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1970 Baltimore Colts season
1970 Baltimore Colts season
Owner	Carroll Rosenbloom
General manager	Don Klosterman
Head coach	Don McCafferty
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	11–2–1
Division place	1st AFC East
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Bengals) 17–0; Won AFC Championship; (vs. Raiders) 27–17; Won Super Bowl V; (vs. Cowboys) 16–13
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The Baltimore Colts playing against the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V

The 1970 Baltimore Colts season was the 18th season of the second Colts franchise in the National Football League (NFL). Led by first-year head coach Don McCafferty, the Colts finished the 1970 season with a regular season record of 11 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie to win the first AFC East title. The Colts completed the postseason in Miami with a victory over the Cowboys in Super Bowl V, their first Super Bowl title and fourth NFL championship (1958, 1959, 1968, and 1970).

Behind a offense constructed around short, ball-control throws, the 1970 Colts were the first team in NFL history to win a championship after gaining more yards passing than running over the course of the year.^[1]

Season history

In February 1970, head coach Don Shula departed after seven seasons for the Miami Dolphins,^[2]^[3] now in the same division, and offensive backfield coach McCafferty was promoted in early April.^[4]^[5]^[6]

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	18	Norm Bulaich	Running Back	TCU
2	44	Jim Bailey	Defensive tackle	Kansas
3	70	Jim O'Brien	Wide Receiver / Kicker	Cincinnati
3	74	Ara Person	Tight End	Morgan State
4	95	Steve Smear	Linebacker	Penn State
5	122	Billy Newsome	Defensive End	Grambling State
6	148	Ron Gardin	Defensive Back	Arizona
7	174	Gordon Slade	Quarterback	Davidson
8	199	Bob Bouley	Tackle	Boston College
9	226	Barney Harris	Defensive Back	Texas A&M

Personnel

Staff/Coaches

1970 Baltimore Colts staff

Front office

Owner/president and treasurer – Carroll Rosenbloom
General manager – Don Klosterman

Coaching staff

Head coach – Don McCafferty

Offensive coaches

Receivers/offensive ends – Dick Bielski
Offensive coordinator – John Idzik
Offensive line coach – Lou Rymkus

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator/defensive line – John Sandusky
Defensive backfield – Bobby Boyd
Linebackers coach – Hank Bullough

Final roster

**1970 Baltimore Colts roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Earl Morrall 19 Johnny Unitas Running backs (RB) 36 Norm Bulaich 48 Larry Conjar 45 Jerry Hill 40 Jack Maitland 41 Tom Matte 34 Tom Nowatzke Wide receivers (WR) 17 Sam Havrilak 45 Jerry Hill 33 Eddie Hinton 87 Roy Jefferson 28 Jimmy Orr 27 Ray Perkins Tight ends (TE) 88 John Mackey 84 Tom Mitchell		Offensive linemen (OL) 73 Sam Ball T 50 Bill Curry C 54 Tom Goode C 61 Cornelius Johnson G 68 Dennis Nelson T 62 Glenn Ressler G 71 Dan Sullivan G 72 Bob Vogel T 65 John Williams G Defensive linemen (DL) 65 Jim Bailey DT 85 Roy Hilton DE 76 Fred Miller DT 81 Billy Newsome DE 74 Billy Ray Smith DT 78 Bubba Smith DE 60 George Wright DT		Linebackers (LB) 32 Mike Curtis 51 Bob Grant 83 Ted Hendricks 56 Ray May 52 Robbie Nichols Defensive backs (DB) 35 Jim Duncan 25 Tom Curtis SS 20 Jerry Logan S 42 Tommy Maxwell CB 47 Charlie Stukes CB 21 Rick Volk S Special teams 30 Ron Gardin 54 Tom Goode LS 49 David Lee P 80 Jim O'Brien K		Practice squad 67 Lynn Larson T -- George Mira QB Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 8	at Oakland Raiders	W 33–21	1–0	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	53,519	Recap
2	August 14	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–3	2–0	Municipal Stadium	34,341	Recap
3	August 22	at Denver Broncos	W 24–7	3–0	Mile High Stadium	42,499	Recap
4	August 29	at Miami Dolphins	L 13–20	3–1	Miami Orange Bowl	73,533	Recap
5	September 5	vs. Detroit Lions	W 20–14	4–1	Carter–Finley Stadium (Raleigh, NC)	34,500	Recap
6	September 12	at Washington Redskins	L 14–17	4–2	RFK Stadium	46,045	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 20	at San Diego Chargers	W 16–14	1–0	San Diego Stadium	47,782
2	September 28	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–44	1–1	Memorial Stadium	53,911
3	October 4	at Boston Patriots	W 14–6	2–1	Harvard Stadium	38,235
4	October 11	at Houston Oilers	W 24–20	3–1	Astrodome	48,050
5	October 18	at New York Jets	W 29–22	4–1	Shea Stadium	63,301
6	October 25	Boston Patriots	W 27–3	5–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
7	November 1	Miami Dolphins	W 35–0	6–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
8	November 9	at Green Bay Packers	W 13–10	7–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	48,063
9	November 15	Buffalo Bills	T 17–17	7–1–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
10	November 22	at Miami Dolphins	L 17–34	7–2–1	Miami Orange Bowl	67,699
11	November 29	Chicago Bears	W 21–20	8–2–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
12	December 6	Philadelphia Eagles	W 29–10	9–2–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
13	December 13	at Buffalo Bills	W 20–14	10–2–1	War Memorial Stadium	34,346
14	December 19	New York Jets	W 35–20	11–2–1	Memorial Stadium	60,240
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	0	3	7	6	16
Chargers	0	0	7	7	14

Date: September 20
Location: San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m. PDT
Game attendance: 47,782
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind 8 mph (13 km/h)
Referee: Jack Vest

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Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Chiefs	10	21	3	10	44
Colts	0	7	3	14	24

Date: September 28
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 53,911
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); wind 9 mph (14 km/h)
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell

^[8]

Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	0	7	0	7	14
Patriots	0	3	0	3	6

Date: October 4
Location: Harvard Stadium, Boston
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 38,235
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); wind 17 mph (27 km/h)
Referee: Bernie Ulman

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Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	7	10	0	7	24
Oilers	0	7	7	6	20

Date: October 11
Location: Houston Astrodome, Houston
Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 48,050
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Referee: George Rennix

^[10]

Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	17	3	6	3	29
Jets	3	2	14	3	22

Date: October 18
Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 63,601
Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); wind 15 mph (24 km/h)
Referee: Pat Haggerty

^[11]

This was the Super Bowl III rematch and it was truly a rematch but this time it favors the Colts as they opened up a 19–0 lead and never looked back. The Jets did mount a challenge led by Joe Namath's 392 yards passing, but he also had 6 interceptions as the Colts gain some revenge on this day.

Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	3	0	0	3
• Colts	3	14	3	7	27

Date: October 25
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 60,240
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
Referee: Bob Finley

^[12]

Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	0	0	0
• Colts	7	7	14	7	35

Date: November 1
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 60,240
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); wind 8 mph (13 km/h)
Referee: Norm Schachter
TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Al DeRogatis

^[13]

Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	0	7	6	0	13
Packers	3	0	0	7	10

Date: November 9
Location: Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee
Game start: 8:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 48,063
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); wind 14 mph (23 km/h)
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Don Meredith and Howard Cosell

^[14]

Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	17	0	0	3	20
• Colts	0	14	0	7	21

Date: November 29
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 60,240
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
Referee: Jack Vest

^[15]

Week 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	7	0	10
• Colts	13	10	3	3	29

Date: December 6
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 60,240
Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C); wind 22 mph (35 km/h)
Referee: Bernie Ulman
TV announcers (CBS): Lindsey Nelson and Don Perkins

^[16]

Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	10	0	7	3	20
Bills	7	7	0	0	14

Date: December 13
Location: War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 34,346
Game weather: Snow • 28 °F (−2 °C) • Wind 11 mph (18 km/h)
Referee: Bob Finley

^[17]

The Colts clinched the division title with the win.

Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	7	7	3	3	20
• Colts	0	14	7	14	35

Date: December 19
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
Game start: 3:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 60,240
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); wind 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Referee: Tommy Bell
TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and Kyle Rote

Earl Morrall 18/33, 348 Yds

^[18]

Standings

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	11	2	1	.846	6–1–1	8–2–1	321	234	W4
Miami Dolphins	10	4	0	.714	6–2	8–3	297	228	W6
New York Jets	4	10	0	.286	2–6	2–9	255	286	L3
Buffalo Bills	3	10	1	.231	3–4–1	3–7–1	204	337	L5
Boston Patriots	2	12	0	.143	2–6	2–9	149	361	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cincinnati Bengals	8	6	0	.571	3–3	7–4	312	255	W7
Cleveland Browns	7	7	0	.500	4–2	7–4	286	265	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	9	0	.357	3–3	5–6	210	272	L3
Houston Oilers	3	10	1	.231	2–4	3–7–1	217	352	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	8	4	2	.667	4–0–2	7–2–2	300	293	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	5	2	.583	2–3–1	7–3–1	272	244	L2
San Diego Chargers	5	6	3	.455	2–2–2	4–4–3	282	278	W1
Denver Broncos	5	8	1	.385	1–4–1	3–6–1	253	264	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Postseason

The team made it to the playoffs with the best record in the AFC. The Colts hosted both AFC playoff games that they played in. (It wasn't until the 1975 season that playoff teams were seeded by record; the fact that the Colts hosted both playoff games was just due to the rotation set up with the AFL–NFL merger.) The team won both AFC playoff games as well as Super Bowl V.

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
Divisional	December 26	Cincinnati Bengals	W 17–0	1–0	Memorial Stadium	51,127
AFC Championship	January 3, 1971	Oakland Raiders	W 27–17	2–0	Memorial Stadium	56,368
Super Bowl V	January 17, 1971	Dallas Cowboys	W 16–13	3–0	Miami Orange Bowl	80,055

Divisional

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0
• Colts	7	3	0	7	17

Date: December 26
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: 30 °F (−1 °C); wind 15 mph (24 km/h)
Referee: Jack Vest
TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson and Al DeRogatis

The Colts hosted the Cincinnati Bengals in the divisional round. The Colts relied on their defense, which had carried them all season, to best the Bengals 17–0, holding Cincinnati to only 139 total yards.^[19]

Conference Championship

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	3	7	7	17
• Colts	3	7	10	7	27

Date: January 3
Location: Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C); wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and Kyle Rote

The Colts next hosted the Oakland Raiders for the AFC Championship game. The Colts jumped out to an early lead over the Raiders, 10–3 at halftime. Oakland came back to tie it up early in the 3rd quarter. The Colts would respond with a Jim O'Brien field goal and a second Bulaich touchdown. Johnny Unitas extended the lead with a 68-yard touchdown pass to Ray Perkins that made the score 27–17. The Colts would seal the win with an interception in the end zone.^[20]

Super Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	0	6	0	10	16
Cowboys	3	10	0	0	13

Date: January 17
Location: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami
Game start: 1:50 p.m. EST
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); wind 11 mph (18 km/h)
Referee: Norm Schachter
TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy, Kyle Rote, and Bill Enis

The Colts made it to the Super Bowl for the second time in franchise history and played the Dallas Cowboys for the NFL championship. In the 2nd quarter, Johnny Unitas threw a pass that was tipped twice before John Mackey caught it for a 75-yard score. Later in the quarter Unitas was injured and Earl Morrall completed a sloppy and turnover-filled game: the Colts committed a total of 7 turnovers, the Cowboys 4. Following an interception by Mike Curtis, Jim O'Brien kicked the game-winning 32-yard field goal, giving Baltimore a 16–13 lead with 5 seconds left in the game, and the victory.^[21]

