1972 Denver Broncos season

American football team season December 2013 February 2026 Denver Broncos 1972 5–9 3rd AFC West John Ralston John Ralston Gerald Phipps Mile High Stadium Did not qualify Broncos seasons The 1972 Denver Broncos season was the team's 13th season in professional football and third in the National Football League (NFL). Under first-year head coach and general manager John Ralston, the Broncos finished with five wins and nine losses, third in the AFC West Division.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oOMRAAAAIBAJ&pg=4894%2C1356992 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Pro football statistics December 18, 1972 14 Hired in early January, Ralston was previously the head coach for nine years at Stanford University; in his final two seasons, he led the Indians to consecutive Pac-8 titles and upset victories in the Rose Bowl.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2u9LAAAAIBAJ&pg=7134%2C2115244 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Five-year pro deal to Ralston January 6, 1972 23https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jNZjAAAAIBAJ&pg=7217%2C1133298 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah UPI King Errol Ralston's talking Super Bowl January 6, 1972 C1 Offseason NFL draft 1972 NFL draft 1972 Denver Broncos 1 5 Riley Odoms Tight end Houston yes yes 3 58 Bill Phillips LB Arkansas State 4 102 Tom Graham LB Oregon yes 5 118 Jim Krieg WR Washington yes 8 186 Ron Estay DT LSU 9 214 Floyd Priester DB Boston University 10 239 Richard Wilkins DE Maryland State 11 263 Larry Brunson WR Colorado 12 292 Randy McDougall DB Weber State 13 317 Bob Warner RB Bloomsburg (PA) 14 342 Jerome Kundich G Texas-El Paso 15 370 Harold Parmenter DT Massachusetts 16 395 Tom Bougus RB Boston College 17 420 Lou Harris RB USC Personnel Staff / Coaches 1972 Denver Broncos Team 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/Backfield – Max Coley Wide Receivers – Dick Coury Offensive Line – Jerry Frei Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Joe Collier Defensive Line – Doc Urich Linebackers – Bob Gambold Special Teams – Myrel Moore Source1972 Denver Broncos Press Guide http://media.denverbroncos.com/section_display.cfm?section_id=131 4 July 19, 2012 Roster 1972 Denver Broncos 40 10 0 16 Mike Ernst y 12 Charley Johnson 10 Steve Ramsey American football 33 Joe Dawkins 44 Floyd Little 22 Fran Lynch 35 Clem Turner 86 Jim Krieg y 25 Haven Moses 84 Rod Sherman 42 Billy Van Heusen P 81 Billy Masters American football 88 Riley Odoms y 66 Bill Cottrell G 74 Mike Current T 68 Larron Jackson G 59 Larry Kaminski C 61 Tommy Lyons American football G 78 Marv Montgomery T 50 Bobby Maples C 64 Mike Schnitker G 75 Rick Sharp T 77 Lyle Alzado DE 55 Pete Duranko DT 87 John Hoffman defensive end DE 70 Paul Smith defensive end DT 53 Ken Criter MLB 57 Bob Geddes OLB 83 Tom Graham American football y MLB 58 Bill McKoy OLB 54 Chip Myrtle OLB 51 Mike Simone y OLB 20 Charlie Greer SS 41 Leroy Mitchell CB 21 Randy Montgomery CB 24 Dennis Pete y no CB 23 Steve Preece FS 26 George Saimes FS 36 Bill Thompson American football CB 15 Jim Turner placekicker K 11 Bobby Anderson American football RB IR 73 Walt Barnes defensive lineman DE IR 72 Sam Brunelli T IR 76 Tom Domres DT IR 52 Fred Forsberg American football LB IR 67 George Goeddeke C IR 62 Jerry Inman DT IR 56 Don Parish American football LB IR -- Bill Phillips y no LB IR 80 Jerry Simmons wide receiver WR IR 47 Tony Harris no WR 13 Don Horn QB 65 Lloyd Voss DE 29 Bill West no CB Regular season Schedule The Broncos' last three home games kicked off at noon MST instead of the standard 2 p.m. Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 17 Houston Oilers W 30–17 1–0 Mile High Stadium 51,656 2 September 24 at San Diego Chargers L 14–37 1–1 San Diego Stadium 49,048 3 October 1 Kansas City Chiefs L 24–45 1–2 Mile High Stadium 51,656 4 October 8 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–21 1–3 Riverfront Stadium 55,812 5 October 15 Minnesota Vikings L 20–23 1–4 Mile High Stadium 51,656 6 October 22 at Oakland Raiders W 30–23 2–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,551 7 October 29 Cleveland Browns L 20–27 2–5 Mile High Stadium 51,656 8 November 5 at New York Giants L 17–29 2–6 Yankee Stadium 62,689 9 November 12 at Los Angeles Rams W 16–10 3–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 65,398 10 November 19 Oakland Raiders L 20–37 3–7 Mile High Stadium 51,656 11 November 26 at Atlanta Falcons L 20–23 3–8 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 58,850 12 December 3 at Kansas City Chiefs L 21–24 3–9 Arrowhead Stadium 66,725 13 December 10 San Diego Chargers W 38–13 4–9 Mile High Stadium 51,478 14 December 17 New England Patriots W 45–21 5–9 Mile High Stadium 51,656 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links Denver Broncos – 1972 media guide 1972 Denver Broncos season at jt-sw.com 1972 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Denver Broncos seasons Denver Broncos Denver Broncos season Category:Long stubs with short prose