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1965 Denver Broncos
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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 4th in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 303 points (21.6/g), 4th of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 392 points (28.0/g), 7th.
Differential of -89 points (-6.4/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 4.9-9.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 6th.
Simple Rating System: Total -5.6, Offense: 1.1, Defense: -6.7, SoS: 0.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mac Speedie (4-10-0)
Training Camp: Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colorado)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Mickey Slaughter | 24 | 2 | 7 | 75 for 147, 864 yards, 6 td, 12 int, & 20 rushes for 75 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 50th pick / 1963 |
| QB | John McCormick | 28 | 3 | 6 | 103 for 253, 1,292 yards, 7 td, 14 int, & 1 rush for -2 yards and 0 td | |
| HB | Wendell Hayes | 25 | 2 | 14 | 130 rushes for 526 yards, 5 td, & 24 catches for 294 yards and 2 td | |
| FB | Cookie Gilchrist*+ | 30 | 3 | 0 | 252 rushes for 954 yards, 6 td, & 18 catches for 154 yards and 1 td | |
| FL | Bob Scarpitto | 26 | 4 | 0 | 32 catches for 585 yards, 5 td, & 4 rushes for 94 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| SE | Lionel Taylor*+ | 30 | 6 | 0 | 85 catches for 1,131 yards, 6 td | |
| TE | Hewritt Dixon | 25 | 2 | 0 | 25 catches for 354 yards, 2 td | Denver Broncos / 8th / 60th pick / 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 151st pick / 1963 |
| TE | Al Denson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 9 catches for 102 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 47th pick / 1964 Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 72nd pick / 1964 |
| LT | Bob Breitenstein | 22 | Rook | 0 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1965 Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1965 |
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| LG | Jerry Sturm | 29 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LG | Tom Nomina | 24 | 2 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 13th pick / 1963 Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1963 |
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| C | Ray Kubala | 23 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 46th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 7th / 49th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Bob McCullough | 25 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RT | Eldon Danenhauer* | 30 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ed Cooke | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 29th pick / 1958 |
| LDT | Ray Jacobs | 27 | 2 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 7th pick / 1962 Dallas Cowboys / 17th / 228th pick / 1962 |
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| RDT | Chuck Janerette | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 49th pick / 1960 |
| RDE | Max Leetzow | 22 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 35th pick / 1965 Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 191st pick / 1965 |
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| RDE | Leroy Moore | 30 | 5 | 0 | ||
| LLB | Tom Erlandson | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Jerry Hopkins | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 31st pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Ed Cummings | 24 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RLB | John Bramlett | 24 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Willie Brown* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Jim McMillin | 26 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RCB | John McGeever | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 7th / 50th pick / 1962 Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 83rd pick / 1962 |
| LS | Miller Farr | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | John Griffin | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 43rd pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 8th / 61st pick / 1963 |
| RS | Goose Gonsoulin | 27 | 5 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gary Kroner | 25 | Rook | 0 | 13 of 29 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 93rd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 19th / 147th pick / 1963 |
| P | Bob Scarpitto | 26 | 4 | 0 | 67 punts for a 42.3 average, 0 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| PR | Odell Barry | 24 | 1 | 0 | 21 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 19th / 145th pick / 1964 |
| KR | Abner Haynes | 28 | 5 | 0 | 34 kick returns for a 26.5 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Odell Barry | 24 | WR | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Findlay | 10/10/1941 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 19th / 145th pick / 1964 |
| 74 | Lee Bernet | 21 | T | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 1/24/1944 | Rook | |
| 56 | John Bramlett | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Memphis | 7/7/1941 | Rook | |
| 76 | Bob Breitenstein | 22 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 4/8/1943 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1965 Denver Broncos / 5th / 33rd pick / 1965 |
| 24 | Willie Brown* | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 12/2/1940 | 2 | |
| 21 | Gerry Bussell | 22 | DB | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 9/7/1943 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1965 Denver Broncos / 9th / 65th pick / 1965 |
| 40 | Paul Carmichael | 21 | HB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | El Camino Col. (CA) | 8/28/1944 | Rook | |
| 80 | Ed Cooke | 30 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Maryland | 5/3/1935 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 29th pick / 1958 |
| 54 | Ed Cummings | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Stanford | 6/29/1941 | 1 | |