References

^ "Johnny Unitas Was Unique," in Spencer Murray (ed.), Petersen's Pro Football: 1976 Annual. Los Angeles: Petersen Publishing Co. 1976; p. 84.
^ "Shula replaces Miami's Wilson". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. February 19, 1970. p. 1, part 2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Dollar signs convince Shula to jump to Miami Dolphins". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 19, 1970. p. 4D.
^ "Colts passed up 3 head coaches". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. April 7, 1970. p. 21.
^ Riker, Dan (April 7, 1970). "Don McCafferty, ex-Kent State mentor, is named Baltimore head coach". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). UPI. p. 14.
^ "McCafferty Colt coach". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 7, 1970. p. 1, part 2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
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^ "Cincinnati Bengals 0 at Baltimore Colts 17. Saturday, December 26, 1970". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-04.
^ "Oakland Raiders 17 at Baltimore Colts 27, Sunday, January 3, 1971". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-04.
^ "Baltimore Colts 16 vs. Dallas Cowboys 13, Sunday, January 17, 1971". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-04.

External links

Colts Crusade: The Story of the 1970 Baltimore Colts. Dave Volsky via YouTube.com (Video.)
1970 Baltimore Colts Season, NFL Films via YouTube.com (Video.)
Ted Moore (narrator), Game of the Week: Colts at Jets, 1970 Week 5. Dave Volsky, YouTube.com (Video.)

[1] "Johnny Unitas Was Unique," in Spencer Murray (ed.), Petersen's Pro Football: 1976 Annual. Los Angeles: Petersen Publishing Co. 1976; p. 84.

[mjshrep-2] "Shula replaces Miami's Wilson". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. February 19, 1970. p. 1, part 2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[jumpmia-3] "Dollar signs convince Shula to jump to Miami Dolphins". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 19, 1970. p. 4D.

[cputhc-4] "Colts passed up 3 head coaches". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. April 7, 1970. p. 21.

[yvupinhc-5] Riker, Dan (April 7, 1970). "Don McCafferty, ex-Kent State mentor, is named Baltimore head coach". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). UPI. p. 14.

[msmcff-6] "McCafferty Colt coach". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 7, 1970. p. 1, part 2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[7] Pro-Football-Reference.com

[8] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-28.

[9] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-28.

[10] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-29.

[11] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-29.

[12] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-29.

[13] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-29.

[14] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-29.

[15] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-01.

[16] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-03.

[17] Pro-Football-Reference.com

[18] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-04.

[19] "Cincinnati Bengals 0 at Baltimore Colts 17. Saturday, December 26, 1970". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-04.

[20] "Oakland Raiders 17 at Baltimore Colts 27, Sunday, January 3, 1971". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-04.

[21] "Baltimore Colts 16 vs. Dallas Cowboys 13, Sunday, January 17, 1971". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-04.

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-The '''1970 [[Baltimore Colts]] [[Indianapolis Colts seasons|season]]''' was the 18th season for the team in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). Led by first-year head coach [[Don McCafferty]], the Colts finished the {{nfly|1970}} season with a regular season record of 11 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie to win the first [[American Football Conference|AFC]] [[AFC East|East]] title. The Colts completed the [[1970–71 NFL playoffs|postseason]] in [[Miami Orange Bowl|Miami]] with a victory over the [[1970 Dallas Cowboys season|Cowboys]] in [[Super Bowl V]], their first Super Bowl title and third world championship<!--overall--> ([[1958 NFL Championship Game|1958]], [[1959 NFL Championship Game|1959]], and 1970). The Baltimore Colts would not return to a championship game again.
+The '''1970 [[Baltimore Colts]] [[Indianapolis Colts seasons|season]]''' was the 18th season of the second Colts franchise in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). Led by first-year head coach [[Don McCafferty]], the Colts finished the {{nfly|1970}} season with a regular season record of 11 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie to win the first [[American Football Conference|AFC]] [[AFC East|East]] title. The Colts completed the [[1970–71 NFL playoffs|postseason]] in [[Miami Orange Bowl|Miami]] with a victory over the [[1970 Dallas Cowboys season|Cowboys]] in [[Super Bowl V]], their first Super Bowl title and fourth NFL championship ([[1958 NFL Championship Game|1958]], [[1959 NFL Championship Game|1959]], [[1968 NFL Championship Game|1968]], and 1970).
+Behind a offense constructed around short, ball-control throws, the 1970 Colts were the first team in NFL history to win a championship after gaining more yards passing than running over the course of the year.<ref>"Johnny Unitas Was Unique," in Spencer Murray (ed.), ''Petersen's Pro Football: 1976 Annual.'' Los Angeles: Petersen Publishing Co. 1976; p. 84.</ref>
+==Season history==
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-This was the [[Super Bowl III]] rematch and it was truly a rematch but this time it favors the Colts as they opened up a 19–0 lead and never looked back. The Jets did mount a challenge led by [[Joe Namath]]'s 392 yards passing, but he also had 6 interceptions as the Colts gain some revenge on this day.
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 === Standings ===
 {{1970 AFC East standings}}
+{{1970 AFC Central standings}}
 {{1970 AFC West standings}}

