1975 Denver Broncos (NFL) |
| 2nd place American Football Conference Western Division 6-8-0 .429 |
| Head Coach: John Ralston |
| Max Coley | Offensive Coordinator/Backs |
| Joe Collier | Defensive Coordinator |
| Kay Dalton | Wide Receivers |
| Jerry Frei | Offensive Line |
| Bob Gambold | Defensive Backs |
| Myrel Moore | Linebackers/Special Teams |
| Richard Urich | Defensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/9/1975 | H | Baltimore Colts | 20-23 | L | OT | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 35269 |
| Sat | 8/16/1975 | A | New Orleans Saints | 21-24 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 40089 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1975 | H | Houston Oilers | 27-21 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 33813 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1975 | A | Chicago Bears | 13-0 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 30128 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1975 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 10-44 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 45686 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1975 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 21-17 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 45631 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1975 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 37-33 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 51858 | |
| Mon | 9/29/1975 | H | Green Bay Packers | 23-13 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 52491 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1975 | A | Buffalo Bills | 14-38 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79798 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1975 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-20 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49164 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1975 | H | Cleveland Browns | 16-15 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 52540 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1975 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 13-26 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 70043 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1975 | H | Oakland Raiders | 17-42 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 52330 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1975 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 16-17 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 49702 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1975 | A | San Diego Chargers | 27-17 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 26048 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1975 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 21-35 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 28686 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1975 | H | San Diego Chargers | 13-10 | W | OT | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 44982 |
| Mon | 12/8/1975 | A | Oakland Raiders | 10-17 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 51075 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1975 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 25-10 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 36860 | |
| Sat | 12/20/1975 | A | Miami Dolphins | 13-14 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 43064 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 81 | Bill Adams | TE | 6-2 | 225 | 29 | San Mateo JC; Pacific | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Lyle Alzado | RDT | 6-3 | 254 | 26 | Yankton | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Otis Armstrong | RB | 5-10 | 196 | 25 | Purdue | 4 | 3 |
| 87 | Boyd Brown | TE | 6-4 | 216 | 23 | Alcorn State | 12 | 0 |
| 68 | Rubin Carter | LDE-LDT-RDE | 6-0 | 254 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 8 |
| 79 | Barney Chavous | LDE | 6-3 | 254 | 24 | South Carolina State | 9 | 9 |
| 74 | Mike Current | ROT | 6-4 | 267 | 30 | Ohio State | 7 | 7 |
| 82 | Jack Dolbin | WR | 5-10 | 180 | 27 | Wake Forest | 14 | 1 |
| 31 | Mike Franckowiak | RB | 6-3 | 220 | 22 | Central Michigan | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Randy Gradishar | MLB | 6-3 | 233 | 23 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | John Grant | RDE | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Southern California | 13 | 13 |
| 22 | Steve Haggerty | WR | 5-10 | 170 | 22 | Colorado; Nevada-Las Vegas | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Alfred Haywood | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 27 | Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | George Hoey | CB | 5-10 | 174 | 29 | Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Paul Howard | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 25 | Brigham Young | 14 | 14 |
| 16 | John Hufnagel | QB | 6-1 | 194 | 24 | Penn State | 5 | 1 |
| 57 | Tom Jackson | RLB-LLB | 5-11 | 220 | 24 | Louisville | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Charley Johnson | QB | 6-0 | 191 | 37 | Schreiner Institute JC; New Mexico State | 14 | 6 |
| 26 | Calvin Jones | RCB | 5-7 | 169 | 24 | Washington | 8 | 8 |
| 32 | Jon Keyworth | RB | 6-3 | 230 | 25 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| 54 | Mike Lemon | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Ellsworth CC; Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Floyd Little | RB | 5-10 | 196 | 33 | Syracuse | 14 | 10 |
