1970 Denver Broncos season

American football team season December 2013 February 2026 Denver Broncos 1970 5–8–1 4th AFC West Lou Saban Lou Saban Gerald Phipps Mile High Stadium Did not qualify Broncos seasons thumb | right | Uniforms worn by the NFL franchise Denver Broncos from 1968 to 1996. The 1970 Denver Broncos season was the team's 11th season in professional football and first in the National Football League (NFL) after the merger. Led by fourth-year head coach and general manager Lou Saban, the Broncos posted a record of five wins, eight losses, and one tie, the same as the previous season, and were last in the new four-team AFC West division. Denver won four of its first five games,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uS4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=7162%2C2691424 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Broncs kick Falcons by 24 to 10 October 19, 1970 29 but then had only one win and one tie in the final nine games. Running back Floyd Little became the first player to lead his conference in rushing for a last place team.Sports Illustrated, July 26, 2010, The Unexpected Hero by Gary Smith, p.60, Published by Time Inc. Offseason NFL draft 1970 NFL draft 1970 Denver Broncos 1 11 Bobby Anderson RB Colorado yes 2 37 Alden Roche DE Southern yes 3 63 John Kohler OT South Dakota 4 89 Jerry Hendren WR Idaho yes 5 115 Bill McKoy LB Purdue 6 141 John Mosier TE Kansas 7 167 Randy Montgomery CB Weber State yes 8 208 Louis Porter RB Southern 9 219 Dave Washington LB Alcorn State yes yes 10 245 Maurice Fullerton DT Tuskegee 11 271 Cleve Bryant QB Ohio 12 297 Greg Jones RB Wisconsin-Whitewater 13 323 Jim McKoy DB Parsons 14 349 Jeff Slipp LB BYU 15 375 Maher Barakat K South Dakota Tech 16 401 Bob Stewart QB Northern Arizona 17 427 Frank Kalfoss K Montana State Personnel Staff / Coaches 1970 Denver Broncos Team Owner / Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps Team President – Allan Phipps Director of Player Personnel – Fred Gehrke Director of Scouting – Carroll Hardy General Manager/Head Coach – Lou Saban Offensive Backfield – Hunter Enis Receivers – Sam Rutigliano Offensive Line – Whitey Dovell Defensive Line – Stan Jones Linebackers – Dick MacPherson Defensive Backfield – Joe Collier Roster 1970 Denver Broncos 14 Pete Liske 12 Alan Pastrana 11 Bobby Anderson American football y 33 Willis Crenshaw 44 Floyd Little 22 Fran Lynch 35 Clem Turner 29 Wandy Williams 88 Al Denson American football 89 John Embree American football 84 Mike Haffner American football 86 Jerry Hendren y 42 Billy Van Heusen P 81 Billy Masters American football 83 Jim Whalen 68 Steve Alexakos y T/G 72 Sam Brunelli T 74 Mike Current T 67 George Goeddeke G 59 Larry Kaminski C 64 Mike Schnitker G 60 Bob Young offensive lineman G 73 Walt Barnes defensive lineman DT 63 Dave Costa DT 55 Pete Duranko DE 62 Jerry Inman DT 87 Rich Jackson DE 77 Alden Roche y DE 70 Paul Smith defensive end DT 78 Ken Criter MLB 50 Carl Cunningham OLB 52 Fred Forsberg American football MLB 58 Bill McKoy y OLB 54 Chip Myrtle OLB 56 Dave Washington y OLB 28 Cornell Gordon CB 20 Charlie Greer SS 43 Pete Jaquess CB/S 47 Paul Martha FS 26 George Saimes FS 37 Bob Wade no CB  3 Bobby Howfield K 56 Jay Bachman T IR 24 Booker Edgerson CB IR 23 Drake Garrett CB IR 57 John Huard LB IR 21 Randy Montgomery y C B IR 13 Steve Tensi QB IR 36 Bill Thompson American football CB IR 61 George Gaiser T 49 Alvin Mitchell defensive back CB 85 John Mosier American football y TE Source: Regular season 1970 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 20 at Buffalo Bills W 25–10 1–0 War Memorial Stadium 34,882 Recap 2 September 27 Pittsburgh Steelers W 16–13 2–0 Mile High Stadium 50,705 Recap 3 October 4 Kansas City Chiefs W 26–13 3–0 Mile High Stadium 50,705 Recap 4 October 11 at Oakland Raiders L 23–35 3–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,436 Recap 5 October 18 Atlanta Falcons W 24–10 4–1 Mile High Stadium 50,705 Recap 6 October 25 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–19 4–2 Kezar Stadium 39,515 Recap 7 November 1 Washington Redskins L 3–19 4–3 Mile High Stadium 50,705 Recap 8 November 8 at San Diego Chargers L 21–24 4–4 San Diego Stadium 48,327 Recap 9 November 15 Oakland Raiders L 19–24 4–5 Mile High Stadium 50,959 Recap 10 November 22 at New Orleans Saints W 31–6 5–5 Tulane Stadium 66,837 Recap 11 November 29 at Houston Oilers L 21–31 5–6 Astrodome 35,733 Recap 12 December 6 at Kansas City Chiefs L 0–16 5–7 Municipal Stadium 50,454 Recap 13 December 13 San Diego Chargers T 17–17 5–7–1 Mile High Stadium 50,959 Recap 14 December 20 Cleveland Browns L 13–27 5–8–1 Mile High Stadium 51,001 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 6 (Sunday, October 25, 1970): at San Francisco 49ers Denver Broncos 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary October 25, 1970 2:00 p.m. MST Broncos (4–2) 7 7 0 0 49ers (4–1–1) 3 3 10 3 Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, California 39,515 Jack Reader NBC Jay Randolph (play–by–play) and Gordie Soltau (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers – October 25, 1970 right Denver Broncos DEN San Francisco 49ers SF DEN SF collapsed 14 19 Point spread: Broncos +6½ Time of game: 2 hours, 46 minutes BroncosGame statistics49ers15 First downs 1633–162 Rushes–yards 34–128134 Passing yards 23412–27–3 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 16–35–02–13 Sacked–yards 0–0121 Net passing yards 234283 Total yards 36288 Return yards 718–40.6 Punts Number–Average yardage 7–39.30–0 Fumbles–lost 1–05–50 Penalties–yards 9–87 Time of possession Individual stats Standings Awards and honors Floyd Little, AFC Rushing champion References External links Denver Broncos – 1970 media guide 1970 Denver Broncos season at jt-sw.com 1970 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Denver Broncos seasons Denver Broncos Category:1970 in sports in Colorado Category:Long stubs with short prose