List of Indianapolis Colts seasons

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Then-U.S. President George W. Bush congratulates the Colts on their Super Bowl XLI victory. Bush Congratulates 2006 Colts.jpg
Then-U.S. President George W. Bush congratulates the Colts on their Super Bowl XLI victory.

The Indianapolis Colts, formerly the Baltimore Colts, are an American football team playing in the National Football League (NFL). This list documents the season-by-season records of the Colts franchise from 1953 to present, including postseason records and league awards for individual players or head coaches. In 1953, a Baltimore-based group led by Carroll Rosenbloom gained the rights to a new Baltimore franchise. Rosenbloom was granted an NFL team, and was awarded the holdings of the defunct Dallas Texans organization, the descendant of the last remaining Ohio League founding APFA member Dayton Triangles. [1] The new team kept the Triangles' blue and white color scheme and was named the Colts after the unrelated previous team that folded after the 1950 NFL season. [2] After 31 seasons in Baltimore, Colts owner Robert Irsay moved the team to Indianapolis, Indiana. [3]

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The Colts have won two Super Bowl championships (Super Bowl V and Super Bowl XLI). They also played in and lost Super Bowl III and Super Bowl XLIV. Before the AFL and NFL merged in 1970, [4] they won three NFL Championships (1958, 1959, and 1968). By winning Super Bowl XLI the Colts became the first team that played its home games in a domed stadium to win a Super Bowl held in an outdoor stadium. [5] [6]

After the Colts owner Jim Irsay hired Tony Dungy in 2002, [7] the Colts made the playoffs for nine straight seasons. They won five straight AFC South titles from 2003 to 2007 and had seven consecutive seasons of 12 or more victories from 2003 to 2009, the first time that has been achieved in the NFL's 90-year history. [8] Much of the team's success throughout the 2000s was attributed to the trio of general manager Bill Polian, coach Dungy, and quarterback Peyton Manning. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

In the 2013 season, the Colts secured their first division championship since Manning's departure and first under quarterback Andrew Luck and head coach Chuck Pagano. As of 2023, they are the only team in the AFC South to win a Super Bowl (the Tennessee Titans have not won any Super Bowls either in Tennessee or in their previous incarnation as the Houston Oilers, while the Colts won the Super Bowl in 1970 while in Baltimore and the 2006 title while in Indianapolis).

Table key

Peyton Manning won four MVP awards during his career with the Colts. Manning cropped.jpg
Peyton Manning won four MVP awards during his career with the Colts.
MVP National Football League Most Valuable Player Award
SB MVP Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award
OPOY National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award
DPOY National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award
OROY National Football League Offensive Rookie of the Year Award
DROY National Football League Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
Pro Bowl MVP National Football League Pro Bowl Most Valuable Player Award
CPOY National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award
COY National Football League Coach of the Year Award
AFC Off. POY AFC Offensive Player of the Year Award
AFC ROY AFC Rookie of the Year Award
MOY Walter Payton Man of the Year Award
NFL ROY NFL Rookie of the Year Award

