1975 Denver Broncos season

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,[1] but five games behind the Oakland Raiders, who clinched in late November.

1975 Denver Broncos season
OwnerGerald Phipps
Head coachJohn Ralston
General managerJohn Ralston
Home fieldMile High Stadium
Results
Record6–8
Division place2nd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Denver opened the season with two wins at home, against the Chiefs and Packers,[2] 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
Main article: 1975 NFL Draft
1975 Denver Broncos draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 17 Louis Wright *  CB San Jose State
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
5 107 Stan Rogers  T Maryland
5 121 Rubin Carter  DT Miami (FL)
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
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff
1975 Denver Broncos staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Roster
1975 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

Source:

Regular season
Main article: 1975 NFL season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Attendance
1 September 21 Kansas City Chiefs W 37–33 1–0 Mile High Stadium
51,858
2 September 29 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 13–10 OT 5–6 Mile High Stadium
44,982
12 December 8 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 at Miami Dolphins L 13–14 6–8 Orange Bowl
43,064

Week 2
1 234Total
Packers 0 0013 13
• Broncos 0 6710 23

[4]

Standings
AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders(2) 11 3 0 .786 5–1 8–3 375 255 W1
Denver Broncos 6 8 0 .429 3–3 4–7 254 307 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 5 9 0 .357 3–3 3–8 282 341 L4
San Diego Chargers 2 12 0 .143 1–5 2–9 189 345 L1

References
  1. "Dolphins retain slim playoff hopes". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 21, 1975. p. 3B.
  2. "Broncos' Ramsey steals show". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. September 30, 1975. p. 2C.
  3. "Raiders spend all night in Bronco backfield". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 9, 1975. p. 3C.
  4. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-10.
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