1981 Baltimore Colts season

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1981 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach Mike McCormack
Home Field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 2-14
Place T-4th AFC East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1980 1982

The 1981 Baltimore Colts season was the 29th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1981 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, and finished tied for fourth in the AFC East division with the New England Patriots. However the Colts finished ahead of New England in the AFC East based on head-to-head sweep (2-0).

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Regular season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site
1 September 6, 1981 @ New England Patriots W 29-28 1-0 Schaeffer Stadium
2 September 13, 1981 Buffalo Bills L 3-35 1-1 Memorial Stadium
3 September 20, 1981 @ Denver Broncos L 10-28 1-2 Mile High Stadium
4 September 27, 1981 Miami Dolphins L 28-31 1-3 Memorial Stadium
5 October 4, 1981 @ Buffalo Bills L 17-23 1-4 Ralph Wilson Stadium
6 October 11, 1981 Cincinnati Bengals L 19-41 1-5 Memorial Stadium
7 October 18, 1981 San Diego Chargers L 14-43 1-6 Memorial Stadium
8 October 25, 1981 @ Cleveland Browns L 28-42 1-7 Cleveland Stadium
9 November 1, 1981 @ Miami Dolphins L 10-27 1-8 Miami Orange Bowl
10 November 8, 1981 New York Jets L 14-41 1-9 Memorial Stadium
11 November 15, 1981 @ Philadelphia Eagles L 13-38 1-10 Veterans Stadium
12 November 22, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals L 24-35 1-11 Busch Memorial Stadium
13 November 29, 1981 @ New York Jets L 0-25 1-12 Shea Stadium
14 December 6, 1981 Dallas Cowboys L 13-37 1-13 Memorial Stadium
15 December 13, 1981 @ Washington Redskins L 14-38 1-14 RFK Stadium
16 December 20, 1981 New England Patriots W 23-21 2-14 Memorial Stadium

[edit] Division standings

AFC East
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Miami Dolphins 11 4 1 .719 345 275
New York Jets 10 5 1 .656 355 287
Buffalo Bills 10 6 0 .625 311 276
Baltimore Colts 2 14 0 .125 259 533
New England Patriots 2 14 0 .125 322 370

[edit] See also

1981 NFL season
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AFC East Central West NFC East Central West
Baltimore Cincinnati Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta
Buffalo Cleveland Kansas City NY Giants Detroit Los Angeles
Miami Houston Oakland Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans
New England Pittsburgh San Diego St. Louis Minnesota San Francisco
NY Jets Seattle Washington Tampa Bay
1981 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XVI
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Indianapolis Colts
Formerly the Baltimore Colts • Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
The Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
Head Coaches
Molesworth • Ewbank • Shula • McCafferty • Sandusky • Schnellenberger • Thomas • Marchibroda • McCormack • Kush • Dowhower • Meyer • Venturi • Marchibroda • Infante • Mora • Dungy
Division Championships (12)
Super Bowl Appearances (3)
III • V • XLI
League Championships (5)
Ring of Honor
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