1979 Baltimore Colts season

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1979 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach Ted Marchibroda
Home Field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 5-11
Place 5th AFC East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1978 1980

The 1979 Baltimore Colts season was the 27th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1979 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site
1 September 2, 1979 @ Kansas City Chiefs L 0-14 0-1 Arrowhead Stadium
2 September 9, 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 26-29 0-2 Memorial Stadium
3 September 16, 1979 @ Cleveland Browns L 10-13 0-3 Cleveland Stadium
4 September 23, 1979 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 13-17 0-4 Three Rivers Stadium
5 September 30, 1979 Buffalo Bills L 13-31 0-5 Memorial Stadium
6 October 7, 1979 New York Jets W 10-8 1-5 Memorial Stadium
7 October 14, 1979 Houston Oilers L 16-28 1-6 Memorial Stadium
8 October 21, 1979 @ Buffalo Bills W 14-13 2-6 Ralph Wilson Stadium
9 October 28, 1979 New England Patriots W 31-26 3-6 Memorial Stadium
10 November 4, 1979 Cincinnati Bengals W 38-28 4-6 Memorial Stadium
11 November 11, 1979 @ Miami Dolphins L 0-19 4-7 Miami Orange Bowl
12 November 18, 1979 @ New England Patriots L 21-50 4-8 Schaeffer Stadium
13 November 25, 1979 Miami Dolphins L 24-28 4-9 Memorial Stadium
14 December 2, 1979 @ New York Jets L 17-30 4-10 Shea Stadium
15 December 9, 1979 Kansas City Chiefs L 7-10 4-11 Memorial Stadium
16 December 16, 1979 @ New York Giants W 31-7 5-11 Giants Stadium

[edit] Division standings

AFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Miami Dolphins 10 6 0 .625 341 257
New England Patriots 9 7 0 .563 411 326
New York Jets 8 8 0 .500 337 383
Buffalo Bills 7 9 0 .438 268 279
Baltimore Colts 5 11 0 .313 271 351

[edit] See also

1979 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 Seattle Washington Tampa Bay
1979 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XIV
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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
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Current League Affiliations
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