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1972 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach Don McCafferty/John Sandusky
Home Field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 5–9
Place 3rd AFC East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1972 Baltimore Colts season was the 20th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1972 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, and finished third in the AFC East.

Offseason[]

On July 13, 1972, Robert Irsay bought the Los Angeles Rams and transferred ownership to Carroll Rosenbloom, in exchange for ownership of the Baltimore Colts.[1]

NFL Draft[]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site Attendance
1 September 17, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals L 3–10 0–1 Memorial Stadium
53,562
2 September 24, 1972 New York Jets L 34–44 0–2 Memorial Stadium
56,626
3 October 1, 1972 at Buffalo Bills W 17–0 1–2 War Memorial Stadium
46,206
4 October 8, 1972 San Diego Chargers L 20–23 1–3 Memorial Stadium
55,459
5 October 15, 1972 Dallas Cowboys L 0–21 1–4 Memorial Stadium
58,992
6 October 22, 1972 at New York Jets L 20–24 1–5 Shea Stadium
62,948
7 October 29, 1972 Miami Dolphins L 0–23 1–6 Memorial Stadium
60,000
8 November 6, 1972 at New England Patriots W 24–17 2–6 Schaefer Stadium
60,999
9 November 12, 1972 at San Francisco 49ers L 21–24 2–7 Candlestick Park
61,214
10 November 19, 1972 at Cincinnati Bengals W 20–19 3–7 Riverfront Stadium
49,512
11 November 26, 1972 New England Patriots W 31–0 4–7 Memorial Stadium
54,907
12 December 3, 1972 Buffalo Bills W 35–7 5–7 Memorial Stadium
55,390
13 December 10, 1972 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–24 5–8 Arrowhead Stadium
44,175
14 December 16, 1972 at Miami Dolphins L 0–16 5–9 Miami Orange Bowl
80,010

Standings[]

AFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Miami Dolphins 14 0 0 1.000 385 171
New York Jets 7 7 0 .500 367 324
Baltimore Colts 5 9 0 .357 235 252
Buffalo Bills 4 9 1 .321 257 377
New England Patriots 3 11 0 .214 192 446

See also[]

References[]

  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.283
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