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The 1965 Baltimore Colts season was the 13th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League 's 1965 season with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie, which tied for first in the Western Conference with the Green Bay Packers .
The NFL treats the Baltimore Colts and the Indianapolis Colts (including logos, history, and records) as one continuous franchise since 1953. Despite this, many former Baltimore Colts players, led by Johnny Unitas, disowned the Colts franchise after the move to Indianapolis, instead choosing to remain loyal to the City of Baltimore.
During the 1968 Baltimore Colts season, Morrall turned in the best performance of his career. As the replacement for an injured Johnny Unitas (who had won league MVP the previous season), the veteran quarterback guided the Colts to 13–1 record, passed for 2,909 yards and an NFL-high 26 touchdown passes, all of which earned him league Most ...
He played college football for the UMass Minutemen from 1965 to 1967 and was selected in the first round of the 1968 NFL draft with the 11th overall pick. Landry played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Colts and Chicago Bears. He became an assistant coach after his playing career.
John B. Sample Jr. (June 15, 1936 – April 26, 2005) was an American professional football defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts (1958–1960), Pittsburgh Steelers (1961–1962), and Washington Redskins (1963–1965), and in the American Football League (AFL) for the New York Jets (1966–1968), winning three league championships.
The following is a list of National Football League (American football) players that were named to the Associated Press All-Pro Team in 1965.Players from the first and second teams are listed, with players from the first team in bold, where applicable.
Glenn Emanuel "Zeke" Ressler (born May 21, 1943) is an American former football offensive lineman who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1965 through 1974 for the Baltimore Colts. Ressler was regarded as one of the top college football linemen in the country during his junior and senior years of 1963 and 1964, winning the Maxwell ...
The Colts defense was ranked #1 in the NFL in fewest rushing yards allowed and lowest rushing attempt. [24] The Colts made the playoffs but did not advance to the Super Bowl, losing to the Miami Dolphins. [25] In 1972 Hendricks recorded 99 tackles, 6 sacks, [22] knocked down 7 passes, intercepted two passes [22] and blocked 2 field goals.