1984 Indianapolis Colts season

32nd season in franchise history; first in Indianapolis December 2024 March 2026 Indianapolis Colts 1984 4–12 4th AFC East Frank Kush Jim Irsay Robert Irsay Hoosier Dome Did not qualify 1983 (Balt.) Colts seasons The 1984 Indianapolis Colts season was the 32nd season for the team in the National Football League (NFL) and first in Indianapolis, as they relocated from Baltimore after the 1983 NFL season. The Colts finished the year with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, and fourth in the AFC East division. In their inaugural game in Indianapolis, they lost 23–14 to the New York Jets and did not win their first game there until week 5, when they defeated the Buffalo Bills 31–17. The Colts lost five games in a row (including one to the Bills, who started the season 0–11 and finished 2–14) to end the season. They missed the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. The Colts' 2,107 passing yards and 4,132 total yards gained on offense were the fewest in the league in 1984.Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics Offseason NFL draft 1984 NFL draft 1984 Indianapolis Colts 1 8 Leonard Coleman Cornerback Vanderbilt yes 1 19 Ron Solt Guard Maryland yes yes 2 35 Blaise Winter Defensive tackle Syracuse yes 3 66 Chris Scott Defensive tackle Purdue yes 4 93 Craig Curry Cornerback Texas no 4 103 George Wonsley Running back Mississippi State yes 5 120 Golden Tate Wide receiver Tennessee State no 5 130 Kevin Call Tackle Colorado State yes 6 147 Dwight Beverly Running back Illinois no 8 205 Eugene Daniel Cornerback LSU yes 11 290 Bob Stowe Tackle Illinois no 12 317 Steve Hathaway Defensive end West Virginia no no Personnel Staff 1984 Indianapolis Colts President and treasurer – Robert Irsay Vice-president and general manager – Jim Irsay Assistant general manager – Bob Terpening Director of player personnel – Jack Bushofsky Head coach – Frank Kush Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Zeke Bratkowski Running backs – Roger Theder Receivers – Richard Mann Tight ends – Mike Westhoff Offensive line – Hal Hunter Defensive line – Gunther Cunningham Linebackers – Rick Venturi Secondary – George Catavolos Special teams – Mike Westhoff Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic Roster 1984 Indianapolis Colts  9 Mark Herrmann 18 Mike Pagel 10 Art Schlichter 32 Randy McMillan 43 Frank Middleton running back 23 Alvin Moore American football 34 George Wonsley y 85 Matt Bouza 80 Ray Butler American football 88 Bernard Henry American football 87 Tracy Porter wide receiver 86 Phil Smith American football 48 Mark Bell defensive end 83 Tim Sherwin 86 Dave Young American football 61 Don Bailey American football C 72 Kevin Call y T 53 Ray Donaldson C 63 Mark Kirchner American football T 76 Jim Mills gridiron football T 71 Ted Petersen T 66 Ron Solt G 64 Ben Utt G 73 Steve Wright American football, born 1959 T 95 Chris Scott defensive end y DE 91 Byron Smith American football y DE 99 Donnell Thompson DE 94 Scott Virkus DE 92 Brad White defensive lineman NT 96 Blaise Winter y DE 52 Greg Bracelin OLB 98 Johnie Cooks OLB 57 Mike Humiston ILB 55 Barry Krauss ILB 56 Vernon Maxwell American football OLB 98 Cliff Odom ILB 90 Gary Padjen ILB 30 Larry Anderson American football SS 38 Eugene Daniel y CB 27 Preston Davis American football y CB 25 Nesby Glasgow FS 29 Mark Kafentzis SS 28 Bo Metcalf y no CB 21 George Radachowsky FS 35 Tate Randle CB 41 Vaughn Williams y SS  2 Raúl Allegre K  5 Dean Biasucci y K  3 Rohn Stark P -- Karl Baldischwiler T IR 81 Pat Beach TE IR 45 Jim Burroughs CB IR 33 Curtis Dickey RB IR 79 Andy Ekern T IR 65 Ellis Gardner T/G IR 56 Steve Hathaway no y LB IR 75 Chris Hinton T IR 51 Ricky Jones American football LB IR 84 Victor Oatis WR IR 78 Steve Parker defensive end, born 1959 DE IR 39 Newton Williams American football RB IR 69 Leo Wisniewski NT IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 2 New York Jets L 14–23 0–1 Hoosier Dome 61,148 2 September 9 at Houston Oilers W 35–21 1–1 Astrodome 43,820 3 September 16 St. Louis Cardinals L 33–34 1–2 Hoosier Dome 60,274 4 September 23 at Miami Dolphins L 7–44 1–3 Miami Orange Bowl 55,415 5 September 30 Buffalo Bills W 31–17 2–3 Hoosier Dome 60,032 6 October 7 Washington Redskins L 7–35 2–4 Hoosier Dome 60,012 7 October 14 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–16 2–5 Veterans Stadium 50,277 8 October 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–16 3–5 Hoosier Dome 60,026 9 October 28 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–22 3–6 Texas Stadium 58,724 10 November 4 San Diego Chargers L 10–38 3–7 Hoosier Dome 60,143 11 November 11 at New York Jets W 9–5 4–7 Giants Stadium 51,066 12 November 18 New England Patriots L 17–50 4–8 Hoosier Dome 60,009 13 November 25 at Los Angeles Raiders L 7–21 4–9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,289 14 December 2 at Buffalo Bills L 15–21 4–10 Rich Stadium 20,693 15 December 9 Miami Dolphins L 17–35 4–11 Hoosier Dome 60,411 16 December 16 at New England Patriots L 10–16 4–12 Sullivan Stadium 22,383 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Regular season Game summaries Week 2: vs. Houston Oilers Indianapolis Colts 1987 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Oilers September 9, 1984 3:00 p.m. EST Colts 0 21 7 7 Oilers 7 7 0 7 Astrodome • Houston, Texas 43,820 Fred Wyant NBC Phil Stone (play-by-play) and Reggie Rucker (color commentator) Pro-Football-Reference.com Colts Oilers IND HOU collapsed 1 Oilers RushTD Campbell 2 good Kempf run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 Colts RushTD Pagel 1 good Biasucci run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 Oilers RushTD Campbell 15 good Kempf run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 14 2 Colts RushTD Dickey 15 good Biasucci run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 14 2 Colts RecTD Butler Pagel 31 good Biasucci run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 14 3 Colts RecTD Butler Pagel 14 good Biasucci run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 14 4 Oilers RushTD Campbell 1 good Kempf run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 21 4 Colts RecTD Porter Pagel 33 good Biasucci run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 21 35 21 Week 8 vs. Pittsburgh "Good Things come to those who hustle", are words attributed to Pittsburgh's eventual Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll when he recalled Franco Harris Immaculate Reception in 1972. Those words were never so true when Ray Butler scored in the last minute of play-off a deflected pass to give the Colts a dramatic 17–16 win over the eventual AFC Central Division champion Steelers. The 54-yard score capped a 17-point fourth quarter for the Colts, as they moved on drives of 57, 77 and 80 yards for their third victory of the season. See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts–Patriots rivalry References Indianapolis Colts Category:Indianapolis Colts seasons Baltimore Category:Long stubs with short prose