1975 Baltimore Colts season

23rd season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Baltimore Colts 1975 10–4 T-1st AFC East Ted Marchibroda Robert Irsay Joe Thomas Memorial Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Steelers) 10–28 T George KunzRB Lydell MitchellDE John Dutton Colts seasons The 1975 Baltimore Colts season was the 23rd season for the team in the National Football League. Under first-year head coach Ted Marchibroda, the Colts finished the 1975 season with 10 wins and 4 losses, and tied for first in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins; Baltimore won the division tiebreaker based on a head-to-head sweep of Miami — the first sweep of the Dolphins in their six years under head coach Don Shula.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=utsjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GSkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6912%2C2994584 Milwaukee Journal (New York Times) Wallace William N. Colts in playoffs? Sure looks like it December 15, 1975 9, part 2 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HYFIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g20DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5858%2C2926101 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Colts earn Super shot December 22, 1975 14 The Colts won their opener, lost four straight, then swept their final nine games and narrowly edged the Dolphins for the division title. The turnaround season became forever known by Colts fans afterward as The Miracle on 33rd Street. This was the first of three consecutive AFC East titles for the Colts. Hired in January, Marchibroda was previously the offensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins under head coach George Allen.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V8daAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fW0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2096%2C1929853 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Marchibroda steps up as coach of Colts January 16, 1975 10 The 1975 Colts coaching staff included 23-year-old assistant Bill Belichick, his first association with an NFL team and first coaching position. Offseason Draft 1975 NFL draft 1975 Baltimore Colts Draft Round Selection Player Position College Notes13Ken HuffGNorth Carolina353Mike WashingtonCBAlabama56Dave PearDTWashington480Marshall JohnsonWRHouston93Paul LinfordDTBYU5105Roosevelt LeaksRBTexas6131Don WestbrookWRNebraska7157Kim JonesRBColorado State160Steve JoachimQBTemple168Derrel LuceLBBaylor8184John BushongDEWestern Kentucky187Greg DenboerTEMichigan192Mario CageRBNorthwestern Louisiana9209Royce McKinneyDBKentucky State10236Phil WaganheimPMaryland11261David HazelWROhio State12288Brad StormLBIowa State13313John RomanGIdaho State14340Mike SmithCSMU15365John GoodieRBLangston16392Bill MaloufQBOle Miss399Mike EvavoldDTMacAlester416Robert SmithDBMaryland17417David McKnightLBGeorgia426Mike BengardDENorthwestern (Iowa)440Frank RusselWRMaryland Personnel Staff 1975 Baltimore Colts staff Front office President and treasurer – Robert Irsay General manager – Joe Thomas Assistant general manager – Ernie Accorsi Coaching staff Head coach – Ted Marchibroda Staff assistant - Bill Belichick Offensive coaches Receivers – Pete McCulley Offensive line – Whitey Dovell Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Maxie Baughan Defensive line – Jerry Smith Defensive backfield – Frank Lauterbur Special teams coaches Special teams – George Boutselis Final roster 1975 Baltimore Colts 14 Marty Domres  7 Bert Jones 48 Roosevelt Leaks y 23 Don McCauley 26 Lydell Mitchell 38 Bill Olds 27 Howard Stevens 81 Roger Carr 35 Glenn Doughty 29 Marshall Johnson y 86 Freddie Scott American football 87 Raymond Chester 85 Jimmie Kennedy 50 Forrest Blue C 66 Elmer Collett G 73 Ed George T 62 Ken Huff y G 75 George Kunz T 57 Ken Mendenhall C 61 Robert Pratt American football G 64 David Taylor American football T 67 Bob Van Duyne G 63 Mike Barnes American football, born 1950 DT 72 Fred Cook American football DE 78 John Dutton defensive lineman DE 76 Joe Ehrmann DT 65 Dave Pear y DT 71 Glenn Robinson American football DE 59 Jim Cheyunski MLB 55 Dan Dickel OLB 58 Derrel Luce y OLB 52 Tom MacLeod OLB 51 Mike Varty MLB 53 Stan White linebacker OLB 40 Bruce Laird American football SS 42 Lloyd Mumphord CB 31 Nelson Munsey CB 30 Doug Nettles CB 25 Ray Oldham CB/S 21 Rick Volk FS 20 Jackie Wallace FS 49 David Lee punter P  2 Toni Linhart K 32 Mike Curtis American football LB IR 33 Randy Hall American football S IR 46 Kim Jones American football y RB IR 34 Mike Washington cornerback y CB IR Regular season 1975 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 21 at Chicago Bears W 35–7 1–0 Soldier Field 54,152 Recap 2 September 28 Oakland Raiders L 20–31 1–1 Memorial Stadium 40,657 Recap 3 October 5 at Los Angeles Rams L 13–24 1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 62,491 Recap 4 October 12 Buffalo Bills L 31–38 1–3 Memorial Stadium 43,907 Recap 5 October 19 at New England Patriots L 10–21 1–4 Schaefer Stadium 51,417 Recap 6 October 26 at New York Jets W 45–28 2–4 Shea Stadium 55,137 Recap 7 November 2 Cleveland Browns W 21–7 3–4 Memorial Stadium 35,235 Recap 8 November 9 at Buffalo Bills W 42–35 4–4 Rich Stadium 77,320 Recap 9 November 16 New York Jets W 52–19 5–4 Memorial Stadium 52,097 Recap 10 November 23 at Miami Dolphins W 33–17 6–4 Orange Bowl 61,986 Recap 11 November 30 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–14 7–4 Memorial Stadium 42,122 Recap 12 December 7 at New York Giants W 21–0 8–4 Shea Stadium 49,863 Recap 13 December 14 Miami Dolphins W 10–7OT 9–4 Memorial Stadium 59,398 Recap 14 December 21 New England Patriots W 34–21 10–4 Memorial Stadium 48,678 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Playoffs 1975–76 NFL playoffs The team made it to the playoffs as a No. 3 seed and traveled to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers in the divisional round. Tied at seven at the half, Pittsburgh outscored the Colts 21–3 in the second half. The Steelers defense forced four turnovers and held the Colts to 154 total yards of offense in their 28–10 win.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GfBLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c-0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7076%2C5275530 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Steeler defense stops Baltimore December 28, 1975 D1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dGwjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YikEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5302%2C2763197 Milwaukee Journal press dispatches Steeler defense too much December 28, 1975 1, sports https://www.si.com/vault/1976/01/05/557887/a-steelclad-case-for-the-defense Sports Illustrated Mulvoy Mark Mark Mulvoy A Steelclad case for the defense January 5, 1976 13 Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Divisional December 27 at Pittsburgh Steelers (1) L 10–28 Three Rivers Stadium 49,053 Recap Awards and honors Sporting News Executive of the Year: Joe Thomas AP Coach of the Year, PFW Coach of the Year, Sporting News Coach of the Year, UPI AFC Coach of the Year: Ted Marchibroda See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts–Patriots rivalry References 2 External links 1975 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1975 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com Baltimore Colts Category:Baltimore Colts seasons Category:AFC East championship seasons Baltimore Colts