1985 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) |
| 4th place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 5-11-0 .313 |
| Head Coach: Rod Dowhower |
| John Becker | Quarterbacks |
| George Catavolos | Secondary |
| George Hill | Defensive Coordinator |
| Tom Lovat | Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line |
| Billie Matthews | Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs |
| Chip Myers | Receivers |
| Keith Rowen | Special Teams/Assistant Offensive Line |
| Steve Sidwell | Defensive Line |
| Rick Venturi | Linebackers |
| Tom Zupancic | Strength |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/10/1985 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 19-7 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 60014 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1985 | A | Chicago Bears | 24-13 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 46252 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1985 | A | Denver Broncos | 3-20 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 71406 | |
| Fri | 8/30/1985 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 21-31 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 60006 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1985 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-45 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 57279 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1985 | A | Miami Dolphins | 13-30 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 53693 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1985 | H | Detroit Lions | 14-6 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 60042 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1985 | A | New York Jets | 20-25 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 61987 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1985 | H | Buffalo Bills | 49-17 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 60003 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1985 | H | Denver Broncos | 10-15 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 60128 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1985 | A | Buffalo Bills | 9-21 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 28430 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1985 | H | Green Bay Packers | 37-10 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 59708 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1985 | H | New York Jets | 17-35 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 59683 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1985 | A | New England Patriots | 15-34 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 54176 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1985 | H | Miami Dolphins | 20-34 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 59666 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1985 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-20 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 21762 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1985 | H | New England Patriots | 31-38 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 56740 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1985 | A | Chicago Bears | 10-17 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 59997 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1985 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 31-23 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 25577 | |
| Sun | 12/22/1985 | H | Houston Oilers | 34-16 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 55818 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| George Achica | 62 | NT | 6-5 | 260 | 25 | Southern California | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Ahrens | 57 | LB | 6-4 | 245 | 27 | Wisconsin | 16 | 0 |
| Raul Allegre | 2 | K | 5-10 | 167 | 26 | Montana; Texas | 16 | 0 |
| Don Anderson | 36 | S | 5-10 | 197 | 22 | Purdue | 5 | 0 |
| Don Bailey | 61 | C | 6-3 | 250 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 0 |
| Karl Baldischwiler | 72 | ROT | 6-5 | 270 | 29 | Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
| Pat Beach | 81 | TE | 6-4 | 249 | 26 | Washington State | 16 | 16 |
| Charles Benson | 97 | DE | 6-3 | 267 | 25 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Albert Bentley | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 15 | 1 |
| Duane Bickett | 50 | ROLB | 6-5 | 249 | 23 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Matt Bouza | 85 | WR | 6-2 | 213 | 26 | California | 12 | 5 |
| Mark Boyer | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 242 | 23 | Southern California | 16 | 6 |
| Willie Broughton | 68 | LDE | 6-5 | 285 | 21 | Miami (Florida) | 15 | 1 |
| Ray Butler | 80 | WR | 6-3 | 203 | 29 | Wharton County JC; Southern California | 11 | 9 |
| Kevin Call | 71 | OT | 6-7 | 301 | 24 | Colorado State | 14 | 0 |
| Wayne Capers | 87 | WR | 6-2 | 193 | 24 | Kansas | 14 | 10 |
| Roger Caron | 74 | ROG | 6-5 | 292 | 23 | Harvard | 7 | 1 |
| Leonard Coleman | 47 | S | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 0 |
| Johnie Cooks | 98 | LOLB | 6-4 | 247 | 27 | Mississippi State | 16 | 16 |
| Eugene Daniel | 38 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Louisiana State | 16 | 16 |
| Preston Davis | 27 | LCB | 5-11 | 173 | 23 | Baylor | 16 | 16 |
| Curtis Dickey | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 29 | Texas A&M | 6 | 0 |
| Ray Donaldson | 53 | C | 6-3 | 291 | 27 | Georgia | 16 | 16 |
| Owen Gill | 44 | RB | 6-1 | 230 | 23 | Iowa | 15 | 0 |
| Nesby Glasgow | 25 | SS | 5-10 | 188 | 28 | Washington | 16 | 16 |
