1968 Denver Broncos season

American football team season December 2013 February 2026 Denver Broncos 1968 5–9 4th AFL Western Lou Saban Lou Saban Gerald Phipps Mile High Stadium Did not qualify Broncos seasons thumb|Uniforms worn by the NFL franchise Denver Broncos from 1968 to 1996. The 1968 Denver Broncos season was the ninth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). Led by second-year head coach and general manager Lou Saban, the Broncos improved their record from the previous season by posting a record of five wins and nine losses. They finished fourth in the AFL's Western division for the sixth straight season; the expansion Cincinnati Bengals finished fifth, allowing Denver to escape the cellar. There were threats of the Broncos relocating to Atlanta, Chicago, and Birmingham, Alabama.Sports Illustrated, July 26, 2010, The Unexpected Hero by Gary Smith, p.60, Published by Time Inc. The 1968 season was the first in which Denver wore blue helmets with the trademark orange "D" logo; the helmets remained the same until the 1997 season.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 In 1968, Bears Stadium was sold to the city of Denver, which renamed it "Mile High Stadium" and built the upper deck along the west side, raising capacity to 50,657.http://www.ballparktour.com/Former_Denver.html Archived copy June 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923181816/http://www.ballparktour.com/Former_Denver.html September 23, 2015 dead mdy-all Offseason NFL/AFL draft 1968 NFL/AFL draft 1968 Denver Broncos 2 31 Curley Culp Defensive tackle Arizona State yes yes 3 58 Garrett Ford Running back West Virginia yes 3 75 Bob Vaughn Tackle Ole Miss yes 4 91 Gordon Lambert Linebacker Tennessee-Martins 4 102 Drake Garrett Defensive back Michigan State yes 4 111 Gus Hollomon Defensive back Houston yes 8 196 Steve Holloway Defensive back Weber State 9 222 Paul Smith Defensive end New Mexico yes yes 10 252 Bob Langford Tackle Middle Tennessee 12 304 Bobby Hendrix Tackle Ole Miss 13 330 Charlie Greer Defensive back Colorado yes 14 357 Marlin Briscoe Quarterback Nebraska-Omaha yes yes 15 386 Jeff Kuhman Linebacker Vermont 16 412 Adin Brown Linebacker William & Mary 17 438 Steve Grady Running back USC Undrafted free agents + 1968 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeRay CalcagnoQuarterbackSanta ClaraRay TomberlinLinebackerNorth Dakota Personnel Staff / Coaches 1968 Denver Broncos Team Owner / Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps Team 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 N/A - Vacant N/A - Vacant Roster 1968 Denver Broncos 48 1 0 15 Marlin Briscoe y 13 Steve Tensi 46 Terry Erwin American football y 32 Garrett Ford 44 Floyd Little 33 Hub Lindsey y no 22 Fran Lynch 40 Brendan McCarthy American football y 48 Alex Moore running back y 41 Eric Crabtree 88 Al Denson American football 80 Jimmy Jones wide receiver 84 Mike Haffner American football y 42 Billy Van Heusen y P 85 Tom Beer 86 Bob Moten y no 65 Jay Bachman y C 72 Sam Brunelli T 74 Mike Current T 71 Wallace Dickey y T 64 George Gaiser G 67 George Goeddeke G 56 Wally Highsmith y C/G 59 Larry Kaminski C 60 Bob Young offensive lineman G 63 Dave Costa DT 77 Larry Cox American football DE 55 Pete Duranko DE 62 Jerry Inman DT 87 Rich Jackson DE 75 Rex Mirich DT 70 Paul Smith defensive end y DE 50 Carl Cunningham OLB 52 Fred Forsberg American football OLB 57 John Huard MLB 76 Gordon Lambert American football y OLB 89 Chip Myrtle OLB 58 Frank Richter American football OLB 23 Drake Garrett y CB 20 Charlie Greer y CB 34 Gus Hollomon y SS 43 Pete Jaquess SS 28 Jack Lentz FS 25 Tommy Luke y FS 27 Tom Oberg y FS 21 Jesse Stokes no CB 12 Joe DiVito y P  3 Bobby Howfield y K 61 Bob Vaughn y G IR None - Vacant Source: Regular season 1968 American Football League season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 Bye 2 September 15 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–24 0–1 Nippert Stadium 25,049 Recap 3 September 22 at Kansas City Chiefs L 2–34 0–2 Municipal Stadium 45,821 Recap 4 September 29 Boston Patriots L 17–20 0–3 Mile High Stadium 37,024 Recap 5 October 6 Cincinnati Bengals W 10–7 1–3 Mile High Stadium 41,257 Recap 6 October 13 at New York Jets W 21–13 2–3 Shea Stadium 62,052 Recap 7 October 20 at San Diego Chargers L 24–55 2–4 San Diego Stadium 42,953 Recap 8 October 27 Miami Dolphins W 21–14 3–4 Mile High Stadium 44,115 Recap 9 November 3 at Boston Patriots W 35–14 4–4 Fenway Park 18,304 Recap 10 November 10 Oakland Raiders L 7–43 4–5 Mile High Stadium 50,002 Recap 11 November 17 at Houston Oilers L 17–38 4–6 Astrodome 36,075 Recap 12 November 24 Buffalo Bills W 34–32 5–6 Mile High Stadium 35,201 Recap 13 December 1 San Diego Chargers L 23–47 5–7 Mile High Stadium 35,212 Recap 14 December 8 at Oakland Raiders L 27–33 5–8 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 47,754 Recap 15 December 14, 1968 Kansas City Chiefs L 7–30 5–9 Mile High Stadium 38,463 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yQpWAAAAIBAJ&pg=2700%2C3918971 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Chiefs top Denver, clinch Western tie December 15, 1968 2B Standings References External links Denver Broncos – 1968 media guide 1968 Denver Broncos season at jt-sw.com 1968 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Denver Broncos seasons Denver Broncos Category:1968 in sports in Colorado Category:Long stubs with short prose