1978 Denver Broncos season

1978 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Red Miller
General manager	Fred Gehrke
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Divisional Playoff

The 1978 Denver Broncos season was the team's 19th year in professional football and its ninth with the National Football League (NFL). The team finished first in the AFC West, and made the playoffs for the second straight season.

The 1978 coaching staff included 26-year-old Assistant Special Teams/Defensive Assistant coach Bill Belichick. Belichick later won two Super Bowls as defensive coordinator with the New York Giants in 1986 and 1990, and four more as head coach of the New England Patriots in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2014.

Personnel

Staff

1978 Denver Broncos staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps President – Allan Phipps Vice President/General Manager – Fred Gehrke Director of Player Personnel – Carroll Hardy Head coaches Head Coach – Red Miller Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Babe Parilli Offensive Backs – Paul Roach Wide Receivers – Fran Polsfoot Offensive Line – Ken Gray			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Joe Collier Defensive Line – Stan Jones Linebackers – Bob Zeman Defensive Backs – Richie McCabe Special teams coaches Special Teams – Marv Braden

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 3	Oakland Raiders	W 14–6	Mile High Stadium	1–0	75,092
2	September 11	at Minnesota Vikings	L 9–12 (OT)	Metropolitan Stadium	1–1	46,508
3	September 17	San Diego Chargers	W 27–14	Mile High Stadium	2–1	74,983
4	September 24	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–17 (OT)	Arrowhead Stadium	3–1	60,593
5	October 1	Seattle Seahawks	W 28–7	Mile High Stadium	4–1	74,989
6	October 8	at San Diego Chargers	L 0–23	San Diego Stadium	4–2	50,077
7	October 16	Chicago Bears	W 16–7	Mile High Stadium	5–2	75,008
8	October 22	at Baltimore Colts	L 6–7	Memorial Stadium	5–3	54,057
9	October 29	at Seattle Seahawks	W 20–17 (OT)	Kingdome	6–3	62,948
10	November 5	New York Jets	L 28–31	Mile High Stadium	6–4	74,983
11	November 12	at Cleveland Browns	W 19–7	Cleveland Stadium	7–4	70,856
12	November 19	Green Bay Packers	W 16–3	Mile High Stadium	8–4	74,965
13	November 23	at Detroit Lions	L 14–17	Pontiac Silverdome	8–5	71,785
14	December 3	at Oakland Raiders	W 21–6	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	9–5	53,932
15	December 10	Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–3	Mile High Stadium	10–5	74,149
16	December 16	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–24	Mile High Stadium	10–6	74,104

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
Divisional Playoffs	December 30	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–33	Three Rivers Stadium	48,921

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos^(3)	10	6	0	.625	7–1	8–4	282	198	L1
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	4–4	6–6	345	358	W1
Oakland Raiders	9	7	0	.563	3–5	5–7	311	283	W1
San Diego Chargers	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–5	355	309	W3
Kansas City Chiefs	4	12	0	.250	1–7	4–10	243	327	L2

References

1. 1978 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 4. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

External links

• 1978 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com