1997 Indianapolis Colts season

The 1997 Indianapolis Colts season was the 45th season for the team in the National Football League and 14th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1997 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, and finished fifth in the AFC East division.

Personnel

Staff

1997 Indianapolis Colts staff
	Front office President Emeritus – Robert Irsay Senior Executive Vice President/General Manager/COO – Jim Irsay Vice President/Director of Football Operations – Bill Tobin Assistant General Manager – Bob Terpening Director of Pro Player Personnel – Clyde Powers Director of College Player Personnel – George Boone Head coaches Head Coach – Lindy Infante Offensive coaches Running Backs – Gene Huey Receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight Ends/Quality Control – Tom Batta Offensive Line – Ron Blackledge Assistant to the Offensive Line – Charlie Davis Offensive Assistant/Assistant Quarterbacks – Buddy Geis			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Johnson Defensive Line – Greg Blache Linebackers – Chuck Bresnahan Secondary – Pat Thomas Defensive Assistant – Fred Bruney Special teams coaches Special Teams – Hank Kuhlmann Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	August 31, 1997	at Miami Dolphins	L 10–16	0–1	Pro Player Stadium	70,813
2	September 7, 1997	New England Patriots	L 6–31	0–2	RCA Dome	53,632
3	September 14, 1997	Seattle Seahawks	L 3–31	0–3	RCA Dome	49,194
4	September 21, 1997	at Buffalo Bills	L 35–37	0–4	Rich Stadium	55,340
5	Bye
6	October 5, 1997	New York Jets	L 12–16	0–5	RCA Dome	48,295
7	October 12, 1997	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 22–24	0–6	Three Rivers Stadium	57,925
8	October 20, 1997	Buffalo Bills	L 6–9	0–7	RCA Dome	61,139
9	October 26, 1997	at San Diego Chargers	L 19–35	0–8	Jack Murphy Stadium	63,177
10	November 2, 1997	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 28–31	0–9	RCA Dome	58,512
11	November 9, 1997	Cincinnati Bengals	L 13–28	0–10	RCA Dome	58,473
12	November 16, 1997	Green Bay Packers	W 41–38	1–10	RCA Dome	60,928
13	November 23, 1997	at Detroit Lions	L 10–32	1–11	Pontiac Silverdome	62,803
14	November 30, 1997	at New England Patriots	L 17–20	1–12	Foxboro Stadium	58,507
15	December 7, 1997	at New York Jets	W 22–14	2–12	The Meadowlands	61,168
16	December 14, 1997	Miami Dolphins	W 41–0	3–12	RCA Dome	61,282
17	December 21, 1997	at Minnesota Vikings	L 28–39	3–13	Metrodome	54,107

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(3) New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	369	289	W1
(6) Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	339	327	L2
New York Jets	9	7	0	.563	348	287	L1
Buffalo Bills	6	10	0	.375	255	367	L3
Indianapolis Colts	3	13	0	.188	313	401	L1

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry