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1961 Denver Broncos
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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 3rd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 251 points (17.9/g), 7th of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 432 points (30.9/g), 7th.
Differential of -181 points (-12.9/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 3.0-11.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -28 (-2.0/g), 8th.
Coached by Frank Filchock (3-11-0)
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1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Frank Tripucka | 34 | 12 | 10 | 167 for 344, 1,690 yards, 10 td, 21 int, & 4 rushes for -8 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1949 |
| QB | George Herring | 27 | 1 | 4 | 93 for 211, 1,160 yards, 5 td, 22 int, & 15 rushes for 74 yards and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 184th pick / 1956 |
| HB | Donnie Stone* | 24 | Rook | 0 | 127 rushes for 505 yards, 4 td, & 38 catches for 344 yards and 4 td | Chicago Bears / 21st / 249th pick / 1959 |
| FB | Fred Bukaty | 25 | Rook | 0 | 76 rushes for 187 yards, 5 td, & 14 catches for 94 yards and 0 td | |
| FL | Al Frazier | 26 | Rook | 0 | 47 catches for 799 yards, 6 td, & 23 rushes for 110 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 20th / 240th pick / 1957 |
| SE | Lionel Taylor*+ | 26 | 2 | 0 | 100 catches for 1,176 yards, 4 td | |
| TE | Gene Prebola | 23 | 1 | 0 | 29 catches for 349 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 19th / 219th pick / 1960 |
| LT | John Mattox | 23 | Rook | 0 | ||
| LG | Ken Adamson*+ | 23 | 1 | 0 | ||
| C | Mike Nichols | 23 | 1 | 0 | ||
| C | Jim Barton | 27 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RG | Carl Larpenter | 25 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RT | Eldon Danenhauer | 26 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Cash | 25 | Rook | 0 | ||
| LDT | Bud McFadin*+ | 33 | 9 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1951 |
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| RDT | Gordy Holz | 28 | 1 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 23rd / 270th pick / 1955 |
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| RDE | Chuck Gavin | 28 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LLB | Bob Hudson | 31 | 10 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 12th / 146th pick / 1951 |
| MLB | Wahoo McDaniel | 23 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RLB | Jerry Stalcup | 23 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 62nd pick / 1960 |
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| LCB | Bob McNamara | 30 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 107th pick / 1953 |
| RCB | Jim McMillin | 22 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Phil Nugent | 22 | Rook | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 40th pick / 1961 |
| RS | Goose Gonsoulin* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jack Hill | 29 | Rook | 0 | 5 of 15 field goals & 16 of 16 extra points | Baltimore Colts / 13th / 151st pick / 1956 |
| P | George Herring | 27 | 1 | 4 | 80 punts for a 39.4 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 184th pick / 1956 |
| PR | Al Frazier | 26 | Rook | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 12.8 average and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 20th / 240th pick / 1957 |
| KR | Al Frazier | 26 | Rook | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 28.0 average and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 20th / 240th pick / 1957 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Adamson*+ | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/12/1938 | 1 | |
| Buddy Allen | 24 | HB | 1 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Utah State | 7/11/1937 | Rook | |
| Dave Ames | 24 | HB-DB | 7 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Richmond | 1/16/1937 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 16th / 186th pick / 1960 |
| Jim Barton | 27 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Marshall | 6/12/1934 | 1 | |
| Fred Bukaty | 25 | FB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Kansas | 2/13/1936 | Rook | |
| Al Carmichael | 33 | HB | 6 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | USC | 11/10/1928 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1953 |
| John Cash | 25 | DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Allen | 8/5/1936 | Rook | |
| Eldon Danenhauer | 26 | T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Emporia State,Pittsburg State | 10/4/1935 | 1 | |
| Jim Eifrid | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 10/22/1938 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 11th / 124th pick / 1960 |
| Dale Evans | 22 | HB | 5 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 9/10/1939 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 6th / 41st pick / 1961 |
| Al Frazier | 26 | FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 5/28/1935 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 20th / 240th pick / 1957 |
| Chuck Gavin | 28 | DE | 8 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 12/26/1933 | 1 | |
| Goose Gonsoulin* | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Baylor | 6/7/1938 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1960 |
| Buzz Guy | 25 | G-T-DT | 9 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/20/1936 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 34th pick / 1958 |
| Art Hauser | 32 | DT-T-G | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Xavier (OH) | 6/19/1929 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 58th pick / 1954 |
| George Herring | 27 | QB-P | 14 | 4 | 200 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 6/18/1934 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 184th pick / 1956 |
| Jack Hill | 29 | WR-K | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Utah State | 10/17/1932 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 13th / 151st pick / 1956 |
| Gordy Holz | 28 | DT-T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 5/24/1933 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 23rd / 270th pick / 1955 |
| Bob Hudson | 31 | DB-LB-E | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Clemson | 4/5/1930 | 10 | New York Giants / 12th / 146th pick / 1951 |
| Bob Konovsky | 27 | G-DE | 13 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 8/19/1934 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 77th pick / 1956 |
| Pat Lamberti | 24 | LB | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Richmond | 9/1/1937 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 13th / 146th pick / 1959 |
| Carl Larpenter | 25 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Texas | 7/1/1936 | 1 | |
| John Mattox | 23 | T-DT | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Fresno State | 8/3/1938 | Rook | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 6/19/1938 | 1 | |
| Bud McFadin*+ | 33 | DT-DG-LB-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas | 8/21/1928 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1951 |
| Jim McMillin | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 9/18/1939 | Rook | |
| Bob McNamara | 30 | DB-FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 8/12/1931 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 9th / 107th pick / 1953 |
| Gene Mingo | 23 | HB-K | 10 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | none | 9/22/1938 | 1 | |
| Mike Nichols | 23 | C | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Ark-Monticello | 7/29/1938 | 1 | |
| Phil Nugent | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Tulane | 8/16/1939 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 40th pick / 1961 |
| Gene Prebola | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Boston University | 6/30/1938 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 19th / 219th pick / 1960 |
| Johnny Pyeatt | 28 | DB | 3 | 0 | 204 | 6-3 | none | 9/16/1933 | 1 | |
| Leo Reed | 21 | T-G | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 1/3/1940 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 20th / 274th pick / 1961 |
| Bill Roehnelt | 25 | LB | 4 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Bradley | 6/4/1936 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 19th / 219th pick / 1958 |
| Jimmy Sears | 30 | DB-HB | 2 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | USC | 3/20/1931 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 62nd pick / 1953 |
| Jackie Simpson | 25 | LB-K | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 8/20/1936 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 21st / 246th pick / 1958 |
| Dan Smith | 26 | DB | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Northeast State (OK) | 1/29/1935 | Rook | |
| Jerry Stalcup | 23 | LB | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/19/1938 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 62nd pick / 1960 |
| James Stinnette | 23 | FB-LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 12/3/1938 | Rook | |
| Donnie Stone* | 24 | HB-FB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 1/5/1937 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 21st / 249th pick / 1959 |
| Jerry Sturm | 25 | C-T-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/31/1936 | Rook | |
| Lionel Taylor*+ | 26 | E-WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | New Mexico Highlands | 8/15/1935 | 2 | |
| Jerry Traynham | 22 | K | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | USC | 1/23/1939 | Rook | |
| Frank Tripucka | 34 | QB | 14 | 10 | 192 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/8/1927 | 12 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1949 |
| Joe Young | 28 | DE | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Arizona,Marquette | 8/3/1933 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 24th / 287th pick / 1955 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 220.1 | 6-1.7 | 1.8 |