1967 Denver Broncos season

American football team season December 2013 February 2026 Denver Broncos 1967 3–11 4th AFL Western Lou Saban Lou Saban Gerald Phipps Bears Stadium Did not qualify Broncos seasons The 1967 Denver Broncos season was the eighth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). Led by first-year head coach and general manager Lou Saban, the Broncos posted a record of three wins and eleven losses, last in the AFL's Western division. Running back Floyd Little, a first round draft choice (sixth overall), was team captain in his rookie season.Sports Illustrated, July 26, 2010, The Unexpected Hero by Gary Smith, p.60, Published by Time Inc. After an opening win at home, the Broncos lost nine straight games, then split the last four. Inter-league play between the AFL and NFL in the exhibition season began this year. In the first matchup on August 5, the Broncos defeated the Detroit Lions 13–7 and became the first AFL team to beat an NFL team.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0zdWAAAAIBAJ&pg=7177%2C1833867 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Broncs stun NFL's Lions in exhibition August 6, 1967 2, sports https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZrRVAAAAIBAJ&pg=5001%2C842403 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press AFL's Broncos shock Lions, 13-7 August 6, 1967 2BNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p.283 Before the season, the Broncos changed from orange helmets to blue helmets.Saccomano Jim Sacco Sez: How the orange and blue began https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/sacco-sez-how-the-orange-and-blue-began DenverBroncos.com August 7, 2022 January 29, 2024 This was the first season that the Broncos wore their now famous "Orange Crush" uniforms, but the famous D logo on the helmets was not introduced until the next season. The team made slight modifications to the uniforms until they were retired 30 years later, after the 1996 season. The Orange Crush uniforms returned in 2024, albeit in a slightly different design, retaining the helmet design from the 1997 uniforms (but retiring the '97 uniforms all together), along with the 1977 uniforms as a throwback. Hired in December 1966, Saban left the University of Maryland after just one season; he had previously been an AFL head coach at Boston and Buffalo, where he won consecutive AFL titles.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6CZJAAAAIBAJ&pg=533%2C128479 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Denver Broncos offer Lou Saban 10-year contract to coach AFL club December 16, 1966 23https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fpUnAAAAIBAJ&pg=7084%2C3080622 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Saban leaves Md. for Denver December 17, 1966 11 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UuBNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1251%2C8337333 Free Lance-Star Fredericksburg, Virginia Associated Press Chass Murray Lou Saban returning to bottom December 17, 1966 6 Personnel Staff 1967 Denver Broncos Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps President – Allan R Phipps Director of Player Personnel – Fred Gehrke General Manager/Head Coach – Lou Saban Offensive Backfield – Hunter Enis Offensive Receivers – Sam Rutigliano Offensive Line – Whitey Dovell Defensive Line – Stan Jones Defensive Backfield – Dick MacPherson Roster 1967 Denver Broncos 10 Jim LeClair quarterback 13 Steve Tensi 27 Charley Mitchell 32 Mike Kellogg American football 33 Wendell Hayes 44 Floyd Little y 41 Eric Crabtree 49 Neal Sweeney y no 82 Bob Scarpitto P 88 Al Denson American football 85 Tom Beer y 89 Andre White no y 56 Dave Behrman C 59 Larry Kaminski C 60 Ernie Park G 64 Sam Brunelli T 67 George Goeddeke LG y 73 Pat Matson G 78 Tom Cichowski T y 55 Pete Duranko y DE 62 Jerry Inman DT 63 Dave Costa DT 66 Larry Cox DE American football 75 Rex Mirich LDE 77 Bob Young G offensive lineman DT 87 Rich Jackson DE 50 Carl Cunningham OLB y 51 Henry Sorrell OLB y 54 Chip Myrtle OLB y 57 John Huard MLB y 58 Frank Richter American football y OLB 21 Goldie Sellers CB 22 Lonnie Wright SS/FS 25 Errol Prisby CB/S 28 Jack Lentz FS y 43 Pete Jaquess CB 45 Tom Cassese SS y 46 Jim Summers CB y no 48 Nemiah Wilson CB  2 Bob Humphreys K y athlete 84 Lou Andrus LB y Military 34 Cookie Gilchrist RB IR 31 Bo Hickey y RB IR 51 Gene Jeter LB IR 53 Roger LeClerc LB/K American football IR 81 Max Leetzow DE IR 22 Fran Lynch RB y Military 22 Bobby Ply S IR 71 Mike Current y T  3 Rick Duncan K y 17 Scotty Glacken QB -- Errol Mann y K 70 Don Smith G y no 72 Dick Tyson no G Regular season 1967 American Football League season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 3 Boston Patriots W 26–21 1–0 Bears Stadium 35,488 Recap 2 September 10 at Oakland Raiders L 0–51 1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 25,423 Recap 3 September 17 at Miami Dolphins L 21–35 1–2 Orange Bowl 29,381 Recap 4 September 24 New York Jets L 24–38 1–3 Bears Stadium 35,365 Recap 5 October 1 at Houston Oilers L 6–10 1–4 Rice Stadium 21,798 Recap 6 October 8 Buffalo Bills L 16–17 1–5 Bears Stadium 35,188 Recap 7 Bye 8 October 22 San Diego Chargers L 21–38 1–6 Bears Stadium 34,464 Recap 9 October 29 at Kansas City Chiefs L 9–52 1–7 Municipal Stadium 44,002 Recap 10 November 5 Oakland Raiders L 17–21 1–8 Bears Stadium 29,043 Recap 11 November 12 Houston Oilers L 18–20 1–9 Bears Stadium 30,392 Recap 12 November 19 at Buffalo Bills W 21–20 2–9 War Memorial Stadium 30,891 Recap 13 November 23 at San Diego Chargers L 20–24 2–10 San Diego Stadium 34,586 Recap 14 December 3 at New York Jets W 33–24 3–10 Shea Stadium 61,615 Recap 15 Bye 16 December 17 Kansas City Chiefs L 24–38 3–11 Bears Stadium 31,660 Recap 17 Bye Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Thursday (November 23: Thanksgiving)https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kTlWAAAAIBAJ&pg=7268%2C3039921 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Oakland holds lead; Cowboys, Rams win November 24, 1967 35 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. Game summaries Week 14 Chiefs 14 14 7 3 Broncos 0 7 10 7 December 17 Bears Stadium Standings References 2 External links Denver Broncos – 1967 media guide 1967 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1967 Denver Broncos at jt-sw.com Category:Denver Broncos seasons Denver Broncos Category:1967 in sports in Colorado