1976 Baltimore Colts season

1976 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach	Ted Marchibroda
Home Field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	11–3
Place	T-1st AFC East
Playoff Finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 40–14
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1975	1977

The 1976 Baltimore Colts season was the 24th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1976 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, and finished tied for first in the AFC East division with the New England Patriots. However, the Colts finished ahead of New England in the AFC East based on a better division record (7–1 to Patriots' 6–2).

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 12, 1976	at New England Patriots	W 27–13	1–0	Schaeffer Stadium	43,512
2	September 19, 1976	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28–27	2–0	Memorial Stadium	50,374
3	September 26, 1976	at Dallas Cowboys	L 27–30	2–1	Texas Stadium	64,237
4	October 3, 1976	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 42–17	3–1	Memorial Stadium	40,053
5	October 10, 1976	Miami Dolphins	W 28–14	4–1	Memorial Stadium	58,832
6	October 17, 1976	at Buffalo Bills	W 31–13	5–1	Rich Stadium	71,009
7	October 24, 1976	at New York Jets	W 20–0	6–1	Shea Stadium	59,576
8	November 1, 1976	Houston Oilers	W 38–14	7–1	Memorial Stadium	60,020
9	November 7, 1976	at San Diego Chargers	W 37–21	8–1	San Diego Stadium	42,827
10	November 14, 1976	New England Patriots	L 14–21	8–2	Memorial Stadium	58,226
11	November 22, 1976	at Miami Dolphins	W 17–16	9–2	Miami Orange Bowl	62,104
12	November 28, 1976	New York Jets	W 33–16	10–2	Memorial Stadium	44,023
13	December 4, 1976	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 17–24	10–3	Busch Memorial Stadium	48,282
14	December 12, 1976	Buffalo Bills	W 58–20	11–3	Memorial Stadium	50,451

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New England Patriots	11	3	0	.786	376	236	W-6
Baltimore Colts	11	3	0	.786	417	246	W-1
Miami Dolphins	6	8	0	.429	263	264	L-1
New York Jets	3	11	0	.214	169	383	L-4
Buffalo Bills	2	12	0	.143	245	363	L-10

Postseason

The team made it to the playoffs as a No. 2 seed and played host to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round. The Colts feel behind 26–7 at the half and would never recover, losing in the end 40–14.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
Divisional	December 19, 1976	Pittsburgh Steelers (3)	L 14–40	0–1	Memorial Stadium	60,020

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry