# 1963 Baltimore Colts season

The 1963 Baltimore Colts season was the team's 11th season in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the 1963 National Football League's season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the Western Conference.

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 15 | New York Giants | L 28–37 | 0–1 | Memorial Stadium | 60,029 |
| 2 | September 22 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 20–14 | 1–1 | Kezar Stadium | 31,006 |
| 3 | September 29 | at Green Bay Packers | L 20–31 | 1–2 | Lambeau Field | 42,327 |
| 4 | October 6 | at Chicago Bears | L 3–10 | 1–3 | Wrigley Field | 48,998 |
| 5 | October 13 | San Francisco 49ers | W 20–3 | 2–3 | Memorial Stadium | 56,962 |
| 6 | October 20 | at Detroit Lions | W 25–21 | 3–3 | Tiger Stadium | 51,901 |
| 7 | October 27 | Green Bay Packers | L 20–34 | 3–4 | Memorial Stadium | 60,065 |
| 8 | November 3 | Chicago Bears | L 7–17 | 3–5 | Memorial Stadium | 60,065 |
| 9 | November 10 | Detroit Lions | W 24–21 | 4–5 | Memorial Stadium | 59,758 |
| 10 | November 17 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 37–34 | 5–5 | Metropolitan Stadium | 33,136 |
| 11 | November 24 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 16–17 | 5–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 48,555 |
| 12 | December 1 | at Washington Redskins | W 36–20 | 6–6 | RFK Stadium | 44,006 |
| 13 | December 8 | Minnesota Vikings | W 41–10 | 7–6 | Memorial Stadium | 54,122 |
| 14 | December 15 | Los Angeles Rams | W 19–16 | 8–6 | Memorial Stadium | 52,834 |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |||||||

## Standings

NFL Western Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Chicago Bears | 11 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 10–1–1 | 301 | 144 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 9–2–1 | 369 | 206 | W2 |
| Baltimore Colts | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 7–5 | 316 | 285 | W3 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 326 | 265 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 309 | 390 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 5–7 | 210 | 350 | L2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 1–11 | 198 | 391 | L5 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| New York Giants | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 9–3 | 448 | 280 | W3 |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 9–3 | 343 | 262 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–4 | 341 | 283 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 3 | .636 | 7–3–2 | 321 | 295 | L1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–9 | 305 | 378 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–10 | 279 | 398 | L3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 10 | 2 | .167 | 2–8–2 | 242 | 381 | L2 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

## Season summary
### Week 4 at Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: October 6, 1963
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,998
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
No scoring
Third quarter
BAL – Jim Martin 16-yard field goal. Colts 3–0.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Ronnie Bull 44-yard pass from Rudy Bukich (Bob Jencks kick). Bears 7–3.
CHI – Roger LeClerc 16-yard field goal. Bears 10–3.
Top passers
BAL – Johnny Unitas – 21/36, 182 yards, INT
CHI – Rudy Bukich – 6/7, 112 yards, TD
Top rushers
BAL – J.W. Lockett – 10 rushes, 13 yards
CHI – Rick Casares – 7 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
BAL – Tom Matte – 7 receptions, 56 yards
CHI – Ronnie Bull – 2 receptions, 44 yards, TD :