1997 Indianapolis Colts season

1997 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Lindy Infante
Home field	RCA Dome
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1997 Indianapolis Colts season was the 45th season for the team in the National Football League and 14th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1997 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division.

Personnel

Staff

1997 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office

President Emeritus – Robert Irsay
Senior Executive Vice President/General Manager/COO – Jim Irsay
Vice President/Director of Football Operations – Bill Tobin
Assistant General Manager – Bob Terpening
Director of Pro Player Personnel – Clyde Powers
Director of College Player Personnel – George Boone

Head coaches

Head Coach – Lindy Infante

Offensive coaches

Running Backs – Gene Huey
Receivers – Jimmy Robinson
Tight Ends/Quality Control – Tom Batta
Offensive Line – Ron Blackledge
Assistant to the Offensive Line – Charlie Davis
Offensive Assistant/Assistant Quarterbacks – Buddy Geis

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Jim Johnson
Defensive Line – Greg Blache
Linebackers – Chuck Bresnahan
Secondary – Pat Thomas
Defensive Assistant – Fred Bruney

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Hank Kuhlmann

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	August 31, 1997	at Miami Dolphins	L 10–16	0–1	Pro Player Stadium	70,813
2	September 7, 1997	New England Patriots	L 6–31	0–2	RCA Dome	53,632
3	September 14, 1997	Seattle Seahawks	L 3–31	0–3	RCA Dome	49,194
4	September 21, 1997	at Buffalo Bills	L 35–37	0–4	Rich Stadium	55,340
5	Bye
6	October 5, 1997	New York Jets	L 12–16	0–5	RCA Dome	48,295
7	October 12, 1997	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 22–24	0–6	Three Rivers Stadium	57,925
8	October 20, 1997	Buffalo Bills	L 6–9	0–7	RCA Dome	61,139
9	October 26, 1997	at San Diego Chargers	L 19–35	0–8	Jack Murphy Stadium	63,177
10	November 2, 1997	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 28–31	0–9	RCA Dome	58,512
11	November 9, 1997	Cincinnati Bengals	L 13–28	0–10	RCA Dome	58,473
12	November 16, 1997	Green Bay Packers	W 41–38	1–10	RCA Dome	60,928
13	November 23, 1997	at Detroit Lions	L 10–32	1–11	Pontiac Silverdome	62,803
14	November 30, 1997	at New England Patriots	L 17–20	1–12	Foxboro Stadium	58,507
15	December 7, 1997	at New York Jets	W 22–14	2–12	The Meadowlands	61,168
16	December 14, 1997	Miami Dolphins	W 41–0	3–12	RCA Dome	61,282
17	December 21, 1997	at Minnesota Vikings	L 28–39	3–13	Metrodome	54,107

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	369	289	W1
⁽⁶⁾ Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	339	327	L2
New York Jets	9	7	0	.563	348	287	L1
Buffalo Bills	6	10	0	.375	255	367	L3
Indianapolis Colts	3	13	0	.188	313	401	L1

References

Indianapolis Colts

Founded in 1953 Played in Baltimore (1953–1983) Based and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana

Franchise	History in Baltimore relocation to Indianapolis in Indianapolis Players Quarterbacks Coaches Seasons Draft First-round draft picks Ring of Honor

Stadiums	Memorial Stadium RCA Dome Lucas Oil Stadium

Culture	Carroll Rosenbloom Robert Irsay Jim Irsay 12th Man AAFC Colts Baltimore Colts Marching Band The Band That Wouldn't Die Blue Cheerleaders

Lore	The Greatest Game Ever Played Ghost to the Post 1995 AFC Championship Game Deflategate

Rivalries	New England Patriots (Manning vs. Brady)

Division championships (16)	1968 1970 1975 1976 1977 1987 1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014

Conference championships (7)	1958 1959 1964 1968 1970 2006 2009

League championships (4^†)	1958 1959 1970 (V) 2006 (XLI) ^† does not include 1968 NFL championship

Retired numbers	19 22 24 70 77 82 89

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (63)	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts seasons

Baltimore 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Indianapolis 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1997 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Jacksonville	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Tennessee	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco

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