1960 Denver Broncos (AFL) |
| 4th place • Western Division • 4-9-1 .308 |
| Head Coach: Frank Filchock |
| Jim Cason | Backfield |
| Dale Dodrill | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/5/1960 | A | Boston Patriots | 6-43 | L | Providence, RI | Mount Pleasant High School Stadium | 4706 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1960 | A | Buffalo Bills | 14-31 | L | Rochester, NY | Aquinas Stadium | 6200 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1960 | A | Houston Oilers | 3-42 | L | Houston, TX | Jeppesen Stadium | 19500 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1960 | N | Dallas Texans | 0-48 | L | Little Rock, AR | War Memorial Stadium | 5500 | |
| Fri | 9/2/1960 | A | Los Angeles Chargers | 30-36 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 21516 | |
| Fri | 9/9/1960 | A | Boston Patriots | 13-10 | W | Boston, MA | Boston University Field | 21597 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1960 | A | Buffalo Bills | 27-21 | W | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 15229 | |
| Fri | 9/23/1960 | A | New York Titans | 24-28 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 20462 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1960 | H | Oakland Raiders | 31-14 | W | Denver, CO | Bears Stadium | 18732 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1960 | H | Los Angeles Chargers | 19-23 | L | Denver, CO | Bears Stadium | 19141 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1960 | H | Boston Patriots | 31-24 | W | Denver, CO | Bears Stadium | 12683 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1960 | H | Dallas Texans | 14-17 | L | Denver, CO | Bears Stadium | 13102 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1960 | H | Houston Oilers | 25-45 | L | Denver, CO | Bears Stadium | 14489 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1960 | A | Dallas Texans | 7-34 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 21000 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1960 | A | Houston Oilers | 10-20 | L | Houston, TX | Jeppesen Stadium | 20778 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1960 | H | Buffalo Bills | 38-38 | T | Denver, CO | Bears Stadium | 7785 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1960 | H | New York Titans | 27-30 | L | Denver, CO | Bears Stadium | 5861 | |
| Sat | 12/10/1960 | A | Los Angeles Chargers | 33-41 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 9928 | |
| Sat | 12/17/1960 | A | Oakland Raiders | 10-48 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 5159 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ken Adamson | 60 | LOG | 6-2 | 222 | 22 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Don Allen | 24 | FB | 6-0 | 200 | 21 | Texas | 12 | 3 |
| Buddy Alliston | 62 | RLB-MLB-LLB | 6-0 | 218 | 27 | Mississippi | 11 | 2 |
| Henry Bell | 20 | HB | 5-10 | 210 | 23 | none | 10 | 5 |
| Frank Bernardi | 43 | LCB | 5-9 | 181 | 27 | Colorado | 6 | 4 |
| J.W. Brodnax | 36 | FB | 6-0 | 208 | 24 | Louisiana State | 14 | 2 |
| Fred Broussard | 50 | C | 6-3 | 235 | 27 | Texas A&M; Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 1 | 0 |
| Hardy Brown | 34 | MLB | 6-0 | 193 | 36 | Southern Methodist; Tulsa | 13 | 8 |
| Al Carmichael | 40 | FL-SE | 6-1 | 192 | 32 | Santa Ana JC; Southern California | 9 | 5 |
| Don Carothers | 85 | TE | 6-5 | 225 | 26 | Iowa; Bradley | 3 | 1 |
| Ken Carpenter | 89 | FL-SE-HB | 6-0 | 195 | 34 | Oregon State | 6 | 4 |
| Bill Danenhauer | 76 | RDE | 6-4 | 245 | 26 | College of Emporia | 4 | 0 |
| Eldon Danenhauer | 75/72 | ROT | 6-4 | 242 | 25 | College of Emporia; Pittsburg State | 14 | 14 |
| Jack Davis | 62 | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 235 | 27 | Oklahoma; Arizona | 2 | 0 |
| Al Day | 84 | RLB | 6-2 | 216 | 22 | Eastern Michigan | 14 | 11 |
| Skip Doyle | 15 | RCB | 5-11 | 195 | 30 | Ohio State | 8 | 2 |
| Tom Dublinski | 14 | QB | 6-2 | 197 | 30 | Utah | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Epperson | 88 | SE | 6-3 | 225 | 25 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Adams State | 9 | 5 |
| Chuck Gavin | 61 | RDE | 6-0 | 243 | 27 | Tennessee State | 11 | 4 |
| Goose Gonsoulin | 45 | RS | 6-3 | 209 | 22 | Baylor | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Greer | 85 | TE | 6-3 | 215 | 29 | Elizabeth City State | 14 | 1 |
| Johnny Hatley | 67 | RDT | 6-3 | 249 | 30 | Baylor; Southwest Texas JC; Sul Ross State | 14 | 14 |
| George Herring | 16 | P-QB | 6-2 | 200 | 27 | Jones County JC; Southern Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| Gordy Holz | 73/74 | LOT-RDE | 6-4 | 264 | 27 | Minnesota | 14 | 9 |
| Bob Hudson | 53 | LLB | 6-4 | 225 | 30 | Clemson | 3 | 1 |
| Billy Jessup | 81 | SE | 6-1 | 195 | 31 | Long Beach CC; Southern California | 9 | 8 |
| Don King | 70 | RDE-LDE-LDT | 6-3 | 260 | 31 | Kentucky | 14 | 1 |
| Frank Kuchta | 52 | MLB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Notre Dame | 12 | 5 |
| Carl Larpenter | 77 | LOT-LOG | 6-4 | 240 | 24 | Texas | 14 | 5 |
| Pete Mangum | 33/23 | LLB | 6-0 | 219 | 29 | Mississippi | 14 | 13 |
| Bud McFadin | 64 | LDT | 6-3 | 260 | 32 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Bob McNamara | 41 | LCB-FL | 6-0 | 189 | 29 | Minnesota | 14 | 13 |
| Gene Mingo | 21 | HB-K | 6-1 | 199 | 22 | none | 14 | 3 |
| Mike Nichols | 51 | C | 6-3 | 230 | 22 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 14 | 14 |
