.0 |
| Lenny Moore | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 25 | 8.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 131.9 |
| Ray Brown | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 41.7 |
| L.G. Dupre | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 375 | 196 | 52.3 | 2938 | 7.8 | 33 | 8.8 | 14 | 3.7 | 71 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Ameche | 178 | 679 | 3.8 | 26 | 7 |
| Lenny Moore | 92 | 422 | 4.6 | 31 | 2 |
| Mike Sommer | 61 | 227 | 3.7 | 53 | 2 |
| Johnny Unitas | 29 | 145 | 5.0 | 21 | 2 |
| Billy Pricer | 34 | 128 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 |
| L.G. Dupre | 23 | 54 | 2.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Ray Brown | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hal Lewis | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 435 | 1705 | 3.9 | 53 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Berry | 66 | 959 | 14.5 | 55 | 14 |
| Lenny Moore | 47 | 846 | 18.0 | 71 | 6 |
| Jim Mutscheller | 44 | 699 | 15.9 | 40 | 8 |
| Alan Ameche | 13 | 129 | 9.9 | 30 | 1 |
| Mike Sommer | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 56 | 0 |
| Jerry Richardson | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 15 | 3 |
| L.G. Dupre | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 18 | 1 |
| Hal Lewis | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Billy Pricer | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Sherer | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 196 | 2938 | 15.0 | 71 | 33 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Myhra | 51 | 50 | 98.0 | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 68 |
| Bert Rechichar | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 51 | 50 | 98.0 | 18 | 6 | 33.3 | 68 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Sample | 22 | 129 | 5.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Carl Taseff | 15 | 104 | 6.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Don Shinnick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 233 | 6.1 | 25 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Sample | 17 | 457 | 26.9 | 50 | 0 |
| Mike Sommer | 8 | 166 | 20.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Billy Pricer | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bert Rechichar | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Hal Lewis | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Sherman Plunkett | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Milt Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 792 | 20.8 | 50 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Davis | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 57 | 1 |
| Don Shinnick | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Andy Nelson | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 33 | 1 |
| Ray Brown | 5 | 89 | 17.8 | 44 | 0 |
| Dick Szymanski | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 15 | 1 |
| Bill Pellington | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 30 | 1 |
| Carl Taseff | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Gene Lipscomb | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Marv Matuszak | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Gino Marchetti | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 577 | 14.4 | 57 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzz Nutter | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Lipscomb | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sample | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Pellington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| George Preas | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| L.G. Dupre | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dave Sherer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lenny Moore | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Andy Nelson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hal Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carl Taseff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Unitas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Art Donovan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Hawkins | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Mutscheller | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Alan Ameche | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Billy Pricer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Sommer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Raymond Berry | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |||||||||
| Steve Myhra | 6 | 50 | 0 | 68 | ||||||||||
| Lenny Moore | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Jim Mutscheller | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| Alan Ameche | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Jerry Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Mike Sommer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Dick Szymanski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Andy Nelson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| L.G. Dupre | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bill Pellington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Milt Davis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Carl Taseff | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 374 |
