1979 Baltimore Colts season

1979 Baltimore Colts season
1979 Baltimore Colts season
Owner	Robert Irsay
General manager	Dick Szymanski
Head coach	Ted Marchibroda
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Joe Washington
	← 1978; Colts seasons; 1980 →;

The 1979 Baltimore Colts season was the 27th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). Under fifth-year head coach Ted Marchibroda, the Colts again finished with 5 wins and 11 losses, fifth in the AFC East division.

With persistent shoulder problems, quarterback Bert Jones was sidelined; replaced by veteran Greg Landry, the Colts continued to struggle. Marchibroda was fired after the season in late December,^[1]^[2] and succeeded by Mike McCormack.^[3]

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1979 Baltimore Colts draft
1	6	Barry Krauss	Linebacker	Alabama
3	69	Kim Anderson	Safety	Arizona State
5	115	Larry Braziel	Cornerback	USC
6	150	Jim Moore	Tackle	Ohio State
8	197	Steve Heimkreiter	Linebacker	Notre Dame
8	207	Nesby Glasgow	Safety	Washington
9	224	Russ Henderson	Punter	Virginia
10	254	Steve Stephens	Tight end	Oklahoma State
11	280	John Priestner	Linebacker	Western Ontario
12	306	Charlie Green	Wide receiver	Kansas State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

**1979 Baltimore Colts staff**
	Front office President and Treasurer – Robert Irsay General Manager – Dick Szymanski Assistant General Manager – Ernie Accorsi Head coaches Head Coach – Ted Marchibroda Offensive coaches Receivers – Dick Bielski Offensive Line – Ernie Zwahlen			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Maxie Baughan Defensive Line – Ed Khayat Defensive Backfield – John Symank Special teams coaches Special Teams – George Boutselis

Roster

**1979 Baltimore Colts roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Jerry Golsteyn 7 Bert Jones 11 Greg Landry Running backs (RB) 38 Cleveland Franklin 29 Ben Garry 36 Don Hardeman 48 Roosevelt Leaks 23 Don McCauley 20 Joe Washington Wide receivers (WR) 84 Randy Burke 81 Roger Carr 87 Brian DeRoo 35 Glenn Doughty 45 Mike Siani Tight ends (TE) 83 Mack Alston 86 Reese McCall		Offensive linemen (OL) 60 Ron Baker G 69 Wade Griffin T 52 Lee Gross C 68 Jeff Hart T 62 Ken Huff G 57 Ken Mendenhall C 61 Robert Pratt G 67 Bob Van Duyne T Defensive linemen (DL) 63 Mike Barnes DT 72 Fred Cook DE 76 Joe Ehrmann DT 79 Greg Fields DE 90 Jim Krahl DT 88 Herb Orvis DT		Linebackers (LB) 55 Barry Krauss MLB 54 Sanders Shiver OLB 56 Ed Simonini MLB 53 Stan White OLB 59 Mike Woods OLB 58 Steve Zabel OLB Defensive backs (DB) 44 Lyle Blackwood FS 47 Larry Braziel CB 25 Nesby Glasgow FS 40 Bruce Laird SS 30 Doug Nettles CB 37 Reggie Pinkney SS 43 Norm Thompson CB Special teams (ST) 10 Bucky Dilts P 5 Steve Mike-Mayer K		Reserve 73 Ron Fernandes DE (IR) 51 Steve Heimkreiter LB (IR) 75 George Kunz T (IR) 34 Ron Lee RB (IR) 65 Jimmy Moore T (Left squad) 51 Mike Ozdowski DE (IR) 50 John Priestner LB (IR) 64 David Taylor T (Ret.) Rookies in italics

Source:^[4]

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 2	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 0–14	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	50,442
2	September 9	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 26–29 (OT)	0–2	Memorial Stadium	36,374
3	September 16	at Cleveland Browns	L 10–13	0–3	Cleveland Stadium	72,070
4	September 23	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–17	0–4	Three Rivers Stadium	49,483
5	September 30	Buffalo Bills	L 13–31	0–5	Memorial Stadium	31,904
6	October 7	New York Jets	W 10–8	1–5	Memorial Stadium	32,142
7	October 14	Houston Oilers	L 16–28	1–6	Memorial Stadium	45,021
8	October 21	at Buffalo Bills	W 14–13	2–6	Rich Stadium	50,581
9	October 28	New England Patriots	W 31–26	3–6	Memorial Stadium	41,029
10	November 4	Cincinnati Bengals	W 38–28	4–6	Memorial Stadium	37,740
11	November 11	at Miami Dolphins	L 0–19	4–7	Miami Orange Bowl	50,193
12	November 18	at New England Patriots	L 21–50	4–8	Schaefer Stadium	60,879
13	November 25	Miami Dolphins	L 24–28	4–9	Memorial Stadium	38,016
14	December 2	at New York Jets	L 17–30	4–10	Shea Stadium	47,744
15	December 9	Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–10	4–11	Memorial Stadium	25,684
16	December 16	at New York Giants	W 31–7	5–11	Giants Stadium	58,711
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Miami Dolphins⁽³⁾	10	6	0	.625	5–3	6–6	341	257	L1
New England Patriots	9	7	0	.563	4–4	6–6	411	326	W1
New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	4–4	5–7	337	383	W3
Buffalo Bills	7	9	0	.438	4–4	5–7	268	279	L3
Baltimore Colts	5	11	0	.313	3–5	4–10	271	351	W1

References

^ "Marchibroda fired by Colts after two 5-11 seasons". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire service reports. December 27, 1979. p. 2C.
^ "Colts fire Marchibroda". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 28, 1979. p. 1B.
^ "McCormack named Colts head coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. January 17, 1980. p. 1C.
^ "1979 Baltimore Colts starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

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[mfrd-1] "Marchibroda fired by Colts after two 5-11 seasons". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. wire service reports. December 27, 1979. p. 2C.

[lmtcf-2] "Colts fire Marchibroda". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 28, 1979. p. 1B.

[mccnchc-3] "McCormack named Colts head coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. January 17, 1980. p. 1C.

[4] "1979 Baltimore Colts starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

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