1966 Denver Broncos season

American football team season December 2013 February 2026 Denver Broncos 1966 4–10 4th AFL Western Mac Speedie (0–2)Ray Malavasi (4–8) James Burris Gerald Phipps Bears Stadium Did not qualify Broncos seasons The 1966 Denver Broncos season was the seventh season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). For the second straight season the Broncos posted a record of four wins, and ten losses, ranking last again for the fourth time in the AFL's Western Division. Following the second game of the season, head coach Mac Speedie abruptly resigned,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K9BSAAAAIBAJ&pg=7218%2C4476038 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah UPI Speedie quits AFL's Denver September 19, 1966 4C and offensive line coach Ray Malavasi was the interim head coach for the remaining twelve games.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=peVVAAAAIBAJ&pg=4013%2C4226708 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire reports Denver: Malavasi gets job September 20, 1966 3B Denver's offense set a dubious all-time AFL record in 1966 with the fewest total points scored in a season, with 196, or 14 per game.Pro Football Reference; Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1960 to 1969, in the AFL, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For The Broncos are the last team in major professional football (AFL or NFL) to go an entire game without picking up a first down,Pro Football Reference; In a single game, from 1961 to 2018, requiring 1st Downs ≤1, sorted by ascending Date which they did in Week One at Houston.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a7FdAAAAIBAJ&pg=7121%2C414680 Victoria Advocate Texas Associated Press Oilers bomb Denver, 45-7 September 4, 1966 12A This would be the final season that the "Bucking Bronco" logo would appear on the helmets. Offseason NFL draft 1966 AFL draft 1966 Denver Broncos 1 4 Jerry Shay Defensive tackle Purdue no Undrafted free agents + 1966 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeAllen McCuneQuarterbackWest VirginiaDave RobbinsWide receiverCatawba Personnel Staff / Coaches 1966 Denver Broncos Team Owner / Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps Team President – Allan R Phipps Executive Vice President/General Manager – James H Burris Director of Player Personnel – Fred Gehrke Head Coach – Mac Speedie Offensive Backfield – Bus Mertes Offensive Line – Ray Malavasi (interim Head Coach) Defensive Line – Dale Dodrill Defensive Backfield – Marv Matuszak Roster 1966 Denver Broncos 15 Max Choboian 17 Scotty Glacken y 10 John McCormick American football 14 Mickey Slaughter 33 Wendell Hayes 28 Abner Haynes 35 Mike Kellogg American football 26 Darrell Lester fullback 27 Charley Mitchell 31 Eric Crabtree y 84 Jason Franci y 82 Bob Scarpitto P 87 Lionel Taylor 88 Al Denson American football 89 Max Wettstein y no 74 Lee Bernet T 76 Bob Breitenstein T offensive lineman 68 Sam Brunelli G y 79 John Gonzaga G 64 Jon Hohman G 59 Larry Kaminski C y 52 Ray Kubala T 73 Pat Matson G y 72 Jerry Sturm G 66 Larry Cox DT y American football 78 Marvin Davis DE y no 62 Jerry Inman DT y 83 Ray Jacobs DT defensive tackle 61 Bill Keating DT y American football 80 Dan LaRose DE 81 Max Leetzow DE 65 George Tarasovic DT 77 Bob Young DE offensive lineman 56 John Bramlett OLB 53 Don Gulseth MLB no 50 Jerry Hopkins American football MLB/OLB 51 Gene Jeter OLB 54 Ronald Sbranti OLB y no 24 Willie Brown CB American football 20 Billy Fletcher CB y no 49 Glenn Glass SS 23 Goose Gonsoulin FS 46 John Griffin SS defensive back 43 Bob Richardson CB y defensive back 45 Lew Scott CB y 21 Goldie Sellers yFS/SS 48 Nemiah Wilson CB 42 Lonnie Wright SS y 7 Gary Kroner K 75 Eldon Danenhauer G IR Regular season 1966 American Football League season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 3, 1966 at Houston Oilers L 7–45 0–1 Rice Stadium 30,156 Recap 2 Bye 3 September 18 Boston Patriots L 10–24 0–2 Bears Stadium 25,337 Recap 4 September 25 New York Jets L 7–16 0–3 Bears Stadium 29,878 Recap 5 October 2 Houston Oilers W 40–38 1–3 Bears Stadium 27,203 Recap 6 October 8, 1966 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–37 1–4 Municipal Stadium 33,929 Recap 7 October 16 at Miami Dolphins L 7–24 1–5 Miami Orange Bowl 23,393 Recap 8 October 23 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–56 1–6 Bears Stadium 26,196 Recap 9 October 30 at San Diego Chargers L 17–24 1–7 Balboa Stadium 25,819 Recap 10 November 6 at Boston Patriots W 17–10 2–7 Fenway Park 18,154 Recap 11 Bye 12 November 20 Oakland Raiders L 3–17 2–8 Bears Stadium 26,703 Recap 13 November 27 San Diego Chargers W 20–17 3–8 Bears Stadium 24,860 Recap 14 December 4 Miami Dolphins W 17–7 4–8 Bears Stadium 32,592 Recap 15 December 11 at Oakland Raiders L 10–28 4–9 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 31,765 Recap 16 December 18 at Buffalo Bills L 21–38 4–10 War Memorial Stadium 40,538 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tuVVAAAAIBAJ&pg=2071%2C1533191 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Chiefs crush Broncs October 9, 1966 4B With the expansion Miami Dolphins joining the AFL in 1966, there were an odd-number (9)of teams for two seasons, resulting in multiple bye weeks for each team. Standings References 2 External links Denver Broncos – 1966 media guide 1966 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1966 Denver Broncos at jt-sw.com Category:Denver Broncos seasons Denver Broncos Category:1966 in sports in Colorado