Indianapolis Colts

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Indianapolis Colts
Founded in 1953
playing in Indianapolis , Indiana
Indianapolis Colts logo
league

National Football League (1953-present)

Current uniforms
AFCS-Uniform-IND.PNG
Team colors Blue White
mascot Blue
staff
owner Jim Irsay
General manager Chris Ballard
Head coach Frank Reich
Team history
  • Baltimore Colts (1953-1983)
  • Indianapolis Colts (1984-present)
Nicknames
The Colts, Indy Colts
successes
NFL Champions (5) * NFL Championships (3)
1958 , 1959, 1968
Conference winner (7)
  • NFL Western: 1958, 1959, 1964, 1968
  • AFC: 1970, 2006, 2009
Division Winner (16)
  • NFL Coastal: 1968
  • AFC East: 1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1987, 1999
  • AFC South: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014
Play-off appearances (26)
  • NFL: 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1987, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018
Stages

The Indianapolis Colts are part of the National Football League (NFL) and play in the American Football Conference (AFC) in the Southern Division . From 1953 to 1984 the Colts played in Baltimore as the Baltimore Colts . You are two-time Super Bowl winners (1970 and 2006).

history

On January 23, 1953 , a group of investors in Baltimore around businessman Carroll Rosenbloom , supported by the city government, acquired the rights to a new NFL franchise . This was preceded by the longing for a new professional football team for the city after the first Colts from the AAFC had to be dissolved after the 1950 season for financial reasons. However, NFL commissioner Bert Bell stipulated that at least 15,000 season tickets had to be sold within six weeks. However, this goal was already achieved after four weeks, whereby Rosenbloom was awarded the franchise for Baltimore. After the first season and a 3-9 record under Head Coach Keith Molesworth , Rosenbloom Weeb signed Ewbank as the new coach. Over the next few years, Ewbank steadily built the Colts into a successful team. So they managed to end the season with more wins than losses in 1957 , which succeeded every year for the next 14 years and in 1958 and 1959 to bring the NFL championships to Baltimore.

A great guarantee for the success of the team was next to Ewbank as a coach, their quarterback Johnny Unitas . Unitas, who was drafted late by the Steelers and made a detour to the Colts, developed into one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history in the 17 years he played for the Colts. In 206 games he played for the Colts, he scored 287 touchdowns by passing and 13 by running the ball into the opponent's end zone . Unitas was also responsible for introducing the so-called no-huddle offense . The move is not announced by the quarterback in a players' meeting before the start of the game, but called by him directly on the line of scrimmage . With this tactic and the later Hall of Famers Raymond Berry , Art Donovan , Gino Marchetti and Lenny Moore , they were able to beat the New York Giants in overtime with 23:17 in a dramatic game in the NFL Championship Game on December 28, 1958 . The game was later dubbed The Best Game Ever by commentators and contributed greatly to the rapidly growing popularity of professional football.

After the 1962 season , Ewbank was fired after disputes with the owner Rosenbloom. Rosenbloom then hired Don Shula , a former Ewbank player, as the Colts' new head coach in January 1963 . At the age of 33, he was the youngest coach in the NFL at the time. In 1968 the Colts were able to win the NFL Championship Game for the third time, representing the NFL in the AFL-NFL World Championship Game in an additional final. With the additional final, the “real” national champion was determined according to the agreement between the NFL and AFL . In the final, which was later renamed Super Bowl III , the Colts met again on Ewbank and the New York Jets he trained . The Colts were big favorites at the time, but they surprisingly lost the game 16: 7. In 1970 , after the NFL and AFL merged into a league and the Colts played in the AFC , they reached the Super Bowl again . There they could defeat the Dallas Cowboys with 16:13 and wipe out the shame of defeat. Johnny Unitas managed his only thrown touchdown in a Super Bowl with a pass to John Mackey .

In 1984 owner Robert Irsay, who took over the team in 1972, moved the Colts to Indianapolis in a night-and-fog operation.

After an unsuccessful 1997 season, Bill Polian was appointed CEO . He had already made a name for himself as general manager of the Buffalo Bills , (which were under his direction in the Super Bowl four years in a row) and built the Carolina Panthers as the best new team ("Expansion") in NFL history. Two years later, the Colts were able to improve from a 3:13 record in the previous season to 13: 3 (wins / losses). They set an NFL record for the greatest improvement a team had in a season, measured by the number of wins. Polian's significant accomplishments include signing a number of important undrafted players.

Jim E. Mora , who had coached the Indianapolis team since 1998, was replaced by Tony Dungy in 2002 . With him as head coach , the Colts won the Super Bowl XLI in 2006 by beating the Chicago Bears 29:17 .

Successor to Dungy, who ended his coaching career after the play-offs in 2009, was Jim Caldwell . On December 17, 2009, the Colts, under his direction, outbid their own new NFL record set the previous week when they defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 35:31. This was the 23rd win in a row in a regular season game . The New England Patriots held the old record with 21 wins in a row. At the end of the season, however, the Indianapolis team lost to the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV .

