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1978 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach Ted Marchibroda
Home Field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 5–11
Place T-4th AFC East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1977 1979

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[]

AFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
New England Patriots 11 5 0 .688 358 286
Miami Dolphins 11 5 0 .688 372 254
New York Jets 8 8 0 .500 359 364
Buffalo Bills 5 11 0 .313 302 354
Baltimore Colts 5 11 0 .313 239 421

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See also[]

References[]

  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 295
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