| Johnny Pyeatt | 83 | RCB | 6-3 | 204 | 27 | none | 14 | 12 |
| Dave Rolle | 35 | FB | 6-0 | 215 | 23 | Oklahoma | 14 | 9 |
| Al Romine | 42 | LS | 6-2 | 191 | 28 | North Alabama | 14 | 14 |
| Hal Smith | 72 | DT | 6-5 | 250 | 25 | UCLA | 3 | 0 |
| Willie Smith | 71 | ROG | 6-2 | 257 | 23 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Stransky | 22 | HB-FL | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Colorado | 14 | 5 |
| Dave Strickland | 63 | LLB-LOG | 5-11 | 215 | 29 | Northeast Mississippi CC; Memphis | 14 | 2 |
| Lionel Taylor | 87 | TE-FL | 6-2 | 215 | 25 | New Mexico Highlands | 12 | 12 |
| Frank Tripucka | 18 | QB | 6-2 | 192 | 33 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Ted Wegert | 40 | HB | 5-11 | 202 | 28 | none | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Yelverton | 76 | RDE | 6-4 | 220 | 27 | Mississippi | 10 | 9 |
| Joe Young | 65 | LDE | 6-2 | 235 | 27 | Marquette; Arizona | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST - FIRST SELECTIONS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | College | |
| Harry Ball | T | Boston College | |
| Charley Britt | QB | Georgia | |
| David Canary | E | Cincinnati | |
| Paul Cancro | HB | Boston University | |
| Bill Carrico | G | North Texas | |
| Larry Cundiff | C | Michigan State | |
| Bernie Darre | T | Tulane | |
| Roger Davis | T | Syracuse | |
| Lonnie Dennis | G | Brigham Young | |
| John Dingens | T-G | Detroit Mercy | |
| Maurice Doke | G | Texas | |
| Mike Dowdle | FB | Texas | |
| Wayne Hawkins | T | Pacific | |
| Gary Huber | C | Miami (Ohio) | |
| Dave Hudson | E | Florida | |
| Claude King | HB | Houston | |
| Don Klochak | FB | North Carolina | |
| Roger LeClerc | C | Trinity (Connecticut) | |
| Dean Look | QB | Michigan State | |
| Bill Mathis | HB | Clemson | |
| Ken McNeece | T-G | San Jose State | |
| James Monroe | QB | Arkansas | |
| Ray Norton | HB | San Jose State | |
| Bob Rosbaugh | HB | Miami (Florida) | |
| Mel Semenko | E | Colorado | |
| LeBron Shields | T | Tennessee | |
| Jack Spikes | FB | Texas Christian | |
| Howard Turley | E | Louisville | |
| Jimmy Walden | QB | Wyoming | |
| Willie West | HB | Oregon | |
| John Willener | G | Oregon | |
| Bob Yates | T | Syracuse | |
| Ken Young | E | Valparaiso | |
| Bob Zimpfer | T-G | Bowling Green State | |
| DRAFT LIST - SECOND SELECTIONS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | College | |
| Mel Branch | T-G | Louisiana State | |
| Ronnie Cain | E | Kentucky | |
| Jack Campbell | E | Toledo | |
| Tom Chapman | E | Detroit Mercy | |
| Lovell Coleman | HB | Western Michigan | |
| Jim Colvin | T-G | Houston | |
| Teddy Foret | T-G | Auburn | |
| Bobby Joe Green | HB | Florida | |
| Jack Hanlon | HB | Pennsylvania | |
| George Hershberger | T-G | Wichita State | |
| Sam Horner | HB | Virginia Military Institute | |
| Bobby Hudson | E | Louisiana Tech | |
| Vic Jones | HB | Indiana | |
| Billy Luplow | T-G | Arkansas | |
| George Phelps | HB | Cornell (Iowa) | |
| Tom Roberts | T-G | Georgia Tech | |
| Sam Stenger | C | Denver | |
| Olen Treadway | QB | Iowa | |
| John Wilkins | T-G | Southern California | |
| Emmett Wilson | T-G | Georgia Tech | |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 42 | 93 | 86 | 88 | 309 |
| Opponents Totals | 96 | 108 | 90 | 99 | 393 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 248 | 84 | 141 | 23 | / % | / % | 54 | 501 | |
| Opponents Totals | 254 | 112 | 123 | 19 | / % | / % | 62 | 633 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Mingo | 6 | 33 | 36 | 91.7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 123 |
| Lionel Taylor | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Al Carmichael | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Dave Rolle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bob McNamara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Don Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| J.W. Brodnax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ken Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Greer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Billy Jessup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnny Pyeatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Billy Yelverton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 37 | 33 | 36 | 91.7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 309 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 44 | 47 | 93.6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 0 | 393 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Mingo | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 51 | 7/9 | 2/5 | 6/7 | 2/5 | 1/2 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 0 | 51 | 7/9 | 2/5 | 6/7 | 2/4 | 1/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 6/ | 5/ | 3/ | 3/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Rolle | 130 | 501 | 3.9 | 57t | 2 |
| Gene Mingo | 83 | 323 | 3.9 | 39 | 4 |
| Henry Bell | 43 | 238 | 5.5 | 68 | 0 |
| Al Carmichael | 41 | 211 | 5.1 | 47t | 2 |
| Bob Stransky | 28 | 78 | 2.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Ted Wegert | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Bob McNamara | 17 | 33 | 1.9 | 7 | 1 |
| J.W. Brodnax | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Allen | 30 | 18 | 0.6 | 4 | 1 |
