1973 Denver Broncos (NFL) |
2nd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 7-5-2 .571 |
Head Coach: John Ralston |
Max Coley | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Backs |
Joe Collier | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs |
Dick Coury | Wide Receivers |
Jerry Frei | Offensive Line |
Myrel Moore | Special Teams |
Richard Urich | Defensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Fri | 8/10/1973 | A | Washington Redskins | 10-14 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 38923 | |
Sat | 8/18/1973 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 38-17 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 39088 | |
Sun | 8/26/1973 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 7-43 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 59097 | |
Fri | 8/31/1973 | H | Buffalo Bills | 16-14 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 42336 | |
Sun | 9/9/1973 | H | Baltimore Colts | 10-17 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 41860 | |
Sun | 9/16/1973 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 28-10 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 49059 | |
Sun | 9/23/1973 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 34-36 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 51706 | |
Sun | 9/30/1973 | H | Chicago Bears | 14-33 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 51159 | |
Sun | 10/7/1973 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-16 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 71414 | |
Sun | 10/14/1973 | A | Houston Oilers | 48-20 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 32801 | |
Mon | 10/22/1973 | H | Oakland Raiders | 23-23 | T | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 51270 | |
Sun | 10/28/1973 | A | New York Jets | 40-28 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 55108 | |
Sun | 11/4/1973 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-17 | T | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 46567 | |
Sun | 11/11/1973 | H | San Diego Chargers | 30-19 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 51034 | |
Sun | 11/18/1973 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23-13 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 48580 | |
Sun | 11/25/1973 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-10 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 51331 | |
Sun | 12/2/1973 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 10-22 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 51508 | |
Sun | 12/9/1973 | A | San Diego Chargers | 42-28 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 44954 | |
Sun | 12/16/1973 | A | Oakland Raiders | 17-21 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 51910 |
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 | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Lyle Alzado | 77 | RDE | 6-3 | 254 | 24 | Yankton | 14 | 14 |
Bobby Anderson | 11 | RB | 6-0 | 208 | 26 | Colorado | 12 | 0 |
Otis Armstrong | 24 | RB | 5-10 | 196 | 23 | Purdue | 14 | 1 |
Mike Askea | 73 | LOT | 6-4 | 260 | 22 | Sequoias JC; Stanford | 4 | 0 |
Barney Chavous | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 254 | 22 | South Carolina State | 14 | 14 |
Ken Criter | 53 | MLB | 5-11 | 224 | 26 | Wisconsin | 14 | 0 |
Mike Current | 74 | ROT | 6-4 | 267 | 28 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
Joe Dawkins | 33 | RB | 6-2 | 223 | 25 | Los Angeles CC; Wisconsin | 14 | 14 |
Pete Duranko | 55 | RDT | 6-2 | 249 | 30 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
Fred Forsberg | 52 | LB | 6-1 | 237 | 29 | Washington | 3 | 0 |
Tom Graham | 58 | MLB | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Oregon | 14 | 14 |
John Grant | 63 | LDE | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Southern California | 13 | 0 |
Charlie Greer | 20 | RS | 6-0 | 203 | 27 | Colorado | 10 | 10 |
Dale Hackbart | 48 | RS | 6-3 | 210 | 35 | Wisconsin | 3 | 2 |
Paul Howard | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 23 | Brigham Young | 14 | 0 |
Jerry Inman | 62 | LDT | 6-3 | 255 | 33 | Boise JC; Oregon | 8 | 0 |
Larron Jackson | 68 | LOG-LOT | 6-3 | 270 | 24 | Missouri | 13 | 12 |
Tom Jackson | 57 | LLB-RLB | 5-11 | 220 | 22 | Louisville | 8 | 4 |
Charley Johnson | 12 | QB | 6-0 | 191 | 35 | Schreiner Institute JC; New Mexico State | 14 | 14 |
Calvin Jones | 26 | RCB | 5-7 | 169 | 22 | Washington | 14 | 14 |
Larry Kaminski | 59 | C | 6-2 | 244 | 28 | Purdue | 12 | 0 |
Bill Laskey | 45 | LLB | 6-2 | 237 | 30 | Michigan | 11 | 11 |
Floyd Little | 44 | RB | 5-10 | 196 | 31 | Syracuse | 14 | 13 |
Fran Lynch | 22 | RB | 6-1 | 203 | 28 | Oklahoma Military Academy JC; Hofstra | 9 | 0 |
Tommy Lyons | 61 | ROG | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
Bobby Maples | 50 | C | 6-3 | 247 | 31 | Baylor | 14 | 14 |
Billy Masters | 81 | TE | 6-5 | 236 | 29 | Louisiana State | 11 | 0 |
Ray May | 56 | RLB | 6-1 | 233 | 28 | Los Angeles CC; Southern California | 11 | 10 |
Leroy Mitchell | 41 | LCB | 6-2 | 192 | 29 | Texas Southern | 12 | 12 |
Marv Montgomery | 78 | LOT | 6-6 | 255 | 25 | Los Angeles Valley JC; Southern California | 10 | 10 |
Randy Montgomery | 21 | LCB | 5-11 | 182 | 26 | Everett CC; Weber State | 9 | 2 |
Haven Moses | 25 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 27 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
Riley Odoms | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 23 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
Jim O'Malley | 66 | LLB | 6-1 | 230 | 22 | Notre Dame | 12 | 0 |
John Pitts | 48 | LLS | 6-4 | 219 | 28 | Santa Ana JC; Arizona State | 7 | 0 |
Steve Ramsey | 10 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | North Texas | 5 | 0 |
Oliver Ross | 30 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 24 | Alabama A&M | 4 | 0 |
Mike Schnitker | 66 | LOG | 6-3 | 235 | 27 | Colorado | 14 | 6 |
Jerry Simmons | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 31 | Bethune-Cookman | 14 | 3 |
Mike Simone | 51 | RLB | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | Golden West JC; Stanford | 14 | 3 |
Ed Smith | 75 | LDT | 6-5 | 241 | 23 | Colorado College | 5 | 0 |
Paul Smith | 70 | LDT | 6-3 | 254 | 28 | New Mexico | 14 | 14 |
Billy Thompson | 36 | LS | 6-1 | 200 | 27 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 14 |
Jim Turner | 15 | K | 6-2 | 206 | 32 | Utah State | 14 | 0 |
Maurice Tyler | 23 | RS | 6-0 | 186 | 23 | Baltimore JC; Morgan State | 14 | 2 |
Billy Van Heusen | 42 | P-WR | 6-1 | 200 | 27 | Maryland | 14 | 1 |
Gene Washington | 84 | WR | 6-3 | 212 | 29 | Michigan State | 14 | 0 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 9 | Otis Armstrong | RB | Purdue |
2 | 36 | Barney Chavous | DE | South Carolina State |
3 | 54 | Paul Howard | G | Brigham Young |
3 | 70 | John Wood | DT | Louisiana State |
4 | 88 | Tom Jackson | LB | Louisville |
5 | 113 | Charles McTorry | DB | Tennessee State |
7 | 165 | Mike Askea | T | Stanford |
7 | 166 | John Grant | DE | Southern California |
9 | 217 | Lyle Blackwood | DB | Texas Christian |
10 | 244 | Al Marshall | WR | Boise State |
11 | 269 | Elton Brown | DE | Utah State |
12 | 296 | Jim O'Malley | LB | Notre Dame |
13 | 319 | Ed Smith | DE | Colorado College |
13 | 321 | Ed White | RB | Tulsa |
14 | 348 | John Hufnagel | QB | Penn State |
15 | 373 | Calvin Jones | DB | Washington |
16 | 398 | Oliver Ross | RB | Alabama A&M |
16 | 400 | Ken Muhlbeier | C | Idaho |
17 | 425 | Ken Morgan | TE | Elon |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 79 | 83 | 80 | 112 | 354 |
Opponents Totals | 57 | 98 | 72 | 69 | 296 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 253 | 111 | 127 | 15 | 80/206 38.8% | / % | 83 | 745 | |
Opponents Totals | 239 | 97 | 121 | 21 | 77/203 37.9% | / % | 84 | 824 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Turner | 0 | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 0 | 106 |
Floyd Little | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
Haven Moses | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
Riley Odoms | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
Gene Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Joe Dawkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Billy Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Bobby Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Otis Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Leroy Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jerry Simmons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Billy Van Heusen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ken Criter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 41 | 40 | 41 | 97.6 | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 1 | 354 |
Opponents Totals | 31 | 30 | 31 | 96.8 | 26 | 35 | 74.3 | 1 | 296 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Turner | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 3 | 50 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 8/9 | 3/9 | 1/5 |
Team Totals | 22 | 33 | 66.7 | 3 | 50 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 8/9 | 3/9 | 1/5 |
Opponents Totals | 26 | 35 | 74.3 | 8/8 | 6/8 | 6/7 | 8/10 | 0/2 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Floyd Little | 256 | 979 | 3.8 | 47 | 12 |
Joe Dawkins | 160 | 706 | 4.4 | 72t | 2 |
Otis Armstrong | 26 | 90 | 3.5 | 24 | 0 |
Bobby Anderson | 19 | 61 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 |
Riley Odoms | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 21 | 0 |
Billy Van Heusen | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 32 | 0 |
Haven Moses | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 22t | 1 |
Oliver Ross | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
Charley Johnson | 7 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Simmons | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
Billy Masters | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
Team Totals | 487 | 1954 | 4.0 | 72t | 16 |
Opponents Totals | 455 | 1795 | 3.9 | 30 | 14 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charley Johnson | 346 | 184 | 53.2 | 145 | 2465 | 7.1 | 13.4 | 62t | 20 | 5.8 | 17 | 4.9 | 26 | 177 | 2288 | 74.9 |
Steve Ramsey | 27 | 10 | 37.0 | 15 | 194 | 7.2 | 19.4 | 76t | 2 | 7.4 | 2 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 56.7 |
Bobby Anderson | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 47 | 15.7 | 23.5 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 109.7 |
