| 1967 Baltimore Colts season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carroll Rosenbloom |
| General manager | Harry Hulmes |
| Head coach | Don Shula |
| Home field | Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–1–2 |
| Division place | 2nd Coastal |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1967 Baltimore Colts season was the fifteenth season for the team in the National Football League. They finished the regular season with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 2 ties, the same record in the Western Conference's Coastal division with the Los Angeles Rams, who defeated them in the regular season finale; the two had tied in mid-October. The Colts lost the new tiebreaker (point differential in head-to-head games) and thus did not make the playoffs,[1][2][3] which included only the four division winners.
The Colts' official winning percentage of .917 (based on the NFL's non-counting of ties for such purposes prior to 1972) is the best in North American professional sports history for a non-playoff-qualifying team. It is also remarkable that the Colts entered the final game undefeated and yet did not qualify for the playoffs.
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- ^ "Rams swamp Colts, gain play-off, 34-10". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. December 18, 1967. p. 17, part 2.
- ^ Maule, Tex (December 25, 1967). "Year of the Ram". Sports Illustrated. p. 12.