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| 1977 Baltimore Colts season | |
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| Owner | Robert Irsay |
| General manager | Dick Szymanski |
| Head coach | Ted Marchibroda |
| Home field | Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–4 |
| Division place | T-1st AFC East |
| Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Raiders) 31–37 (2OT) |
| Pro Bowlers | T George Kunz RB Lydell Mitchell DT Mike Barnes DE John Dutton K Toni Linhart |
The 1977 Baltimore Colts season was the 25th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). Led by third-year head coach Ted Marchibroda, the Colts finished with 10 wins and 4 losses, tied for first in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins. The Colts had the tiebreaker over Miami based on better conference record (9–3 to 8–4), and the Dolphins missed the playoffs.[1][2]
This was the final playoff appearance for the Colts as a Baltimore-based franchise (their next came ten years later in 1987, by which time the team moved to Indianapolis). Baltimore's next playoff team was the Ravens in 2000, winners of Super Bowl XXXV.
Offseason
Colts' owner Robert Irsay fired general manager Joe Thomas in January 1977, due to a power struggle he was having with head coach Ted Marchibroda.[3][4][5] The new general manager was former Colts center Dick Szymanski, who was the personnel director and a former scout.[6][7][8]
NFL draft
| 1977 Baltimore Colts draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 26 | Randy Burke | Wide receiver | Kentucky | |
| 2 | 53 | Mike Ozdowski | Defensive end | Virginia | |
| 6 | 168 | Calvin O'Neal | Linebacker | Michigan | Would play for the Colts in 1978. |
| 7 | 193 | Blanchard Carter | Offensive tackle | UNLV | Would play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 8 | 220 | Ken Helms | Offensive tackle | Georgia | |
| 9 | 247 | Glen Capriola | Running back | Boston College | |
| 10 | 277 | Ron Baker | Guard | Oklahoma State | |
| 11 | 304 | Brian Ruff | Linebacker | The Citadel | |
| 12 | 331 | Bill Deutsch | Running back | North Dakota | |
| Made roster | |||||
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Roster
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 18 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 29–14 | 1–0 | Kingdome | 58,991 | |
| 2 | September 25 | at New York Jets | W 20–12 | 2–0 | Giants Stadium | 43,439 | |
| 3 | October 2 | Buffalo Bills | W 17–14 | 3–0 | Memorial Stadium | 49,247 | |
| 4 | October 9 | Miami Dolphins | W 45–28 | 4–0 | Memorial Stadium | 57,829 | |
| 5 | October 16 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–6 | 5–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | 63,076 | |
| 6 | October 23 | at New England Patriots | L 3–17 | 5–1 | Schaefer Stadium | 60,958 | |
| 7 | October 30 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 31–21 | 6–1 | Memorial Stadium | 60,225 | |
| 8 | November 7 | Washington Redskins | W 10–3 | 7–1 | Memorial Stadium | 57,740 | |
| 9 | November 13 | at Buffalo Bills | W 31–13 | 8–1 | Rich Stadium | 39,444 | |
| 10 | November 20 | New York Jets | W 33–12 | 9–1 | Memorial Stadium | 50,957 | |
| 11 | November 27 | at Denver Broncos | L 13–27 | 9–2 | Mile High Stadium | 74,939 | |
| 12 | December 5 | at Miami Dolphins | L 6–17 | 9–3 | Miami Orange Bowl | 68,977 | |
| 13 | December 11 | Detroit Lions | L 10–13 | 9–4 | Memorial Stadium | 45,124 | |
| 14 | December 18 | New England Patriots | W 30–24 | 10–4 | Memorial Stadium | 42,250 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
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- Lydell Mitchell 32 Rush, 114 Yds
Week 2 at Jets
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Colts | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: September 25
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 55 °F or 12.8 °C
- Game attendance: 43,439
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