1974 Denver Broncos season

American football team season December 2013 February 2026 Denver Broncos 1974 7–6–1 2nd AFC West John Ralston John Ralston Gerald Phipps Mile High Stadium Did not qualify Broncos seasons The 1974 Denver Broncos season was the team's 15th year in professional football and its fifth with the National Football League (NFL). Led by third-year head coach and general manager John Ralston, the Broncos had a winning record for the second straight season with seven wins, six losses, and one tie, which was fifth-best in the conference. Denver finished second in the AFC West, but 4½ games behind the Oakland Raiders, who clinched in mid-November,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CKRVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6610%2C4667298 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Third-period blitz spurs Chiefs, 42-34 November 19, 1974 3C and 1½ games behind the wild card Buffalo Bills. In their fifteen years of existence, the Broncos had yet to reach the postseason. The team played at Detroit on Thanksgiving and won in the final NFL game at Tiger Stadium;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CIFIAAAAIBAJ&pg=5201%2C4385483 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Broncs boot Lions with onside kick November 29, 1974 20 the Lions moved north to the Pontiac Silverdome in 1975. Offseason NFL draft 1974 NFL draft 1974 Denver Broncos 1 14 Randy Gradishar LB Ohio State yes yes yes 2 42 Carl Wafer DT Tennessee State 3 68 Claudie Minor T San Diego State yes 4 92 Ozell Collie DB Colorado 6 145 John Winesberry WR Stanford 10 248 Charlie Johnson DB Southern 11 276 Steve Buchanan RB Holy Cross 12 301 Larry Cameron LB Alcorn A&M 13 326 John Clerkley DT Fort Valley State 14 354 Rich Marks DB Northern Illinois 15 379 Peil Pennington QB Massachusetts 16 404 Darrell Austin T South Carolina 17 432 Boyd Brown TE Alcorn A&M Personnel Staff / Coaches 1974 Denver Broncos Team Owner / Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps Team President – Allan Phipps Assistant General Manager/Director of Player Personnel – Fred Gehrke Director of Scouting – Carroll Hardy Vice President/General Manager/Head Coach – John Ralston Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Backfield – Max Coley Wide Receivers – Kay Dalton Offensive Line – Jerry Frei Defensive Coordinator – Joe Collier Defensive Line – Doc Urich Defensive Backs – Bob Gambold Special Teams/Linebackers – Myrel Moore Source:1974 Denver Broncos Media Guide http://media.denverbroncos.com/section_display.cfm?section_id=136 4 December 22, 2013 Roster 1974 Denver Broncos 48 3 0 16 John Hufnagel 12 Charley Johnson 10 Steve Ramsey American football 24 Otis Armstrong 44 Floyd Little 22 Fran Lynch 30 Oliver Ross running back 25 Haven Moses 80 Jerry Simmons wide receiver 82 Otto Stowe 42 Billy Van Heusen P 87 Boyd Brown American football y 81 Billy Masters American football 88 Riley Odoms 65 LeFrancis Arnold y G/C 74 Mike Current T 60 Paul Howard American football G 68 Larron Jackson G 61 Tommy Lyons American football G 50 Bobby Maples C 71 Claudie Minor y T 64 Mike Schnitker G 77 Lyle Alzado DE 79 Barney Chavous DE 76 Steve Coleman American football y DE 55 Pete Duranko DT 63 John Grant American football DT 72 Bob Kampa DT 75 Ed Smith defensive end DE/DT 70 Paul Smith defensive end DT 54 Ralph Cindrich OLB 53 Ken Criter MLB 52 Randy Gradishar y MLB 57 Tom Jackson American football, born 1951 OLB 45 Bill Laskey American football OLB 56 Ray May OLB 66 Jim O'Malley OLB 59 Joe Rizzo American football y OLB 51 Mike Simone OLB 20 Charlie Greer FS 43 Lonnie Hepburn CB 26 Calvin Jones cornerback CB 48 John Pitts American football FS 46 John Rowser CB 36 Bill Thompson American football SS 23 Maurice Tyler SS 15 Jim Turner placekicker K 11 Bobby Anderson American football RB IR 86 Marv Frazier no WR IR 78 Marv Montgomery T IR Regular season 1974 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 Los Angeles Rams L 10–17 0–1 Mile High Stadium 51,121 Recap 2 September 22 Pittsburgh Steelers T 35–35 (OT) 0–1–1 Mile High Stadium 51,068 Recap 3 September 30, 1974 at Washington Redskins L 3–30 0–2–1 RFK Stadium 54,395 Recap 4 October 6 at Kansas City Chiefs W 17–14 1–2–1 Arrowhead Stadium 67,298 Recap 5 October 13 New Orleans Saints W 33–17 2–2–1 Mile High Stadium 50,881 Recap 6 October 20 San Diego Chargers W 27–7 3–2–1 Mile High Stadium 50,928 Recap 7 October 27 at Cleveland Browns L 21–23 3–3–1 Cleveland Stadium 60,478 Recap 8 November 3 Oakland Raiders L 17–28 3–4–1 Mile High Stadium 45,946 Recap 9 November 10 at Baltimore Colts W 17–6 4–4–1 Memorial Stadium 33,244 Recap 10 November 18, 1974 Kansas City Chiefs L 34–42 4–5–1 Mile High Stadium 50,236 Recap 11 November 24 at Oakland Raiders W 20–17 5–5–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,224 Recap 12 November 28 at Detroit Lions W 31–27 6–5–1 Tiger Stadium 51,157 Recap 13 December 8 Houston Oilers W 37–14 7–5–1 Mile High Stadium 46,942 Recap 14 December 15 at San Diego Chargers L 0–17 7–6–1 San Diego Stadium 36,571 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HMgTAAAAIBAJ&pg=2538%2C65710 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press 'The Redskins are back' – Allen December 1, 1974 1B Thursday (November 28: Thanksgiving) Standings References External links Denver Broncos – 1974 media guide Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1974 Denver Broncos season at jt-sw.com Denver Broncos Category:Denver Broncos seasons Category:1974 in sports in Colorado Category:Long stubs with short prose