Transcript Indianapolis Colts - Indiana University

Indianapolis
Colts
PowerPoint Presentation
Tiffany Kendall
Colts History
1946 – The bankrupt Miami Seahawks were
purchased and relocated to Baltimore,
Massachusetts
1946 – They were renamed “Colts” as a result
of a contest in Baltimore won by Charles
Evans
1951 – The franchise was dissolved by the
NFL because of its bad financial condition
1953 – As a result of fulfilling a challenge
of selling 15,000 season tickets in six
weeks, the Colts were reestablished in the
NFL
1953 – The Dallas franchise was moved to
Baltimore, keeping the blue and white
Dallas colors but changing its name to the
Colts
1958 – The Colts won their first Western
Division Title
1958 – The Colts beat the New York
Giants 35-27 to win the World Title
1963 – Don Shula became head coach
1968 – The Colts lost Super Bowl III to the
New York Jets
1969 – The NFL merger placed the
Baltimore Colts in the American Football
Conference
1971 – The Colts defeated the Dallas
Cowboys 16-13 in Super Bowl V
1972 – Robert Irsay acquired the
Baltimore Colts
1975 – Ted Marchibroda became head
coach
1983 – In the first round of the NFL draft,
the Colts selected John Elway, but
subsequently traded him to Denver for
offensive tackle Chris Hinton, quarterback
Mark Herrmann, and Denver’s first round
choice in the 1983 draft
1984 – Robert Irsay moved the Baltimore
Colts to Indianapolis
1997 – Bill Polian was named president
1998 – Peyton Manning was drafted
2002 – Tony Dungy became head coach
Current Offensive Starters
Peyton Manning, QB
Dominic Rhodes, RB
Marvin Harrison, WR
Reggie Wayne, WR
Dallas Clark, TE
Ben Utecht, TE
Ryan Diem, RT
Jake Scott, RG
Jeff Saturday, C
Ryan Lilja, LG
Tarik Glenn, LT
Current Defensive Starters
Robert Mathis, LE
Anthony McFarland, LT
Raheem Brock, RT
Dwight Freeney, RE
Gilbert Gardner, LLB
Gary Brackett, MLB
Cato June, RLB
Nick Harper, LCB
Jason David, RCB
Antoine Bethea, SS
Bob Sanders, FS
Colts Players Inducted into the Pro
Football Hall of Fame
Raymond Berry
Art Donovan
Ted Hendricks
John Mackey
Gino Marchetti
Lenny Moore
Jim Parker
John Unitas
Weeb Ewbank
Don Shula
2006 Schedule
New York Giants, W 26-21
Houston Texans, W 43-24
Jacksonville Jaguars, W 21-14
New York Jets, W 31-28
Tennessee Titans, W 14-13
Washington Redskins, W 36-22
Denver Broncos, W 34-31
New England Patriots, W 27-20
Buffalo Bills, W 17-16
Dallas Cowboys, L 14-21
Philadelphia Eagles, W 45-21
Tennessee Titans, L 17-20
Jacksonville Jaguars, L 17-44
Cincinnati Bengals, December 18
Houston Texans, December 24
Miami Dolphins, December 31