1977 Baltimore Colts season
1977 Baltimore Colts season | |
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Owner | Robert Irsay |
General manager | Dick Szymanski |
Head coach | Ted Marchibroda |
Home field | Memorial Stadium |
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Record | 10–4 |
Division place | T-1st AFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost AFC Divisional |
The 1977 Baltimore Colts season was the 25th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). The Colts finished the NFL's 1977 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, and tied for first in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins. However, the Colts finished ahead of Miami based on better conference record (9–3 to Dolphins' 8–4). This season would mark the final season in which the Colts would make the playoffs as a Baltimore-based franchise (the Colts next appearance in the playoffs came 10 years later in 1987, by which time the team moved to Indianapolis). Baltimore would not be in the playoffs again until the Baltimore Ravens, the Colts' successors in Baltimore, advanced to Super Bowl XXXV just over 23 years later.
Offseason
The Colts fired general manager Joe Thomas before the 1977 season, due to a power struggle he was having with head coach Ted Marchibroda.
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance |
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1 | September 18, 1977 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 29–14 | 1–0 | Kingdome | |
2 | September 25, 1977 | at New York Jets | W 20–12 | 2–0 | Shea Stadium | |
3 | October 2, 1977 | Buffalo Bills | W 17–14 | 3–0 | Memorial Stadium | |
4 | October 9, 1977 | Miami Dolphins | W 45–28 | 4–0 | Memorial Stadium | |
5 | October 16, 1977 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–6 | 5–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | |
6 | October 23, 1977 | at New England Patriots | L 3–17 | 5–1 | Schaefer Stadium | |
7 | October 30, 1977 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 31–21 | 6–1 | Memorial Stadium | |
8 | November 7, 1977 | Washington Redskins | W 10–3 | 7–1 | Memorial Stadium | |
9 | November 13, 1977 | at Buffalo Bills | W 31–13 | 8–1 | Rich Stadium | |
10 | November 20, 1977 | New York Jets | W 33–12 | 9–1 | Memorial Stadium | |
11 | November 27, 1977 | at Denver Broncos | L 13–27 | 9–2 | Mile High Stadium | |
12 | December 5, 1977 | at Miami Dolphins | L 6–17 | 9–3 | Miami Orange Bowl | |
13 | December 11, 1977 | Detroit Lions | L 10–13 | 9–4 | Memorial Stadium | |
14 | December 18, 1977 | New England Patriots | W 30–24 | 10–4 | Memorial Stadium |
This was the last NFL regular season with 14 games, the regular season was expanded to 16 games in 1978.
Week 1
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- Lydell Mitchell 32 Rush, 114 Yds
Week 2
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Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Baltimore Colts(2) | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 295 | 221 | W1 |
Miami Dolphins | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 313 | 197 | W1 |
New England Patriots | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 278 | 217 | L1 |
New York Jets | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–6 | 2–10 | 191 | 300 | L2 |
Buffalo Bills | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 2–6 | 2–10 | 160 | 313 | L1 |
Playoffs
The team made it to the playoffs as a No. 2 seed and played host to the Oakland Raiders in the divisional round. The Colts held a 31–28 lead with time running out, when the famous "Ghost to the Post" play to Casper advanced the Raiders to the Baltimore 14-yard line, where Errol Mann kicked the tying field goal to send the contest into overtime. After the first overtime went scoreless, Casper caught a 10-yard touchdown pass 43 seconds into the period to win the game for the Raiders.
Playoff Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance |
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Divisional | December 24, 1977 | Oakland Raiders (4) | L 31–37 | 0–1 | Memorial Stadium |
References
- ^ "1977 Baltimore Colts starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-24.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com