1996 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/29/1996 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-42 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 58078 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Elijah Alexander | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 236 | 26 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 |
| Troy Auzenne | 75 | OT | 6-7 | 282 | 27 | California | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Bailey | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | DuPage JC; Louisville | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Banta | 83 | TE | 6-6 | 243 | 26 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Belser | 29 | FS | 5-9 | 195 | 26 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Bennett | 56 | RDE | 6-2 | 247 | 29 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Cary Blanchard | 14 | K | 6-1 | 228 | 28 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 34 | LCB | 5-9 | 190 | 25 | Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| Sammie Burroughs | 53 | LB | 6-0 | 227 | 23 | Mount San Antonio JC; Portland State | 1 | 0 |
| Eugene Daniel | 38 | RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 35 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Sean Dawkins | 87 | WR | 6-4 | 216 | 25 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Dent | 96 | DE | 6-5 | 264 | 36 | Tennessee State | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Dilger | 85 | TE | 6-5 | 255 | 25 | Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Marshall Faulk | 28 | RB | 5-10 | 211 | 23 | San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Gardocki | 17 | P | 6-1 | 197 | 26 | Clemson | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Grant | 59 | LLB | 6-0 | 239 | 27 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Derwin Gray | 30 | DB | 5-11 | 210 | 25 | Brigham Young | 1 | 0 |
| Clif Groce | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 245 | 24 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 4 | QB | 6-3 | 215 | 33 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Marvin Harrison | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 178 | 24 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Herrod | 54 | MLB | 6-0 | 248 | 30 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Hetherington | 44 | RB | 6-3 | 246 | 24 | Yale | 1 | 0 |
| Ellis Johnson | 62 | DE | 6-2 | 289 | 23 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Jones | 39 | DB | 5-9 | 174 | 23 | Trinity Valley CC; Texas A&M-Kingsville | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Justin | 11 | QB | 6-4 | 211 | 28 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Leeuwenburg | 58 | ROG | 6-3 | 293 | 27 | Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| Kirk Lowdermilk | 63 | C | 6-3 | 269 | 33 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Mandarich | 79 | ROT | 6-5 | 319 | 30 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Martin | 90 | RDT | 6-4 | 311 | 22 | Missouri | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Mathews | 67 | LOT | 6-5 | 296 | 25 | Brigham Young; Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Dedric Mathis | 26 | DB | 5-10 | 188 | 23 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Tony McCoy | 61 | LDT | 6-0 | 285 | 27 | Florida | 1 | 1 |
| Ray McElroy | 40 | SS | 5-11 | 202 | 24 | Eastern Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Morrison | 52 | RLB | 6-3 | 246 | 25 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Pollard | 81 | TE | 6-3 | 252 | 24 | Seward County CC; Bradley | 1 | 0 |
| Kendel Shello | 97 | DL | 6-3 | 301 | 23 | Southern University | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Slutzker | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 247 | 24 | Iowa | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Stablein | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 193 | 26 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Stock | 10 | WR | 5-11 | 177 | 30 | Virginia Military Institute | 1 | 0 |
| Kipp Vickers | 71 | OL | 6-2 | 300 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 0 |
| Lamont Warren | 21 | RB | 5-11 | 206 | 23 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Bernard Whittington | 95 | LDE | 6-5 | 284 | 25 | Indiana | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Widell | 64 | LOG | 6-4 | 290 | 30 | Boston College | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 42 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 22:24 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5/15 33.3% | 0/1 0.0% | 6 | 30 |
| Opponents Totals | 37:36 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 6/12 50.0% | 0/0 % | 3 | 19 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Eugene Daniel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cary Blanchard | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 42 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Faulk | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Clif Groce | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 231 | 4.5 | 31 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Harbaugh | 32 | 12 | 37.5 | 19 | 134 | 4.2 | 11.2 | 48 | 1 | 3.1 | 1 | 3.1 | 3 | 29 | 105 | 48.2 |
| Paul Justin | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 91.7 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 13 | 39.4 | 19 | 140 | 4.2 | 10.8 | 48 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 3.0 | 4 | 35 | 105 | 50.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 6 | 176 | 8.0 | 12.6 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 50.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Harrison | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Brian Stablein | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Marshall Faulk | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Sean Dawkins | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Aaron Bailey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 | ||
| Ken Dilger | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 13 | 140 | 10.8 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 176 | 12.6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Daniel | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59t | 1 |
| Ray McElroy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 59t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gardocki | 8 | 339 | 42.4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 262 | 32.8 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 339 | 42.4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 262 | 32.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 79 | 39.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Buchanan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 3 | 77 | 15.4 | 31 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gardocki | 3 | 194 | 64.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 194 | 64.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 526 | 65.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamont Warren | 4 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Mark Stock | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Aaron Bailey | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 127 | 18.1 | 28 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 67 | 22.3 | 29 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4.0 | 35.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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