Team: | Baltimore Colts |
Year: | 1979 |
Record: | 5–11 |
Division Place: | 5th AFC East |
Coach: | Ted Marchibroda |
General Manager: | Dick Szymanski |
Owner: | Robert Irsay |
Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers: | RB Joe Washington |
Shortnavlink: | Colts seasons |
The 1979 Baltimore Colts season was the 27th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). Under fifth-year head coach Ted Marchibroda, the Colts again finished with 5 wins and 11 losses, fifth in the AFC East division.
With persistent shoulder problems, quarterback Bert Jones was sidelined; replaced by veteran Greg Landry, the Colts continued to struggle. Marchibroda was fired after the season in late December,[1] [2] and succeeded by Mike McCormack.[3]
See main article: article and 1979 NFL draft.
See main article: 1979 NFL season.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | ||
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1 | September 2 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 0–14 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 50,442 | ||
2 | September 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 26–29 | 0–2 | Memorial Stadium | 36,374 | ||
3 | September 16 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–13 | 0–3 | Cleveland Stadium | 72,070 | ||
4 | September 23 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–17 | 0–4 | Three Rivers Stadium | 49,483 | ||
5 | September 30 | Buffalo Bills | L 13–31 | 0–5 | Memorial Stadium | 31,904 | ||
6 | October 7 | New York Jets | W 10–8 | 1–5 | Memorial Stadium | 32,142 | ||
7 | October 14 | Houston Oilers | L 16–28 | 1–6 | Memorial Stadium | 45,021 | ||
8 | October 21 | at Buffalo Bills | W 14–13 | 2–6 | Rich Stadium | 50,581 | ||
9 | October 28 | New England Patriots | W 31–26 | 3–6 | Memorial Stadium | 41,029 | ||
10 | November 4 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 38–28 | 4–6 | Memorial Stadium | 37,740 | ||
11 | November 11 | at Miami Dolphins | L 0–19 | 4–7 | Miami Orange Bowl | 50,193 | ||
12 | November 18 | at New England Patriots | L 21–50 | 4–8 | Schaefer Stadium | 60,879 | ||
13 | November 25 | Miami Dolphins | L 24–28 | 4–9 | Memorial Stadium | 38,016 | ||
14 | December 2 | at New York Jets | L 17–30 | 4–10 | Shea Stadium | 47,744 | ||
15 | December 9 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 7–10 | 4–11 | Memorial Stadium | 25,684 | ||
16 | December 16 | at New York Giants | W 31–7 | 5–11 | Giants Stadium | 58,711 | ||
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |