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1964 Denver Broncos
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Record: 2-11-1, Finished 4th in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 240 points (17.1/g), 8th of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 438 points (31.3/g), 8th.
Differential of -198 points (-14.1/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 2.7-11.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.9/g), 1st.
Coached by Jack Faulkner (0-4-0) and Mac Speedie (2-7-1)
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1964 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 | Jacky Lee | 25 | 4 | 10 | 133 for 265, 1,611 yards, 11 td, 20 int, & 42 rushes for 163 yards and 3 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 61st pick / 1960 |
| QB | Mickey Slaughter | 23 | 1 | 4 | 97 for 189, 930 yards, 3 td, 11 int, & 20 rushes for 54 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 50th pick / 1963 |
| HB | Charley Mitchell | 24 | 1 | 0 | 177 rushes for 590 yards, 5 td, & 33 catches for 225 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 52nd pick / 1963 |
| FB | Billy Joe | 24 | 1 | 0 | 112 rushes for 415 yards, 2 td, & 12 catches for 16 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 11th / 85th pick / 1963 |
| FL | Bob Scarpitto | 25 | 3 | 0 | 35 catches for 375 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| FL | Al Denson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 25 catches for 383 yards, 1 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 47th pick / 1964 |
| SE | Lionel Taylor | 29 | 5 | 0 | 76 catches for 873 yards, 7 td | |
| TE | Hewritt Dixon | 24 | 1 | 0 | 38 catches for 585 yards, 1 td, & 18 rushes for 25 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 8th / 60th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Harold Olson | 26 | 4 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 13th pick / 1960 |
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| LG | Jim Perkins | 25 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 86th pick / 1962 |
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| LG | Tom Nomina | 23 | 1 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 13th pick / 1963 |
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| C | Jerry Sturm* | 28 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RG | Bob McCullough | 24 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RT | Eldon Danenhauer | 29 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ray Jacobs | 26 | 1 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 7th pick / 1962 |
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| LDT | Dick Guesman | 26 | 4 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 67th pick / 1959 |
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| RDT | Chuck Janerette | 26 | 4 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 49th pick / 1960 |
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| RDE | Ed Cooke | 29 | 6 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 29th pick / 1958 |
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| RDE | Leroy Moore | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Jerry Hopkins | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 31st pick / 1963 |
| LLB | Tom Erlandson | 24 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MLB | Marv Matuszak | 33 | 11 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1953 |
| RLB | Jim Fraser* | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 21st / 250th pick / 1959 |
| LCB | Willie Brown*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Willie West | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 37th pick / 1960 |
| RCB | John Griffin | 25 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 43rd pick / 1963 |
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| LS | John McGeever | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 7th / 50th pick / 1962 |
| RS | Goose Gonsoulin* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dick Guesman | 26 | 4 | 0 | 6 of 22 field goals & 13 of 15 extra points | Detroit Lions / 6th / 67th pick / 1959 |
| P | Jim Fraser* | 28 | 2 | 0 | 73 punts for a 44.2 average, 1 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 21st / 250th pick / 1959 |
| PR | Odell Barry | 23 | Rook | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 9.3 average and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 19th / 145th pick / 1964 |
| KR | Odell Barry | 23 | Rook | 0 | 47 kick returns for a 26.5 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 19th / 145th pick / 1964 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Billy Atkins | 30 | DB-HB | 3 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Auburn | 11/19/1934 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1958 |
| Frank Atkinson | 23 | DT | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Stanford | 12/13/1941 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 108th pick / 1963 |
| Ernie Barnes | 26 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | North Carolina Central | 7/15/1938 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 112th pick / 1960 |
| Odell Barry | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Findlay | 10/10/1941 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 19th / 145th pick / 1964 |
| Norm Bass | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Pacific | 1/21/1939 | Rook | |
| Willie Brown*+ | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/2/1940 | 1 | |
| Ed Cooke | 29 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Maryland | 5/3/1935 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 29th pick / 1958 |
| Eldon Danenhauer | 29 | T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Emporia State,Pittsburg State | 10/4/1935 | 4 | |