In 2012, the Colts parted ways with their longtime quarterback Peyton Manning . In the draft, they then selected Andrew Luck as the first player , who immediately advanced to starting quarterback in his rookie season . The Colts then closed the 2012 season with eleven wins and five losses and made it into the play-offs. Even after the 2013 and 2014 season, the Colts reached the play-offs. However, both times they lost to the New England Patriots , in 2013 in the Divisional Play-offs and in 2014 in the AFC Championship Game .

Special players

Colts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Jersey number Surname position Active for Indianapolis Year of admission
70 Kind Donovan DT 1953-1961 1968
11 Joe Perry FB 1961–1962 1969
89 Gino Marchetti DE 1953-64, 1966 1972
82 Raymond Berry WR 1955-1967 1973
77 Jim Parker OIL 1957-1967 1973
24 Lenny Moore HB 1956-1967 1975
- Weeb Ewbank Trainer 1954-1952 1978
19th Johnny Unitas QB 1956-1972 1979
- Mike McCormack Trainer 1980-1981 1984
83 Ted Hendricks LB 1969-1973 1990
88 John Mackey TE 1963-1971 1992
- Don Shula Trainer 1963-1969 1997
29 Eric Dickerson RB 1987-1991 1999
96 Richard Dent DE 1996 2011
28 Marshall Faulk RB 1994-1998 2011
- Bill Polian President, GM 1998-2011 2015
- Tony Dungy Trainer 2002-2008 2016
88 Marvin Harrison WR 1996-2008 2016

Jersey numbers that are no longer awarded

No. player position Period
18th Peyton Manning QB 1998-2011
19th Johnny Unitas QB 1956-72
22nd Buddy Young RB 1953-55
24 Lenny Moore HB 1956-67
70 Kind Donovan DT 1953-61
77 Jim Parker OIL 1957-67
82 Raymond Berry WR 1959-72
89 Gino Marchetti DE 1948-61

Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor

The Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor honors former players, coaches or club officials who have made outstanding contributions to the franchise. The names are clearly visible in the Lucas Oil Stadium . The first honor was made in 1996 when Robert Irsay , the owner of the Colts at the time, was accepted as the first member. Since then, eleven players, two head coaches and a general manager have been added.

N ° Surname position Years in the club Year of honor
Robert Irsay owner 1972-1997 1996
80 Bill Brooks WR 1986-1992 1998
Ted Marchibroda Head coach 1975-1979, 1992-1995 2000
75 Chris Hinton OT, OG 1983-1989 2001
4th Jim Harbaugh QB 1994-1997 2005
12th Man Fans 2007; Removed in 2016
Tony Dungy Head coach 2002-2008 2010
88 Marvin Harrison WR 1996-2008 2011
32 Edgerrin James RB 1999-2005 2012
29 Eric Dickerson RB 1987-1991 2013
28 Marshall Faulk RB 1994-1998 2013
63 Jeff Saturday C. 1999-2011 2015
Bill Polian General manager 1998-2011 2017
18th Peyton Manning QB 1998-2011 2017
87 Reggie Wayne WR 2001-2014 2018
93 Dwight Freeney DE 2002–2012 2019
Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist
Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Current squad

Squad of the Indianapolis Colts

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receiver

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebacker

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve List

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Roster as of October 8, 2019
Depth ChartTransactions

53 active, 8 inactive, 10 practice squad

Trainer (Head Coaches)