| 22 | Fran Lynch | RB | 6-1 | 203 | 30 | Oklahoma Military Academy JC; Hofstra | 14 | 1 |
| 61 | Tommy Lyons | LOG | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Georgia | 10 | 10 |
| 50 | Bobby Maples | C | 6-3 | 247 | 33 | Baylor | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Ray May | RLB-LLB | 6-1 | 233 | 30 | Los Angeles CC; Southern California | 8 | 8 |
| 71 | Claudie Minor | LOT | 6-4 | 278 | 24 | Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego CC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Marv Montgomery | ROT-LOG-LOT | 6-6 | 255 | 27 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Southern California | 14 | 7 |
| 25 | Haven Moses | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 29 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Riley Odoms | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 25 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| 58 | Phil Olsen | LDE-RDE-LDT-RDT | 6-5 | 260 | 27 | Utah State | 14 | 1 |
| 66 | Jim O'Malley | LLB-MLB | 6-1 | 230 | 24 | Notre Dame | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | John Pitts | S | 6-4 | 219 | 30 | Santa Ana JC; Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Randy Poltl | FS-SS | 6-3 | 190 | 23 | Stanford | 13 | 1 |
| 10 | Steve Ramsey | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 27 | North Texas | 11 | 7 |
| 59 | Joe Rizzo | LLB-RLB | 6-1 | 220 | 25 | Merchant Marine | 14 | 6 |
| 73 | Stan Rogers | ROT | 6-4 | 255 | 23 | Maryland | 14 | 2 |
| 30 | Oliver Ross | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 26 | Alabama A&M | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | John Rowser | RS-LCB | 6-1 | 183 | 31 | Michigan | 13 | 13 |
| 67 | Carl Schaukowitch | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 237 | 24 | Penn State | 11 | 2 |
| 45 | Jeff Severson | FS | 6-1 | 183 | 26 | Long Beach State | 14 | 3 |
| 70 | Paul Smith | LDT | 6-3 | 254 | 30 | New Mexico | 13 | 12 |
| 51 | Bob Swenson | RLB | 6-3 | 222 | 22 | California | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Earlie Thomas | RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 30 | Colorado State | 10 | 6 |
| 36 | Billy Thompson | SS | 6-1 | 200 | 29 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Jim Turner | K | 6-2 | 206 | 34 | Utah State | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Rick Upchurch | WR | 5-10 | 173 | 23 | Indian Hills JC; Minnesota | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Billy Van Heusen | WR-P | 6-1 | 200 | 29 | Maryland | 14 | 13 |
| 20 | Louis Wright | LCB | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | Arizona State; Bakersfield CC; San Jose State | 11 | 11 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 17 | Louis Wright | DB | San Jose State |
| 2 | 43 | Charlie Smith | DE | North Carolina Central |
| 3 | 54 | Mike Franckowiak | QB | Central Michigan |
| 3 | 69 | Drew Mahalic | LB | Notre Dame |
| 4 | 84 | Steve Taylor | DB | Georgia |
| 4 | 95 | Rick Upchurch | WR | Minnesota |
| 5 | 107 | Stan Rogers | T | Maryland |
| 5 | 121 | Rubin Carter | DT | Miami (Florida) |
| 8 | 199 | Steve Foley | QB | Tulane |
| 9 | 225 | Rousell Williams | DB | Arizona |
| 10 | 240 | Hank Englehardt | C | Pacific |
| 10 | 251 | Steve Haggerty | WR | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 12 | 303 | Harry Walters | LB | Maryland |
| 13 | 329 | Eric Penick | RB | Notre Dame |
| 14 | 355 | Jerry Arnold | G | Oklahoma |
| 15 | 381 | Ken Shelton | TE | Virginia |
| 16 | 409 | Bubba Bridges | DL | Colorado |
| 17 | 433 | Lester Sherman | RB | Albany State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 36 | 86 | 44 | 85 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 81 | 88 | 84 | 0 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 268 | 109 | 137 | 22 | 84/212 39.6% | / % | 92 | 790 | |
| Opponents Totals | 247 | 119 | 106 | 22 | 76/209 36.4% | / % | 88 | 786 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Turner | 0 | 23 | 26 | 88.5 | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 0 | 86 |
| Jack Dolbin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jon Keyworth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Floyd Little | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Fran Lynch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Riley Odoms | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Haven Moses | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Randy Gradishar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Paul Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Billy Van Heusen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 23 | 28 | 82.1 | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 0 | 254 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 34 | 35 | 97.1 | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 0 | 307 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Turner | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 2 | 53 | 1/1 | 7/9 | 7/9 | 4/6 | 2/3 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 2 | 53 | 1/1 | 7/9 | 7/9 | 4/6 | 2/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 2/2 | 8/9 | 4/6 | 1/3 | 1/4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Keyworth | 182 | 725 | 4.0 | 34 | 3 |
| Floyd Little | 125 | 445 | 3.6 | 19 | 2 |
| Fran Lynch | 57 | 218 | 3.8 | 20 | 3 |
| Otis Armstrong | 31 | 155 | 5.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Oliver Ross | 42 | 121 | 2.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 16 | 97 | 6.1 | 15 | 1 |
