Team Facts

Firsts, Records, Odds & Ends

Franchise Granted:

January 23, 1953 as the Baltimore Colts

First Season:

1953

Moved to Indianapolis:

1984

Super Bowl Championships:

V, XLI

NFL Championships:

1958, 1959, 1968

AFC Championships:

1970, 2006, 2009

NFL Western Conference Championships:

1958, 1959, 1964, 1968

AFC Eastern Division Championships:

1970, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1987, 1999

AFC South Division Championships:

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014

All-Time Record:

(At Start of 2025 Season)

564-510-8

Retired Uniform Numbers:

#18 Peyton Manning

#19 Johnny Unitas

#22 Buddy Young

#24 Lenny Moore

#70 Art Donovan

#77 Jim Parker

#82 Raymond Berry

#89 Gino Marchetti

First Colt Elected to the Hall of Fame: DT Art Donovan, 1968.
First All-League Selection: Tom Keane, HB, 1953.
First Regular-Season Game as the Baltimore Colts: A 13-9 victory over the Chicago Bears, 9/27/53.
First Regular-Season Game as the Indianapolis Colts: A 23-14 loss to the New York Jets, 9/2/84.
First Regular-Season Win as the Indianapolis Colts: A 35-21 victory over the Houston Oilers, 9/9/84.
First Winning Season: 1957 (7-5).
First Playoff Appearance: A 23-17 overtime victory over the New York Giants for the 1958 NFL Championship, 12/28/58.
First Super Bowl Appearance: A 16-7 loss to the New York Jets in Super Bowl III, 1/12/69.
First Super Bowl Win: A 16-13 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V, 1/17/71.
First Draft Choice: Billy Vessels, HB, Oklahoma, 1953.
First to Rush 100 Yards in a Game: John Huzvar, 117 yards vs. the Detroit Lions, 11/7/53.
First to Pass 400 Yards in a Game: Johnny Unitas, 401 yards vs. the Atlanta Falcons, 9/17/67.
First 1,000-Yard Rusher: Lydell Mitchell, 1,193 yards (1975).
Most Career Rushing Yards: Edgerrin James, 9,226 yards (1999-2005).
Most Career Passing Yards: Peyton Manning, 54,828 (1998-2010).
Most Career Receptions: Marvin Harrison, 1,102 receptions (1996-2008).
All-Time Leading Scorer: Adam Vinatieri, 1,515 points (2006-2019).