v t e Indianapolis Colts seasons
Played in Baltimore (1953–1983)
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Bold indicates NFL Championship (1920–65) or Super Bowl (1966–present) victory Italics indicates NFL Championship (1920–65) or Super Bowl (1966–present) appearance

v t e Baltimore Colts Super Bowl V champions
15 Earl Morrall 17 Sam Havrilak 19 Johnny Unitas 20 Jerry Logan 21 Rick Volk 25 Tom Curtis 27 Ray Perkins 28 Jimmy Orr 30 Ron Gardin 32 Mike Curtis 33 Eddie Hinton 34 Tom Nowatzke 35 Jim Duncan 36 Norm Bulaich 40 Jack Maitland 41 Tom Matte 42 Tom Maxwell 45 Jerry Hill 47 Charles Stukes 49 David Lee 50 Bill Curry 51 Bob Grant 52 Robbie Nichols 54 Tom Goode 56 Ray May 60 George Wright 61 Cornelius Johnson 62 Glenn Ressler 68 Dennis Nelson 71 Dan Sullivan 72 Bob Vogel 73 Sam Ball 74 Billy Ray Smith 75 John Williams 76 Fred Miller 78 Bubba Smith 79 Jim Bailey 80 Jim O'Brien 81 Billy Newsome 83 Ted Hendricks 84 Tom Mitchell 85 Roy Hilton 87 Roy Jefferson 88 John Mackey
Head coach: Don McCafferty
Coaches: Dick Bielski Bobby Boyd Hank Bullough John Idzik Lou Rymkus John Sandusky

v t e Indianapolis Colts
Founded in 1953 Played in Baltimore (1953–1983) Based and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana
Franchise	History in Baltimore relocation to Indianapolis All-time roster Quarterbacks Coaches Seasons Draft First-round draft picks Ring of Honor
Stadiums	Memorial Stadium RCA Dome Lucas Oil Stadium
Culture	Carroll Rosenbloom Robert Irsay Jim Irsay 12th Man AAFC Colts Baltimore Colts Marching Band Blue Cheerleaders Elway to Marino Parks and Recreation
Lore	Dayton Triangles The Greatest Game Ever Played 1970 AFC Championship Game Ghost to the Post Move to Indianapolis Immaculate Deflection Immaculate Redemption/The Tackle Deflategate Colts Catastrophe Snowvertime Minneapolis Miracle II
Rivalries	Houston Texans Jacksonville Jaguars New England Patriots Brady–Manning rivalry Tennessee Titans
Division championships (16)	1968 1970 1975 1976 1977 1987 1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014
Conference championships (7)	1958 1959 1964 1968 1970 2006 2009
League championships (5)	1958 1959 1968 1970 (V) 2006 (XLI)
Retired numbers	18 19 22 24 70 77 82 89
Media	Broadcasters WFNI-AM Bob Lamey Jim Sorgi
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division
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