1959 Baltimore Colts season

1959 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach	Weeb Ewbank
Home Field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	9–3
Place	1st NFL Western
Playoff Finish	Won NFL Championship (Giants) 31–16
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1958	1960

The 1959 Baltimore Colts season was the 7th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 40th season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses and finished first in the Western Conference.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site
1	September 27, 1959	Detroit Lions	W 21–9	1–0	Memorial Stadium
2	October 3, 1959	Chicago Bears	L 21–26	1–1	Memorial Stadium
3	October 11, 1959	at Detroit Lions	W 31–24	2–1	Tiger Stadium
4	October 18, 1959	at Chicago Bears	W 21–7	3–1	Wrigley Field
5	October 25, 1959	Green Bay Packers	W 38–21	4–1	Memorial Stadium
6	November 1, 1959	Cleveland Browns	L 31–38	4–2	Memorial Stadium
7	November 8, 1959	at Washington Redskins	L 24–27	4–3	Griffith Stadium
8	November 15, 1959	at Green Bay Packers	W 28–24	5–3	Lambeau Field
9	November 22, 1959	San Francisco 49ers	W 45–14	6–3	Memorial Stadium
10	November 29, 1959	Los Angeles Rams	W 35–21	7–3	Memorial Stadium
11	December 5, 1959	at San Francisco 49ers	W 34–14	8–3	Kezar Stadium
12	December 12, 1959	at Los Angeles Rams	W 45–26	9–3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Standings

NFL Western
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	9	3	0	.750	374	251	W-5
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	252	196	W-7
San Francisco 49ers	7	5	0	.583	255	237	L-2
Green Bay Packers	7	5	0	.583	248	246	W-4
Detroit Lions	3	8	1	.273	203	275	L-1
Los Angeles Rams	2	10	0	.167	242	315	L-8

Postseason

The 1959 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 27, 1959 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. The game was a rematch of the 1958 championship game that went into overtime. The 1959 game was the 27th annual NFL championship game. The Colts beat the Giants 31–16, earning their second consecutive NFL Championship over the Giants.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site
NFL Championship	December 27, 1959	New York Giants	W 31–16	1–0	Memorial Stadium

Awards and honors

• Johnny Unitas, Bert Bell Award

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry