1966 Denver Broncos season

1966 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Mac Speedie Ray Malavasi
Home field	Bears Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th AFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1966 Denver Broncos season was the seventh season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). For the second straight season the Broncos posted a record of four wins, and ten losses. They once again finished last in the AFL's Western Division.

Denver's offense set a dubious all-time AFL record in 1966 with the fewest total points scored in a season, with 196, or 14 per game.^[1] The Broncos are the last team in major professional football (AFL or NFL) to go an entire game without picking up a first down, which they did in Week One at Houston.

Personnel

Staff

1966 Denver Broncos staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps President – Allan R. Phipps Executive Vice President/General Manager – James H. Burris Director of Player Personnel – Fred Gehrke Head coaches Head Coach – Mac Speedie Offensive coaches Offensive Backfield – Bus Mertes Offensive Line – Ray Malavasi			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Dale Dodrill Defensive Backfield – Marv Matuszak

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 3, 1966	at Houston Oilers	L 7–45	Rice Stadium	0–1	30,156
3	September 18, 1966	Boston Patriots	L 10–24	Bears Stadium	0–2	25,337
4	September 25, 1966	New York Jets	L 7–16	Bears Stadium	0–3	29,878
5	October 2, 1966	Houston Oilers	W 40–38	Bears Stadium	1–3	27,203
6	October 8, 1966	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–37	Municipal Stadium	1–4	33,929
7	October 16, 1966	at Miami Dolphins	L 7–24	Miami Orange Bowl	1–5	23,393
8	October 23, 1966	Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–56	Bears Stadium	1–6	26,196
9	October 30, 1966	at San Diego Chargers	L 17–24	Balboa Stadium	1–7	25,819
10	November 6, 1966	at Boston Patriots	W 17–10	Fenway Park	2–7	18,154
12	November 20, 1966	Oakland Raiders	L 3–17	Bears Stadium	2–8	26,703
13	November 27, 1966	San Diego Chargers	W 20–17	Bears Stadium	3–8	24,860
14	December 4, 1966	Miami Dolphins	W 17–7	Bears Stadium	4–8	32,592
15	December 11, 1966	at Oakland Raiders	L 10–28	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	4–9	31,765
16	December 18, 1966	at Buffalo Bills	L 21–38	War Memorial Stadium	4–10	40,538

Standings

AFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Kansas City Chiefs	11	2	1	.846	5–1	448	276	W3
Oakland Raiders	8	5	1	.615	4–2	315	288	W1
San Diego Chargers	7	6	1	.538	2–4	335	284	L1
Denver Broncos	4	10	0	.286	1–5	196	381	L2

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

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1960 to 1969, in the AFL, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For

External links

• 1966 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com