1967_Denver_Broncos_season

1967 Denver Broncos season

1967 Denver Broncos season

NFL team season

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.[1] After an opening win at home, the Broncos lost nine straight games, then split the last four.

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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.[2][3][4]

Before the season, the Broncos changed from orange helmets to blue helmets.[5]

This was the first season that the Broncos wore there now famous "Orange Crush" uniforms, but the famous D logo on the helmets would not appear until the next season. The team would make slight modifications to the uniforms throughout the years until they were retired 30 years later after the 1996 season.

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.[6][7][8]

Personnel

Staff

1967 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches



Roster

1967 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends


 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs


Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Main article: 1967 American Football League season

Schedule

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  • Thursday (November 23: Thanksgiving)[9]
  • 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

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Standings

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Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

References

  1. [1]
    Sports Illustrated, July 26, 2010, The Unexpected Hero by Gary Smith, p.60, Published by Time Inc.
  2. [2]
    "Broncs stun NFL's Lions in exhibition". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). August 6, 1967. p. 2, sports.
  3. [3]
    "AFL's Broncos shock Lions, 13-7". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 6, 1967. p. 2B.
  4. [4]
    NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.283
  5. [5]
    Saccomano, Jim (August 7, 2022). "Sacco Sez: How the orange and blue began". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Denver Broncos offer Lou Saban 10-year contract to coach AFL club". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. December 16, 1966. p. 23.
  7. [7]
    "Saban leaves Md. for Denver". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 17, 1966. p. 11.
  8. [8]
    Chass, Murray (December 17, 1966). "Lou Saban returning to bottom". Free Lance-Star. (Fredericksburg, Virginia). Associated Press. p. 6.
  9. [9]
    "Oakland holds lead; Cowboys, Rams win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 24, 1967. p. 35.
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