| Al Denson | 22 | FL-TE-SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 1/2/1942 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 6th / 47th pick / 1964 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 24 | RB-TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 1/8/1940 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 60th pick / 1963 |
| Tom Erlandson | 24 | LB | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Washington State | 3/24/1940 | 2 | |
| Stan Fanning | 27 | T-DE-DT | 7 | 0 | 270 | 6-7 | Idaho | 11/22/1937 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 128th pick / 1960 |
| Jim Fraser* | 28 | LB-P | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 5/29/1936 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 21st / 250th pick / 1959 |
| Goose Gonsoulin* | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Baylor | 6/7/1938 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1960 |
| John Griffin | 25 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Memphis | 11/2/1939 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 43rd pick / 1963 |
| Dick Guesman | 26 | DT-K | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 1/22/1938 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 67th pick / 1959 |
| Gary Henson | 24 | E | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Colorado | 9/8/1940 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 184th pick / 1962 |
| Jerry Hopkins | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 1/24/1941 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 31st pick / 1963 |
| Ray Jacobs | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 285 | 6-3 | Howard Payne | 11/21/1938 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 7th pick / 1962 |
| Chuck Janerette | 26 | DT-T-G | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Penn State | 12/1/1938 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 49th pick / 1960 |
| Tom Janik | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Texas A&M,Texas A&M-Kingsville | 9/6/1940 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 21st pick / 1963 |
| Billy Joe | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Villanova | 10/14/1940 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 11th / 85th pick / 1963 |
| Larry Jordan | 26 | DE-LB | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-6 | Youngstown State | 4/18/1938 | 2 | |
| Ray Kubala | 22 | C | 8 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 10/26/1942 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 46th pick / 1964 |
| Ike Lassiter | 24 | DE-DT | 2 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | St. Augustine's | 11/15/1940 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 |
| Jacky Lee | 25 | QB | 14 | 10 | 189 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 7/11/1939 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 61st pick / 1960 |
| Marv Matuszak | 33 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 9/12/1931 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1953 |
| Bob McCullough | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Colorado | 11/18/1940 | 2 | |
| John McGeever | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Auburn | 2/14/1939 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 50th pick / 1962 |
| Jim McMillin | 25 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 9/18/1939 | 3 | |
| Gene Mingo | 26 | HB-K | 7 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | none | 9/22/1938 | 4 | |
| Charley Mitchell | 24 | HB-DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Washington | 5/25/1940 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 52nd pick / 1963 |
| Leroy Moore | 29 | DE | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Fort Valley State | 9/16/1935 | 4 | |
| Tom Nomina | 23 | DT-G | 11 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 12/27/1941 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 13th pick / 1963 |
| Harold Olson | 26 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Clemson | 1/19/1938 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 13th pick / 1960 |
| Jim Perkins | 25 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Colorado | 6/16/1939 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 86th pick / 1962 |
| Jim Price | 24 | LB | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Auburn | 9/17/1940 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 34th pick / 1963 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 25 | FL-WR-P | 14 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 1/7/1939 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| Don Shackelford | 21 | G | 8 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Pacific | 2/18/1943 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 6th / 41st pick / 1964 |
| Mickey Slaughter | 23 | QB | 14 | 4 | 204 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 8/22/1941 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 50th pick / 1963 |
| Matt Snorton | 22 | TE | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 9/26/1942 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 20th pick / 1964 |
| Donnie Stone | 27 | HB-FB | 9 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 1/5/1937 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 249th pick / 1959 |
| Jerry Sturm* | 28 | C-T-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/31/1936 | 3 | |
| Lionel Taylor | 29 | E-WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | New Mexico Highlands | 8/15/1935 | 5 | |
| Willie West | 26 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Oregon | 5/1/1938 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 37th pick / 1960 |
| Jim Wright | 25 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Memphis | 3/27/1939 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 36th pick / 1961 |
| Team Total | 25.3 | 14 | 226.2 | 6-2.3 | 2.4 |