1985 Indianapolis Colts season

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1985 Indianapolis Colts season
Head Coach Rod Dowhower
Home Field Hoosier Dome
Results
Record 5-11
Place 4th AFC East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1984 1986

The 1985 Indianapolis Colts season was the 33rd season for the team in the National Football League and 2nd in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1985 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, and finished fourth in the AFC East division.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site
1 September 8, 1985 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 3-45 0-1 Three Rivers Stadium
2 September 15, 1985 @ Miami Dolphins L 13-30 0-2 Miami Orange Bowl
3 September 22, 1985 Detroit Lions W 14-6 1-2 Hoosier Dome
4 September 29, 1985 @ New York Jets L 20-25 1-3 Giants Stadium
5 October 6, 1985 Buffalo Bills W 49-17 2-3 Hoosier Dome
6 October 13, 1985 Denver Broncos L 10-15 2-4 Hoosier Dome
7 October 20, 1985 @ Buffalo Bills L 9-21 2-5 Ralph Wilson Stadium
8 October 27, 1985 Green Bay Packers W 37-10 3-5 Hoosier Dome
9 November 3, 1985 New York Jets L 17-35 3-6 Hoosier Dome
10 November 10, 1985 San Diego Chargers L 10-38 3-7 Hoosier Dome
11 November 17, 1985 @ New England Patriots L 15-34 3-8 Sullivan Stadium
12 November 24, 1985 @ Kansas City Chiefs L 7-20 3-9 Arrowhead Stadium
13 December 1, 1985 New England Patriots L 31-38 3-10 Hoosier Dome
14 December 8, 1985 @ Chicago Bears L 10-17 3-11 Soldier Field
15 December 15, 1985 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31-23 4-11 Tampa Stadium
16 December 22, 1985 Houston Oilers W 34-16 5-11 Hoosier Dome

[edit] Division standings

AFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Miami Dolphins 12 4 0 .750 428 320
New York Jets 11 5 0 .688 393 264
New England Patriots 11 5 0 .688 362 290
Indianapolis Colts 5 11 0 .313 320 386
Buffalo Bills 2 14 0 .125 200 381

[edit] See also

1985 NFL season
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AFC East Central West NFC East Central West
Buffalo Cincinnati Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta
Indianapolis 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
1985 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XX
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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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