1977 Baltimore Colts season

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NFL team season The 1977 Baltimore Colts season was the 25th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). Led by third-year head coach Ted Marchibroda, the Colts finished with 10 wins and 4 losses, tied for first in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins. The Colts had the tiebreaker over Miami based on better conference record (9–3 to 8–4), and the Dolphins missed the playoffs.[1][2]

This was the final playoff appearance for the Colts as a Baltimore-based franchise. They would not make the playoffs again, or have a winning season, until ten years later in 1987, by which time the team moved to Indianapolis. As well, it would be the franchise's last playoff appearance in a non-strike year until 1995, and the team's last 10-win season until 1999, Peyton Manning's 2nd season. A Baltimore-based NFL team would not make the playoffs until the Ravens in 2000, winners of Super Bowl XXXV.

Offseason

Colts' owner Robert Irsay fired general manager Joe Thomas in January 1977, due to a power struggle he was having with head coach Ted Marchibroda.[3][4][5] The new general manager was former Colts center Dick Szymanski, who was the personnel director and a former scout.[6][7][8]

NFL draft

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Personnel

Staff

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Roster

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Regular season

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Schedule

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1 September 18 at Seattle Seahawks W 29–14 1–0 Kingdome 58,991
2 September 25 at New York Jets W 20–12 2–0 Giants Stadium 43,439
3 October 2 Buffalo Bills W 17–14 3–0 Memorial Stadium 49,247
4 October 9 Miami Dolphins W 45–28 4–0 Memorial Stadium 57,829
5 October 16 at Kansas City Chiefs W 17–6 5–0 Arrowhead Stadium 63,076
6 October 23 at New England Patriots L 3–17 5–1 Schaefer Stadium 60,958
7 October 30 Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–21 6–1 Memorial Stadium 60,225
8 Template:Dow tooltip Washington Redskins W 10–3 7–1 Memorial Stadium 57,740
9 November 13 at Buffalo Bills W 31–13 8–1 Rich Stadium 39,444
10 November 20 New York Jets W 33–12 9–1 Memorial Stadium 50,957
11 November 27 at Denver Broncos L 13–27 9–2 Mile High Stadium 74,939
12 Template:Dow tooltip at Miami Dolphins L 6–17 9–3 Miami Orange Bowl 68,977
13 December 11 Detroit Lions L 10–13 9–4 Memorial Stadium 45,124
14 December 18 New England Patriots W 30–24 10–4 Memorial Stadium 42,250
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Week 1

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• Colts 7 7510 29
Seahawks 0 707 14
  • Date: September 18
  • Location: Kingdome, Seattle
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
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Week 2 at Jets

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Jets 0 3 0912

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Week 3

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Bills 0 707 14
• Colts 0 1007 17
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
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Week 4

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Dolphins 14 1400 28
• Colts 10 14147 45
  • Date: October 9
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
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  • Referee: Don Wedge

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Week 5

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• Colts 14 030 17
Chiefs 0 600 6
  • Date: October 16
  • Location: Arrowhead Stadium
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Week 6

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Colts 0 030 3
• Patriots 7 0100 17
  • Date: October 23
  • Location: Sullivan Stadium
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Week 7

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Steelers 0 0714 21
• Colts 3 1477 31
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
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  • Referee: Red Cashion

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Week 8

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Redskins 0 300 3
• Colts 3 007 10
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Week 9

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• Colts 10 1470 31
Bills 7 330 13
  • Date: November 13
  • Location: Rich Stadium
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  • Referee: Gordon McCarter

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Week 10

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Jets 3 036 12
• Colts 6 1377 33
  • Date: November 20
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
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Week 11

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Colts 0 3100 13
• Broncos 7 7013 27
  • Date: November 27
  • Location: Mile High Stadium
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  • Referee: Jim Tunney

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Colts 6 000 6
• Dolphins 3 707 17
  • Date: December 5
  • Location: Orange Bowl
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  • Television network: ABC

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• Lions 0 3010 13
Colts 0 037 10
  • Date: December 11
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
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  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan, Johnny Unitas

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Patriots 0 14100 24
• Colts 0 31314 30
  • Date: December 18
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
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  • Referee: Fred Silva

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Standings

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Playoffs

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Divisional

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• Raiders 7 014106 37
Colts 0 107140 31
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See also

References

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External links

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