1979 Denver Broncos season

1979 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Red Miller
General manager	Fred Gehrke
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Wild Card

The 1979 Denver Broncos season was the team's 20th year in professional football and its 10th with the National Football League (NFL).

Personnel

Staff

1979 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 Pro Scouting – John Beake Head coaches Head Coach – Red Miller Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Babe Parilli Offensive Backs – Paul Roach Wide Receivers – Fran Polsfoot Offensive Line – Whitey Dovell			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Joe Collier Defensive Line – Stan Jones Linebackers – Bob Zeman Defensive Backs – Richie McCabe Special teams coaches Special Teams – Marv Braden

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 2	Cincinnati Bengals	W 10–0	Mile High Stadium	1–0	74,788
2	September 6	Los Angeles Rams	L 9–13	Mile High Stadium	1–1	74,884
3	September 16	at Atlanta Falcons	W 20–17 (OT)	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	2–1	57,677
4	September 23	Seattle Seahawks	W 37–34	Mile High Stadium	3–1	74,879
5	September 30	at Oakland Raiders	L 3–27	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	3–2	52,632
6	October 7	San Diego Chargers	W 7–0	Mile High Stadium	4–2	74,997
7	October 14	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–10	Arrowhead Stadium	5–2	74,292
8	October 22	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–42	Three Rivers Stadium	5–3	49,699
9	October 28	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–3	Mile High Stadium	6–3	74,908
10	November 4	New Orleans Saints	W 10–3	Mile High Stadium	7–3	74,482
11	November 11	New England Patriots	W 45–10	Mile High Stadium	8–3	74,379
12	November 18	at San Francisco 49ers	W 38–28	Candlestick Park	9–3	42,910
13	November 25	Oakland Raiders	L 10–14	Mile High Stadium	9–4	74,186
14	December 2	at Buffalo Bills	W 19–16	Rich Stadium	10–4	37,886
15	December 8	at Seattle Seahawks	L 23–28	Kingdome	10–5	60,038
16	December 17	at San Diego Chargers	L 7–17	San Diego Stadium	10–6	51,906

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 0 0 0 0 0 • Broncos 0 3 7 0 10 Date: September Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado Game start: 2:00 p.m. Game weather: 69°F, wind 6 mph

Scoring summary 2 DEN Jim Turner 37 yard field goal Broncos 3–0 3 DEN Dave Preston 6 yard pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick) Broncos 10–0

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Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Diego Chargers^(1)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	411	246	W2
Denver Broncos^(5)	10	6	0	.625	4–4	7–5	289	262	L2
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	3–5	6–6	378	372	W2
Oakland Raiders	9	7	0	.563	3–5	5–7	365	337	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	4–4	7–7	238	262	L1

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
Wild Card Playoffs	December 23	at Houston Oilers	L 7–13	Astrodome	48,776

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

• 1979 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com