2012 Indianapolis Colts season
| 2012 Indianapolis Colts season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Bruce Arians (Interim HC weeks 5-16) |
| General manager | Ryan Grigson |
| Owner | Jim Irsay |
| Home field | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–5 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC South |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Ravens) 24–9 |
| Pro Bowlers | WR Reggie Wayne OLB Robert Mathis QB Andrew Luck |
The 2012 Indianapolis Colts season was the franchise's 60th season in the National Football league and the 29th in Indianapolis. The Colts earned the first selection in the 2012 NFL Draft due to a dismal 2–14 record in 2011 and used their first pick on Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. The season marked the first for both head coach Chuck Pagano and general manager Ryan Grigson with the franchise. Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians served as interim head coach while Pagano underwent treatment for leukemia from week 5–16; he returned, with his cancer in remission, during the final week of the regular season. The team went 9–3 under Arians. The Colts earned a playoff berth, but were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card round.
On January 2, 2012, one day after the final game of the 2011 season, Colts owner Jim Irsay fired team Vice Chairman Bill Polian (who had been the team's general manager since 1998) and his son, team Vice President and general manager Chris Polian. Nine days later (January 11), Ryan Grigson was named the new general manager. Head coach Jim Caldwell was fired on January 17, 2012. Eight days later (January 25), former Baltimore Ravens' defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano agreed to becoming the Colts new head coach.
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