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1970 Baltimore Colts: 11-2-1
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Home record: 5-1-1 (188 points scored, 114 allowed) Road record: 6-1-0 (133 points scored, 120 allowed) Head Coach: Don McCafferty

321 points scored (6th of 26 teams), 234 points allowed (7th) NFL Averages: 19.3 points/game (269.6 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   219   416   2,798   ( 3)   6.23   23   22    411   1,336   (23)    3.3    9    4,134    ( 8)      36
Defense:   238   452   2,406   (21)   4.88   16   25    390   1,439   ( 6)    3.7    6    3,845    ( 9)      34

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
15  Earl Morrall         QB    14   6'1   206   36   15   Michigan State
17  Sam Havrilak         RB    13   6'2   195   22    2   Bucknell
19  Johnny Unitas        QB    14   6'1   196   37   15   Louisville
20  Jerry Logan          DB    14   6'1   190   29    8   West Texas State
21  Rick Volk            DB    12   6'3   195   25    4   Michigan
25  Tom Curtis           DB    10   6'1   196   22    R   Michigan
27  Ray Perkins          WR    11   6'0   183   28    4   Alabama
28  Jimmy Orr            WR     8   5'11  185   35   13   Georgia
30  Ron Gardin           DB    13   5'11  180   26    R   Arizona
32  Mike Curtis          LB    14   6'2   232   27    6   Duke
33  Eddie Hinton         WR    13   6'0   200   23    2   Oklahoma
34  Tom Nowatzke         RB    11   6'3   230   28    6   Indiana
35  Jim Duncan           DB    14   6'2   220   24    2   Maryland Eastern Shore
36  Norm Bulaich         RB    12   6'1   218   23    R   Texas Christian
40  Jack Maitland        RB    14   6'1   210   22    R   Williams
41  Tom Matte            RB     2   6'0   214   31   10   Ohio State
42  Tommy Maxwell        DB    14   6'2   195   23    2   Texas A&M
45  Jerry Hill           RB    12   5'11  217   31    9   Wyoming
47  Charlie Stukes       DB    11   6'3   212   27    4   Maryland Eastern Shore
48  Larry Conjar         RB     3   6'0   214   25    4   Notre Dame
49  David Lee            P     14   6'4   230   26    5   Louisiana Tech
50  Bill Curry           C     14   6'2   235   28    6   Georgia Tech
51  Bob Grant            LB    14   6'2   225   24    3   Wake Forest
52  Robbie Nichols       LB    14   6'3   220   23    1   Tulsa
54  Tom Goode            C      1   6'3   245   31    9   Mississippi State
56  Ray May              LB    14   6'1   230   25    4   Southern California
60  George Wright        DT     2   6'3   260   23    1   Sam Houston State
61  Cornelius Johnson    OG    14   6'2   245   27    3   Virginia Union
62  Glenn Ressler        OG    13   6'3   250   27    6   Penn State
65  Jim Bailey           DT    10   6'5   245   22    R   Kansas
68  Dennis Nelson        OT     6   6'5   260   24    1   Illinois State
71  Dan Sullivan         OT    14   6'3   250   31    9   Boston College
72  Bob Vogel            OT    14   6'5   250   29    8   Ohio State
73  Sam Ball             OT    12   6'4   240   26    5   Kentucky
74  Billy Ray Smith      DT    14   6'4   250   35   13   Arkansas
75  John Williams        OG    14   6'3   256   25    3   Minnesota
76  Fred Miller          DT    12   6'3   250   30    8   Louisiana State
78  Bubba Smith          DE    14   6'7   295   25    4   Michigan State
80  Jim O'Brien          K     14   6'0   195   23    R   Cincinnati
81  Billy Newsome        DE    14   6'4   240   22    R   Grambling
83  Ted Hendricks        LB    14   6'7   215   22    2   Miami
84  Tom Mitchell         TE    14   6'2   215   26    4   Bucknell
85  Roy Hilton           DE    14   6'6   240   27    6   Jackson State
87  Roy Jefferson        WR    14   6'2   190   26    6   Utah
88  John Mackey          TE    14   6'3   224   29    8   Syracuse

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Johnny Unitas        321  166   51.7  2,213   6.89  13.3  14   4.4   18   5.6    19   158    65.1
Earl Morrall          93   51   54.8    792   8.52  15.5   9   9.7    4   4.3    14   131    97.6
Sam Havrilak           2    2  100.0     82  41.00  41.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0   118.8
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Eddie Hinton           47    733   15.6    5
Roy Jefferson          44    749   17.0    7
John Mackey            28    435   15.5    3
Tom Mitchell           20    261   13.1    4
Tom Nowatzke           16     93    5.8    0
Sam Havrilak           14    141   10.1    0
Norm Bulaich           11    123   11.2    0
Jimmy Orr              10    199   19.9    2
Ray Perkins            10    194   19.4    1
Jack Maitland           9     67    7.4    1
Jerry Hill              8     62    7.8    0
Jim O'Brien             1     28   28.0    0
Tom Matte               1      2    2.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Norm Bulaich          139    426    3.1    3
Tom Nowatzke           73    248    3.4    1
Jack Maitland          74    209    2.8    1
Sam Havrilak           54    159    2.9    0
Jerry Hill             36    115    3.2    2
Eddie Hinton            5     58   11.6    2
Roy Jefferson           4     47   11.8    0
Tom Matte              12     43    3.6    0
Johnny Unitas           9     16    1.8    0
Earl Morrall            2      6    3.0    0
Ray Perkins             2      6    3.0    0
Larry Conjar            1      3    3.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Jim Duncan             20    707   35.4    1
Ron Gardin             11    265   24.1    0
Tom Nowatzke            7     93   13.3    0
Sam Havrilak            2     36   18.0    0
Jack Maitland           1     28   28.0    0
Bob Grant               1     21   21.0    0
Roy Jefferson           1     11   11.0    0
Billy Newsome           1      0    0.0    0
Charlie Stukes          1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Ron Gardin             28    330   11.8   20    1
Rick Volk               3     15    5.0    4    0
Tom Curtis              3      2    0.7    1    0
Jerry Logan             2      4    2.0    0    0
Sam Havrilak            0      0      ?    1    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net David Lee 63 2,819 44.7 0 0 1 0 0 44.0 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Jim O'Brien 3/4 6/9 4/9 6/10 0/2 19/34 36/38 93 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Jim Bailey 3.0 Mike Curtis 5.0 5 50 0 Tom Curtis 1 0 0 Jim Duncan 2 56 0 Bob Grant 1.0 2 39 1 Ted Hendricks 1.0 1 31 0 Roy Hilton 5.0 Jerry Logan 1.0 6 92 2 Tommy Maxwell 0 9 0 Ray May 0.5 1 18 0 Fred Miller 2.0 Billy Newsome 8.5 Billy Ray Smith 4.0 Bubba Smith 10.0 Charlie Stukes 3 52 0 Rick Volk 4 61 0

1970 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 18 RB Norm Bulaich 120 Texas Christian 2 44 DT Jim Bailey 116 Kansas 3 70 WR Jim O'Brien 52 Cincinnati 3 74 TE Ara Person 4 Morgan State [pick acquired from LA via PHI] 4 95 DT Steve Smear Penn State [pick acquired from WAS] 5 122 DE Billy Newsome 99 Grambling 6 148 DB Ron Gardin 22 Arizona 7 174 QB Gordon Slade Davidson 8 199 OT Bob Bouley Boston College 9 226 DB Barney Harris Texas A&M 10 252 LB Dick Palmer 43 Kentucky 11 278 RB George Edwards Fairmont State 12 304 WR Don Burrell Angelo State 13 330 LB Dave Polak Bowling Green 14 356 DB Tom Curtis 24 Michigan 15 382 DE Phillip Gary Kentucky State 16 408 RB John Maitland 41 Williams 17 434 WR Alvin Pearman Colgate

Traded draft picks: #4 to GB (Skip Butler)


Transactions:

01-27-1970traded Dennis Gaubatz to Redskins for Frank Bosch and Washington's #4 pick in the 1970 draft
04-13-1970received Miami's #1 pick in the 1971 draft from Dolphins as compensation for hiring head coach Don Shula
07-01-1970traded Preston Pearson and Ocie Austin to Steelers for Ray May and Pittsburgh's #12 pick in the 1971 draft
08-21-1970traded Willie Richardson and Baltimore's #4 pick in the 1971 draft to Steelers for Roy Jefferson
08-26-1970Butch Riley retired
08-26-1970claimed Gene Moore on waivers from 49ers
09-16-1970Steelers claimed Terry Cole on waivers
09-16-1970Steelers claimed Ara Person on waivers


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date        Opponent                   Result
12/26/70    vs Cincinnati Bengals      W 17-0
01/03/71    vs Oakland Raiders         W 27-17
Super Bowl V
01/17/71    vs Dallas Cowboys          W 16-13


1970 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/20/70 at San Diego Chargers W 16-14 1-0-0 09/28/70 vs Kansas City Chiefs L 24-44 1-1-0 10/04/70 at Boston Patriots W 14-6 2-1-0 10/11/70 at Houston Oilers W 24-20 3-1-0 10/18/70 at New York Jets W 29-22 4-1-0 10/25/70 vs Boston Patriots W 27-3 5-1-0 11/01/70 vs Miami Dolphins W 35-0 6-1-0 11/09/70 at Green Bay Packers W 13-10 7-1-0 11/15/70 vs Buffalo Bills T 17-17 7-1-1 11/22/70 at Miami Dolphins L 17-34 7-2-1 11/29/70 vs Chicago Bears W 21-20 8-2-1 12/06/70 vs Philadelphia Eagles W 29-10 9-2-1 12/13/70 at Buffalo Bills W 20-14 10-2-1 12/19/70 vs New York Jets W 35-20 11-2-1

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