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Quick StatsLeague Championships1958 (NFL) 1959 (NFL) 1971 Super Bowl V Conference Championships1958 (WFC) 1959 (WFC) 1964 (WFC) 1968 (WFC) 1970 (AFC) Division Championships1958 (AFL) 1959 (AFL) 1964 (AFL) 1968 (NFL West) 1970 (AFC) 1971 (AFC) 1995 (AFC East) 2003 (AFC South) Years in Playoffs1958 1959 1964 1965 1968 1970 1971 1975 1976 1977 1987 1995 1996 1999 2000 2002 2003 Retired Numbers#19 Johnny Unitas #22 Buddy Young #24 Lenny Moore #70 Art Donovan #77 Jim Parker #82 Raymond Berry #89 Gino Marchetti Hall of Fame MembersY. A. Tittle 1948, 1949 and 1950 Joe Perry 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963 George Blanda 1950 Raymond Berry 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967 John "Johnny" Unitas 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972 Art Donovan 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961 Don Shula 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966 Gino Marchetti 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966 Weeb Ewbank 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1962 Lenny Moore 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967 Jim Parker 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967 John Mackey 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971 Ted Hendricks 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 Eric Dickerson 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991 Previous StadiumsMemorial Stadium, Baltimore (60,020) 1953-83 RCA Dome, Indianapolis (56,500) 1984- ** known as Hoosier Dome 1984-94 |
Indianapolis Colts Team History
Indianapolis Colts Franchise InformationFranchise Granted: 1953 First Season: 1953 Franchise History: 1953-1983 Baltimore Colts (NFL) 1984 - Present Indianapolis Colts (NFL) Baltimore’s first pro football team was a member of the 1947 AAFC. A fan contest produced the Colts name reflecting the great tradition and proud history of horse breeding and racing in the Baltimore region. The original Colts disbanded after the 1950 season but the name was retained when a new Baltimore franchise began play in 1953. The team moved to Indianapolis in 1984. Indianapolis Colts - Stadium
Indianapolis Colts Chronological History1953 Carroll Rosenbloom moved the NFL's Dallas franchise to Baltimore where they kept the Colts name but adopted the Dallas colors of blue and white 1958, the Colts defeated the New York Giants 23-17 for the "World Championship" (the precurser to the Super Bowl , in what would later be called "The Greatest Game Ever Played". 1964 Led by quarterback Johnny Unitas, the Colts won a club record 11 consecutive games. That year Raymond Berry caught his 506th career pass and Lenny Moore scored 20 touchdowns - both NFL records at the time. 1971 the Colts won Super Bowl V. They defeated the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 by kicking a field goal with five seconds remaining in the game. 1983 draft. The Colts took John Elway but six days later traded him to Denver for Chris Hinton and Mark Herrmann. Attendance in Baltimore was falling, the city refused requests to refurbish the stadium and rumors were rampant as early as mid-1983 that Irsay was looking to move the team. 1984 Hopes were high, and with reason. Not only did the Colts have a new home – Indianapolis – and a new venue in the 60,000-seat Hoosier Dome, they had had recent success and a slew of offensive talent that had produced the second-best running game in the NFL the previous season. 1987 After a hard fought victory over the Buccaneers 24-6 the Colts clinched their first division title in 10 years. Dickerson rushed 33 times for 196 yards, then the second-highest rushing total in Colts history, and a defense that held three of its final four opponents to six points or less held Buccaneers quarterback Vinny Testaverde to 8-of-31 passing 163 yards. The Buccaneers managed just 232 total yards. 1995 There was drama. There were heartbreaks. There were more comebacks than could rightfully be expected in a single NFL season. And there was very nearly a Super Bowl appearance. Such was the story of the Indianapolis Colts’ 1995 season. The Colts started out the season as a contender, and then needed a victory in the final game of the season to make the playoffs. Two upset victories later, the Colts came within a play of making Super Bowl XXX, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 20-16, in the AFC Championship Game in Three Rivers Stadium. That game is the closest the Indianapolis Colts have come in 19 seasons to making the Super Bowl. 1998 The Colts, one season removed from a 3-13 season that ensured them the first overall selection in the NFL Draft, repeated that season in 1998. They won just three games but something important happened during the year: Peyton Manning began to develop as a franchise quarterback. Manning, the first overall choice in the NFL Draft the previous April, struggled at the start of the season, but quickly showed signs of future stardom. He finished the season having completed 326 of 575 passes for 3,739 yards and 26 touchdowns with 26 interceptions and in mid-November, he engineered a dramatic, 24-23 come-from-behind victory over the playoff-bound New York Jets. 1999 The Colts, after back-to-back 3-13 seasons, started the 1999 season 2-2, then won 11 consecutive games to clinch their first AFC Eastern Division title since 1987. They also clinched a the first home playoff game since the 1984 move to Indianapolis. They finished 13-3 for a single-season turnaround of 10 games, the biggest such turnaround in NFL history. “It was a fast turnaround,” Manning said. “It definitely came faster than we expected. We knew we’d be a better football team this year, but we didn’t know we’d be this good.” Statistically, the Colts were very, very good. Manning, in his second season, made the Pro Bowl for the first time, as did wide receiver Marvin Harrison and rookie running back Edgerrin James, who led the NFL in rushing in his first season. |
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