The 1979 Baltimore Colts season was the 27th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). Under fifth-year head coach Ted Marchibroda, the Colts again finished with 5 wins and 11 losses, fifth in the AFC East division.
With persistent shoulder problems, quarterback Bert Jones was sidelined; replaced by veteran Greg Landry, the Colts continued to struggle. Marchibroda was fired after the season in late December, and succeeded by Mike McCormack.
Offseason NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1978 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDwayne BerryLinebackerCincinnatiRobert SallaSafetyTempleJack ShrawderDefensive tackleEast Stroudsburg State
Personnel Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 2 at Kansas City Chiefs L 0–14 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium 50,442 2 September 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 26–29 0–2 Memorial Stadium 36,374 3 September 16 at Cleveland Browns L 10–13 0–3 Cleveland Stadium 72,070 4 September 23 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–17 0–4 Three Rivers Stadium 49,483 5 September 30 Buffalo Bills L 13–31 0–5 Memorial Stadium 31,904 6 October 7 New York Jets W 10–8 1–5 Memorial Stadium 32,142 7 October 14 Houston Oilers L 16–28 1–6 Memorial Stadium 45,021 8 October 21 at Buffalo Bills W 14–13 2–6 Rich Stadium 50,581 9 October 28 New England Patriots W 31–26 3–6 Memorial Stadium 41,029 10 November 4 Cincinnati Bengals W 38–28 4–6 Memorial Stadium 37,740 11 November 11 at Miami Dolphins L 0–19 4–7 Miami Orange Bowl 50,193 12 November 18 at New England Patriots L 21–50 4–8 Schaefer Stadium 60,879 13 November 25 Miami Dolphins L 24–28 4–9 Memorial Stadium 38,016 14 December 2 at New York Jets L 17–30 4–10 Shea Stadium 47,744 15 December 9 Kansas City Chiefs L 7–10 4–11 Memorial Stadium 25,684 16 December 16 at New York Giants W 31–7 5–11 Giants Stadium 58,711 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts–Patriots rivalry
References