1965 Denver Broncos season

1965 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Mac Speedie
Home field	Bears Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th AFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1965 Denver Broncos season was the sixth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The team improved slightly from the previous two seasons with a record of four wins, and ten losses. They finished last in the AFL's Western Division.

Personnel

Staff

1965 Denver Broncos staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps President – Allan R. Phipps Executive Vice President – James H. Burris Director of Player Personnel – Fred Gehrke Head coaches Head Coach – Mac Speedie Offensive coaches Offensive Backfield – Bus Mertes Offensive Line – Red Miller			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Ray Malavasi Defensive Backfield – George Dickson

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 11, 1965	at San Diego Chargers	L 31–34	Balboa Stadium	0–1	27,022
2	September 19, 1965	Buffalo Bills	L 15–30	Bears Stadium	0–2	30,682
3	September 24, 1965	at Boston Patriots	W 27–10	Fenway Park	1–2	26,782
4	October 3, 1965	New York Jets	W 16–13	Bears Stadium	2–2	34,988
5	October 10, 1965	Kansas City Chiefs	L 23–31	Bears Stadium	2–3	31,001
6	October 17, 1965	Houston Oilers	W 28–17	Bears Stadium	3–3	32,492
7	October 24, 1965	at Buffalo Bills	L 13–31	War Memorial Stadium	3–4	45,046
8	October 31, 1965	at New York Jets	L 10–45	Shea Stadium	3–5	53,717
9	November 7, 1965	San Diego Chargers	L 21–35	Bears Stadium	3–6	33,073
10	November 14, 1965	at Houston Oilers	W 31–21	Rice Stadium	4–6	28,126
11	November 21, 1965	Oakland Raiders	L 20–28	Bears Stadium	4–7	30,369
13	December 5, 1965	at Oakland Raiders	L 13–24	Frank Youell Field	4–8	19,023
14	December 12, 1965	Boston Patriots	L 20–28	Bears Stadium	4–9	27,207
15	December 19, 1965	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 35–45	Municipal Stadium	4–10	14,421

Standings

AFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
San Diego Chargers	9	2	3	.818	4–1–1	340	227	W3
Oakland Raiders	8	5	1	.615	3–3	298	239	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	5	2	.583	4–1–1	322	285	W1
Denver Broncos	4	10	0	.286	0–6	303	392	L4

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

External links

• 1965 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com