List of Indianapolis Colts head coaches

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Tony Dungy is a former head coach of the Colts. He led them to their second Super Bowl victory in Miami (XLI).

The

Indianapolis in March 1984.[1]

There have been 19

coach of the year by at least one major news organization. Ewbank, Shula, and Dungy are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 1978, 1997, and 2016 respectively.[3][4]

Six times in Colts history there were interim head coaches. In 1972,

Joe Thomas assumed the duties of head coach and finished the season at 2–12.[2] In 1991, the Colts started off 0–5 and Ron Meyer was fired as head coach. Rick Venturi was named as the interim for the final 11 games.[5] In 2005 Tony Dungy was forced to miss one game due to personal issues. Jim Caldwell was named as the one game interim.[6] In 2012 offensive coordinator Bruce Arians was named as the interim head coach indefinitely after Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia four weeks into the 2012 NFL season.[7]
Arians led the Colts to a 9–3 record – the record being credited to Pagano – and made the playoffs. Following a 3–5–1 start, Frank Reich was fired and on November 7, 2022, the Indianapolis Colts named Jeff Saturday as the team's interim coach for the rest of the season, during which he led the Colts to a 1–7 record. He was not made the permanent coach the next year.

Key

# Number of coaches
GC Games coached
W Wins
L Losses
T Ties
Win% Winning percentage
00* Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
00^ Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player
00† Spent entire professional NFL head coaching career with the Colts

Coaches

Note: Statistics are accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season.
# Image Name Term Regular season Playoffs Awards Reference
GC W L T Win% GC W L
Baltimore Colts
1 Keith Molesworth† 1953 12 3 9 0 .333 – – – [8]
2 Weeb Ewbank* 1954–1962 112 59 52 1 .527 2 2 0
UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1958)[9]
 [10]
3 Don Shula* 1963–1969 98 71 23 4 .725 5 2 3
Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year (1968)[9]
 [11]
4 Don McCafferty 1970–1972 33 22 10 1 .667 5 4 1 [12]
5 John Sandusky† 1972[b] 9 4 5 0 .444 – – – [13]
6 Howard Schnellenberger† 1973–1974 17 4 13 0 .235 – – – [14]
7
Joe Thomas
† 		1974[c] 11 2 9 0 .182 – – – [15]
8 Ted Marchibroda 1975–1979 74 41 33 0 .554 3 0 3
UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1975)[9]
 [16]
9 Mike McCormack^ 1980–1981 32 9 23 0 .281 – – – [17]
10 Frank Kush† 1982–1983 25 7 17 1 .300 – – – [18]
Indianapolis Colts
– Frank Kush† 1984 15 4 11 0 .267 – – – [18]
11 Hal Hunter† 1984[d] 1 0 1 0 .000 – – – [19]
12 Rod Dowhower† 1985–1986 29 5 24 0 .172 – – – [20]
13 Ron Meyer 1986–1991[e] 71 36 35 0 .507 2 0 2
UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1987)[9]
 [21]
14 Rick Venturi 1991[f] 11 1 10 0 .100 – – – [22]
– Ted Marchibroda 1992–1995 64 30 34 0 .469 3 2 1 [16]
15 Lindy Infante 1996–1997 32 12 20 0 .375 1 0 1 [23]
16 Jim Mora 1998–2001 64 32 32 0 .500 2 0 2 [24]
17 Tony Dungy* 2002–2008 112 85 27 0 .759 13 7 6
Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of the Year (2005)[9]
 [25]
18 Jim Caldwell 2009–2011 48 26 22 0 .542 4 2 2 [26]
19 Chuck Pagano† 2012–2017[g] 96 53 43 0 .552 6 3 3 [27]
20 Frank Reich 2018–2022[h] 74 40 33 1 .547 3 1 2 [28]
21 Shane Steichen† 2023–present 17 9 8 0 .529 – – – [29]

Notes

  1. ^ Although Bruce Arians was named as interim head coach during the 2012 season, he was not credited with the team's record while in charge.
  2. ^ John Sandusky was the interim head coach for nine games during the 1972 season.
  3. ^ Joe Thomas was the interim head coach for 11 games during the 1974 season.
  4. ^ Hal Hunter was the interim head coach for the final game of the 1984 season.
  5. ^ Ron Meyer was the interim head coach for three games during the 1986 season.
  6. ^ Rick Venturi was the interim head coach for 11 games during the 1991 season.
  7. AP NFL Coach of the Year
    for 2012. However, the record was credited to Pagano.
  8. ^ Originally, Indianapolis intended to hire Josh McDaniels as their head coach for the 2018 season. Though the Colts and McDaniels had verbally agreed to terms for a contract, McDaniels backed out of the agreement a day before his official introduction as head coach to return to his position as offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots. As such, Frank Reich was hired instead.

References

General
  • "Indianapolis Colts History". CBS Sportsline. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
  • "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame Official website. Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
  • "Indianapolis Colts Coaching Records and History". DatabaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
Specific
  1. ^ "Indianapolis Colts". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  2. ^ a b c "Baltimore Colts: Historical Moments". Baltimore Colts. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  3. ^ "Coach Ewbank Laid To Rest". CBS News. 1998-11-18. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
  4. ^ "Don Shula: NFL Coaching Legend". Nationwide. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
  5. ^ "Indianapolis Colts: Historical Moments". Indianapolis Colts. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
  6. ^ "Dungy's son, 18, found dead in Tampa suburb". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  7. ^ "Chuck Pagano battling leukemia". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  8. ^ "Keith Molesworth". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "NFL Coach of the Year Award". HickokSports.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
  10. ^ "Weeb Ewbank". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  11. ^ "Don Shula". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  12. ^ "Don McCafferty". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  13. ^ "John Sandusky". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  14. ^ "Howard Schnellenberger". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  15. ^ "Joe Thomas". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  16. ^ a b "Ted Marchibroda". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  17. ^ "Mike McCormack". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  18. ^ a b "Frank Kush Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  19. ^ "Hal Hunter Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  20. ^ "Rod Dowhower". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  21. ^ "Ron Meyer". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  22. ^ "Rick Venturi". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  23. ^ "Lindy Infante". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  24. ^ "Jim Mora". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  25. ^ "Tony Dungy". databaseSports.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  26. ^ "Jim Caldwell Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
  27. ^ "Chuck Pagano Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  28. ^ "Frank Reich Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  29. ^ "Shane Steichen Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

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