1968 Baltimore Colts Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 13-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Coastal Division
Postseason: 2-1 Won Championship
Coach: Don Shula (13-1)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1968 Baltimore Colts RosterTeam Record: 13-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Coastal Division
Postseason: 2-1 Won Championship
Coach: Don Shula (13-1)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1968 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 13 wins and 1 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Coastal Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Colts led the league with just 144 points allowed. Baltimore piled up points with 402 points. Earl Morrall threw for 2,909 yards. John Mackey topped all receivers, hauling in 45 balls, while Jimmy Orr added 743 receiving yards. Willie Richardson provided receiving help also.
Tom Matte ran for a team-leading 662 yards.
Bobby Boyd picked off 8 opponent throws.
Don Shula coached the team. The 1968 Baltimore Colts won the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Morrall | 317 | 182 | 57.4 | 2909 | 9.2 | 26 | 8.2 | 17 | 5.4 | 84 | 93.2 |
| Johnny Unitas | 32 | 11 | 34.4 | 139 | 4.3 | 2 | 6.2 | 4 | 12.5 | 37 | 30.1 |
| Jim Ward | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 22 | 11.6 |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 359 | 196 | 54.6 | 3094 | 8.6 | 28 | 7.8 | 22 | 6.1 | 84 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Matte | 183 | 662 | 3.6 | 23 | 9 |
| Terry Cole | 104 | 418 | 4.0 | 21 | 3 |
| Jerry Hill | 91 | 360 | 4.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Timmy Brown | 39 | 159 | 4.1 | 10 | 2 |
| John Mackey | 10 | 103 | 10.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 11 | 1 |
| David Lee | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 463 | 1809 | 3.9 | 33 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Mackey | 45 | 644 | 14.3 | 45 | 5 |
| Willie Richardson | 37 | 698 | 18.9 | 79 | 8 |
| Jimmy Orr | 29 | 743 | 25.6 | 84 | 6 |
| Tom Matte | 25 | 275 | 11.0 | 50 | 1 |
| Jerry Hill | 18 | 161 | 8.9 | 19 | 1 |
| Ray Perkins | 15 | 227 | 15.1 | 29 | 1 |
| Terry Cole | 13 | 75 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Tom Mitchell | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 41 | 4 |
| Timmy Brown | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 61 | 2 |
| Alex Hawkins | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 196 | 3094 | 15.8 | 84 | 28 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Volk | 25 | 198 | 7.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Timmy Brown | 16 | 125 | 7.8 | 25 | 0 |
| Jerry Logan | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 350 | 8.3 | 27 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Pearson | 15 | 527 | 35.1 | 102 | 2 |
| Timmy Brown | 15 | 298 | 19.9 | 29 | 0 |
| Terry Cole | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 34 | 0 |
| Tom Matte | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ron Porter | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jerry Logan | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 1003 | 26.4 | 102 | 2 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Boyd | 8 | 160 | 20.0 | 49 | 1 |
| Rick Volk | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 90 | 0 |
| Lenny Lyles | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Logan | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Curtis | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 38 | 1 |
| Dennis Gaubatz | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Stukes | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 1 |
| Roy Hilton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Don Shinnick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 483 | 16.7 | 90 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Curtis | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Earl Morrall | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Fred Miller | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Perkins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Preston Pearson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Billy Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Ward | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rick Volk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Grant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Porter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Cole | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sam Ball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bubba Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Boyd | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Vogel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Gaubatz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Timmy Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Mackey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tom Matte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Johnny Unitas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Lou Michaels | 18 | 48 | 0 | 102 | ||||||||||
| Tom Matte | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| Willie Richardson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Orr | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| John Mackey | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Tom Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Preston Pearson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Terry Cole | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Timmy Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Jerry Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Charlie Stukes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mike Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ray Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Roy Hilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 402 |
