2004 Indianapolis Colts season

2004 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner	Jim Irsay
Head coach	Tony Dungy
General manager	Bill Polian
Home field	RCA Dome
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st AFC South
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Broncos) 49–24 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 3–20
Pro Bowlers	QB Peyton Manning RB Edgerrin James WR Marvin Harrison OT Tarik Glenn DE Dwight Freeney
Uniform

The 2004 Indianapolis Colts season was the 52nd season for the team in the National Football League and 21st in Indianapolis.

Draft

Main article: 2004 NFL draft

2004 Indianapolis Colts draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	44	Bob Sanders *	Safety	Iowa	from Pittsburgh
3	68	Ben Hartsock	Tight end	Ohio State	from Cleveland
3	69	Gilbert Gardner	Linebacker	Purdue	from Atlanta
4	107	Kendyll Pope	Linebacker	Florida State	from Pittsburgh
4	125	Jason David	Cornerback	Washington State	from Philadelphia via Atlanta
5	141	Jake Scott	Guard	Idaho	from Cleveland
6	173	Von Hutchins	Cornerback	Mississippi	from Cleveland
6	193	Jim Sorgi	Quarterback	Wisconsin
7	229	David Kimball	Kicker	Penn State	from St Louis
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster

Indianapolis Colts 2004 final roster
Quarterbacks  5 Travis Brown 18 Peyton Manning 12 Jim Sorgi Running backs 32 Edgerrin James 23 James Mungro KR 33 Dominic Rhodes Wide receivers 88 Marvin Harrison 85 Aaron Moorehead 84 Brad Pyatt KR/PR 83 Brandon Stokley 86 Troy Walters PR 87 Reggie Wayne Tight ends 44 Dallas Clark 80 Ben Hartsock 81 Marcus Pollard		Offensive linemen 64 Rick DeMulling C/G 71 Ryan Diem T 76 Makoa Freitas T 78 Tarik Glenn T 61 Trevor Hutton G 65 Ryan Lilja G 56 Tupe Peko G 63 Jeff Saturday C 73 Jake Scott G Defensive linemen 79 Raheem Brock DE 93 Dwight Freeney DE 98 Robert Mathis DE 90 Montae Reagor DT 99 Brad Scioli DE 75 Larry Tripplett DT 96 Josh Williams DT		Linebackers 58 Gary Brackett MLB 51 Gilbert Gardner OLB 59 Cato June OLB 94 Rob Morris MLB 55 Kendyll Pope OLB 97 Nick Rogers OLB 50 David Thornton OLB Defensive backs 26 Waine Bacon CB/S 28 Idrees Bashir FS 41 Cory Bird SS 42 Jason David CB/PR 20 Mike Doss SS 39 Anthony Floyd FS 25 Nick Harper CB 27 Von Hutchins CB 29 Joseph Jefferson CB 21 Bob Sanders FS/SS 38 Gerome Sapp SS Special teams 10 Martín Gramática K 17 Hunter Smith P 48 Justin Snow LS 13 Mike Vanderjagt K		Reserve lists 72 Thomas Houchin DE (IR) 57 Jim Nelson LB (IR) 30 Donald Strickland CB (IR) 91 Josh Thomas DE (IR) 47 Ben Utecht TE (PUP) -- Patrick Venzke T (IR) 52 Keyon Whiteside LB (IR) Practice squad  6 Tom Arth QB 35 Ran Carthon RB -- Bryan Fletcher TE -- Eric Hill CB (IR) 35 Tom Lopienski FB -- Andre Sommersell LB 11 John Standeford WR 68 Jason Stewart DT -- Jarrell Weaver LB Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 inactive, 8 practice squad

Preseason

Date	Opponent	Result	Game Site	NFL Recap
August 14, 2004	at San Diego Chargers	W 21–17	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
August 21, 2004	New York Jets	L 7–31	RCA Dome	Recap
August 28, 2004	Buffalo Bills	W 30–17	RCA Dome	Recap
September 3, 2004	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 13–16	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	NFL Recap
1	September 9	at New England Patriots	L 24–27	0–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	at Tennessee Titans	W 31–17	1–1	The Coliseum	Recap
3	September 26	Green Bay Packers	W 45–31	2–1	RCA Dome	Recap
4	October 3	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–17	3–1	Alltel Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	Oakland Raiders	W 35–14	4–1	RCA Dome	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 24	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 24–27	4–2	RCA Dome	Recap
8	October 31	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 35–45	4–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
9	November 8	Minnesota Vikings	W 31–28	5–3	RCA Dome	Recap
10	November 14	Houston Texans	W 49–14	6–3	RCA Dome	Recap
11	November 21	at Chicago Bears	W 41–10	7–3	Soldier Field	Recap
12	November 25	at Detroit Lions	W 41–9	8–3	Ford Field	Recap
13	December 5	Tennessee Titans	W 51–24	9–3	RCA Dome	Recap
14	December 12	at Houston Texans	W 23–14	10–3	Reliant Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	Baltimore Ravens	W 20–10	11–3	RCA Dome	Recap
16	December 26	San Diego Chargers	W 34–31 (OT)	12–3	RCA Dome	Recap
17	January 2	at Denver Broncos	L 14–33	12–4	Invesco Field	Recap

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(3) Indianapolis Colts	12	4	0	.750	5–1	8–4	522	351	L1
Jacksonville Jaguars	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	261	280	W1
Houston Texans	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	309	339	L1
Tennessee Titans	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	344	439	W1

Postseason schedule

Further information: 2004–05 NFL playoffs

Playoff round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Host stadium	NFL recap
Wild Card	January 9	Denver Broncos (6)	W 49–24	1–0	RCA Dome	Recap
Divisional	January 16	at New England Patriots (2)	L 3–20	1–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap