1969 Denver Broncos season

1969 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Lou Saban
General manager	Lou Saban
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	5–8–1
Division place	4th AFL West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1969 Denver Broncos season was the team's tenth and final season in the American Football League (AFL) before the league merged with the National Football League (NFL). Denver finished the regular season with a record of 5–8–1, 4th place in the AFL West for the seventh straight season.

Personnel

Staff

1969 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 Linebackers – Dick MacPherson Defensive Backfield – Joe Collier

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 14	Boston Patriots	W 35–7	Mile High Stadium	1–0	43,482
2	September 21	New York Jets	W 21–19	Mile High Stadium	2–0	50,583
3	September 28	at Buffalo Bills	L 28–41	War Memorial Stadium	2–1	40,302
4	October 5	Kansas City Chiefs	L 13–26	Mile High Stadium	2–2	50,564
5	October 12	Oakland Raiders	L 14–24	Mile High Stadium	2–3	49,511
6	October 19	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 30–23	Nippert Stadium	3–3	27,920
7	October 26	at Houston Oilers	L 21–24	Astrodome	3–4	45,348
8	November 2	San Diego Chargers	W 13–0	Mile High Stadium	4–4	45,511
9	November 9	at Oakland Raiders	L 10–41	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	4–5	54,416
10	November 16	Houston Oilers	T 20–20	Mile High Stadium	4–5–1	45,002
11	November 23	at San Diego Chargers	L 24–45	San Diego Stadium	4–6–1	34,664
12	November 27	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–31	Municipal Stadium	4–7–1	48,773
13	December 7	at Miami Dolphins	L 24–27	Miami Orange Bowl	4–8–1	25,332
14	December 14	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–16	Mile High Stadium	5–8–1	42,198

Standings

AFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	12	1	1	.923	7–1	377	242	W6
Kansas City Chiefs	11	3	0	.786	5–3	359	177	L1
San Diego Chargers	8	6	0	.571	2–6	288	276	W4
Denver Broncos	5	8	1	.385	3–5	297	344	W1
Cincinnati Bengals	4	9	1	.308	3–5	280	367	L5

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

References

External links

• 1969 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com