1981 Baltimore Colts season
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1981 Baltimore Colts season
| 1981 Baltimore Colts season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Mike McCormack | ||||||
| Home field | Memorial Stadium | ||||||
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| Record | 2–14 | ||||||
| Division Place | T-4th AFC East | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1981 Baltimore Colts season was the 29th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1981 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, and finished tied for fourth in the AFC East division with the New England Patriots. However the Colts finished ahead of New England in the AFC East based on head-to-head sweep (2–0). The victories over New England occurred on the first and last games of the season; Baltimore lost 14 games in between victories.
The Colts defense had one of the worst seasons in NFL history, setting records for points (533) and yards (6,783) allowed. The Colts gave up more than twice as many points as they scored (259). Conversely, the Patriots, with whom they were tied in the AFC East, only gave up 48 more points than they scored.
The Colts' -274 point differential (points scored vs. points allowed) is the second-worst since the 1970 merger, second only to the 1976 expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who finished 0-14.[1] The 1981 Colts are one of only two teams in NFL history to play in 11 games in a single season in which they never led at any point in the game.[2]
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 6, 1981 | at New England Patriots | W 29–28 | 1–0 | Schaeffer Stadium |
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| 2 | September 13, 1981 | Buffalo Bills | L 3–35 | 1–1 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 3 | September 20, 1981 | at Denver Broncos | L 10–28 | 1–2 | Mile High Stadium |
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| 4 | September 27, 1981 | Miami Dolphins | L 28–31 | 1–3 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 5 | October 4, 1981 | at Buffalo Bills | L 17–23 | 1–4 | Rich Stadium |
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| 6 | October 11, 1981 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 19–41 | 1–5 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 7 | October 18, 1981 | San Diego Chargers | L 14–43 | 1–6 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 8 | October 25, 1981 | at Cleveland Browns | L 28–42 | 1–7 | Cleveland Stadium |
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| 9 | November 1, 1981 | at Miami Dolphins | L 10–27 | 1–8 | Orange Bowl |
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| 10 | November 8, 1981 | New York Jets | L 14–41 | 1–9 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 11 | November 15, 1981 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 13–38 | 1–10 | Veterans Stadium |
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| 12 | November 22, 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 24–35 | 1–11 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 13 | November 29, 1981 | at New York Jets | L 0–25 | 1–12 | Shea Stadium |
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| 14 | December 6, 1981 | Dallas Cowboys | L 13–37 | 1–13 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 15 | December 13, 1981 | at Washington Redskins | L 14–38 | 1–14 | RFK Stadium |
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| 16 | December 20, 1981 | New England Patriots | W 23–21 | 2–14 | Memorial Stadium |
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Standings
| AFC East | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Miami Dolphins | 11 | 4 | 1 | .719 | 345 | 275 |
| New York Jets | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | 355 | 287 |
| Buffalo Bills | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 311 | 276 |
| Baltimore Colts | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 259 | 533 |
| New England Patriots | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 322 | 370 |
Records set
- Most Points Allowed, Season, 533
- Most Touchdowns Allowed, Season, 68
- Most First Downs Allowed Season, 406
- Most Yards Allowed, Season, 6,793
- Fewest Punt Returns, Season, 12
See also
References
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1970 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points Differential
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, team never had a lead during the game, sorted by most games in season matching criteria. The other team is the 1990 New England Patriots.
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 294
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