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1968 Denver Broncos (AFL)

4th place Western Division 5-9-0 .357
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Head Coach: Lou Saban
Whitey DovellOffensive Line
Hunter EnisOffensive Backs
Stan JonesDefensive Line
Dick MacPhersonDefensive Backs
Sam RutiglianoReceivers
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/10/1968HCincinnati Bengals15-13WDenver, COUniversity of Denver Stadium13841
Sat8/17/1968HMinnesota Vikings16-39LDenver, COUniversity of Denver Stadium20901
Fri8/23/1968HSan Francisco 49ers6-22LDenver, COUniversity of Denver Stadium22254
Fri8/30/1968NSan Diego Chargers3-6LSan Antonio, TXAlamo Stadium10328
Sat9/7/1968NOakland Raiders7-23LPortland, ORMultnomah Stadium18031
Sun9/15/1968ACincinnati Bengals10-24LCincinnati, OHNippert Stadium25049
Sun9/22/1968AKansas City Chiefs2-34LKansas City, MOMunicipal Stadium45821
Sun9/29/1968HBoston Patriots17-20LDenver, COBears Stadium37024
Sun10/6/1968HCincinnati Bengals10-7WDenver, COBears Stadium41257
Sun10/13/1968ANew York Jets21-13WNew York, NYShea Stadium62052
Sun10/20/1968ASan Diego Chargers24-55LSan Diego, CASan Diego Stadium42953
Sun10/27/1968HMiami Dolphins21-14WDenver, COBears Stadium44115
Sun11/3/1968ABoston Patriots35-14WBoston, MAFenway Park18304
Sun11/10/1968HOakland Raiders7-43LDenver, COBears Stadium50002
Sun11/17/1968AHouston Oilers17-38LHouston, TXAstrodome36075
Sun11/24/1968HBuffalo Bills34-32WDenver, COBears Stadium35142
Sun12/1/1968HSan Diego Chargers23-47LDenver, COBears Stadium35312
Sun12/8/1968AOakland Raiders27-33LOakland, CAOakland-Alameda County Coliseum47754
Sat12/14/1968HKansas City Chiefs7-30LDenver, COBears Stadium38463

