Program for the October 15 game against the visiting Philadelphia Eagles.
1950 Baltimore Colts season
Head coachClem Crowe
Home fieldMunicipal Stadium (Baltimore)
Results
Record1–11
Division place13th NFL[1]
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1950 Baltimore Colts season was their fourth as a franchise and only season in the National Football League.

The team matched its previous season's record of 1–11.[2] It failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

The 1950 Baltimore Colts hold the dubious distinction of being the only team in NFL history to allow more than 50 points in four different regular season games.[3] The 462 points (38.5 points-per-game) the Colts surrendered is the most of any NFL team in the decade of the 1950s.[4] In their Week 6 loss to the Rams, the Colts became one of only three teams in NFL history to surrender 70 or more points in a regular season contest.[5]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Game
recap
1 September 17 Washington Redskins L 14–38 0–1 Memorial Stadium Recap
2 September 24 Cleveland Browns L 0–31 0–2 Memorial Stadium Recap
3 October 2 at Chicago Cardinals L 13–55 0–3 Comiskey Park Recap
4 Bye
5 October 15 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–24 0–4 Memorial Stadium Recap
6 October 22 at Los Angeles Rams L 27–70 0–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
7 October 29 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–17 0–6 Kezar Stadium Recap
8 November 5 Green Bay Packers W 41–21 1–6 Memorial Stadium Recap
9 November 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–17 1–7 Forbes Field Recap
10 November 19 New York Giants L 20–55 1–8 Memorial Stadium Recap
11 November 26 at Washington Redskins L 28–38 1–9 Griffith Stadium Recap
12 December 3 Detroit Lions L 21–45 1–10 Memorial Stadium Recap
13 December 10 at New York Yanks L 14–51 1–11 Yankee Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL National Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 9 3 0 .750 9–2 466 309 W1
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 8–2 279 207 W1
New York Yanks 7 5 0 .583 7–4 366 367 W1
Detroit Lions 6 6 0 .500 5–6 321 285 L1
San Francisco 49ers 3 9 0 .250 3–8 213 300 W1
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 2–9 244 406 L2
Baltimore Colts 1 11 0 .083 1–4 213 462 L5
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


NFL American Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 10 2 0 .833 8–2 310 144 W6
New York Giants 10 2 0 .833 8–2 268 150 W6
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 6 0 .500 5–5 180 195 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 6 6 0 .500 4–6 254 141 L4
Chicago Cardinals 5 7 0 .417 3–6 233 287 L1
Washington Redskins 3 9 0 .250 1–8 232 326 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


References

  1. ^ While nominally in the National Conference, the Colts were in fact a "swing team" whose scheduling was different from all other NFL teams.
  2. ^ 1950 Baltimore Colts
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the NFL, in the regular season, requiring Points Allowed >= 50, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
  4. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1950 to 1959, in the Regular Season, sorted by descending Points Allowed.
  5. ^ In a single game, from 1940 to 2012, in the Regular Season, requiring Points Allowed >= 60, sorted by descending Points Allowed. The 1966 Giants surrendered 72 against Washington.
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