List of Indianapolis Colts seasons
Season records
Table:
Season

Team

League

Conference

Division

Regular season[a]

Postseason results

Awards[b][c]

Head coaches

Finish

Won

Lost

Ties

Baltimore Colts

1953

1953

NFL

Western

—

5th

3

9

0

Keith Molesworth

1954

1954

NFL

Western

—

6th

3

9

0

Weeb Ewbank

1955

1955

NFL

Western

—

4th

5

6

1

Alan Ameche (OROY)[9]

1956

1956

NFL

Western

—

4th

5

7

0

Lenny Moore (OROY)[10]

1957

1957

NFL

Western

—

3rd

7

5

0

1958

1958

NFL

Western

—

1st

9

3

0

Won NFL Championship (1) (at Giants) 23–17[d]

1959

1959

NFL

Western

—

1st

9

3

0

Won NFL Championship (2) (Giants) 31–16

1960

1960

NFL

Western

—

4th

6

6

0

1961

1961

NFL

Western

—

3rd

8

6

0

1962

1962

NFL

Western

—

4th

7

7

0

1963

1963

NFL

Western

—

3rd

8

6

0

Don Shula

1964

1964

NFL

Western

—

1st

12

2

0

Lost NFL Championship (at Browns) 27–0

Johnny Unitas (MVP)[11]
Don Shula (COY)[12]

1965

1965

NFL

Western

—

2nd

10

3

1

Lost Conference Playoff Game (at Packers) 13–10

1966

1966

NFL

Western

—

2nd

9

5

0

1967[e]

1967

NFL

Western

Coastal

2nd

11

1

2

Johnny Unitas (MVP)[11]
Don Shula (COY)[12]

1968

1968

NFL

Western

Coastal

1st

13

1

0

Won Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) 24–14
Won NFL Championship (at Browns) 34–0
Lost Super Bowl III (vs. Jets) 16–7

Earl Morrall (MVP)[13]
Don Shula (COY)[12]

1969

1969

NFL

Western

Coastal

2nd

8

5

1

1970

1970

NFL

AFC

East

1st

11

2

1

Won Divisional Playoffs (Bengals) 17–0
Won Conference Championship (Raiders) 27–17
Won Super Bowl V (3) (vs. Cowboys) 16–13

Johnny Unitas (WP MOY)[14]

Don McCafferty

1971

1971

NFL

AFC

East

2nd

10

4

0

Won Divisional Playoffs (at Browns) 20–3
Lost Conference Championship (at Dolphins) 21–0

1972

1972

NFL

AFC

East

3rd

5

9

0

Don McCafferty (1–4)
John Sandusky (4–5)

1973

1973

NFL

AFC

East

4th

4

10

0

Howard Schnellenberger

1974

1974

NFL

AFC

East

5th

2

12

0

Howard Schnellenberger (0–3)
Joe Thomas (2–9)

1975

1975

NFL

AFC

East

1st[f]

10

4

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 28–10

Ted Marchibroda (COY)[15]

Ted Marchibroda

1976

1976

NFL

AFC

East

1st[g]

11

3

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 40–14

Bert Jones (MVP, OPOY)[16]

1977

1977

NFL

AFC

East

1st[h]

10

4

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 37–31 (2OT)[i]

1978

1978

NFL

AFC

East

5th

5

11

0

1979

1979

NFL

AFC

East

5th

5

11

0

1980

1980

NFL

AFC

East

4th

7

9

0

Mike McCormack

1981

1981

NFL

AFC

East

4th

2

14

0

1982

1982

NFL

AFC

[j]

14th

0

8

1

Frank Kush

1983

1983

NFL

AFC

East

4th

7

9

0

Vernon Leroy Maxwell (DROY)[17]

Indianapolis Colts

1984

1984

NFL

AFC

East

4th

4

12

0

Frank Kush (4–11)
Hal Hunter (0–1)

1985

1985

NFL

AFC

East

4th

5

11

0

Duane Bickett (DROY)[18]