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

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ROSTER
NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
65Jay BachmanOG6-324723Cincinnati60
85Tom BeerTE6-423224Detroit Mercy; Houston1413
15Marlin BriscoeQB5-1017823Nebraska-Omaha115
72Sam BrunelliLOT6-126325Northern Colorado1414
78Tom CichowskiOT6-424324Maryland20
63Dave CostaRDT6-225727Northeastern Colorado JC; Utah1414
77Larry CoxDE6-225025Abilene Christian90
41Eric CrabtreeFL5-1118624Pittsburgh1414
50Carl CunninghamLLB6-323524Houston1414
74Mike CurrentROT6-426723Ohio State1414
88Al DensonSE6-220826Florida A&M87
71Wallace DickeyOT6-326027Victoria JC; Texas State100
12Joe DiVitoQB-P6-220523Boston College30
55Pete DurankoRDE6-224925Notre Dame1412
46Terry ErwinRB6-019022Boston College92
32Garrett FordRB6-222523West Virginia144
52Fred ForsbergRLB6-123724Washington138
64George GaiserROG6-425523Southern Methodist107
23Drake GarrettRCB-RS5-918322Michigan State1413
67George GoeddekeLOG6-325023Notre Dame1414
20Charlie GreerLCB6-020322Colorado1414
84Mike HaffnerFL-TE6-220526UCLA140
56Wally HighsmithC6-423825Florida A&M141
34Gus HollomonLS6-319523Houston134
3Bobby HowfieldK5-918132none120
57John HuardMLB6-022024Maine1414
2Bob HumphreysK6-124028none20
62Jerry InmanLDT6-325528Boise JC; Oregon74
87Rich JacksonLDE6-225827Southern University1413
43Pete JaquessLS-RCB6-018228Eastern New Mexico1311
80Jimmy JonesSE6-218927Trinidad State JC; Wisconsin130
58Larry KaminskiC6-224423Purdue1413
40Ronnie LambRB6-222725South Carolina33
53Gordon LambertLB6-524523West Virginia; Tennessee-Martin100
10Jim LeClairQB6-120824Long Island-Post32
28Jack LentzRS6-019523Holy Cross126
48Hal LewisDB6-018524Arizona State10
33Hub LindseyRB5-1119623Wyoming30
44Floyd LittleRB5-1019626Syracuse1110
25Tommy LukeRS6-019024Mississippi71
22Fran LynchRB6-120323Oklahoma Military Academy JC; Hofstra94
40Brendan McCarthyRB6-322023Boston College75
11John McCormickQB6-120131Boston College; Massachusetts11
75Rex MirichLDT6-425127Northern Arizona1410
48Alex MooreRB6-019523Norfolk State30
86Bobby MotenTE6-421225Bishop30
89Chip MyrtleRLB6-422523Maryland131
27Tom ObergRS-LS6-018523Oregon State; Portland State96
58Frank RichterRLB6-323024Georgia115
70Paul SmithLDE-RDE6-325423New Mexico123
21Jesse StokesDB6-019024Corpus Christi20
13Steve TensiQB6-521426Florida State76
51Dave TobeyLB6-323025Oregon70
42Billy Van HeusenSE-P6-120022Maryland137
61Bob VaughanOG6-424023Mississippi10
83Dave WashingtonTE6-422829Santa Monica JC; Southern California21
60Bob YoungROG6-226926Texas; Texas State; Howard Payne147
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
231Curley CulpDEArizona State
358Garrett FordRBWest Virginia
375Bob VaughanTMississippi
491Gordon LambertLBTennessee-Martin
4102Drake GarrettDBMichigan State
4111Gus HollomonDBHouston
8196Steve HollowayDBWeber State
9222Paul SmithLBNew Mexico
10252Bobby LangfordTMiddle Tennessee State
12304Bobby HendrixTMississippi
13330Charlie GreerDBColorado
14357Marlin BriscoeRBNebraska-Omaha
15386Jeff KuhmanLBVermont
16412Adin BrownLBWilliam & Mary
17438Steve GradyRBSouthern California
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOT
Team Totals53796162
Opponents Totals7311586130
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals2177512418/ %/ %73772
Opponents Totals2519414512/ %/ %64750
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Bobby Howfield03030100.00091850.0057
Eric Crabtree5000000030
Al Denson5000000030
Floyd Little5000000030
Fran Lynch4000000024
Marlin Briscoe3000000018
Billy Van Heusen3000000018
Jimmy Jones2000000012
Brendan McCarthy2000000012
Tom Beer100000006
Garrett Ford100000006
Mike Haffner100010006
Bob Humphreys011100.0001520.004
Chip Myrtle000000012
Team Totals323131100.001102343.51255
Opponents Totals484747100.011213461.82404
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Bobby Howfield91850.00483/32/42/32/80/0
Bob Humphreys1520.01330/00/21/10/20/0
Team Totals102343.51483/32/63/42/100/0
Opponents Totals213461.86/9/3/3/0/
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Floyd Little1585843.755t3
Marlin Briscoe413087.5343
Fran Lynch662213.3194
Garrett Ford411864.5231
Brendan McCarthy28893.2120
Terry Erwin24763.290
Ronnie Lamb22632.9170
Jim LeClair12403.3120
Alex Moore4225.5100
Hub Lindsey4174.370
Billy Van Heusen166.060
Mike Haffner221.010
Steve Tensi620.330
Joe Divito1-1-1.0-10
Jimmy Jones1-1-1.0-10
Team Totals41116143.955t11
Opponents Totals45718614.165t20
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Marlin Briscoe224939311815897.117.166t146.3135.862.9
Steve Tensi1194848637096.014.872t54.286.754266746.5
Jim LeClair542727224017.414.95011.959.31212028142.3
John McCormick198810894.711.11800.015.32127734.8
Mike Haffner11101818.018.01800.000.0118.8
Fran Lynch211142.04.0400.000.056.3
Joe Divito6115162.716.01600.000.0230-1439.6
Floyd Little200200.000.000.039.6
Team Totals42717917922128266.615.872t204.7276.351469235753.9
Opponents Totals42921721719234198.015.894t255.8204.731256316377.4
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Eric Crabtree3560117.272t5
Al Denson3458617.244t5
Tom Beer2027613.8311
Billy Van Heusen1935318.650t3
Floyd Little1933117.466t1
Jimmy Jones1319014.660t2
Mike Haffner1223219.3521
Brendan McCarthy7699.940t2
Garrett Ford6406.7120
Fran Lynch45213.0220
Alex Moore33511.7160
Ronnie Lamb3103.340
Terry Erwin22110.5170
Chip Myrtle11818.0180
Dave Washington11212.0120
Team Totals179282615.872t20
Opponents Totals217341915.894t25
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Pete Jaquess56412.8280
Charlie Greer4184.5140
Tom Oberg3175.7160
John Huard23517.5260
Drake Garrett263.060
Gus Hollomon11616.0160
Fred Forsberg166.060
Carl Cunningham133.030
Jack Lentz100.000
Team Totals201658.3280
Opponents Totals2732812.13
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Billy Van Heusen88385343.8680
Joe Divito824230.3471
Team Totals96409542.7681282
Opponents Totals76327143.087332
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Floyd Little24526110.967t1
Charlie Greer91535.9120
Tommy Luke31134.3100
Pete Jaquess2752.550
Gus Hollomon0200
Billy Van Heusen0100
Team Totals38173328.767t1
Opponents Totals462826.10
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Floyd Little2664925.0890
Gus Hollomon719427.7670
Jesse Stokes510621.2300
Alex Moore47418.5280
Drake Garrett37725.7300
Hub Lindsey37224.0290
Terry Erwin35518.3250
Charlie Greer24120.5320
Tommy Luke23417.0200
Fred Forsberg2168.0120
Eric Crabtree13030.0300
Wallace Dickey11313.0130
Pete Jaquess100.000
Team Totals60136122.7890
Opponents Totals2970424.30
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Tom Beer0010100
Marlin Briscoe300000
Dave Costa0002200
Joe DiVito110100
Terry Erwin100000
Garrett Ford100000
George Gaiser0010100
Drake Garrett101100
George Goeddeke0020200
Charlie Greer110100
Gus Hollomon201100
Jerry Inman0001100
Pete Jaquess100000
Larry Kaminski0010100
Ronnie Lamb1101-10
Jim LeClair5213-270
Jack Lentz0001100
Hub Lindsey100000
Floyd Little630300
Fran Lynch110100
Brendan McCarthy200000
Alex Moore100000
Tom Oberg0001100
Frank Richter0001100
Jesse Stokes0001100
Billy Van Heusen0001100
Bob Young0011200
Team Totals2813151227-280
Opponents Totals24121213250
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