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]
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).
NFL champions (1920–1969)§ | Super Bowl champions (1970–present)† | Conference champions* | Division champions^ | Wild card berth # | One-game playoff berth + |
Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season [a] | Postseason results | Awards [b] [c] | Head coaches | |||
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1953 | 1953 | NFL | Western | — | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | Keith Molesworth | ||
1954 | 1954 | NFL | Western | — | 6th | 3 | 9 | 0 | Weeb Ewbank | ||
1955 | 1955 | NFL | Western | — | 4th | 5 | 6 | 1 | Alan Ameche (OROY) [19] | ||
1956 | 1956 | NFL | Western | — | 4th | 5 | 7 | 0 | Lenny Moore (OROY) [20] | ||
1957 | 1957 | NFL | Western | — | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | |||
1958 | 1958 | NFL§ | Western* | — | 1st* | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (1) (at Giants) 23–17 [d] | ||
1959 | 1959 | NFL§ | Western* | — | 1st* | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (2) (Giants) 31–16 | ||
1960 | 1960 | NFL | Western | — | 4th | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||
1961 | 1961 | NFL | Western | — | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | |||
1962 | 1962 | NFL | Western | — | 4th | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||
1963 | 1963 | NFL | Western | — | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | Don Shula | ||
1964 | 1964 | NFL | Western* | — | 1st* | 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (at Browns) 0–27 | Johnny Unitas (MVP) [21] Don Shula (COY) [22] | |
1965 | 1965 | NFL | Western | — | 2nd+ | 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost Conference Playoff (at Packers) 10–13 | ||
1966 | 1966 | NFL | Western | — | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | |||
1967 [e] | 1967 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 2nd | 11 | 1 | 2 | Johnny Unitas (MVP) [21] Don Shula (COY) [22] | ||
1968 | 1968 | NFL§ | Western* | Coastal^ | 1st^ | 13 | 1 | 0 | Won 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 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | |||
1970 | 1970 | NFL† | AFC * | East ^ | 1st^ | 11 | 2 | 1 | Won 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 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd# | 10 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (at Browns) 20–3 Lost AFC Championship (at Dolphins) 0–21 | ||
1972 | 1972 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | Don McCafferty (1–4) John Sandusky (4–5) | ||
1973 | 1973 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | Howard Schnellenberger | ||
1974 | 1974 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 2 | 12 | 0 | Howard Schnellenberger (0–3) Joe Thomas (2–9) | ||
1975 | 1975 | NFL | AFC | East^ | 1st^ [f] | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 10–28 | Ted Marchibroda (COY) [25] | Ted Marchibroda |
1976 | 1976 | NFL | AFC | East^ | 1st^ [g] | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 14–40 | Bert Jones (MVP, OPOY) [26] | |
1977 | 1977 | NFL | AFC | East^ | 1st^ [h] | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 31–37 (2OT) [i] | ||
1978 | 1978 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
1979 | 1979 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
1980 | 1980 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Mike McCormack | ||
1981 | 1981 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | |||
1982 | 1982 | NFL | AFC | [j] | 14th | 0 | 8 | 1 | Frank Kush | ||
1983 | 1983 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Vernon Leroy Maxwell (DROY) [27] | ||
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1984 | 1984 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Frank Kush (4–11) Hal Hunter (0–1) | ||
1985 | 1985 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Duane Bickett (DROY) [28] | Rod Dowhower | |
1986 | 1986 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 3 | 13 | 0 | Rod Dowhower (0–13) Ron Meyer (3–0) | ||
1987 | 1987 | NFL | AFC | East^ | 1st^ [k] | 9 | 6 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Browns) 21–38 | Ron Meyer | |
1988 | 1988 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
1989 | 1989 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
1990 | 1990 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
1991 | 1991 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 1 | 15 | 0 | Ron Meyer (0–5) Rick Venturi (1–10) | ||
1992 | 1992 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Ted Marchibroda | ||
1993 | 1993 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
1994 | 1994 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Marshall Faulk (OROY) [29] [30] | ||
1995 | 1995 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd# | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won 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 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd# | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 14–42 | Lindy Infante | |
1997 | 1997 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
1998 | 1998 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 3 | 13 | 0 | Jim E. Mora | ||
1999 | 1999 | NFL | AFC | East^ | 1st^ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Titans) 16–19 | Edgerrin James (OROY) [32] | |
2000 | 2000 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd# | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 17–23 (OT) | ||
2001 | 2001 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
2002 | 2002 | NFL | AFC | South | 2nd# | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Jets) 0–41 | Tony Dungy | |
2003 | 2003 | NFL | AFC | South^ | 1st^ | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won 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 | NFL | AFC | South^ | 1st^ | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 49–24 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 3–20 | Peyton Manning (MVP, OPOY) [33] [34] | |
2005 | 2005 | NFL | AFC | South^ | 1st^ | 14 | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 18–21 | Peyton Manning (WP MOY) [35] | |
2006 | 2006 | NFL† | AFC* | South^ | 1st^ | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won 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 | NFL | AFC | South^ | 1st^ | 13 | 3 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Chargers) 24–28 [l] | Bob Sanders (DPOY) [37] | |
2008 | 2008 | NFL | AFC | South | 2nd# | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Chargers) 17–23 (OT) | Peyton Manning (MVP) [33] | |
2009 | 2009 | NFL | AFC* | South^ | 1st^ | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won 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 | NFL | AFC | South^ | 1st^ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 16–17 | ||
2011 | 2011 | NFL | AFC | South | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | |||
2012 | 2012 | NFL | AFC | South | 2nd# | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Ravens) 9–24 | Bruce Arians (COY) [m] [39] | Chuck Pagano |
2013 | 2013 | NFL | AFC | South^ | 1st^ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) 45–44 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 22–43 | ||
2014 | 2014 | NFL | AFC | South^ | 1st^ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bengals) 26–10 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Broncos) 24–13 Lost AFC Championship (at Patriots) 7–45 | ||
2015 | 2015 | NFL | AFC | South | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
2016 | 2016 | NFL | AFC | South | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
2017 | 2017 | NFL | AFC | South | 3rd | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
2018 | 2018 | NFL | AFC | South | 2nd# | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won 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 | NFL | AFC | South | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
2020 | 2020 | NFL | AFC | South | 2nd# | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Bills) 24–27 | ||
2021 | 2021 | NFL | AFC | South | 2nd | 9 | 8 | 0 | |||
2022 | 2022 | NFL | AFC | South | 3rd | 4 | 12 | 1 | Frank Reich (3–5–1) Jeff Saturday (1–7) | ||
2023 | 2023 | NFL | AFC | South | 3rd | 9 | 8 | 0 | Shane Steichen |
Statistic | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win% |
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Baltimore Colts regular season record (1953–1983) | 222 | 194 | 7 | .533 |
Indianapolis Colts regular season record (1984–2023) | 334 | 307 | 1 | .521 |
All-time regular season record (1953–2023) | 556 | 501 | 8 | .526 |
Baltimore Colts post-season record (1953–1983) | 8 | 7 | — | .533 |
Indianapolis Colts post-season record (1984–2023) | 15 | 18 | — | .455 |
All-time post-season record (1953–2023) | 23 | 25 | — | .479 |
All-time regular and post-season record | 579 | 526 | 8 | .524 |
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