Rod Dowhower

1986

1986

NFL

AFC

East

5th

3

13

0

Rod Dowhower (0–13)
Ron Meyer (3–0)

1987

1987

NFL

AFC

East

1st[k]

9

6

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Browns) 38–21

Ron Meyer

1988

1988

NFL

AFC

East

3rd

9

7

0

1989

1989

NFL

AFC

East

3rd

8

8

0

1990

1990

NFL

AFC

East

3rd

7

9

0

1991

1991

NFL

AFC

East

5th

1

15

0

Ron Meyer (0–5)
Rick Venturi (1–10)

1992

1992

NFL

AFC

East

3rd

9

7

0

Ted Marchibroda

1993

1993

NFL

AFC

East

5th

4

12

0

1994

1994

NFL

AFC

East

3rd

8

8

0

Marshall Faulk (OROY)[19][20]

1995

1995

NFL

AFC

East

2nd

9

7

0

Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Chargers) 35–20
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 10–7
Lost Conference Championship (at Steelers) 20–16

Jim Harbaugh (CBPOY)[19][21]

1996

1996

NFL

AFC

East

3rd

9

7

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Steelers) 42–14

Lindy Infante

1997

1997

NFL

AFC

East

5th

3

13

0

1998

1998

NFL

AFC

East

5th

3

13

0

Jim E. Mora

1999

1999

NFL

AFC

East

1st

13

3

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (Titans) 19–16

Edgerrin James (OROY)[22]

2000

2000

NFL

AFC

East

2nd

10

6

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 23–17 (OT)

2001

2001

NFL

AFC

East

4th

6

10

0

2002

2002

NFL

AFC

South

2nd

10

6

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Jets) 41–0

Tony Dungy

2003

2003

NFL

AFC

South

1st

12

4

0

Won Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 41–10
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 38–31
Lost Conference Championship (at Patriots) 24–14

Peyton Manning (MVP)[23]

2004

2004

NFL

AFC

South

1st

12

4

0

Won Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 49–24
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 20–3

Peyton Manning (MVP, OPOY)[23][24]

2005

2005

NFL

AFC

South

1st

14

2

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 21–18

Peyton Manning (WP MOY)[25]

2006

2006

NFL

AFC

South

1st

12

4

0

Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) 23–8
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Ravens) 15–6
Won Conference Championship (Patriots) 38–34
Won Super Bowl XLI (4) (vs. Bears) 29–17

Peyton Manning (SB MVP)[26]

2007

2007

NFL

AFC

South

1st

13

3

0

Lost Divisional Playoffs (Chargers) 28–24[l]

Bob Sanders (DPOY)[27]

2008

2008

NFL

AFC

South

2nd

12

4

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Chargers) 23–17 (OT)

Peyton Manning (MVP)[23]

2009

2009

NFL

AFC

South

1st

14

2

0

Won Divisional Playoffs (Ravens) 20–3
Won Conference Championship (Jets) 30–17
Lost Super Bowl XLIV (vs. Saints) 31–17

Peyton Manning (MVP)[28]

Jim Caldwell

2010

2010

NFL

AFC

South

1st

10

6

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 17–16

2011

2011

NFL

AFC

South

4th

2

14

0

2012

2012

NFL

AFC

South

2nd

11

5

0

Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Ravens) 24–9

Bruce Arians (COY)[29]

Chuck Pagano

2013

2013

NFL

AFC

South

1st

11

5

0

Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) 45–44
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 43–22

2014

2014

NFL

AFC

South

1st

11

5

0

Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bengals) 26–10
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Broncos) 24–13
Lost Conference Championship (at Patriots) 45–7

2015

2015

NFL

AFC

South

2nd

8

8

0

2016

2016

NFL

AFC

South

3rd

8

8

0

2017

2017

NFL

AFC

South

3rd

4

12

0

2018

2018

NFL

AFC

South

2nd

10

6

0

Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 21–7
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 31–13

Darius Leonard (DROY)[30]
Andrew Luck (CPOY)[31]

Frank Reich

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