| Ken Carpenter | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Nichols | 0 | 3 | 3L | 0 | |
| Frank Tripucka | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lionel Taylor | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 408 | 1467 | 3.6 | 68 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 541 | 2145 | 4.0 | 19 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Tripucka | 478 | 248 | 51.9 | 196 | 3038 | 6.4 | 12.3 | 80t | 24 | 5.0 | 34 | 7.1 | 27 | 226 | 2812 | 58.9 |
| George Herring | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 12 | 137 | 6.2 | 15.2 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.5 | 10 | 120 | 17 | 43.2 |
| Al Carmichael | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 118.8 |
| Gene Mingo | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 6 | 46 | 6.6 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 54.5 |
| Team Totals | 508 | 259 | 51.0 | 214 | 3247 | 6.4 | 12.5 | 80t | 24 | 4.7 | 35 | 6.9 | 37 | 346 | 2901 | 58.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 387 | 189 | 48.8 | 171 | 2987 | 7.7 | 15.8 | 92t | 25 | 6.5 | 27 | 7.0 | 35 | 361 | 2626 | 67.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Taylor | 92 | 1235 | 13.4 | 80t | 12 |
| Al Carmichael | 32 | 616 | 19.3 | 59t | 5 |
| Ken Carpenter | 29 | 350 | 12.1 | 36 | 1 |
| Jim Greer | 22 | 284 | 12.9 | 33 | 1 |
| Dave Rolle | 21 | 122 | 5.8 | 33 | 1 |
| Gene Mingo | 19 | 156 | 8.2 | 18 | 1 |
| Pat Epperson | 11 | 99 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Jessup | 9 | 120 | 13.3 | 26 | 1 |
| Bob McNamara | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 55t | 1 |
| J.W. Brodnax | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Don Allen | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Stransky | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Carothers | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Henry Bell | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 259 | 3247 | 12.5 | 80t | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 189 | 2987 | 15.8 | 25 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Gonsoulin | 11 | 98 | 8.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob McNamara | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Johnny Pyeatt | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Al Romine | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Don King | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Buddy Alliston | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65 | 0 |
| Skip Doyle | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Billy Yelverton | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 417 | 15.4 | 65 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 343 | 9.8 | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Herring | 70 | 2610 | 37.3 | 70 | 0 | 149 | ||||
| Team Totals | 70 | 2610 | 37.3 | 70 | 0 | 149 | 35.2 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 67 | 2611 | 39.0 | 0 | 261 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Carmichael | 15 | 101 | 6.7 | 0 | ||
| Bob McNamara | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 19 | 0 | |
| Gene Mingo | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 76t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 261 | 9.0 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 149 | 7.5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Carmichael | 22 | 581 | 26.4 | 58 | 0 | |
| Gene Mingo | 9 | 209 | 23.2 | 0 | ||
| Bob McNamara | 9 | 192 | 21.3 | 0 | ||
| Bob Stransky | 7 | 153 | 21.9 | 0 | ||
| Ted Wegert | 6 | 143 | 23.8 | 0 | ||
| J.W. Brodnax | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 34 | 0 | |
| Don Allen | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | ||
| Henry Bell | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Greer | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Dave Strickland | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 67 | 1547 | 23.1 | 58 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 1087 | 20.1 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Adamson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Don Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Buddy Alliston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Henry Bell | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Al Carmichael | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Eldon Danenhauer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Chuck Gavin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Johnny Hatley | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| George Herring | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Don King | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pete Mangum | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bob McNamara | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gene Mingo | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Rolle | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Stransky | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Dave Strickland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Lionel Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Frank Tripucka | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Billy Yelverton | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 32 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 0 |
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