1975 Denver Broncos season

American football team season December 2013 February 2026 Denver Broncos 1975 6–8 2nd AFC West John Ralston John Ralston Gerald Phipps Mile High Stadium Did not qualify Broncos seasons thumb|alt=There are two football uniforms. The one on the left has an orange shirt with a white ten, the one on the right a white shirt with a blue ten. Both have blue helmets with an orange D, a horse inside it and white trousers with orange and blue stripes.|Uniforms worn by the NFL franchise Denver Broncos from 1968 to 1996. The 1975 Denver Broncos season was the team's 16th year in professional football and its sixth with the National Football League (NFL). Led by fourth-year head coach and general manager John Ralston, the Broncos were 6–8, second in the AFC West,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ya5VAAAAIBAJ&pg=2812%2C6565355 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Dolphins retain slim playoff hopes December 21, 1975 3B but five games behind the Oakland Raiders, who clinched in late November. Denver opened the season with two wins at home, against the Chiefs and Packers,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H9FSAAAAIBAJ&pg=5555%2C7205377 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah UPI Broncos' Ramsey steals show September 30, 1975 2C but won only four of their last twelve games. In their sixteen years of existence, the Broncos had yet to reach the postseason. Offseason NFL draft 1975 NFL draft 1975 Denver Broncos 1 17 Louis Wright CB San Jose State yes yes 2 43 Charles Smith DE North Carolina Central 3 54 Mike Franckowiak FB Central Michigan 3 69 Drew Mahalic LB Notre Dame 4 84 Steve Taylor DB Georgia 4 95 Rick Upchurch WR Minnesota yes yes 5 107 Stan Rogers T Maryland 5 121 Rubin Carter DT Miami (FL) yes 8 199 Steve Foley DB Tulane 9 225 Rousell Williams DB Arizona 10 240 Hank Englehardt C Pacific 10 251 Steve Haggerty WR UNLV 12 303 Harry Walters LB Maryland 13 329 Eric Penick RB Notre Dame 14 355 Jerry Arnold G Oklahoma 15 381 Ken Shelton TE Virginia 16 409 Bubba Bridges DT Colorado 17 433 Lester Sherman RB Albany State Personnel Staff / Coaches 1975 Denver Broncos 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 Roster 1975 Denver Broncos 41 10 0 16 John Hufnagel 12 Charley Johnson 10 Steve Ramsey American football 31 Mike Franckowiak y 23 Alfred Haywood 32 Jon Keyworth 44 Floyd Little 22 Fran Lynch 30 Oliver Ross running back 82 Jack Dolbin 25 Haven Moses 80 Rick Upchurch y 42 Billy Van Heusen P 81 Bob Adams American football 88 Riley Odoms 62 Brian Goodman American football G 60 Paul Howard American football G 50 Bobby Maples C 71 Claudie Minor T 78 Marv Montgomery T/G 73 Stan Rogers American football y T 75 Tom Walker no G 77 Lyle Alzado DT 68 Rubin Carter American football y DE/DT 79 Barney Chavous DE 63 John Grant American football DE 58 Phil Olsen American football DE 70 Paul Smith defensive end DT 52 Randy Gradishar MLB 57 Tom Jackson American football, born 1951 OLB 66 Jim O'Malley MLB 59 Joe Rizzo American football OLB 51 Bob Swenson OLB OLB 26 Calvin Jones cornerback CB 21 Randy Poltl SS 46 John Rowser FS/CB 45 Jeff Severson FS 48 Earlie Thomas CB 36 Bill Thompson American football SS 20 Louis Wright American football y CB 15 Jim Turner placekicker K 24 Otis Armstrong RB IR 87 Boyd Brown American football TE IR 74 Mike Current T IR —- Clarence Ellis FS IR 61 Tommy Lyons American football G IR 56 Ray May LB IR 67 Carl Schaukowitch G IR 64 Mike Schnitker G IR -- Ed Smith defensive end DE IR -- Charlie Smith y no DE IR Source: Regular season 1975 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 21 Kansas City Chiefs W 37–33 1–0 Mile High Stadium 51,858 2 September 29, 1975 Green Bay Packers W 23–13 2–0 Mile High Stadium 52,621 3 October 5 at Buffalo Bills L 14–38 2–1 Rich Stadium 79,864 4 October 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 9–20 2–2 Three Rivers Stadium 49,169 5 October 19 Cleveland Browns W 16–15 3–2 Mile High Stadium 52,590 6 October 26 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–26 3–3 Arrowhead Stadium 70,043 7 November 2 Oakland Raiders L 17–42 3–4 Mile High Stadium 52,505 8 November 9 Cincinnati Bengals L 16–17 3–5 Mile High Stadium 49,919 9 November 16 at San Diego Chargers W 27–17 4–5 San Diego Stadium 26,048 10 November 23 at Atlanta Falcons L 21–35 4–6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 28,686 11 November 30 San Diego Chargers W 13–10OT 5–6 Mile High Stadium 44,982 12 December 8, 1975 at Oakland Raiders L 10–17 5–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,075 13 December 14 Philadelphia Eagles W 25–10 6–7 Mile High Stadium 36,860 14 December 20, 1975 at Miami Dolphins L 13–14 6–8 Orange Bowl 43,064 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Va5VAAAAIBAJ&pg=6687%2C2684174 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Raiders spend all night in Bronco backfield December 9, 1975 3C Game summaries Week 2 Packers 0 0 0 13 Broncos 0 6 7 10 September 29 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 7:00 p.m. MDT 52,621 57 F; wind 11 mph 0 on ABC yes 2 DEN Jim Turner 35 yard field goal DEN 3–0 2 DEN Jim Turner 39 yard field goal DEN 6–0 3 DEN Jack Dolbin 10 yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) DEN 13–0 4 GB Willard Harrell 4 yard pass from John Hadl (kick failed) DEN 13–6 4 DEN Jim Turner 32 yard field goal DEN 16–6 4 GB John Brockington 1 yard run (Dave Pureifory kick) DEN 16–13 4 DEN Randy Gradishar 44 yard interception return (Jim Turner kick) DEN 23–13 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10. Standings References External links Denver Broncos – 1975 media guide 1975 Denver Broncos season at jt-sw.com 1975 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com Denver Broncos Category:Denver Broncos seasons Denver Broncos season Category:Long stubs with short prose