1967 Denver Broncos season

1967 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Lou Saban
General manager	Lou Saban
Home field	Bears Stadium
Results
Record	3–11
Division place	4th AFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1967 Denver Broncos season was the eighth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The team posted a record of three wins and eleven losses. They finished last in the AFL's Western division. Floyd Little was team captain in his rookie season.^[1]

On August 5, the Broncos played the Detroit Lions in an exhibition game. The Broncos beat the Lions by a score of 13–7 and became the first AFL team to beat an NFL team.^[2]

Before the season, the Broncos changed from orange helmets to blue helmets.^[3]

Personnel

Staff

1967 Denver Broncos staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps President – Allan R. Phipps Director of Player Personnel – Fred Gehrke Head coaches General Manager/Head Coach – Lou Saban Offensive coaches Offensive Backfield – Hunter Enis Receivers – Sam Rutigliano Offensive Line – Whitey Dovell			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Stan Jones Defensive Backfield – Dick MacPherson

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 3, 1967	Boston Patriots	W 26–21	Bears Stadium	1–0	35,488
2	September 10, 1967	at Oakland Raiders	L 0–51	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	1–1	25,423
3	September 17, 1967	at Miami Dolphins	L 21–35	Miami Orange Bowl	1–2	29,381
4	September 24, 1967	New York Jets	L 24–38	Bears Stadium	1–3	35,365
5	October 1, 1967	at Houston Oilers	L 6–10	Rice Stadium	1–4	21,798
6	October 8, 1967	Buffalo Bills	L 16–17	Bears Stadium	1–5	35,188
8	October 22, 1967	San Diego Chargers	L 21–38	Bears Stadium	1–6	34,464
9	October 29, 1967	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 9–52	Municipal Stadium	1–7	44,002
10	November 5, 1967	Oakland Raiders	L 17–21	Bears Stadium	1–8	29,043
11	November 12, 1967	Houston Oilers	L 18–20	Bears Stadium	1–9	30,392
12	November 19, 1967	at Buffalo Bills	W 21–20	War Memorial Stadium	2–9	30,891
13	November 23, 1967	at San Diego Chargers	L 20–24	San Diego Stadium	2–10	34,586
14	December 3, 1967	at New York Jets	W 33–24	Shea Stadium	3–10	61,615
16	December 17, 1967	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–38	Bears Stadium	3–11	31,660

Game summaries

Week 14

1 2 3 4 Total • Chiefs 14 14 7 3 38 Broncos 0 7 10 7 24 Date: December 17 Location: Bears Stadium

Standings

AFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	13	1	0	.929	6–0	468	233	W10
Kansas City Chiefs	9	5	0	.643	2–4	408	254	W3
San Diego Chargers	8	5	1	.615	4–2	360	352	L4
Denver Broncos	3	11	0	.214	0–6	256	409	L1

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

References

1. Sports Illustrated, July 26, 2010, The Unexpected Hero by Gary Smith, p.60, Published by Time Inc.
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.283
3. Gridiron Uniform Database: Denver Broncos

External links

• 1967 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com