| Jack Dolbin | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 25 | 0 |
| John Hufnagel | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Ramsey | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Charley Johnson | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Franckowiak | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 490 | 1993 | 4.1 | 34 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 526 | 1974 | 3.8 | 65 | 19 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Ramsey | 233 | 128 | 128 | 91 | 1562 | 6.7 | 12.2 | 66t | 9 | 3.9 | 14 | 6.0 | 23 | 187 | 1375 | 63.6 |
| Charley Johnson | 142 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 1021 | 7.2 | 15.7 | 90t | 5 | 3.5 | 12 | 8.5 | 10 | 79 | 942 | 46.7 |
| John Hufnagel | 51 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 287 | 5.6 | 17.9 | 80t | 1 | 2.0 | 8 | 15.7 | 13 | 84 | 203 | 18.6 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 118.8 |
| Rick Upchurch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -9 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 427 | 210 | 210 | 183 | 2900 | 6.8 | 13.8 | 90t | 15 | 3.5 | 34 | 8.0 | 47 | 359 | 2541 | 49.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 348 | 181 | 181 | 151 | 2245 | 6.5 | 12.4 | 69 | 14 | 4.0 | 16 | 4.6 | 27 | 313 | 1932 | 66.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Keyworth | 42 | 314 | 7.5 | 19t | 1 |
| Riley Odoms | 40 | 544 | 13.6 | 43 | 3 |
| Haven Moses | 29 | 505 | 17.4 | 42 | 2 |
| Floyd Little | 29 | 308 | 10.6 | 66t | 2 |
| Jack Dolbin | 22 | 421 | 19.1 | 41 | 3 |
| Rick Upchurch | 18 | 436 | 24.2 | 90t | 2 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 15 | 246 | 16.4 | 28 | 1 |
| Oliver Ross | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 30 | 0 |
| Fran Lynch | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 19 | 1 |
| Boyd Brown | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 210 | 2900 | 13.8 | 90t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 181 | 2245 | 12.4 | 69 | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Gradishar | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 44t | 1 |
| Billy Thompson | 2 | 97 | 48.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Earlie Thomas | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Louis Wright | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Tom Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim O'Malley | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Bob Swenson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Rowser | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Calvin Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray May | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 293 | 18.3 | 49 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 447 | 13.1 | 41 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Van Heusen | 63 | 2515 | 39.9 | 64 | 0 | 534 | ||||
| Team Totals | 63 | 2515 | 39.9 | 64 | 0 | 534 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 76 | 3200 | 42.1 | 64 | 1 | 470 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 27 | 4 | 312 | 11.6 | 51 | 0 |
| Billy Thompson | 13 | 1 | 158 | 12.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Fran Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 5 | 470 | 11.5 | 51 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 4 | 534 | 13.7 | 64 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 40 | 1084 | 27.1 | 58 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 16 | 307 | 19.2 | 32 | 0 | |
| Oliver Ross | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jeff Severson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Bobby Maples | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 59 | 1446 | 24.5 | 58 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 1273 | 22.3 | 39 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Lyle Alzado | 7.0 | |
| Barney Chavous | 4.5 | |
| Paul Smith | 4.5 | |
| Randy Gradishar | 3.0 | |
| Tom Jackson | 3.0 | |
| Rubin Carter | 2.0 | |
| John Grant | 2.0 | |
| Phil Olsen | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 27.0 | 313.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 47.0 | 359.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Alzado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Current | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Dolbin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Randy Gradishar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Grant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charley Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jon Keyworth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fran Lynch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Phil Olsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim O'Malley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Poltl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Ramsey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 | |
| Oliver Ross | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Rowser | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Jeff Severson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| Paul Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 1 |
| Earlie Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Van Heusen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Louis Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 56 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 0 |
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