| 1999 Indianapolis Colts season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jim Irsay |
| General manager | Bill Polian |
| Head coach | Jim Mora |
| Home field | RCA Dome |
| Results | |
| Record | 13–3 |
| Division place | 1st AFC East |
| Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Titans) 16–19 |
| Pro Bowlers | QB Peyton Manning RB Edgerrin James WR Marvin Harrison |
The 1999 Indianapolis Colts season was the 47th season for the team in the National Football League and 16th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1999 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, and won the AFC East division, and their first 10 win season since 1977, when they were still in Baltimore. This season marked a turning point for the Colts franchise, who had only made the playoffs 3 times since 1977. Since 1999, the Colts have been one of the more successful NFL franchises, only missing the playoffs eight times, winning two AFC Championships, and earning a Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XLI. No other turnaround was as great as the 1999 Colts until the 2008 Miami Dolphins went from a 1–15 record to an 11–5 record and an AFC East title.
Despite completing a great turnaround from 3–13 to 13–3, the Colts would go on to lose to the eventual AFC Champion Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. After the 1999 season, the Colts never reached the top of the AFC East again, moving to the new AFC South division in 2002.
In the 1999 NFL Draft the Colts selected Right Guard Brandon Burlsworth. Tragically, days before he signed with the Colts and being named a starter, he was killed in a road accident with a semitruck.