1972 Denver Broncos season

1972 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	John Ralston
General manager	John Ralston
Owner	Gerald Phipps
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1972 Denver Broncos season was the team's 13th season in professional football and third in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished the season with five wins and nine losses. They finished third in the AFC West Division.

Personnel

Staff

1972 Denver Broncos staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps President – Allan Phipps Vice President/General Manager – John Ralston Assistant General Manager/Director of Player Personnel – Fred Gehrke Director of Scouting – Carroll Hardy Head coaches Head Coach – John Ralston Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Backfield – Max Coley Wide Receivers – Dick Coury Offensive Line – Jerry Frei			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Joe Collier Defensive Line – Doc Urich Linebackers – Bob Gambold Special teams coaches Special Teams – Myrel Moore

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 17	Houston Oilers	W 30–17	Mile High Stadium	1–0	51,656
2	September 24	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–37	San Diego Stadium	1–1	49,048
3	October 1	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–45	Mile High Stadium	1–2	51,656
4	October 8	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–21	Riverfront Stadium	1–3	55,812
5	October 15	Minnesota Vikings	L 20–23	Mile High Stadium	1–4	51,656
6	October 22	at Oakland Raiders	W 30–23	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	2–4	53,551
7	October 29	Cleveland Browns	L 20–27	Mile High Stadium	2–5	51,656
8	November 5	at New York Giants	L 17–29	Yankee Stadium	2–6	62,689
9	November 12	at Los Angeles Rams	W 16–10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	3–6	65,398
10	November 19	Oakland Raiders	L 20–37	Mile High Stadium	3–7	51,656
11	November 26	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20–23	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	3–8	58,850
12	December 3	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–24	Arrowhead Stadium	3–9	66,725
13	December 10	San Diego Chargers	W 38–13	Mile High Stadium	4–9	51,478
14	December 17	New England Patriots	W 45–21	Mile High Stadium	5–9	51,656

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	10	3	1	.750	3–2–1	7–3–1	365	285	W6
Kansas City Chiefs	8	6	0	.571	4–2	6–5	287	254	W3
Denver Broncos	5	9	0	.357	2–4	4–6	325	350	W2
San Diego Chargers	4	9	1	.321	2–3–1	4–6–1	264	344	L3

References

1. 1972 Denver Broncos Press Guide. p. 4. Retrieved July 19, 2012.

External links

• 1972 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com