1984 Indianapolis Colts season

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1984 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner Robert Irsay
General manager Jim Irsay
Head coach Frank Kush
Home stadium Hoosier Dome
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th AFC East
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1984 Indianapolis Colts season was the 32nd season for the team in the National Football League (NFL) and first in Indianapolis, as they relocated from Baltimore after the 1983 NFL season. The Colts finished the year with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, and fourth in the AFC East division. In their inaugural game in Indianapolis, they lost 23–14 to the New York Jets and did not win their first game at Indianapolis until week 5, when they defeated the Buffalo Bills 31–17. The Colts lost five games in a row (including another one to the Bills, who started the season 0–11 and finished 2–14) to end the season and miss the playoffs for the 7th straight season.

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The Colts' 2,107 passing yards and 4,132 total yards gained on offense were the fewest in the league in 1984. [1]

Personnel

Staff

1984 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office

  • President and treasurer – Robert Irsay
  • Vice-president and general manager – Jim Irsay
  • Assistant general manager – Bob Terpening
  • Director of player personnel – Jack Bushofsky

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Mike Westhoff

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Roster

1984 Indianapolis Colts roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 2 New York Jets L 14–230–1 Hoosier Dome 61,148
2September 9at Houston Oilers W 35–211–1 Astrodome 43,820
3September 16 St. Louis Cardinals L 33–341–2Hoosier Dome60,274
4September 23at Miami Dolphins L 7–441–3 Miami Orange Bowl 55,415
5September 30 Buffalo Bills W 31–172–3Hoosier Dome60,032
6October 7 Washington Redskins L 7–352–4Hoosier Dome60,012
7October 14at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–162–5 Veterans Stadium 50,277
8October 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–163–5Hoosier Dome60,026
9October 28at Dallas Cowboys L 3–223–6 Texas Stadium 58,724
10November 4 San Diego Chargers L 10–383–7Hoosier Dome60,143
11November 11at New York Jets W 9–54–7 Giants Stadium 51,066
12November 18 New England Patriots L 17–504–8Hoosier Dome60,009
13November 25at Los Angeles Raiders L 7–214–9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,289
14December 2at Buffalo Bills L 15–214–10 Rich Stadium 20,693
15December 9 Miami Dolphins L 17–354–11Hoosier Dome60,411
16December 16at New England Patriots L 10–164–12 Sullivan Stadium 22,383
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Miami Dolphins (1)1420.8758–010–2513298W2
New England Patriots 970.5636–29–3362352W1
New York Jets 790.4383–57–7332364L1
Indianapolis Colts 4120.2502–64–8239414L5
Buffalo Bills 2140.1251–71–11250454L2

Regular season

Game summaries

Week 2: vs. Houston Oilers

Week 2: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Oilers
Quarter1234Total
Colts0217735
Oilers770721

at Astrodome • Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 8 vs. Pittsburgh

"Good Things come to those who hustle", are words attributed by Pittsburgh's eventual Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll when he recalled Franco Harris Immaculate Reception in 1972. Those words were never so true when Ray Butler scored in the last minute of play-off a deflected pass to give the Colts a dramatic 17–16 win over the eventual AFC Central Division champion Steelers. The 54-yard score capped a 17-point fourth quarter for the Colts, as they moved on drives of 57, 77 and 80 yards for the Colts third victory for the season.

See also

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