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Indianapolis Colts Tickets Information
The Indianapolis Colts are one of 4 teams in the American Football Conference South Division (AFC South) – along with the Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Tennessee Titans - and one of 16 teams in the AFC which in turn is one of the two conferences in the National Football League (NFL).
Starting out as the Baltimore Colts, they have been playing pro football as part of the NFL and its Western Conference since 1953 and as of 1967 the Coastal Division. During this time, they won 1 NFL Coastal Division championship (1968) and 4 NFL Western Conference championships (1958, 1959, 1964, and 1968).
The Baltimore Colts joined the American Football Conference and its East Division in 1970. In 1984 they moved to Indiana and became the Indianapolis Colts we know them to be today. They played with the AFC East all the way up to 2001, when they switched to the Southern Division (AFC South) where they remain today. During this time they won 6 AFC East Division championships (1970, 1975-77, 1987, 1999), 5 AFC South Division championships (2003-07), and 2 AFC Conference championships (1970 and 2006).
Before the advent of the Super Bowl, the Colts won 3 NFL Championships (1958, 1959, and 1968). They then won 2 Super Bowls, their first being Super Bowl in 1970 where they beat the Dallas Cowboys 16-13. Their second came just recently, in February of 2007, the Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI.
Since 1984 the Indianapolis Colts had played their home games at the 57,000+ seat RCA Dome, more commonly known as the beloved Hoosier Dome. They have since moved to a new stadium, Lucas Oil Stadium. Lucas Oil Stadium features a retractable roof and an seating capacity of 63,000. The team uniform colors are royal blue and white, and the mascot is Blue, the blue horse. 2007 marks only Blue’s second year as Colts mascot.
They are currently under the leadership of rookie head coach Jim Caldwell, who is the successor to long-time head coach Tony Dungy. Caldwell spent 6 years as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterbacks coach before being hired by the Colts.
A number of Colts have earned their way into the pro football history books, including running back Eric Dickerson (1987-91) who was honored in 1999 by entry into NFL Hall of Fame, and coveted Ring of Honor holders quarterback Jim Harbaugh, offensive tackle Chris Hinton, wide receiver Bill Brooks, owner Bob Irsay, and head coach Ted Marchibroda.
The Indianapolis Colts finished out 2008/2009 with a .750 regular season record (12 wins, 4 losses). Get your Indianapolis Colts tickets and see if they can return to the Superbowl and claim the Lombardi Trophy.