| Bernard Henry | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 187 | 25 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Hinton | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 295 | 24 | Northwestern | 16 | 16 |
| Lamonte Hunley | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 241 | 22 | Arizona | 16 | 0 |
| Matt Kofler | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 192 | 26 | San Diego Mesa JC; San Diego State | 5 | 1 |
| Barry Krauss | 55 | RILB | 6-3 | 257 | 28 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Keith Lee | 42 | CB | 5-11 | 192 | 28 | Colorado State | 14 | 0 |
| Orlando Lowry | 59 | LB | 6-4 | 237 | 24 | Ohio State | 16 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 31 | WR | 5-8 | 187 | 27 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 16 | 5 |
| Keli McGregor | 83 | TE | 6-6 | 252 | 23 | Colorado State | 6 | 0 |
| Randy McMillan | 32 | FB | 6-0 | 216 | 27 | Harford JC; Pittsburgh | 15 | 14 |
| Frank Middleton | 43 | HB | 5-11 | 205 | 25 | Florida A&M | 5 | 2 |
| Ricky Nichols | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 176 | 23 | East Carolina | 3 | 0 |
| Cliff Odom | 93 | LILB | 6-2 | 237 | 27 | Texas-Arlington | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Pagel | 18 | QB | 6-2 | 207 | 25 | Arizona State | 16 | 14 |
| George Radachowsky | 21 | CB-S | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Boston College | 3 | 0 |
| Tate Randle | 35 | FS | 6-0 | 200 | 26 | Texas Tech | 16 | 4 |
| Art Schlichter | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Scott | 95 | RDE-NT | 6-5 | 245 | 24 | Purdue | 16 | 12 |
| Tim Sherwin | 83 | TE | 6-6 | 246 | 27 | Boston College | 8 | 0 |
| Byron Smith | 91 | RDE-LDE | 6-5 | 271 | 23 | California | 16 | 7 |
| Ron Solt | 66 | ROG | 6-3 | 284 | 23 | Maryland | 15 | 15 |
| Rohn Stark | 3 | P | 6-3 | 205 | 26 | Florida State | 16 | 0 |
| Donnell Thompson | 99 | LDE | 6-4 | 275 | 27 | North Carolina | 15 | 13 |
| Ben Utt | 64 | LOG | 6-5 | 287 | 26 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 16 |
| Scott Virkus | 94 | DE | 6-5 | 270 | 26 | Purdue; San Francisco CC | 15 | 0 |
| Brad White | 92 | NT | 6-2 | 250 | 27 | Tennessee | 16 | 15 |
| Oliver Williams | 86 | WR | 6-3 | 191 | 25 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; Illinois | 8 | 1 |
| George Wonsley | 34 | HB-FB | 5-11 | 221 | 25 | Mississippi State | 16 | 10 |
| Anthony Young | 37 | FS | 5-11 | 187 | 22 | Temple | 14 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 5 | Duane Bickett | LB | Southern California |
| 2 | 32 | Don Anderson | DB | Purdue |
| 3 | 61 | Anthony Young | DB | Temple |
| 4 | 88 | Willie Broughton | DE | Miami (Florida) |
| 5 | 117 | Roger Caron | OT | Harvard |
| 7 | 173 | James Harbour | WR | Mississippi |
| 8 | 200 | Ricky Nichols | WR | East Carolina |
| 9 | 229 | Mark Boyer | TE | Southern California |
| 10 | 256 | Andre Pinesett | DT | Fullerton State |
| 12 | 312 | Dave Burnette | OT | Central Arkansas |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 65 | 98 | 52 | 105 | 320 |
| Opponents Totals | 81 | 145 | 64 | 96 | 386 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:49 | 282 | 131 | 130 | 21 | 81/215 37.7% | 12/17 70.6% | 87 | 678 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:11 | 330 | 124 | 192 | 14 | 103/230 44.8% | 10/14 71.4% | 90 | 699 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Allegre | 0 | 36 | 39 | 92.3 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 0 | 84 |
| Randy McMillan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Pat Beach | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| George Wonsley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Wayne Capers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Albert Bentley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Matt Bouza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ray Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Owen Gill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Pagel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Matt Kofler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Frank Middleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Oliver Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Anthony Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tate Randle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 39 | 36 | 39 | 92.3 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 1 | 320 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 41 | 45 | 91.1 | 25 | 31 | 80.6 | 0 | 386 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raul Allegre | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 1 | 41 | 0/0 | 9/11 | 5/6 | 2/6 | 0/3 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 1 | 41 | 0/0 | 9/11 | 5/6 | 2/6 | 0/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 31 | 80.6 | 1/1 | 6/8 | 8/8 | 10/12 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy McMillan | 190 | 858 | 4.5 | 38 | 7 |
| George Wonsley | 138 | 716 | 5.2 | 36 | 6 |
| Albert Bentley | 54 | 288 | 5.3 | 26t | 2 |
| Owen Gill | 45 | 262 | 5.8 | 67 | 2 |
| Mike Pagel | 25 | 160 | 6.4 | 29 | 2 |
| Frank Middleton | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Curtis Dickey | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Matt Kofler | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Robbie Martin | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Wayne Capers | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Art Schlichter | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Butler | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 485 | 2439 | 5.0 | 67 | 22 |
| Opponents Totals | 539 | 2145 | 4.0 | 28t | 20 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Pagel | 393 | 199 | 50.6 | 179 | 2414 | 6.1 | 12.1 | 80t | 14 | 3.6 | 15 | 3.8 | 25 | 180 | 2234 | 65.8 |
