1975 Denver Broncos season

1975 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	John Ralston
General manager	John Ralston
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1975 Denver Broncos season was the team's 16th year in professional football and its sixth with the National Football League (NFL). The team finished the season with a losing record and did not make the playoffs with six wins and eight losses.

Personnel

Staff

1975 Denver Broncos staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps President – Allan Phipps Vice President/General Manager – John Ralston Assistant General Manager/Director of Player Personnel – Fred Gehrke Director of Scouting – Carroll Hardy Head coaches Head Coach – John Ralston Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Backfield – Max Coley Wide Receivers – Kay Dalton Offensive Line – Jerry Frei			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Joe Collier Defensive Line – Doc Urich Linebackers – Myrel Moore Defensive Backfield – Bob Gambold Special teams coaches Special Teams – Myrel Moore

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 21	Kansas City Chiefs	W 37–33	Mile High Stadium	1–0	51,858
2	September 29	Green Bay Packers	W 23–13	Mile High Stadium	2–0	52,621
3	October 5	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–38	Rich Stadium	2–1	79,864
4	October 12	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 9–20	Three Rivers Stadium	2–2	49,169
5	October 19	Cleveland Browns	W 16–15	Mile High Stadium	3–2	52,590
6	October 26	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 13–26	Arrowhead Stadium	3–3	70,043
7	November 2	Oakland Raiders	L 17–42	Mile High Stadium	3–4	52,505
8	November 9	Cincinnati Bengals	L 16–17	Mile High Stadium	3–5	49,919
9	November 16	at San Diego Chargers	W 27–17	San Diego Stadium	4–5	26,048
10	November 23	at Atlanta Falcons	L 21–35	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	4–6	28,686
11	November 30	San Diego Chargers	W 13–10 (OT)	Mile High Stadium	5–6	44,982
12	December 8	at Oakland Raiders	L 10–17	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	5–7	51,075
13	December 14	Philadelphia Eagles	W 25–10	Mile High Stadium	6–7	36,860
14	December 20	at Miami Dolphins	L 13–14	Miami Orange Bowl	6–8	43,064

Game summaries

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 0 13 13 • Broncos 0 6 7 10 23 Date: September 29 Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado Game start: 7:00 p.m. Game attendance: 52,621 Game weather: 57°F; wind 11 Television network: ABC

Scoring summary 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

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

External links

• 1975 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com