| 75 | Eldon Danenhauer* | 30 | T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Emporia St.,Pittsburg St. | 10/4/1935 | 5 | |
| 88 | Al Denson | 23 | FL-TE-SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 1/2/1942 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 47th pick / 1964 Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 72nd pick / 1964 |
| 30 | Hewritt Dixon | 25 | RB-TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 1/8/1940 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 60th pick / 1963 Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 151st pick / 1963 |
| 53 | Tom Erlandson | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Washington St. | 3/24/1940 | 3 | |
| 44 | Miller Farr | 22 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Wichita St. | 4/8/1943 | Rook | |
| 2 | Cookie Gilchrist*+ | 30 | FB | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | none | 5/25/1935 | 3 | |
| 23 | Goose Gonsoulin | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Baylor | 6/7/1938 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1960 |
| 46 | John Griffin | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Memphis | 11/2/1939 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 43rd pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 8th / 61st pick / 1963 |
| 29 | Wendell Hayes | 25 | RB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | Humboldt St. | 8/5/1940 | 2 | |
| 28 | Abner Haynes | 28 | HB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | North Texas | 9/19/1937 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| 64 | Jon Hohman | 23 | G | 10 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 10/23/1942 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 8th / 57th pick / 1965 |
| 50 | Jerry Hopkins | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 1/24/1941 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 31st pick / 1963 |
| 83 | Ray Jacobs | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 285 | 6-3 | Howard Payne | 11/21/1938 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 7th pick / 1962 Dallas Cowboys / 17th / 228th pick / 1962 |
| 70 | Chuck Janerette | 27 | DT-T-G | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 12/1/1938 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 49th pick / 1960 |
| 51 | Gene Jeter | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Ark-Pine Bluff,Texas Southern | 2/9/1942 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 10th / 73rd pick / 1965 Green Bay Packers / 12th / 164th pick / 1965 |
| 12 | Gary Kroner | 25 | DB-K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/6/1940 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 93rd pick / 1963 New York Jets / 19th / 147th pick / 1963 |
| 52 | Ray Kubala | 23 | C | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 10/26/1942 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 46th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 7th / 49th pick / 1964 |
| 15 | Jacky Lee | 26 | QB | 4 | 1 | 189 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 7/11/1939 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 61st pick / 1960 |
| 81 | Max Leetzow | 22 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Idaho | 9/17/1943 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 35th pick / 1965 Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 191st pick / 1965 |
| 26 | Darrell Lester | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | LSU,McNeese St. | 11/6/1940 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 118th pick / 1964 |
| 10 | John McCormick | 28 | QB | 14 | 6 | 208 | 6-1 | Boston Col.,Massachusetts | 5/26/1937 | 3 | |
| 67 | Bob McCullough | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Colorado | 11/18/1940 | 3 | |
| 47 | John McGeever | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Auburn | 2/14/1939 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 50th pick / 1962 Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 83rd pick / 1962 |
| 45 | Jim McMillin | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Colorado St. | 9/18/1939 | 4 | |
| 27 | Charley Mitchell | 25 | HB-DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Washington | 5/25/1940 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 52nd pick / 1963 Denver Broncos / 18th / 141st pick / 1963 |
| 78 | Leroy Moore | 30 | DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Fort Valley St. | 9/16/1935 | 5 | |
| 68 | Tom Nomina | 24 | DT-G | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 12/27/1941 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 13th pick / 1963 Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 15th pick / 1963 |
| 60 | Charlie Parker | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Southern Miss | 6/19/1941 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 13th / 97th pick / 1964 Baltimore Colts / 13th / 176th pick / 1964 |
| 82 | Bob Scarpitto | 26 | FL-WR-P | 14 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 1/7/1939 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| 14 | Mickey Slaughter | 24 | QB | 10 | 7 | 204 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 8/22/1941 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 50th pick / 1963 |
| 72 | Jerry Sturm | 29 | C-T-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/31/1936 | 4 | |
| 87 | Lionel Taylor*+ | 30 | E-WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | New Mex. Highlands | 8/15/1935 | 6 | |
| 63 | Jim Thibert | 25 | LB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Toledo | 6/14/1940 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 22nd / 176th pick / 1962 |
| 77 | Jim Thompson | 25 | DT | 4 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Southern Illinois | 12/4/1940 | Rook | |
| 48 | Nemiah Wilson | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 165 | 6-0 | Grambling St. | 4/6/1943 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 25.2 | 14 | 223.1 | 6-1.8 | 2.1 |