| 1979 Baltimore Colts season | |
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| Head coach | Ted Marchibroda |
| Home field | Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–11 |
| Division Place | 5th AFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1978 | 1980 |
The 1979 Baltimore Colts season was the 27th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1979 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division.
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 2, 1979 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 0–14 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium |
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| 2 | September 9, 1979 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 26–29 | 0–2 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 3 | September 16, 1979 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–13 | 0–3 | Cleveland Stadium |
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| 4 | September 23, 1979 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–17 | 0–4 | Three Rivers Stadium |
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| 5 | September 30, 1979 | Buffalo Bills | L 13–31 | 0–5 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 6 | October 7, 1979 | New York Jets | W 10–8 | 1–5 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 7 | October 14, 1979 | Houston Oilers | L 16–28 | 1–6 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 8 | October 21, 1979 | at Buffalo Bills | W 14–13 | 2–6 | Rich Stadium |
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| 9 | October 28, 1979 | New England Patriots | W 31–26 | 3–6 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 10 | November 4, 1979 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 38–28 | 4–6 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 11 | November 11, 1979 | at Miami Dolphins | L 0–19 | 4–7 | Miami Orange Bowl |
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| 12 | November 18, 1979 | at New England Patriots | L 21–50 | 4–8 | Schaeffer Stadium |
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| 13 | November 25, 1979 | Miami Dolphins | L 24–28 | 4–9 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 14 | December 2, 1979 | at New York Jets | L 17–30 | 4–10 | Shea Stadium |
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| 15 | December 9, 1979 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 7–10 | 4–11 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 16 | December 16, 1979 | at New York Giants | W 31–7 | 5–11 | Giants Stadium |
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| AFC East | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Miami Dolphins | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 341 | 257 |
| New England Patriots | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 411 | 326 |
| New York Jets | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 337 | 383 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 268 | 279 |
| Baltimore Colts | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 271 | 351 |
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