1985 Indianapolis Colts season

1985 Indianapolis Colts season

Head coach	Rod Dowhower (1st season)
General manager	Jim Irsay (Since 1984)
Owner	Robert Irsay (Since 1972)
Home field	Hoosier Dome
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1985 Indianapolis Colts season was the 33rd season for the team in the National Football League (NFL) and second in Indianapolis. The Colts finished the year with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, and fourth in the AFC East division.

Personnel

Staff

1985 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office

President and Treasurer – Robert Irsay
Vice President and General Manager – Jim Irsay
Assistant General Manager – Bob Terpening
Director of Player Personnel – Jack Bushofsky
Director of Pro Personnel – Clyde Powers

Head coaches

Head Coach – Rod Dowhower
Assistant Head Coach – Tom Lovat

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs – Billie Matthews
Quarterbacks – John Becker
Receivers – Chip Myers
Offensive Line – Tom Lovat
Assistant Offensive Line – Keith Rowen

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – George Hill
Defensive Line – Steve Sidwell
Linebackers – Rick Venturi
Secondary – George Catavolos

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Keith Rowen

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 8, 1985	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 3–45	0–1	Three Rivers Stadium	57,279
2	September 15, 1985	at Miami Dolphins	L 13–30	0–2	Miami Orange Bowl	53,693
3	September 22, 1985	Detroit Lions	W 14–6	1–2	Hoosier Dome	60,042
4	September 29, 1985	at New York Jets	L 20–25	1–3	The Meadowlands	61,987
5	October 6, 1985	Buffalo Bills	W 49–17	2–3	Hoosier Dome	60,003
6	October 13, 1985	Denver Broncos	L 10–15	2–4	Hoosier Dome	60,128
7	October 20, 1985	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–21	2–5	Rich Stadium	28,430
8	October 27, 1985	Green Bay Packers	W 37–10	3–5	Hoosier Dome	59,708
9	November 3, 1985	New York Jets	L 17–35	3–6	Hoosier Dome	59,683
10	November 10, 1985	at New England Patriots	L 15–34	3–7	Sullivan Stadium	59,708
11	November 17, 1985	Miami Dolphins	L 20–34	3–8	Hoosier Dome	59,666
12	November 24, 1985	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–20	3–9	Arrowhead Stadium	21,762
13	December 1, 1985	New England Patriots	L 31–38	3–10	Hoosier Dome	56,740
14	December 8, 1985	at Chicago Bears	L 10–17	3–11	Soldier Field	59,997
15	December 15, 1985	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–23	4–11	Tampa Stadium	25,577
16	December 22, 1985	Houston Oilers	W 34–16	5–11	Hoosier Dome	55,818

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Miami Dolphins⁽²⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	428	320	W7
New York Jets⁽⁴⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	393	264	W1
New England Patriots⁽⁵⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	8–4	362	290	W1
Indianapolis Colts	5	11	0	.313	1–7	2–10	320	386	W2
Buffalo Bills	2	14	0	.125	1–7	2–12	200	381	L6

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

1985 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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