1963 Denver Broncos season

1963 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Jack Faulkner
General manager	Jack Faulkner
Home field	Bears Stadium University of Denver Stadium (1st game)
Results
Record	2–11–1
Division place	4th AFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1963 Denver Broncos season was the fourth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). They finished with a record of two wins, eleven losses, and one tie, and finished fourth in the AFL's Western Division, and also the worst record in the league. The Broncos went winless in their final 10 games of the season.

The Broncos had the fewest passing yards in the AFL in 1963, throwing for only 2,487 yards, or 177.6 yards per game. For comparison, the league's top passing team — the Houston Oilers — threw for 229.2 yards per game. Curiously, Broncos wide receiver Lionel Taylor led the league with 78 receptions.^[1]

The Broncos allowed 473 points in 1963, the most in the history of the AFL, and second most all time for a 14-game season.^[2] The Broncos' 40 passing touchdowns allowed in 1963 were the most in the history of pro football until the New Orleans Saints broke the record in 2015.

Personnel

Staff

1963 Denver Broncos staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps President – Calvin W. Kunz, Jr. Vice President – Earl R. Howsam Director of Player Personnel – Ray Malavasi Head coaches General Manager/Head Coach – Jack Faulkner Offensive coaches Offensive Ends – Mac Speedie Offensive Line – Red Miller			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Dale Dodrill Defensive Backfield – Ed Hughes

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 7	Kansas City Chiefs	L,   7–59	University of Denver Stadium	0–1–0	21,115
2	September 14	at Houston Oilers	L, 14–20	Jeppesen Stadium	0–2–0	23,147
3	September 22	Bye week
4	September 29	Boston Patriots	W, 14–10	Bears Stadium	1–2–0	18,636
5	October 6	San Diego Chargers	W, 50–34	Bears Stadium	2–2–0	18,428
6	October 13	Houston Oilers	L, 24–33	Bears Stadium	2–3–0	24,087
7	October 18	at Boston Patriots	L, 21–40	Fenway Park	2–4–0	25,418
8	October 26	at New York Jets	T, 35–35	Polo Grounds	2–4–1	20,377
9	November 3	Buffalo Bills	L, 28–30	Bears Stadium	2–5–1	19,424
10	November 9	at Buffalo Bills	L, 17–27	War Memorial Stadium	2–6–1	30,989
11	November 17	New York Jets	L,   9–14	Bears Stadium	2–7–1	14,247
	November 24	Scheduled AFL games postponed to December 22
12	November 28	Oakland Raiders	L, 10–26	Bears Stadium	2–8–1	14,763
13	December 7	at Kansas City Chiefs	L, 21–52	Municipal Stadium	2–9–1	17,443
14	December 15	at Oakland Raiders	L, 31–35	Frank Youell Field	2–10–1	15,223
15	December 22	at San Diego Chargers	L, 20–58	Balboa Stadium	2–11–1	31,312

Standings

AFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
San Diego Chargers	11	3	0	.786	3–3	399	255	W2
Oakland Raiders	10	4	0	.714	6–0	363	282	W8
Kansas City Chiefs	5	7	2	.417	2–4	347	263	W3
Denver Broncos	2	11	1	.154	1–5	301	473	L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1963 AFL Leaders and Leaderboards
2. Only the 1966 New York Giants of the National Football League surrendered more in fourteen games.Pro-Football-Reference: In a single season, from 1960 to 1977, in the regular season, sorted by descending Points Allowed

External links

• 1963 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com