1978 Baltimore Colts season

1978 Baltimore Colts season
Head coach	Ted Marchibroda
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	T-4th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1978 Baltimore Colts season was the 26th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1978 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, and finished tied for fourth in the AFC East division with the Buffalo Bills. The Colts lost the tiebreaker to Buffalo based on head-to-head series (0–2).

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 4, 1978	at Dallas Cowboys	L 0–38	0–1	Texas Stadium	64,224
2	September 10, 1978	Miami Dolphins	L 0–42	0–2	Memorial Stadium	47,730
3	September 18, 1978	at New England Patriots	W 34–24	1–2	Schaeffer Stadium	57,284
4	September 24, 1978	at Buffalo Bills	L 17–24	1–3	Rich Stadium	55,270
5	October 1, 1978	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–17	1–4	Memorial Stadium	50,314
6	October 8, 1978	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 30–17	2–4	Busch Memorial Stadium	47,479
7	October 15, 1978	New York Jets	L 10–33	2–5	Memorial Stadium	45,563
8	October 22, 1978	Denver Broncos	W 7–6	3–5	Memorial Stadium	54,057
9	October 29, 1978	at Miami Dolphins	L 8–26	3–6	Miami Orange Bowl	53,524
10	November 6, 1978	Washington Redskins	W 21–17	4–6	Memorial Stadium	57,631
11	November 12, 1978	at Seattle Seahawks	W 17–14	5–6	Kingdome	61,905
12	November 19, 1978	Cleveland Browns	L 24–25	5–7	Cleveland Stadium	45,341
13	November 26, 1978	New England Patriots	L 14–35	5–8	Memorial Stadium	42,828
14	December 3, 1978	at New York Jets	L 17–30	5–9	Shea Stadium	50,248
15	December 9, 1978	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–35	5–10	Three Rivers Stadium	41,957
16	December 17, 1978	Buffalo Bills	L 14–21	5–11	Memorial Stadium	25,415

Roster

1978 Baltimore Colts Team Starters

Offense

12   Bill Troup        QB
20   Joe Washington    RB
48   Roosevelt Leaks   FB
81   Roger Carr        WR
35   Glenn Doughty     WR
83   Mack Alston       TE

69   Wade Griffin      LT
61   Robert Pratt      LG
57   Ken Mendenhall    C
62   Ken Huff          RG
67   Bob Van Duyne     RT

Defense

72   Fred Cook         LDE
63   Mike Barnes       LDT
76   Joe Ehrmann       RDT
78   John Dutton       RDE

52   Tom MacLeod       LB
56   Ed Simonini       LB
53   Stan White        LB

43   Norm Thompson     LCB
30   Doug Nettles      RCB
40   Bruce Laird       SS
44   Lyle Blackwood    FS

Special Teams

2   Toni Linhart      K
49  David Lee         P
80  Marshall Johnson  WR/PR/KR

Standings

1978 AFC East standings
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New England Patriots(2)	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	358	286	L1
Miami Dolphins(4)	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	372	254	W3
New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	6–2	7–5	359	364	L2
Buffalo Bills	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–10	302	354	W1
Baltimore Colts	5	11	0	.313	1–7	3–9	240	421	L5

See also

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