You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > Baltimore Colts > 1979 Statistics & Players

1979 Baltimore Colts

Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season

Record: 5-11-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 271 points (16.9/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 351 points (21.9/g), 19th.
 Differential of -80 points (-5.0/g), 23rd.
 Expected W-L: 5.6-10.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 14th.

Coached by Ted Marchibroda (5-11-0)

1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 2 box L 0-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 0 14 15 308 225 83 2 12 211 45 166 1
2 Sun September 9 box L 0-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26 29 18 206 114 92 4 17 294 196 98 5
3 Sun September 16 box L 0-3 @ Cleveland Browns 10 13 13 283 185 98 16 321 197 124 2
4 Sun September 23 box L 0-4 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 13 17 17 285 188 97 2 17 392 235 157 4
5 Sun September 30 box L 0-5 Buffalo Bills 13 31 18 349 265 84 2 16 374 308 66 2
6 Sun October 7 box W 1-5 New York Jets 10 8 14 276 232 44 2 19 358 174 184 3
7 Sun October 14 box L 1-6 Houston Oilers 16 28 16 189 82 107 4 16 247 27 220 2
8 Sun October 21 box W 2-6 @ Buffalo Bills 14 13 12 261 151 110 2 20 324 242 82 2
9 Sun October 28 box W 3-6 New England Patriots 31 26 23 396 256 140 4 19 408 298 110 2
10 Sun November 4 box W 4-6 Cincinnati Bengals 38 28 23 355 215 140 15 351 284 67 3
11 Sun November 11 box L 4-7 @ Miami Dolphins 0 19 11 231 149 82 3 13 247 123 124 3
12 Sun November 18 box L 4-8 @ New England Patriots 21 50 24 263 174 89 3 22 417 169 248 1
13 Sun November 25 box L 4-9 Miami Dolphins 24 28 27 416 297 119 3 16 265 165 100 1
14 Sun December 2 box L 4-10 @ New York Jets 17 30 21 343 240 103 3 21 368 190 178 1
15 Sun December 9 box L 4-11 Kansas City Chiefs 7 10 16 298 223 75 4 16 302 83 219 2
16 Sun December 16 box W 5-11 @ New York Giants 31 7 23 387 176 211 2 10 195 32 163 5

Team Stats and Rankings

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 271 4846 1117 4.3 291 313 550 3172 18 19 5.3 158 515 1674 12 3.3 97 40 21 36
Team Defense 351 5074 1009 5.0 424 203 411 2768 23 23 6.2 130 559 2306 15 4.1 265 39 16 29
Lg Rank Offense 22 20 19 3 10 15 9 22 17 26 24 28 17 24
Lg Rank Defense 19 15 8 3 15 23 10 19 21 19 10 18 13 14

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Greg Landry 33 QB 16 12 270 457 59.1 2932 15 3.3 15 3.3 67 6.4 5.3 10.9 183.3 75.3 42 326 5.2 4.2 8.4
Bert Jones 28 4 4 43 92 46.7 643 3 3.3 3 3.3 59 7.0 5.8 15.0 160.8 67.4 10 77 5.5 4.5 9.8
Joe Washington* 26 RB 15 15 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
Team Total 27.5 16 313 550 56.9 3575 18 3.3 19 3.5 67 6.5 5.3 11.4 223.4 73.1 52 403 5.3 4.1 8.6
Opp Total 16 203 411 49.4 2768 23 5.6 23 5.6 6.7 4.8 13.6 173.0 66.6 39 312 6.2 3.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Joe Washington* 26 RB 15 15 242 884 4 26 3.7 58.9 16.1 82 750 9.1 3 43 5.5 50.0 1634 7 8
Don Hardeman 27 FB 13 0 109 292 3 16 2.7 22.5 8.4 25 115 4.6 1 14 1.9 8.8 407 4 4
Don McCauley 30 15 1 59 168 3 13 2.8 11.2 3.9 55 575 10.5 3 35 3.7 38.3 743 6 3
Roosevelt Leaks 26 fb 7 5 49 145 1 17 3.0 20.7 7.0 14 119 8.5 0 15 2.0 17.0 264 1 2
Greg Landry 33 QB 16 12 31 115 0 17 3.7 7.2 1.9 115 0 8
Ben Garry 23 11 0 13 41 0 14 3.2 3.7 1.2 3 9 3.0 0 12 0.3 0.8 50 0 1
Bert Jones 28 4 4 10 40 1 25 4.0 10.0 2.5 40 1 0
Bucky Dilts 26 P 16 0 1 -14 0 -14 -14.0 -0.9 0.1 -14 0 0
Stan White 30 RLB 16 16 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 3 0 0
Reese McCall 23 TE 14 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 536 14.5 4 36 2.6 38.3 536 4 1
Glenn Doughty 32 WR 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 35 510 14.6 2 54 2.3 34.0 510 2 0
Roger Carr 27 WR 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 27 400 14.8 1 37 3.0 44.4 400 1 0
Mike Siani 29 wr 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 214 14.3 2 31 1.5 21.4 214 2 0
Mack Alston 32 14 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 114 11.4 1 26 0.7 8.1 114 1 0
Randy Burke 24 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 151 25.2 0 59 0.4 9.4 151 0 0
Brian DeRoo 23 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 82 20.5 1 67 0.3 5.1 82 1 0
Team Total 27.5 16 515 1674 12 26 3.3 104.6 32.2 313 3575 11.4 18 67 19.6 223.4 5249 30 36
Opp Total 16 559 2306 15 4.1 144.1 34.9 203 2768 13.6 23 12.7 173.0 5074 38 25