Season records

NFL champions (1920–1969)§ Super Bowl champions (1970–present)†Conference champions*Division champions^ Wild card berth # One-game playoff berth +
Season Team League ConferenceDivision Regular season [a] Postseason resultsAwards [b] [c] Head coaches
FinishWLT
Baltimore Colts
1953 1953 NFL Western—5th390 Keith Molesworth
1954 1954 NFLWestern—6th390 Weeb Ewbank
1955 1955 NFLWestern—4th561 Alan Ameche (OROY) [19]
1956 1956 NFLWestern—4th570 Lenny Moore (OROY) [20]
1957 1957 NFLWestern—3rd750
1958 1958 NFL§Western*—1st*930Won NFL Championship (1) (at Giants) 23–17 [d] Weeb Ewbank (COY)
1959 1959 NFL§Western*—1st*930Won NFL Championship (2) (Giants) 31–16
1960 1960 NFLWestern—4th660
1961 1961 NFLWestern—3rd860
1962 1962 NFLWestern—4th770
1963 1963 NFLWestern—3rd860 Don Shula
1964 1964 NFLWestern*—1st*1220Lost NFL Championship (at Browns) 0–27 Johnny Unitas (MVP) [21]
Don Shula (COY) [22]
1965 1965 NFLWestern—2nd+1031Lost Conference Playoff (at Packers) 10–13
1966 1966 NFLWestern—2nd950
1967 [e] 1967 NFLWestern Coastal 2nd1112 Johnny Unitas (MVP) [21]
Don Shula (COY) [22]
1968 1968 NFL§Western*Coastal^1st^1310Won Conference Playoffs (Vikings) 24–14
Won NFL Championship (at Browns) 34–0
Lost Super Bowl III (vs. Jets) 7–16		 Earl Morrall (MVP) [23]
Don Shula (COY) [22]
1969 1969 NFLWesternCoastal2nd851
1970 1970 NFL† AFC * East ^1st^1121Won Divisional Playoffs (Bengals) 17–0
Won AFC Championship (Raiders) 27–17
Won Super Bowl V (3) (vs. Cowboys) 16–13		 Johnny Unitas (WP MOY) [24] Don McCafferty
1971 1971 NFLAFCEast2nd#1040Won Divisional Playoffs (at Browns) 20–3
Lost AFC Championship (at Dolphins) 0–21
1972 1972 NFLAFCEast3rd590Don McCafferty (1–4)
John Sandusky (4–5)
1973 1973 NFLAFCEast5th4100 Howard Schnellenberger
1974 1974 NFLAFCEast5th2120Howard Schnellenberger (0–3)
Joe Thomas (2–9)
1975 1975 NFLAFCEast^1st^ [f] 1040Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 10–28 Ted Marchibroda (COY) [25] Ted Marchibroda
1976 1976 NFLAFCEast^1st^ [g] 1130Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 14–40 Bert Jones (MVP, OPOY) [26]
1977 1977 NFLAFCEast^1st^ [h] 1040Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 31–37 (2OT) [i]
1978 1978 NFLAFCEast5th5110
1979 1979 NFLAFCEast5th5110
1980 1980 NFLAFCEast4th790 Mike McCormack
1981 1981 NFLAFCEast4th2140
1982 1982 NFLAFC [j] 14th081 Frank Kush
1983 1983 NFLAFCEast4th790 Vernon Leroy Maxwell (DROY) [27]
Indianapolis Colts
1984 1984 NFLAFCEast4th4120Frank Kush (4–11)
Hal Hunter (0–1)
1985 1985 NFLAFCEast4th5110 Duane Bickett (DROY) [28] Rod Dowhower
1986 1986 NFLAFCEast5th3130Rod Dowhower (0–13)
Ron Meyer (3–0)
1987 1987 NFLAFCEast^1st^ [k] 960Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Browns) 21–38Ron Meyer
1988 1988 NFLAFCEast3rd970
1989 1989 NFLAFCEast3rd880
1990 1990 NFLAFCEast3rd790
1991 1991 NFLAFCEast5th1150Ron Meyer (0–5)
Rick Venturi (1–10)
1992 1992 NFLAFCEast3rd970Ted Marchibroda
1993 1993 NFLAFCEast5th4120
1994 1994 NFLAFCEast3rd880 Marshall Faulk (OROY) [29] [30]
1995 1995 NFLAFCEast2nd#970Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Chargers) 35–20
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 10–7
Lost AFC Championship (at Steelers) 16–20 		Jim Harbaugh (CBPOY) [29] [31]
1996 1996 NFLAFCEast3rd#970Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 14–42 Lindy Infante
1997 1997 NFLAFCEast5th3130
1998 1998 NFLAFCEast5th3130 Jim E. Mora
1999 1999 NFLAFCEast^1st^1330Lost Divisional Playoffs (Titans) 16–19 Edgerrin James (OROY) [32]
2000 2000 NFLAFCEast2nd#1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 17–23 (OT)
2001 2001 NFLAFCEast4th6100
2002 2002 NFLAFC South 2nd#1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Jets) 0–41 Tony Dungy
2003 2003 NFLAFCSouth^1st^1240Won Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 41–10
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 38–31
Lost AFC Championship (at Patriots) 14–24		 Peyton Manning (MVP) [33]
2004 2004 NFLAFCSouth^1st^1240Won Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 49–24
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 3–20		 Peyton Manning (MVP, OPOY) [33] [34]
2005 2005 NFLAFCSouth^1st^1420Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 18–21 Peyton Manning (WP MOY) [35]
2006 2006 NFL†AFC*South^1st^1240Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) 23–8
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Ravens) 15–6
Won AFC Championship (Patriots) 38–34
Won Super Bowl XLI (4) (vs. Bears) 29–17		 Peyton Manning (SB MVP) [36]
2007 2007 NFLAFCSouth^1st^1330Lost Divisional Playoffs (Chargers) 24–28 [l] Bob Sanders (DPOY) [37]
2008 2008 NFLAFCSouth2nd#1240Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Chargers) 17–23 (OT) Peyton Manning (MVP) [33]
2009 2009 NFLAFC*South^1st^1420Won Divisional Playoffs (Ravens) 20–3
Won AFC Championship (Jets) 30–17
Lost Super Bowl XLIV (vs. Saints) 17–31
Peyton Manning (MVP) [38] Jim Caldwell
2010 2010 NFLAFCSouth^1st^1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 16–17
2011 2011 NFLAFCSouth4th2140
2012 2012 NFLAFCSouth2nd#1150Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Ravens) 9–24 Bruce Arians (COY) [m] [39] Chuck Pagano
2013 2013 NFLAFCSouth^1st^1150Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) 45–44
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 22–43
2014 2014 NFLAFCSouth^1st^1150Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bengals) 26–10
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Broncos) 24–13
Lost AFC Championship (at Patriots) 7–45
2015 2015 NFLAFCSouth2nd880
2016 2016 NFLAFCSouth3rd880
2017 2017 NFLAFCSouth3rd4120
2018 2018 NFLAFCSouth2nd#1060Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 21–7
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 13–31		 Shaquille Leonard (DROY) [40]
Andrew Luck (CPOY) [41] 		Frank Reich
2019 2019 NFLAFCSouth3rd790
2020 2020 NFLAFCSouth2nd#1150Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Bills) 24–27
2021 2021 NFLAFCSouth2nd980
2022 2022 NFLAFCSouth3rd4121Frank Reich (3–5–1)
Jeff Saturday (1–7)
2023 2023 NFLAFCSouth3rd980 Shane Steichen

All-time records

StatisticWinsLossesTiesWin%
Baltimore Colts regular season record (1953–1983)2221947.533
Indianapolis Colts regular season record (1984–2023)3343071.521
All-time regular season record (1953–2023)5565018.526
Baltimore Colts post-season record (1953–1983)87—.533
Indianapolis Colts post-season record (1984–2023)1518—.455
All-time post-season record (1953–2023)2325—.479
All-time regular and post-season record5795268.524

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