1975 Baltimore Colts season

1975 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach	Ted Marchibroda
Home Field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Place	T-1st AFC East
Playoff Finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 28–10
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1974	1976

The 1975 Baltimore Colts season was the 23rd season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1975 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, and finished tied for first in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins. However, the Colts finished ahead of Miami in the AFC East based on head-to-head sweep (2–0).

The 1975 Colts coaching staff included 23-year-old (and future legendary head coach) Bill Belichick. This was Belichick's first association with an NFL team and first coaching position.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 21, 1975	at Chicago Bears	W 35–7	1–0	Soldier Field	54,152
2	September 28, 1975	Oakland Raiders	L 20–31	1–1	Memorial Stadium	40,657
3	October 5, 1975	at Los Angeles Rams	L 13–24	1–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	62,491
4	October 12, 1975	Buffalo Bills	L 31–38	1–3	Memorial Stadium	43,907
5	October 19, 1975	at New England Patriots	L 10–21	1–4	Schaeffer Stadium	51,417
6	October 26, 1975	at New York Jets	W 45–28	2–4	Shea Stadium	55,137
7	November 2, 1975	Cleveland Browns	W 21–7	3–4	Memorial Stadium	35,235
8	November 9, 1975	at Buffalo Bills	W 42–35	4–4	Rich Stadium	77,320
9	November 16, 1975	New York Jets	W 52–19	5–4	Memorial Stadium	52,097
10	November 23, 1975	at Miami Dolphins	W 33–17	6–4	Miami Orange Bowl	61,986
11	November 30, 1975	Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–14	7–4	Memorial Stadium	42,122
12	December 7, 1975	at New York Giants	W 21–0	8–4	Shea Stadium	49,863
13	December 14, 1975	Miami Dolphins	W 10–7	9–4	Memorial Stadium	59,398
14	December 21, 1975	New England Patriots	W 34–21	10–4	Memorial Stadium	48,678

Standings

AFC East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Baltimore Colts	10	4	0	.714	395	269
Miami Dolphins	10	4	0	.714	357	222
Buffalo Bills	8	6	0	.571	420	355
New York Jets	3	11	0	.214	258	433
New England Patriots	3	11	0	.214	258	358

Playoffs

The team made it to the playoffs as a No. 3 seed and traveled to Pittsburgh to play Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round. After being tied at 7 at the half the Steelers outscored the Colts 21–3 in the second half. The Steelers defense forced 4 turnovers and held the Colts to 154 total yards of offense in their 28–10 win.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
Divisional	December 27, 1975	at Pittsburgh Steelers (1)	L 10–28	0–1	Three Rivers Stadium	49,053

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