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Nesby Glasgow 22 RET 16 4 44 352 1 75 8.0 50 1126 0 58 22.5 1478
Ben Garry 23 11 0 8 135 0 24 16.9 185
Lyle Blackwood 28 FS 16 12 4 -1 0 2 -0.3 3 41 0 19 13.7 40
Bruce Laird 29 SS 15 15 3 34 0 16 11.3 34
Don McCauley 30 15 1 2 29 0 17 14.5 772
Wade Griffin 25 LT 16 16 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
Jeff Hart 26 RT 16 14 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
Norm Thompson 34 12 0 1 40 0 40 40.0 40
Bob Van Duyne 27 16 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Joe Washington* 26 RB 15 15 1 1 0 1 1.0 1635
Team Total 27.5 16 49 391 1 75 8.0 70 1402 0 58 20.0 7042
Opp Total 16 43 1 57 1065 0 18.7

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Bucky Dilts 26 P 16 0 99 3657 53 2 36.9
Steve Mike-Mayer 32 K 13 0 7 5 5 4 8 2 20 11 55.0% 29 28 96.6%
Toni Linhart 37 3 0 1 3 2 3 1 1 8 3 37.5% 4 3 75.0%
Team Total 27.5 16 1 10 7 8 5 9 2 28 14 50.0% 33 31 93.9% 99 3657 53 2 36.9
Opp Total 16 28 20 71.4% 42 37 88.1% 95 3800 40.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Lyle Blackwood 28 FS 16 12 4 63 0 27 0 2 0 0
Larry Braziel 25 RCB 16 9 4 49 1 31 0 1 0 0
Fred Cook 27 LDE 16 16 0 3 0 0
Ben Garry 23 11 0 1 0 0 0
Nesby Glasgow 22 RET 16 4 1 -1 0 -1 8 2 0 0
Wade Griffin 25 LT 16 16 0 1 0 0
Don Hardeman 27 FB 13 0 4 0 0 0
Dwight Harrison 31 7 0 2 6 0 6
Jeff Hart 26 RT 16 14 0 1 0 0
Barry Krauss 22 mlb 15 6 0 2 0 0
Bruce Laird 29 SS 15 15 3 101 0 68 1 1 0 0
Greg Landry 33 QB 16 12 8 3 -13 0
Roosevelt Leaks 26 fb 7 5 2 1 0 0
Reese McCall 23 TE 14 12 1 2 0 0
Don McCauley 30 15 1 3 0 0 0
Doug Nettles 28 LCB 15 13 2 30 0 30
Herb Orvis 33 RDT 16 13 0 1 0 0
Reggie Pinkney 24 16 1 0 2 14 0
Sanders Shiver 25 LLB 16 16 4 85 0 52 0 1 0 0
Norm Thompson 34 12 0 2 38 0 26
Joe Washington* 26 RB 15 15 8 2 4 0
Stan White 30 RLB 16 16 1 11 0 11 0 1 0 0
Mike Woods 25 16 0 0 3 0 0
Steve Zabel 31 15 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.5 16 23 382 1 68 36 30 5 0
Opp Total 16 52 25 9 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Steve Mike-Mayer 32 K 13 0 28 11 61
Joe Washington* 26 RB 15 15 4 3 42
Don McCauley 30 15 1 3 3 36
Don Hardeman 27 FB 13 0 3 1 24
Reese McCall 23 TE 14 12 4 24
Larry Braziel 25 RCB 16 9 1 1 12
Glenn Doughty 32 WR 15 15 2 12
Toni Linhart 37 3 0 3 3 12
Mike Siani 29 wr 10 5 2 12
Mack Alston 32 14 4 1 6
Roger Carr 27 WR 9 9 1 6
Brian DeRoo 23 16 1 1 6
Nesby Glasgow 22 RET 16 4 1 6
Bert Jones 28 4 4 1 6
Roosevelt Leaks 26 fb 7 5 1 6
Team Total 27.5 16 12 18 1 1 1 31 14 271
Opp Total 16 15 23 1 37 20 1 351