Cheap Indianapolis Colts Single Tickets 2011 - 2012 Game Tickets

The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team and one of four teams in the Southern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football League (NFL). Formerly based in Baltimore, Maryland, the Colts now play at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, and wear uniforms of royal blue and white. Get Cheap Colts Tickets to all Home and Away games today. Get the complete 2011-2012 Colts schedule here today

Team: Indianapolis Colts
Sport: Pro Football (NFL)
Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Head Coach: Jim Caldwell
Super Bowls: 1971 Super Bowl V
Background: The Indianapolis Colts are a National Football League team based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Founded: 1953 after NFL gave Baltimore remains of the original Dallas Texans
There had been a previous Colts team in the NFL in 1950, after joining the NFL from the All American Football Conference
Formerly known as: Baltimore Colts, 1953 to 1983.
Home stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium
Uniform colors: blue and white
Helmet design: white background, blue horseshoe
League championships won: NFL: 1958, 1959, 1968, 1970.
Super Bowl appearances: World Championship Super Bowl III (lost), NFL Championship Super Bowl V (won)
 

Professional football in Maryland dates to 1947, when the Miami Seahawks of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) moved to Baltimore and became the Colts. In 1948 quarterback Y. A. Title won the league's passing championship as Baltimore tied for the Eastern Division crown. A year later the AAFC folded and the Colts joined the NFL, but after two consecutive seasons with 1-11 win-loss records, the franchise was dissolved.

•Baltimore Ravens fans will circle a Dec. 11 visit by the Colts.

•The Colts' bye is Week 11, the weekend before Thanksgiving.

•The opponents' combined record is 133-123, a schedule that ranks fifth-hardest in the league.

Colts 2011 regular-season schedule

Week 1 - Colts @ Houston Texans, Sun. Sept. 11, 1 p.m.

Week 2 - Colts vs. Cleveland Browns, Sun. Sep. 18, 1 p.m.

Week 3 - Colts vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Sun. Sep. 25, 8:20 p.m.

Week 4 - Colts @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Mon. Oct. 3, 8:30 p.m.

Week 5 - Colts vs. Kansas City Chiefs, Sun. Oct. 9, 1 p.m.

Week 6 - Colts @ Cincinnati Bengals, Sun. Oct. 16, 1 p.m.

Week 7 - Colts @ New Orleans Saints, Sun. Oct. 23, 8:20 p.m.

Week 8 - Colts @ Tennessee Titans, Sun. Oct. 30, 1 p.m.

Week 9 - Colts vs. Atlanta Falcons, Sun. Nov. 6, 1 p.m.

Week 10 - Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, Sun. Nov. 13, 1 p.m.

Week 11 - BYE

Week 12 - Colts vs. Carolina Panthers, Sun. Nov. 27, 1 p.m.

Week 13 - Colts @ New England Patriots, Sun. Dec. 4, 8:20 p.m.

Week 14 - Colts @ Baltimore Ravens, Sun. Dec. 11, 1 p.m.

Week 15 - Colts vs. Tenneesee Titans, Sun. Dec. 18, 1 p.m.

Week 16 - Colts vs. Houston Texans, Thu. Dec. 22, 8:20 p.m.

Week 17 - Colts @ Jacksonville Jaguars, Sun. Jan. 1, 1 p.m.

Following four seasons of rebuilding, the Colts captured consecutive NFL titles in 1958 and 1959 under head coach Weeb Ewbank. Baltimore assembled the league's top offense both years, with teams starring four future Hall of Fame members. The passing combination of Johnny Unitas to receiver Raymond Berry became one of the most celebrated in league history. Lenny Moore was one of the NFL's most durable running backs, and guard-tackle Jim Parker anchored a superb offensive line. Linemen Art Donovan and Gino Marchetti, also future Hall of Fame members, led a tenacious defense that held 16 of 26 opponents—including Baltimore's two championship game foes—to 21 or fewer points in 1958 and 1959. Baltimore's overtime defeat of the New York Giants in the 1958 NFL Championship Game is regarded as one of the greatest NFL contests ever played. A year later, the Colts again bested the Giants for the NFL crown.

During the 1960s Baltimore remained a dominant power in the NFL as Unitas continued to power the team. In 1960 he became the first NFL quarterback to pass for more than 3,000 yards in one season. Shula replaced Ewbank in 1963, becoming one of the youngest head coaches in NFL history at age 33. Over the next seven seasons, he steered the Colts to four first-place finishes in their division. In 1964 Baltimore recorded a club-record 12 victories, and Unitas collected the second of his three most valuable player (MVP) awards. Although they were favored in the NFL Championship Game, the Colts lost to the Cleveland Browns.