1974 Denver Broncos season

1974 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	John Ralston
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	7–6–1
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1974 Denver Broncos season was the team's 15th year in professional football and its fifth with the National Football League (NFL). The team finished the season with a winning record for the second straight season with seven wins, six losses, and one tie.

Personnel

Staff

1974 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/Offensive Backfield – Max Coley Wide Receivers – Kay Dalton Offensive Line – Jerry Frei			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Joe Collier Defensive Line – Doc Urich Linebackers – Myrel Moore Defensive Backfield – 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 15	Los Angeles Rams	L 10–17	Mile High Stadium	0–1	51,121
2	September 22	Pittsburgh Steelers	T 35–35	Mile High Stadium	0–1–1	51,068
3	September 30	at Washington Redskins	L 30–3	RFK Stadium	0–2–1	54,395
4	October 6	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–14	Arrowhead Stadium	1–2–1	67,298
5	October 13	New Orleans Saints	W 33–17	Mile High Stadium	2–2–1	50,881
6	October 20	San Diego Chargers	W 27–7	Mile High Stadium	3–2–1	50,928
7	October 27	at Cleveland Browns	L 21–23	Cleveland Stadium	3–3–1	60,478
8	November 3	Oakland Raiders	L 17–28	Mile High Stadium	3–4–1	45,946
9	November 10	at Baltimore Colts	W 17–6	Memorial Stadium	4–4–1	33,244
10	November 18	Kansas City Chiefs	L 34–42	Mile High Stadium	4–5–1	50,236
11	November 24	at Oakland Raiders	W 20–17	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	5–5–1	51,224
12	November 28	at Detroit Lions	W 31–27	Tiger Stadium	6–5–1	51,157
13	December 8	Houston Oilers	W 37–14	Mile High Stadium	7–5–1	46,942
14	December 15	at San Diego Chargers	L 0–17	San Diego Stadium	7–6–1	36,571

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	12	2	0	.857	5–1	9–2	355	228	W3
Denver Broncos	7	6	1	.536	3–3	5–4–1	302	294	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	5	9	0	.357	2–4	4–7	212	285	L2
San Diego Chargers	5	9	0	.357	2–4	4–7	233	293	W2

References

1. 1974 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 4. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

External links

• Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com