1979 Baltimore Colts season

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.

1979 Baltimore Colts season
OwnerRobert Irsay
General managerDick Szymanski
Head coachTed Marchibroda
Home fieldMemorial Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place5th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB Joe Washington

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,[1][2] and succeeded by Mike McCormack.[3]

Offseason

NFL draft
Main article: 1979 NFL draft
1979 Baltimore Colts draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 6 Barry Krauss  Linebacker Alabama
3 69 Kim Anderson  Safety Arizona State
5 115 Larry Braziel  Cornerback USC
6 150 Jim Moore  Tackle Ohio State
8 197 Steve Heimkreiter  Linebacker Notre Dame
8 207 Nesby Glasgow  Safety Washington
9 224 Russ Henderson  Punter Virginia
10 254 Steve Stephens  Tight end Oklahoma State
11 280 John Priestner  Linebacker Western Ontario
12 306 Charlie Green  Wide receiver Kansas State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff
1979 Baltimore Colts staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – George Boutselis


Roster
1979 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 51 Steve Heimkreiter LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 75 George Kunz T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 50 John Priestner LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Source:[4]

Regular season
Main article: 1979 NFL 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 (OT) 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
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

References
  1. "Marchibroda fired by Colts after two 5-11 seasons". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. December 27, 1979. p. 2C.
  2. "Colts fire Marchibroda". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. December 28, 1979. p. 1B.
  3. "McCormack named Colts head coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 17, 1980. p. 1C.
  4. "1979 Baltimore Colts starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.


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