1991 Indianapolis Colts season

1991 Indianapolis Colts season
Head Coach	Ron Meyer Rick Venturi (interim)
Home Field	Hoosier Dome
Results
Record	1–15
Place	5th AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1990	1992

The 1991 Indianapolis Colts season was the 39th season for the team in the National Football League and 8th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1991 season with a record of 1 win and 15 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division. The 1–15 record was one of the worst in NFL History and just one point away from the first 0–16 season in the NFL. Also in 1991 the Colts scored the fewest points ever (143) of any NFL team since going to the standard 16-game schedule in 1978.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Personnel

Staff

1991 Indianapolis Colts staff
	Front office President/Treasurer – Robert Irsay Vice President/General Manager – Jim Irsay Assistant General Manager – Bob Terpening Director of Player Personnel – Jack Bushofsky Head coaches Head Coach – Ron Meyer Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Bill Muir Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Leon Burtnett Running Backs – Sylvester Croom Receivers – Milt Jackson Tight Ends – Brad Seely			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Rick Venturi Defensive Line – Steve Furness Secondary – George Catavolos Special teams coaches Special Teams – Brad Seely Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 1, 1991	New England Patriots	L 7–16	0–1	Hoosier Dome	49,961
2	September 8, 1991	at Miami Dolphins	L 6–17	0–2	Joe Robbie Stadium	51,155
3	September 15, 1991	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 0–16	0–3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	40,287
4	September 22, 1991	Detroit Lions	L 24–33	0–4	Hoosier Dome	53,396
5	September 29, 1991	at Seattle Seahawks	L 3–31	0–5	Kingdome	56,656
6	October 6, 1991	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 3–21	0–6	Hoosier Dome	55,383
7	October 13, 1991	at Buffalo Bills	L 6–42	0–7	Rich Stadium	79,015
8	October 20, 1991	New York Jets	L 6–17	0–8	Hoosier Dome	53,025
9	Bye
10	November 3, 1991	Miami Dolphins	L 6–10	0–9	Hoosier Dome	55,899
11	November 10, 1991	at New York Jets	W 28–27	1–9	The Meadowlands	44,792
12	November 17, 1991	Chicago Bears	L 17–31	1–10	Hoosier Dome	60,519
13	November 24, 1991	at Green Bay Packers	L 10–14	1–11	Milwaukee County Stadium	42,132
14	December 1, 1991	Cleveland Browns	L 0–31	1–12	Hoosier Dome	57,539
15	December 8, 1991	at New England Patriots	L 17–23	1–13	Foxboro Stadium	20,131
16	December 15, 1991	Buffalo Bills	L 7–35	1–14	Hoosier Dome	48,286
17	December 22, 1991	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 3–17	1–15	Tampa Stadium	28,043

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo Bills	13	3	0	.813	458	318
New York Jets	8	8	0	.500	314	293
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	343	349
New England Patriots	6	10	0	.375	211	305
Indianapolis Colts	1	15	0	.063	143	381

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• List of Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts–Patriots rivalry