1961 Baltimore Colts Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Weeb Ewbank (8-6) | 8-6 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Raymond Berry | E | February 27, 1933 | 6’2′ | 187 | Schreiner College |
| Bobby Boyd | DB | December 3, 1937 | 5’11’ | 195 | Oklahoma |
| Ordell Braase | DE | March 13, 1932 | 6’4′ | 245 | South Dakota |
| Jackie Burkett | LB-C | December 16, 1936 | 6’4′ | 230 | Auburn |
| Jim Colvin | DT-DE-G | November 30, 1937 | 6’3′ | 252 | Houston |
| John Diehl | DT | January 27, 1936 | 6’7′ | 265 | Virginia |
| Art Donovan | DT-T | June 5, 1925 | 6’2′ | 263 | Notre Dame |
| Wiley Feagin | G | August 28, 1937 | 6’2′ | 235 | Texas |
| Tom Gilburg | T-P | November 27, 1938 | 6’5′ | 245 | Syracuse |
| Gary Glick | DB-HB | May 14, 1930 | 6’2′ | 195 | Colorado St. |
| Ken Gregory | E | February 1, 1937 | 6’1′ | 190 | Whittier |
| Bob Harrison | DB | November 15, 1938 | 5’11’ | 185 | Ohio |
| Alex Hawkins | HB-FL-WR | July 2, 1937 | 6’0′ | 190 | South Carolina |
| Jerry Hill | RB | October 12, 1939 | 5’11’ | 210 | Wyoming |
| Joe Lewis | DT | January 23, 1936 | 6’2′ | 256 | Compton CC (CA) |
| Aubrey Linne | TE | April 19, 1939 | 6’7′ | 235 | TCU |
| Lenny Lyles | DB-HB | January 26, 1936 | 6’2′ | 202 | Louisville |
| Dee Mackey | E-TE | October 16, 1934 | 6’5′ | 235 | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| Gino Marchetti | DE-T-DT | January 2, 1927 | 6’4′ | 244 | San Francisco |
| Tom Matte | RB-QB | June 14, 1939 | 6’0′ | 214 | Ohio St. |
| Marv Matuszak | LB | September 12, 1931 | 6’3′ | 232 | Tulsa |
| Lamar McHan | QB | December 16, 1932 | 6’1′ | 201 | Arkansas |
| Lenny Moore | HB-FL | November 25, 1933 | 6’1′ | 191 | Penn St. |
| Jim Mutscheller | E-DE | March 31, 1930 | 6’1′ | 205 | Notre Dame |
| Steve Myhra | G-LB-K | April 2, 1934 | 6’1′ | 237 | Minnesota |
| Andy Nelson | DB | May 27, 1933 | 6’1′ | 180 | Memphis |
| Jimmy Orr | FL-E-SE-WR | October 4, 1935 | 5’11’ | 185 | Wake Forest |
| Jim Parker | T-G | April 3, 1934 | 6’3′ | 273 | Ohio St. |
| Bill Pellington | LB | September 25, 1927 | 6’2′ | 234 | Defiance |
| Joe Perry | FB | January 22, 1927 | 6’0′ | 200 | Compton CC (CA) |
| George Preas | T-G-LB | June 25, 1933 | 6’2′ | 244 | Virginia Tech |
| Palmer Pyle | G | June 12, 1937 | 6’3′ | 247 | Michigan St. |
| Alex Sandusky | G | August 17, 1932 | 6’1′ | 235 | Clarion |
| Don Shinnick | LB | May 15, 1935 | 6’0′ | 232 | UCLA |
| Billy Smith | DT-DE | January 27, 1935 | 6’4′ | 240 | Auburn |
| Mark Smolinski | FB-TE | May 9, 1939 | 6’1′ | 215 | Wyoming |
| Mike Sommer | HB-DB | October 9, 1934 | 5’11’ | 190 | George Washington |
| Dick Szymanski | C-LB | October 7, 1932 | 6’3′ | 233 | Notre Dame |
| Carl Taseff | DB-HB | September 28, 1928 | 5’11’ | 192 | John Carroll |
| Johnny Unitas | QB | May 7, 1933 | 6’1′ | 194 | Louisville |
| Jim Welch | DB | March 17, 1938 | 6’0′ | 196 | SMU |