Tony Dungy is a former head coach of the Colts. He led them to their only Super Bowl victory in Indianapolis (XLI).
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are a member of the South Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). In 1953, a Baltimore-based group led by Carroll Rosenbloom won the rights to a new Baltimore franchise. Rosenbloom was granted an NFL team, and was awarded the holdings of the defunct Dallas Texans organization. The team was known as the Baltimore Colts for 31 seasons before moving to Indianapolis in March 1984.[1]
There have been 18 head coaches for the Colts franchise. Keith Molesworth became the first coach of the Baltimore Colts in 1953, but he was reassigned to a different position with the team following the season.[2] In terms of tenure, Weeb Ewbank has led the team for more games (112) and more complete seasons (nine) than any other head coach. He led the team to two of their NFL championships. Three Colts head coaches; Ewbank, Shula (3), and Marchibroda, have been named coach of the year by at least one major news organization. Ewbank and Shula are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 1978 and 1997 respectively.[3][4] The most recent head coach of the Indianapolis Colts was Jim Caldwell, who was hired on January 14, 2009, and fired on January 17, 2012.[5]
Five times in Colts history there were interim head coaches. In 1972, Don McCafferty was fired five games into the in the season.[2] John Sandusky was named as the interim head coach for the rest of the season, during which he led the Colts to a 4–5 record, but he was not made the permanent coach the next year. In 1974, head coach Howard Schnellenberger started off the season 0–3 and was fired. Joe Thomas assumed the duties of head coach and finished the season at 2–12.[2] In 1991, the Colts started off 0–5 and Ron Meyer was fired as head coach. Rick Venturi was named as the interim for the final 11 games.[6] In 2005 Tony Dungy was forced to miss one game due to personal issues. Jim Caldwell was named as the one game interim.[7]
Key[]
| # | Number of coaches |
| GC | Games coached |
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| T | Ties |
| Win% | Winning percentage |
| * | Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| † | Spent entire professional NFL head coaching career with the Colts |
Coaches[]
Note: Statistics correct as of the end of the 2011 NFL season.
Notes[]
- a John Sandusky was the interim head coach for nine games during the 1972 season.
- b Joe Thomas was the interim head coach for eleven games during the 1974 season.
- c Hal Hunter was the interim head coach for the final game of the 1984 season.
- d Ron Meyer was the interim head coach for three games during the 1986 season.
- e Rick Venturi was the interim head coach for eleven games during the 1991 season.
References[]
- General
- "Indianapolis Colts History". CBS Sportsline. http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/history/IND. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
- "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame Official website. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080617175556/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/teams.html. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
- "Indianapolis Colts Coaching Records and History". DatabaseFootball.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachteam.htm?tm=IND&lg=nfl. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
- Specific
- ↑ "Indianapolis Colts". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/team.jsp?franchise_id=14. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Baltimore Colts: Historical Moments". Baltimore Colts. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/balticolts/baltcolts.html. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Coach Ewbank Laid To Rest". CBS News. 1998-11-18. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/11/18/archive/main22907.shtml. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ↑ "Don Shula: NFL Coaching Legend". Nationwide. http://www.nationwidespeakers.com/speaker/89/don-shula/nfl-coaching-legend. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ↑ "Caldwell out as Colts head coach after 2-14 season". NFL.com (NFL Enterprises LLC). January 17, 2012. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8261597d/article/caldwell-out-as-colts-head-coach-after-214-season. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Indianapolis Colts: Historical Moments". Indianapolis Colts. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/indy/icolts.html. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ↑ "Dungy's son, 18, found dead in Tampa suburb". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2268593. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Keith Molesworth". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=MOLESKEI01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 "NFL Coach of the Year Award". HickokSports.com. http://www.hickoksports.com/history/nflcoy.shtml. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ↑ "Weeb Ewbank". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=EWBANWEE01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Don Shula". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=SHULADON01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Don McCafferty". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=MCCAFDON01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "John Sandusky". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=SANDUJOH01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Howard Schnellenberger". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=SCHNEHOW01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Joe Thomas". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=THOMAJOE01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Ted Marchibroda". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=MARCHTED01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Mike McCormack". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=MCCORMIK01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Frank Kush Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/KushFr0.htm. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Hal Hunter Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/HuntHa0.htm. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Rod Dowhower". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=DOWHOROD01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Ron Meyer". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=MEYERRON01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Rick Venturi". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=VENTURIC01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Lindy Infante". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=INFANLIN01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Jim Mora". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=MORAJIM01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Tony Dungy". databaseSports.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachpage.htm?coachid=DUNGYTON01. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ↑ "Jim Caldwell Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/CaldJi0.htm. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
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