The 1978 Baltimore Colts season was the 26th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1978 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, and finished tied for fourth in the AFC East division with the Buffalo Bills. The Colts lost the tiebreaker to Buffalo based on head-to-head series (0–2).
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Record
|
Game Site
|
Attendance
|
| 1
|
September 4, 1978
|
at Dallas Cowboys
|
L 0–38
|
0–1
|
Texas Stadium
|
64,224
|
| 2
|
September 10, 1978
|
Miami Dolphins
|
L 0–42
|
0–2
|
Memorial Stadium
|
47,730
|
| 3
|
September 18, 1978
|
at New England Patriots
|
W 34–24
|
1–2
|
Schaeffer Stadium
|
57,284
|
| 4
|
September 24, 1978
|
at Buffalo Bills
|
L 17–24
|
1–3
|
Rich Stadium
|
55,270
|
| 5
|
October 1, 1978
|
Philadelphia Eagles
|
L 14–17
|
1–4
|
Memorial Stadium
|
50,314
|
| 6
|
October 8, 1978
|
at St. Louis Cardinals
|
W 30–17
|
2–4
|
Busch Memorial Stadium
|
47,479
|
| 7
|
October 15, 1978
|
New York Jets
|
L 10–33
|
2–5
|
Memorial Stadium
|
45,563
|
| 8
|
October 22, 1978
|
Denver Broncos
|
W 7–6
|
3–5
|
Memorial Stadium
|
54,057
|
| 9
|
October 29, 1978
|
at Miami Dolphins
|
L 8–26
|
3–6
|
Miami Orange Bowl
|
53,524
|
| 10
|
November 6, 1978
|
Washington Redskins
|
W 21–17
|
4–6
|
Memorial Stadium
|
57,631
|
| 11
|
November 12, 1978
|
at Seattle Seahawks
|
W 17–14
|
5–6
|
Kingdome
|
61,905
|
| 12
|
November 19, 1978
|
Cleveland Browns
|
L 24–25
|
5–7
|
Cleveland Stadium
|
45,341
|
| 13
|
November 26, 1978
|
New England Patriots
|
L 14–35
|
5–8
|
Memorial Stadium
|
42,828
|
| 14
|
December 3, 1978
|
at New York Jets
|
L 17–30
|
5–9
|
Shea Stadium
|
50,248
|
| 15
|
December 9, 1978
|
at Pittsburgh Steelers
|
L 13–35
|
5–10
|
Three Rivers Stadium
|
41,957
|
| 16
|
December 17, 1978
|
Buffalo Bills
|
L 14–21
|
5–11
|
Memorial Stadium
|
25,415
|
Standings[]
[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 295
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