Billy Van Heusen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | -10 | 39.6 | ||
Jim Turner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Team Totals | 378 | 196 | 51.9 | 162 | 2706 | 7.2 | 13.8 | 76t | 22 | 5.8 | 20 | 5.3 | 27 | 187 | 2519 | 72.5 |
Opponents Totals | 387 | 202 | 52.2 | 171 | 2766 | 7.1 | 13.7 | 80t | 15 | 3.9 | 14 | 3.6 | 36 | 326 | 2440 | 73.2 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Riley Odoms | 43 | 629 | 14.6 | 47t | 7 |
Floyd Little | 41 | 423 | 10.3 | 50t | 1 |
Joe Dawkins | 30 | 329 | 11.0 | 42 | 0 |
Haven Moses | 28 | 518 | 18.5 | 76t | 8 |
Bobby Anderson | 15 | 153 | 10.2 | 29 | 0 |
Jerry Simmons | 13 | 249 | 19.2 | 53 | 1 |
Gene Washington | 10 | 150 | 15.0 | 28 | 3 |
Billy Van Heusen | 8 | 149 | 18.6 | 62t | 1 |
Billy Masters | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 28 | 0 |
Otis Armstrong | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 36t | 1 |
Larron Jackson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
Team Totals | 196 | 2706 | 13.8 | 76t | 22 |
Opponents Totals | 202 | 2766 | 13.7 | 80t | 15 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Calvin Jones | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 31 | 0 |
Billy Thompson | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 59t | 1 |
Leroy Mitchell | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 40t | 1 |
Bill Laskey | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
Fred Forsberg | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Charlie Greer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Ray May | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Team Totals | 14 | 220 | 15.7 | 59t | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 20 | 331 | 16.6 | 80t | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Van Heusen | 69 | 3114 | 45.1 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 257 | 2797 | 40.5 |
Team Totals | 69 | 3114 | 45.1 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 257 | 2797 | 40.5 |
Opponents Totals | 69 | 2988 | 43.3 | 68 | 1 | 404 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Thompson | 30 | 6 | 366 | 12.2 | 53 | 0 |
Maurice Tyler | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
Charlie Greer | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
Floyd Little | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Ken Criter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Leroy Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 40 | 9 | 404 | 10.1 | 53 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 31 | 12 | 257 | 8.3 | 44 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Otis Armstrong | 20 | 472 | 23.6 | 50 | 0 | |
Joe Dawkins | 10 | 222 | 22.2 | 31 | 0 | |
Billy Thompson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
Maurice Tyler | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
Randy Montgomery | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
Fran Lynch | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
Fred Forsberg | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
Mike Simone | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 36 | 793 | 22.0 | 50 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 61 | 1244 | 20.4 | 82t | 1 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Paul Smith | 9.0 | |
Lyle Alzado | 8.0 | |
Barney Chavous | 5.0 | |
Pete Duranko | 5.0 | |
Ray May | 3.0 | |
Charlie Greer | 1.0 | |
Fred Forsberg | 1.0 | |
Bill Laskey | 1.0 | |
Billy Thompson | 1.0 | |
(Team) | 2.0 | |
Team Totals | 36.0 | 326.0 |
Opponents Totals | 27.0 | 187.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lyle Alzado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Otis Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Barney Chavous | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Criter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Joe Dawkins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Pete Duranko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Forsberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tom Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Charlie Greer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Charley Johnson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 | |
Calvin Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Laskey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Floyd Little | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tommy Lyons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Masters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Haven Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Riley Odoms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim O'Malley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Simone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Thompson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 1 | |
Maurice Tyler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Team Totals | 21 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 91 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 26 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0 |
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