1979 Baltimore Colts Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Ted Marchibroda (5-11) | 5-11 | – | Finished 5th in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Mack Alston | TE | April 27, 1947 | 6’2′ | 230 | Md-Eastern Shore |
| Ron Baker | G | November 19, 1954 | 6’4′ | 260 | Oklahoma St. |
| Mike Barnes | DT-DE | December 24, 1950 | 6’6′ | 255 | Miami (FL) |
| Lyle Blackwood | DB | May 24, 1951 | 6’1′ | 190 | TCU |
| Larry Braziel | DB | September 25, 1954 | 6’0′ | 188 | USC |
| Randy Burke | WR | May 26, 1955 | 6’2′ | 190 | Kentucky |
| Roger Carr | WR | July 1, 1952 | 6’3′ | 200 | Louisiana Tech |
| Fred Cook | DE | April 15, 1952 | 6’4′ | 244 | Southern Miss |
| Brian DeRoo | WR | April 25, 1956 | 6’3′ | 193 | Redlands |
| Bucky Dilts | P | December 6, 1953 | 5’9′ | 185 | Georgia |
| Glenn Doughty | WR | January 30, 1947 | 6’2′ | 204 | Michigan |
| Joe Ehrmann | DT | March 29, 1949 | 6’5′ | 260 | Syracuse |
| Ron Fernandes | DE-DT | September 11, 1951 | 6’4′ | 251 | East. Michigan |
| Greg Fields | DE | January 23, 1955 | 6’7′ | 260 | Grambling St. |
| Ben Garry | RB | February 11, 1956 | 6’0′ | 215 | Southern Miss |
| Nesby Glasgow | DB | April 15, 1957 | 5’10’ | 185 | Washington |
| Jerry Golsteyn | QB | August 6, 1954 | 6’4′ | 207 | Northern Illinois |
| Wade Griffin | T | August 7, 1954 | 6’5′ | 260 | Mississippi |
| Lee Gross | C | July 29, 1953 | 6’3′ | 237 | Auburn |
| Don Hardeman | RB | August 13, 1952 | 6’2′ | 235 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Dwight Harrison | DB-WR | October 12, 1948 | 6’1′ | 187 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Jeff Hart | T | September 10, 1953 | 6’5′ | 266 | Oregon St. |
| Ken Huff | G | February 21, 1953 | 6’4′ | 260 | North Carolina |
| Bert Jones | QB | September 7, 1951 | 6’3′ | 210 | LSU |
| Jim Krahl | DT | November 19, 1953 | 6’5′ | 252 | Texas Tech |
| Barry Krauss | LB | March 17, 1957 | 6’3′ | 245 | Alabama |
| Bruce Laird | DB | May 23, 1950 | 6’0′ | 193 | American Int. |
| Greg Landry | QB | December 18, 1946 | 6’4′ | 210 | Massachusetts |
| Roosevelt Leaks | RB | January 31, 1953 | 5’10’ | 225 | Texas |
| Toni Linhart | K | July 24, 1942 | 6’0′ | 178 | Austria Technical |
| Reese McCall | TE | June 16, 1956 | 6’6′ | 239 | Auburn |
| Don McCauley | RB | May 12, 1949 | 6’1′ | 211 | North Carolina |
| Ken Mendenhall | C | August 11, 1948 | 6’3′ | 242 | Oklahoma |
| Steve Mike-Mayer | K | September 8, 1947 | 6’0′ | 180 | Maryland |
| Doug Nettles | DB | August 13, 1951 | 6’0′ | 179 | Vanderbilt |
| Herb Orvis | DT-DE | October 17, 1946 | 6’5′ | 248 | Colorado |
| Mike Ozdowski | DE | September 24, 1955 | 6’5′ | 243 | Virginia |
| Reggie Pinkney | DB | May 27, 1955 | 5’11’ | 190 | East Carolina |
| Robert Pratt | G | May 25, 1951 | 6’3′ | 255 | North Carolina |
| Sanders Shiver | LB | February 14, 1954 | 6’2′ | 227 | Carson-Newman |
| Mike Siani | WR | May 27, 1950 | 6’2′ | 195 | Villanova |
| Ed Simonini | LB | February 2, 1954 | 6’0′ | 210 | Texas A&M |
| Dave Taylor | T | October 17, 1949 | 6’4′ | 260 | Catawba |
| Norm Thompson | DB | March 5, 1945 | 6’1′ | 180 | Utah |
| Bob Van Duyne | G-T | May 15, 1952 | 6’5′ | 243 | Idaho |
| Joe Washington | RB | September 24, 1953 | 5’10’ | 179 | Oklahoma |
| Stan White | LB | October 24, 1949 | 6’1′ | 225 | Ohio St. |
| Mike Woods | LB | November 1, 1954 | 6’2′ | 233 | Tampa |
| Steve Zabel | LB-TE | March 20, 1948 | 6’4′ | 235 | Oklahoma |