The football team was officially founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1953, but can trace its history to the Dayton Triangles, a founding member of the NFL that was originally created in 1913. After a series of changes, it assumed the "Baltimore Colts" name, replacing a previous team that folded in 1950. Playing at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, the Colts became the first NFL team to have cheerleaders, and the first to put its logo on the side of its helmets. The team then relocated to Indianapolis in 1984, first playing at the RCA Dome before moving to Lucas Oil Stadium in 2008.

In 1984, the Colts' first season in Indianapolis, Jim Irsay was named general manager of the team. Frank Kush was head coach - until the final game when he was replaced by Hal Hunter. Prior to the start of the season the team received 143,000 requests in two weeks for Indianapolis Colts season tickets. The Colts had two first-round draft picks in 1984. They chose Leonard Coleman and Ron Solt. Coleman could not reach an agreement with the Colts until early in 1985, and spent 1984 playing in the U.S. Football League. Other notable picks that year included Kevin Call in the 5th round and Eugene Daniel in the 8th. The Colts finished the 1984 season with 4 wins and 12 losses. Rod Dowhower was named head coach in 1985, but after two losing seasons, Dowhower was replaced by Ron Meyer in December 1986.

A month after the Colts' loss in the AFC Championship Game, trouble began brewing. Team owner Robert Irsay had suffered a stroke during the season that left him incapacitated, and while he convalesced a battle ensued for control of the team between Irsay's wife Nancy and his son, Colts general manager Jim Irsay. To further complicate matters, the Colts were forced to search for a new coach after Ted Marchibroda resigned following a contract dispute with the team, who had only offered him a one year extension. The team ended up promoting offensive coordinator Lindy Infante to the position while keeping him on as coordinator. Shortly after Mora's firing, Tony Dungy, who had been coaching for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, became available after he was fired for failing to advance the Buccaneers to the Super Bowl. Irsay was so committed to bringing Dungy aboard that he, not Polian, initiated the contact. Late on January 19, 2002, Irsay phoned Dungy at his home in Tampa: "I just wanted him to know from the start that there was no other coach on the planet I wanted to coach my football team," Irsay said.

The divisional schedule this season includes the November 8 game at 1:00 PM EST with the Houston Texans at home in Lucas Oil Stadium, November 29 at 1:00 PM EST at Houston Texans Reliant Stadium, December 6 at 1:00 PM EST with the Tennessee Titans at home in Lucas Oil Stadium, and Dec. 17 (Thursday) at 8:20 PM EST at Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. Get your Indianapolis Colts tickets through The Seats and enjoy a great time seeing Peyton Manning picking apart defenses.