1976 Denver Broncos season

1976 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	John Ralston
General manager	John Ralston
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	9–5
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1976 Denver Broncos season was the team's 17th year in professional football and its seventh with the National Football League (NFL). The team finished the season with a winning record for the third time in the last four seasons. It was John Ralston's final season as the team's head coach.

Personnel

Staff

1976 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 Director of Pro Scouting – Mike Giddings Head coaches Head Coach – John Ralston Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Backfield – Max Coley Quarterbacks – Charley Johnson Wide Receivers – Kay Dalton Offensive Line – Doc Urich Assistant Offensive Line – Mike Giddings			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Joe Collier Defensive Line – Stan Jones Linebackers – Myrel Moore Defensive Backfield – Bob Gambold

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 12	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 7–17	Riverfront Stadium	0–1	53,464
2	September 19	New York Jets	W 46–3	Mile High Stadium	1–1	62,669
3	September 26	Cleveland Browns	W 44–13	Mile High Stadium	2–1	62,975
4	October 3	San Diego Chargers	W 26–0	Mile High Stadium	3–1	63,369
5	October 10	at Houston Oilers	L 3–17	Astrodome	3–2	45,298
6	October 17	Oakland Raiders	L 17–10	Mile High Stadium	3–3	63,431
7	October 24	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 35–26	Arrowhead Stadium	4–3	57,961
8	October 31	at Oakland Raiders	L 6–19	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	4–4	52,169
9	November 7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 48–13	Mile High Stadium	5–4	62,703
10	November 14	at San Diego Chargers	W 17–0	San Diego Stadium	6–4	32,017
11	November 21	New York Giants	W 14–13	Mile High Stadium	7–4	63,151
12	November 28	at New England Patriots	L 14–38	Schaefer Stadium	7–5	61,128
13	December 5	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–16	Mile High Stadium	8–5	58,170
14	December 12	at Chicago Bears	W 28–14	Soldier Field	9–5	44,459

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders(1)	13	1	0	.929	7–0	10–1	350	237	W10
Denver Broncos	9	5	0	.643	5–2	7–5	315	206	W2
San Diego Chargers	6	8	0	.429	2–5	4–8	248	285	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	5	9	0	.357	2–5	4–8	290	376	W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	14	0	.000	0–4	0–13	125	412	L14

External links

• 1976 Denver Broncos on Pro-Football-Reference.com