1983 Baltimore Colts season

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1983 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach Frank Kush
Home Field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 7-9
Place T-4th AFC East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1983 Baltimore Colts season was the 31st season for the team in the National Football League. This would be the last season in Baltimore as they moved to Indianapolis after the 1983 NFL season. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1983 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, and finished tied for fourth in the AFC East division with the New York Jets. However, the Colts finished ahead of New York based on better conference record (5-9 to Jets' 4-8).

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site
1 September 4, 1983 @ New England Patriots W 29-23 1-0 Sullivan Stadium
2 September 11, 1983 Denver Broncos L 10-17 1-1 Memorial Stadium
3 September 18, 1983 @ Buffalo Bills L 23-28 1-2 Ralph Wilson Stadium
4 September 25, 1983 Chicago Bears W 22-19 2-2 Memorial Stadium
5 October 2, 1983 @ Cincinnati Bengals W 34-31 3-2 Riverfront Stadium
6 October 9, 1983 New England Patriots W 12-7 4-2 Memorial Stadium
7 October 16, 1983 Buffalo Bills L 7-30 4-3 Memorial Stadium
8 October 23, 1983 Miami Dolphins L 7-21 4-4 Memorial Stadium
9 October 30, 1983 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 22-21 5-4 Veterans Stadium
10 November 6, 1983 @ New York Jets W 17-14 6-4 Shea Stadium
11 November 13, 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13-24 6-5 Memorial Stadium
12 November 20, 1983 @ Miami Dolphins L 17-50 6-6 Miami Orange Bowl
13 November 27, 1983 @ Cleveland Browns L 23-41 6-7 Cleveland Stadium
14 December 4, 1983 New York Jets L 6-10 6-8 Memorial Stadium
15 December 11, 1983 @ Denver Broncos L 19-21 6-9 Mile High Stadium
16 December 18, 1983 Houston Oilers W 20-10 7-9 Memorial Stadium

[edit] Division standings

AFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Miami Dolphins 12 4 0 .750 389 250
New England Patriots 8 8 0 .500 274 289
Buffalo Bills 8 8 0 .500 283 351
Baltimore Colts 7 9 0 .438 264 354
New York Jets 7 9 0 .438 313 331

[edit] See also

1983 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 LA Rams
Miami Houston LA Raiders Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans
New England Pittsburgh San Diego St. Louis Minnesota San Francisco
NY Jets Seattle Washington Tampa Bay
1983 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XVIII
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Indianapolis Colts
Formerly the Baltimore Colts • Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
The Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
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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)
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