The 1979 Baltimore Colts season was the 27th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1979 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division.
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Record
|
Game Site
|
Attendance
|
| 1
|
September 2, 1979
|
at Kansas City Chiefs
|
L 0–14
|
0–1
|
Arrowhead Stadium
|
50,442
|
| 2
|
September 9, 1979
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
L 26–29
|
0–2
|
Memorial Stadium
|
36,374
|
| 3
|
September 16, 1979
|
at Cleveland Browns
|
L 10–13
|
0–3
|
Cleveland Stadium
|
72,070
|
| 4
|
September 23, 1979
|
at Pittsburgh Steelers
|
L 13–17
|
0–4
|
Three Rivers Stadium
|
49,483
|
| 5
|
September 30, 1979
|
Buffalo Bills
|
L 13–31
|
0–5
|
Memorial Stadium
|
31,904
|
| 6
|
October 7, 1979
|
New York Jets
|
W 10–8
|
1–5
|
Memorial Stadium
|
32,142
|
| 7
|
October 14, 1979
|
Houston Oilers
|
L 16–28
|
1–6
|
Memorial Stadium
|
45,021
|
| 8
|
October 21, 1979
|
at Buffalo Bills
|
W 14–13
|
2–6
|
Rich Stadium
|
50,581
|
| 9
|
October 28, 1979
|
New England Patriots
|
W 31–26
|
3–6
|
Memorial Stadium
|
41,029
|
| 10
|
November 4, 1979
|
Cincinnati Bengals
|
W 38–28
|
4–6
|
Memorial Stadium
|
37,740
|
| 11
|
November 11, 1979
|
at Miami Dolphins
|
L 0–19
|
4–7
|
Miami Orange Bowl
|
50,193
|
| 12
|
November 18, 1979
|
at New England Patriots
|
L 21–50
|
4–8
|
Schaeffer Stadium
|
60,879
|
| 13
|
November 25, 1979
|
Miami Dolphins
|
L 24–28
|
4–9
|
Memorial Stadium
|
38,016
|
| 14
|
December 2, 1979
|
at New York Jets
|
L 17–30
|
4–10
|
Shea Stadium
|
47,744
|
| 15
|
December 9, 1979
|
Kansas City Chiefs
|
L 7–10
|
4–11
|
Memorial Stadium
|
25,684
|
| 16
|
December 16, 1979
|
at New York Giants
|
W 31–7
|
5–11
|
Giants Stadium
|
58,711
|
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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