1996 Indianapolis Colts season

1996 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Lindy Infante
Home field	RCA Dome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoff

The 1996 Indianapolis Colts season was the 44th season for the team in the National Football League and 13th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1996 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, and finished third in the AFC East division.

On October 13, the Colts hosted the newly established Baltimore Ravens, based in the Colts' previous city. The Colts won 26–21. This game has the distinction of being the first NFL on TNT broadcast after TNT's parent Turner Broadcasting System completed its merger with Time Warner, only 3 days earlier.

The season saw the Colts draft Marvin Harrison. Harrison would go on to have his best seasons as a Colt, being named to Pro Bowl several times and later helping the Colts win a Super Bowl in 2006. He continued to play for the team until 2008 and retired during the 2009 season.

Personnel

Staff

1996 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office

President Emeritus – Robert Irsay
Senior Executive Vice President/General Manager/COO – Jim Irsay
Vice President/Director of Football Operations – Bill Tobin
Assistant General Manager – Bob Terpening
Director of Pro Player Personnel – Clyde Powers
Director of College Player Personnel – George Boone

Head coaches

Head Coach – Lindy Infante

Offensive coaches

Running Backs – Gene Huey
Receivers – Jimmy Robinson
Tight Ends/Quality Control – Tom Batta
Offensive Line – Ron Blackledge
Assistant to the Offensive Line – Charlie Davis
Offensive Assistant/Assistant Quarterbacks – Buddy Geis

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Jim Johnson
Defensive Line – Greg Blache
Linebackers – Chuck Bresnahan
Secondary – Pat Thomas
Defensive Assistant – Fred Bruney

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Hank Kuhlmann

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Roster

1996 Indianapolis Colts final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

80 Aaron Bailey KR
87 Sean Dawkins
15 Chris Doering
88 Marvin Harrison PR
18 Bobby Olive
86 Brian Stablein PR
15 Mark Stock

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

75 Troy Auzenne T
66 Steve Hardin G
65 Eric Mahlum G
58 Jay Leeuwenburg G/C
63 Kirk Lowdermilk C
79 Tony Mandarich T
67 Jason Mathews T
71 Kipp Vickers T
72 Derek West T
64 Doug Widell G

Defensive linemen

56 Tony Bennett DE/LB
96 Richard Dent DE
62 Ellis Johnson DE
90 Steve Martin DT
61 Tony McCoy DT
93 Freddie Joe Nunn DE/LB
97 Kendel Shello DE
98 Tony Siragusa DT
95 Bernard Whittington DE

Linebackers

Defensive backs

29 Jason Belser FS
34 Ray Buchanan CB
38 Eugene Daniel CB
30 Derwin Gray SS
35 Steven Hall
39 Richard Jones CB
43 Vance Joseph CB
26 Dedric Mathis CB
40 Ray McElroy SS
36 Damon Watts

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	TV Time (ET)	Attendance
1	September 1, 1996	Arizona Cardinals	W 20–13	1–0	RCA Dome	FOX 1:00 pm	48,133
2	September 8, 1996	at New York Jets	W 21–7	2–0	The Meadowlands	NBC 4:15 pm	63,534
3	September 15, 1996	at Dallas Cowboys	W 25–24	3–0	Texas Stadium	NBC 4:15 pm	63,021
4	September 23, 1996	Miami Dolphins	W 10–6	4–0	RCA Dome	ABC 9:00 pm	60,891
5	Bye
6	October 6, 1996	at Buffalo Bills	L 13–16	4–1	Rich Stadium	NBC 4:15 pm	79,401
7	October 13, 1996	Baltimore Ravens	W 26–21	5–1	RCA Dome	TNT 8:15 pm	56,978
8	October 20, 1996	New England Patriots	L 9–27	5–2	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	58,725
9	October 27, 1996	at Washington Redskins	L 16–31	5–3	RFK Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	54,254
10	November 3, 1996	San Diego Chargers	L 19–26	5–4	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	58,484
11	November 10, 1996	at Miami Dolphins	L 13–37	5–5	Joe Robbie Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	66,623
12	November 17, 1996	New York Jets	W 34–29	6–5	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	48,322
13	November 24, 1996	at New England Patriots	L 13–27	6–6	Foxboro Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	58,226
14	December 1, 1996	Buffalo Bills	W 13–10	7–6	RCA Dome	NBC 4:15 pm	53,804
15	December 5, 1996	Philadelphia Eagles	W 37–10	8–6	RCA Dome	ESPN 8:15 pm	52,689
16	December 15, 1996	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–19	9–6	Arrowhead Stadium	NBC 4:15 pm	71,136
17	December 22, 1996	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 24–31	9–7	Cinergy Field	NBC 1:00 pm	49,389

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ New England Patriots	11	5	0	.688	418	313	W1
⁽⁴⁾ Buffalo Bills	10	6	0	.625	319	266	W1
⁽⁶⁾ Indianapolis Colts	9	7	0	.563	317	334	L1
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	339	325	W2
New York Jets	1	15	0	.063	279	454	L7

Playoffs

The team received Wild Card playoff berth to the playoffs and traveled to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers. The Colts came back from a 13-point lead in the first half but the Steelers scored 29 unanswered points in the second half and went on to beat the Colts.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game Site	TV Time	Attendance
Wild Card	December 29, 1996	at Pittsburgh Steelers (3)	L 14–42	0–1	Three Rivers Stadium	NBC 12:30 pm	58,078

Seasons (63)

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1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1996 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Houston	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco

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