| Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 11, 1965 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: Balboa Stadium Attendance: 27022 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 65 F Humidty: 70% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 3 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Abner Haynes 2 run (Gary Kroner kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Herb Travenio 32 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bob Scarpitto 33 pass from Mickey Slaughter (Gary Kroner kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Gene Foster 2 run (Herb Travenio kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Herb Travenio 25 FG | 14 | 13 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Paul Lowe 41 run (Herb Travenio kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Gene Foster 17 run (Herb Travenio kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Gary Kroner 37 FG | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Cookie Gilchrist 29 pass from Mickey Slaughter (Gary Kroner kick) | 24 | 27 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Lance Alworth 38 pass from John Hadl (Herb Travenio kick) | 24 | 34 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bob Scarpitto 13 pass from Mickey Slaughter (Gary Kroner kick) | 31 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | SE | Lionel Taylor |
| 74 | LOT | Lee Bernet |
| 60 | LOG | Charlie Parker |
| 52 | C | Ray Kubala |
| 67 | ROG | Bob McCullough |
| 75 | ROT | Eldon Danenhauer |
| 30 | TE | Hewritt Dixon |
| 14 | QB | Mickey Slaughter |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 82 | FL | Bob Scarpitto |
| 2 | FB | Cookie Gilchrist |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Max Leetzow |
| 83 | LDT | Ray Jacobs |
| 70 | RDT | Charlie Janerette |
| 78 | RDE | Leroy Moore |
| 53 | LLB | Tom Erlandson |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Hopkins |
| 56 | RLB | John Bramlett |
| 24 | LCB | Willie Brown |
| 47 | LS | John McGeever |
| 23 | RS | Goose Gonsoulin |
| 44 | RCB | Miller Farr |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Don Norton |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 78 | LOG | Walt Sweeney |
| 65 | C | Sam Gruneisen |
| 64 | ROG | Pat Shea |
| 74 | ROT | Ron Mix |
| 88 | TE | Dave Kocourek |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 23 | HB | Paul Lowe |
| 19 | FL | Lance Alworth |
| 37 | FB | Gene Foster |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Earl Faison |
| 79 | LDT | George Gross |
| 77 | RDT | Ernie Ladd |
| 85 | RDE | Bob Petrich |
| 51 | LLB | Dick Degen |
| 89 | MLB | Ron Carpenter |
| 55 | RLB | Frank Buncom |
| 49 | LCB | Jimmy Warren |
| 33 | LS | Kenny Graham |
| 47 | RS | Bud Whitehead |
| 45 | RCB | Speedy Duncan |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Cookie Gilchrist | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Wendell Hayes | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Mickey Slaughter | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Paul Lowe | 18 | 124 | 6.9 | 41t | 1 |
| Gene Foster | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 17 | 2 |
| John Hadl | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Mickey Slaughter | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 0 | 214 | 7.9 | 33t | 3 | 121.5 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 1 | 246 | 9.8 | 48 | 1 | 76.4 | ||
| Paul Lowe | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| Gene Foster | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 33t | 2 |
| Lionel Taylor | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Cookie Gilchrist | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Lance Alworth | 7 | 211 | 30.1 | 48 | 1 |
| Dave Kocourek | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Gene Foster | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Don Norton | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Lowe | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Goose Gonsoulin | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bob Scarpitto | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 67 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| John Hadl | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 41 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Odell Barry | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Paul Carmichael | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Speedy Duncan | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 31 | 0 | |
| Gene Foster | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |