1979 Baltimore Colts season

1979 Baltimore Colts season
Head coach	Ted Marchibroda
General manager	Dick Szymanski
Owner	Robert Irsay
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1979 Baltimore Colts season was the 27th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). Veteran Quarterback Greg Landry replaced Bert Jones as starter, as the Colts continued to struggle. Following the season Coach Ted Marchibroda would be fired, and replaced by Mike McCormack.The Colts finished the NFL's 1979 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, and fifth in the AFC East division.

Personnel

Staff

1979 Baltimore Colts staff
	Front office President and Treasurer – Robert Irsay General Manager – Dick Szymanski Assistant General Manager – Ernie Accorsi Head coaches Head Coach – Ted Marchibroda Offensive coaches Receivers – Dick Bielski Offensive Line – Ernie Zwahlen			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Maxie Baughan Defensive Line – Ed Khayat Defensive Backfield – John Symank Special teams coaches Special Teams – George Boutselis

Roster

1979 Baltimore Colts roster
	Quarterbacks 12 Jerry Golsteyn  7 Bert Jones 11 Greg Landry Running backs 29 Ben Garry 36 Don Hardeman FB 48 Roosevelt Leaks FB 23 Don McCauley 20 Joe Washington Wide receivers 84 Randy Burke 81 Roger Carr 87 Brian DeRoo 35 Glenn Doughty 45 Mike Siani		Tight ends 83 Mack Alston 86 Reese McCall Offensive linemen 60 Ron Baker G 69 Wade Griffin T 52 Lee Gross C 68 Jeff Hart T 62 Ken Huff G 57 Ken Mendenhall C 61 Robert Pratt G 64 David Taylor T 67 Bob Van Duyne G		Defensive linemen 63 Mike Barnes DT 72 Fred Cook DE 76 Joe Ehrmann DT 73 Ron Fernandes DE 79 Greg Fields DE 90 Jim Krahl DT 88 Herb Orvis DT 51 Mike Ozdowski DE Linebackers 55 Barry Krauss MLB 54 Sanders Shiver OLB 56 Ed Simonini MLB 53 Stan White OLB 59 Mike Woods OLB 58 Steve Zabel MLB/OLB		Defensive backs 44 Lyle Blackwood FS 47 Larry Braziel CB 25 Nesby Glasgow CB/FS 28 Dwight Harrison CB 40 Bruce Laird SS 30 Doug Nettles CB 37 Reggie Pinkney SS 43 Norm Thompson CB Special teams 10 Bucky Dilts P  2 Toni Linhart K  5 Steve Mike-Mayer K Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 2, 1979	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 0–14	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	50,442
2	September 9, 1979	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 26–29	0–2	Memorial Stadium	36,374
3	September 16, 1979	at Cleveland Browns	L 10–13	0–3	Cleveland Stadium	72,070
4	September 23, 1979	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–17	0–4	Three Rivers Stadium	49,483
5	September 30, 1979	Buffalo Bills	L 13–31	0–5	Memorial Stadium	31,904
6	October 7, 1979	New York Jets	W 10–8	1–5	Memorial Stadium	32,142
7	October 14, 1979	Houston Oilers	L 16–28	1–6	Memorial Stadium	45,021
8	October 21, 1979	at Buffalo Bills	W 14–13	2–6	Rich Stadium	50,581
9	October 28, 1979	New England Patriots	W 31–26	3–6	Memorial Stadium	41,029
10	November 4, 1979	Cincinnati Bengals	W 38–28	4–6	Memorial Stadium	37,740
11	November 11, 1979	at Miami Dolphins	L 0–19	4–7	Miami Orange Bowl	50,193
12	November 18, 1979	at New England Patriots	L 21–50	4–8	Schaeffer Stadium	60,879
13	November 25, 1979	Miami Dolphins	L 24–28	4–9	Memorial Stadium	38,016
14	December 2, 1979	at New York Jets	L 17–30	4–10	Shea Stadium	47,744
15	December 9, 1979	Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–10	4–11	Memorial Stadium	25,684
16	December 16, 1979	at New York Giants	W 31–7	5–11	Giants Stadium	58,711

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Miami Dolphins^(3)	10	6	0	.625	5–3	6–6	341	257	L1
New England Patriots	9	7	0	.563	4–4	6–6	411	326	W1
New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	4–4	5–7	337	383	W3
Buffalo Bills	7	9	0	.438	4–4	5–7	268	279	L3
Baltimore Colts	5	11	0	.313	3–5	4–10	271	351	W1

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry

References

1. "1979 Baltimore Colts starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.