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Upon the Colts arrival in Indianapolis over 143,000 requests for season tickets were received in just two weeks.<ref>{{cite web|title=StarFiles: The Indianapolis Colts, 1984-1997|url=http://www.indystar.com/article/99999999/NEWS06/80814050/StarFiles-Indianapolis-Colts-1984-1997|publisher=[[Indianapolis Star]]|accessdate=July 4, 2012}}</ref> The move to Indianapolis, however, did not change the recent fortune of the Colts with the team appearing the postseason only once in the first eleven season in Indianapolis. During the [[1984 Indianapolis Colts season|1984 season]], the first in Indianapolis, the team went 4–12 and accounted for the fewest offensive yardage in the league that season.<ref>{{cite web|title=1984 NFL, Team & Offensive Statistics|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1984/|publisher=Pro Football Reference|accessdate=July 4, 2012}}</ref> The [[1985 Indianapolis Colts season|1985]] and [[1986 Indianapolis Colts season|1986]] teams combined for only eight wins, including an 0–13 start in 1986, which prompted the firing of head coach [[Rod Dowhower]], who was replaced by [[Ron Meyer]]. The Colts, however, did receive eventual Hall of Fame running back [[Eric Dickerson]]<ref>{{cite web|title=History: Eric Dickerson Trade - Trick-or-Trade|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/decades/1980s/eric_dickerson.aspx|publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame|accessdate=July 4, 2012}}</ref> as a result of a trade during the [[1987 Indianapolis Colts season|1987 season]] and would go onto compile a 9–6 record, good enough to win the [[AFC East]] and advance to the postseason for the first time in the franchise's history in Indianapolis, where they would eventually lose to the [[Cleveland Browns]].
 
Following 1987, the Colts did not see any real success for quiet some time, with the team missing the postseason for seven consecutive seasons. The struggles came to a climax in [[1991 Indianapolis Colts season|1991]] when the team went 1–15 and was just one point away from the first imperfect season in the history of a 16 game schedule.<ref>{{cite web|title=Worst NFL teams of all time|url=http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/football/teams/worst.html|publisher=[[ESPN]]|accessdate=July 4, 2012}}</ref> The season resulted in the firing of head coach Ron Meyer and the return of head coach [[Ted Marchibroda]] to the organization in [[1992 Indianapolis Colts season|1992]], after he coached the team from 1975–1979 when they were in Baltimore. The team continued to struggle under Marchibroda and [[Jim Irsay]], son of [[Robert Irsay]], who was the general manager at the time. It was in [[1994 Indianapolis Colts season|1994]] that Robert Irsay brought in [[Bill Tobin (American football)|Bill Tobin]] to become the next general manager of the Indianapolis Colts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bill Tobin, the GM behind the Hall of Famer|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-02-10/sports/ct-spt-0211-around-town--20110210_1_vince-tobin-draft-hall-of-fame-induction|publisher=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=July 4, 2012}}</ref>
 
Under Tobin, the Colts would go onto draft running back [[Marshall Faulk]] with the second overall pick in the [[1994 NFL Draft|1994]]<ref>{{cite web|title=1994 NFL Draft|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/draft.htm?redir|publisher=Pro Football Reference|accessdate=July 4, 2012}}</ref> and acquired quarterback [[Jim Harbaugh]] as well.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pierson|first=Don|title=Pressure On Harbaugh After Tobin Rejects Quarterback In Draft|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-05-01/sports/9405010145_1_bill-tobin-jim-harbaugh-no-huddle|publisher=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=July 4, 2012}}</ref> These moves along with others saw the Colts began to turn around their fortune with a playoff appearance in [[1995 Indianapolis Colts season|1995]] and [[1996 Indianapolis Colts season|1996]]. The Colts won their first postseason game as the Indianapolis Colts in 1995 and would go onto the [[1995 AFC Championship Game|AFC Championship Game]] against the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], coming [[Hail Mary pass]] reception away from a trip to the [[Super Bowl XXX]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosenthal|first=Gregg|title=
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