1972 Baltimore Colts season

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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.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site
1 September 17, 1972 St. Louis Cardinals L 3-10 0-1 Memorial Stadium
2 September 24, 1972 New York Jets L 34-44 0-2 Memorial Stadium
3 October 1, 1972 @ Buffalo Bills W 17-0 1-2 War Memorial Stadium
4 October 8, 1972 San Diego Chargers L 20-23 1-3 Memorial Stadium
5 October 15, 1972 Dallas Cowboys L 0-21 1-4 Memorial Stadium
6 October 22, 1972 @ New York Jets L 20-24 1-5 Shea Stadium
7 October 29, 1972 Miami Dolphins L 0-23 1-6 Memorial Stadium
8 November 6, 1972 @ New England Patriots W 24-17 2-6 Schaefer Stadium
9 November 12, 1972 @ San Francisco 49ers L 21-24 2-7 Candlestick Park
10 November 19, 1972 @ Cincinnati Bengals W 20-19 3-7 Riverfront Stadium
11 November 26, 1972 New England Patriots W 31-0 4-7 Memorial Stadium
12 December 3, 1972 Buffalo Bills W 35-7 5-7 Memorial Stadium
13 December 10, 1972 @ Kansas City Chiefs L 10-24 5-8 Arrowhead Stadium
14 December 16, 1972 @ Miami Dolphins L 0-16 5-9 Miami Orange Bowl

[edit] Division 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

[edit] See also

1972 NFL season
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AFC East Central West NFC East Central West
Baltimore Cincinnati Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta
Buffalo Cleveland Kansas City NY Giants Detroit Los Angeles
Miami Houston Oakland Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans
New England Pittsburgh San Diego St. Louis Minnesota San Francisco
NY Jets Washington
1972 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl VII
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Indianapolis Colts
Formerly the Baltimore Colts • Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
The Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
Head Coaches
Molesworth • Ewbank • Shula • McCafferty • Sandusky • Schnellenberger • Thomas • Marchibroda • McCormack • Kush • Dowhower • Meyer • Venturi • Marchibroda • Infante • Mora • Dungy
Division Championships (12)
Super Bowl Appearances (3)
III • V • XLI
League Championships (5)
Ring of Honor
Seasons
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Current League Affiliations
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