With Tony Dungy, the Colts won the 41st Super Bowl.
Jim Caldwell was 2009 - 2011 the head coach of the Colts.
After successful therapy, Chuck Pagano was Head Coach of the Colts from 2012 to 2017 .
# Order of trainers
Games Play as a coach
S. Victories
N Defeats
UE draw
Won% Win rate
* Exclusively active as head coach for the Colts
# Surname Period Regular season Play-offs Achievements / Awards reference
Games S. N UE Won% Games S. N
Baltimore Colts
1 Keith Molesworth * 1953 12 3 9 0 .333 - - -
2 Weeb Ewbank 1954-1952 112 59 52 1 .527 2 2 0 AP NFL Trainer of the Year (1958)
UPI NFL Trainer of the Year (1958)
NFL Championships ( 1958 , 1959)
3 Don Shula 1963-1969 98 71 23 4th .725 5 2 3 AP NFL Coach of the Year (1964, 1968)
Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year (1964, 1968)
Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year (1968)
NFL Championship (1968)
4th Don McCafferty 1970-1972 33 22nd 10 1 .667 5 4th 1 Super bowl v
5 John Sandusky * 1 1972 9 4th 5 0 .444 - - -
6th Howard Schnellenberger * 1973-1974 17th 4th 13 0 .235 - - -
7th Joe Thomas * 2 1974 11 2 9 0 .182 - - -
8th Ted Marchibroda 1975-1979 74 41 33 0 .554 3 0 3 AP NFL Coach of the Year (1975)
Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year (1975)
Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year (1975)
UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1975)
9 Mike McCormack 1980-1981 32 9 23 0 .281 - - -
10 Frank Kush * 1982-1983 25th 7th 17th 1 .280 - - -
Indianapolis Colts
- Frank Kush * 1984 15th 4th 11 0 .267 - - -
11 Hal Hunter * 3 1984 1 0 1 0 .000 - - -
12 Rod Dowhower * 1985-1986 29 5 24 0 .172 - - -
13 Ron Meyer 4 1986-1991 71 36 35 0 .507 2 0 2 UPI NFL Trainer of the Year (1987)
14th Rick Venturi 5 1991 11 1 10 0 .100 - - -
- Ted Marchibroda 1992-1995 64 30th 34 0 .469 3 2 1
15th Lindy Infante 1996-1997 32 12 20th 0 .375 1 0 1
16 Jim E. Mora 1998-2001 64 32 32 0 .500 2 0 2
17th Tony Dungy 2002-2008 112 85 27 0 .759 13 7th 6th Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year (2005)
Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of the Year (2005)
Super Bowl XLI
18th Jim Caldwell 2009-2011 48 26th 22nd 0 .542 4th 2 2
19th Chuck Pagano * 2012-2017 96 53 43 0 .552 6th 3 3
20th Bruce Arian's 6th 2012 12 9 3 0 .750 - - - AP NFL Trainer of the Year (2012)
21st Frank Reich * 2018– 32 17th 15th 0 .531 2 1 1
1 John Sandusky was an interim coach for nine games during the 1972 season .
2 Joe Thomas was the interim coach for eleven games during the 1974 season .
3 Hal Hunter was the interim coach for the final game of the 1984 season .
4th Ron Meyer was an interim coach for three games in the 1986 season .
5 Ron Meyer was interim coach for eleven games in the 1991 season .
6th Bruce Arians was the interim coach for 12 games in the 2012 season after Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia.

Web links

Commons : Indianapolis Colts  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

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  2. John Clayton: NFL: Where do the Indianapolis Colts 'Peyton Manning and the Minnesota Vikings' Brett Favre rank among history's greatest QBs? In: sports.espn.go.com. ESPN, January 19, 2010, accessed December 29, 2013 .
  3. ^ The night a team disappeared , Der Tagesspiegel, January 6, 2013, accessed January 23, 2015
  4. Colts year-by-year history ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English) colts.com, accessed on October 10, 2015
  5. Colts.com - Year-by-Year Highlights. (No longer available online.) In: colts.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014 ; accessed on July 10, 2017 .
  6. - ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
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  8. - ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
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  10. http://www.indystar.com/article/20071231/SPORTS03/712310383/Sanders-already-repaying-Colts
  11. ^ Mark Alesia: Indianapolis Colts agree to stop using '12th Man' in settlement with Texas A&M. In: indystar.com. February 18, 2016, accessed May 19, 2018 .
  12. http://www.indystar.com/article/20101101/SPORTS15/11010332/Kravitz-Dungy-adds-prestige-Colts-Ring-Honor
  13. http://indiana.sbnation.com/indianapolis-colts/2011/11/27/2589495/the-great-marvin-harrison-inducted-into-colts-ring-of-honor-today
  14. - ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  15. - ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  16. - ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
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  18. Kevin Bowen: Colts To Induct Bill Polian Into Ring Of Honor. (No longer available online.) In: colts.com. June 20, 2016, archived from the original on August 22, 2016 ; accessed on May 19, 2018 .
  19. Colts To Unveil Peyton Manning Statue, Ring Of Honor Induction, Jersey Retirement In October. In: colts.com. May 9, 2017, archived from the original on May 19, 2018 ; accessed on May 19, 2018 .
  20. ^ Reggie Wayne To Be Inducted Into Colts Ring Of Honor. In: colts.com. February 20, 2018, archived from the original on February 25, 2018 ; accessed on May 19, 2018 .
  21. Colts to induct Dwight Freeney into Ring of Honor. In: wthr.com. May 2, 2019, accessed August 10, 2019 .
  22. ^ Statistics by Keith Molesworth . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  23. ^ Statistics from Weeb Ewbank . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  24. ^ Statistics from Don Shula . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  25. ^ Statistics from Don McCafferty . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  26. ^ Statistics by John Sandusky . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  27. ^ Statistics from Howard Schnellenberger . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  28. Statistics from Joe Thomas . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  29. ^ A b Statistics by Ted Marchibroda . Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  30. ^ Statistics from Mike Zimmer . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  31. a b Frank Kush statistics . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  32. Statistics from Hal Hunter . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  33. statistics Rod Dowhower . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  34. ^ Statistics from Ron Meyer . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  35. Statistics by Rick Venturi . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  36. ^ Statistics from Lindy Infante . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  37. Statistics by Jim Mora . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  38. ^ Statistics by Tony Dungy . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  39. Statistics by Jim Caldwell . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  40. Statistics by Chuck Pagano . Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  41. Statistics by Bruce Arians . Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  42. ^ Statistics from Frank Reich . Retrieved January 11, 2020.