| Matt Kofler | 48 | 23 | 47.9 | 22 | 284 | 5.9 | 12.3 | 33t | 1 | 2.1 | 3 | 6.3 | 8 | 58 | 226 | 47.6 |
| Art Schlichter | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 11 | 107 | 4.3 | 8.9 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.0 | 2 | 6 | 101 | 26.6 |
| Albert Bentley | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 91.7 |
| Rohn Stark | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 468 | 235 | 50.2 | 213 | 2811 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 80t | 15 | 3.2 | 20 | 4.3 | 35 | 244 | 2567 | 61.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 504 | 275 | 54.6 | 213 | 3721 | 7.4 | 13.5 | 59 | 24 | 4.8 | 16 | 3.2 | 36 | 267 | 3454 | 81.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Beach | 36 | 376 | 10.4 | 30 | 6 |
| George Wonsley | 30 | 257 | 8.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Matt Bouza | 27 | 381 | 14.1 | 40 | 2 |
| Wayne Capers | 25 | 438 | 17.5 | 80t | 4 |
| Mark Boyer | 25 | 274 | 11.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Randy McMillan | 22 | 115 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Ray Butler | 19 | 345 | 18.2 | 72t | 2 |
| Albert Bentley | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 10 | 128 | 12.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Oliver Williams | 9 | 175 | 19.4 | 30 | 1 |
| Tim Sherwin | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Frank Middleton | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Owen Gill | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Curtis Dickey | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bernard Henry | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Pagel | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 235 | 2811 | 12.0 | 80t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 275 | 3721 | 13.5 | 59 | 24 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Daniel | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Preston Davis | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Johnie Cooks | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Duane Bickett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Krauss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tate Randle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Young | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 232 | 11.6 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohn Stark | 78 | 3584 | 45.9 | 68 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 572 | 2732 | 34.2 |
| Team Totals | 80 | 3584 | 44.8 | 68 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 572 | 2732 | 34.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 72 | 2982 | 41.4 | 64 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 449 | 2373 | 33.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Martin | 40 | 7 | 443 | 11.1 | 70t | 1 |
| Eugene Daniel | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Orlando Lowry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Young | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 42 | 9 | 449 | 10.7 | 70t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 8 | 572 | 13.3 | 77t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Bentley | 27 | 0 | 674 | 25.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 32 | 0 | 638 | 19.9 | 36 | 0 |
| Oliver Williams | 3 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Anthony Young | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Middleton | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Owen Gill | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Keith Lee | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 67 | 0 | 1403 | 20.9 | 48 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 0 | 1189 | 20.2 | 47 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Duane Bickett | 6.0 | |
| Donnell Thompson | 5.0 | |
| Chris Scott | 5.0 | |
| Johnie Cooks | 5.0 | |
| Scott Virkus | 4.0 | |
| Byron Smith | 3.0 | |
| Cliff Odom | 2.0 | |
| Nesby Glasgow | 2.0 | |
| Brad White | 1.0 | |
| Keith Lee | 1.0 | |
| Barry Krauss | 1.0 | |
| Willie Broughton | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 36.0 | 267.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35.0 | 244.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Ahrens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Beach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Albert Bentley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duane Bickett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Boyer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Capers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eugene Daniel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Preston Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Donaldson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Gill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Krauss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Martin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Odom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pagel | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tate Randle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Art Schlichter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Sherwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rohn Stark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnell Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Oliver Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Wonsley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Young | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 81 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 0 |
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