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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.
Coached by Mac Speedie (4-10-0)
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1965 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| LT | Bob Breitenstein | 22 | Rook | 0 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1965 |
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| LG | Jerry Sturm | 29 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LG | Tom Nomina | 24 | 2 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 13th pick / 1963 |
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| C | Ray Kubala | 23 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 46th 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Odell Barry | 24 | WR | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Findlay | 10/10/1941 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 19th / 145th pick / 1964 |
| Lee Bernet | 21 | T | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 1/24/1944 | Rook | |
| John Bramlett | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Memphis | 7/7/1941 | Rook | |
| Bob Breitenstein | 22 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 4/8/1943 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1965 |
| Willie Brown* | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 12/2/1940 | 2 | |
| Gerry Bussell | 22 | DB | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 9/7/1943 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1965 |
| Paul Carmichael | 21 | HB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | El Camino College (CA) | 8/28/1944 | Rook | |
| Ed Cooke | 30 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Maryland | 5/3/1935 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 29th pick / 1958 |
| Ed Cummings | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Stanford | 6/29/1941 | 1 | |
| Eldon Danenhauer* | 30 | T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Emporia State,Pittsburg State | 10/4/1935 | 5 | |
| 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 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 25 | RB-TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 1/8/1940 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 60th pick / 1963 |
| Tom Erlandson | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Washington State | 3/24/1940 | 3 | |
| Miller Farr | 22 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Wichita State | 4/8/1943 | Rook | |
| Cookie Gilchrist*+ | 30 | FB | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | none | 5/25/1935 | 3 | |
| Goose Gonsoulin | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Baylor | 6/7/1938 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1960 |
| John Griffin | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Memphis | 11/2/1939 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 43rd pick / 1963 |
| Wendell Hayes | 25 | RB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | Humboldt State | 8/5/1940 | 2 | |
| Abner Haynes | 28 | HB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | North Texas | 9/19/1937 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1960 |
| Jon Hohman | 23 | G | 10 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 10/23/1942 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 8th / 57th pick / 1965 |
| Jerry Hopkins | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 1/24/1941 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 31st pick / 1963 |
| Ray Jacobs | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 285 | 6-3 | Howard Payne | 11/21/1938 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 7th pick / 1962 |
| Chuck Janerette | 27 | DT-T-G | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Penn State | 12/1/1938 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 49th pick / 1960 |
| Gene Jeter | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Ark-Pine Bluff,Texas Southern | 2/9/1942 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 10th / 73rd pick / 1965 |
| Gary Kroner | 25 | DB-K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/6/1940 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 93rd pick / 1963 |
| Ray Kubala | 23 | C | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 10/26/1942 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 46th pick / 1964 |
| Jacky Lee | 26 | QB | 4 | 1 | 189 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 7/11/1939 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 61st pick / 1960 |
| Max Leetzow | 22 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Idaho | 9/17/1943 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 35th pick / 1965 |
| Darrell Lester | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | LSU,McNeese State | 11/6/1940 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 118th pick / 1964 |
| John McCormick | 28 | QB | 14 | 6 | 208 | 6-1 | Boston College,Massachusetts | 5/26/1937 | 3 | |
| Bob McCullough | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Colorado | 11/18/1940 | 3 | |
| John McGeever | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Auburn | 2/14/1939 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 50th pick / 1962 |
| Jim McMillin | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 9/18/1939 | 4 | |
| Charley Mitchell | 25 | HB-DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Washington | 5/25/1940 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 52nd pick / 1963 |
| Leroy Moore | 30 | DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Fort Valley State | 9/16/1935 | 5 | |
| Tom Nomina | 24 | DT-G | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 12/27/1941 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 13th pick / 1963 |
| Charlie Parker | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Southern Miss | 6/19/1941 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 13th / 97th pick / 1964 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 26 | FL-WR-P | 14 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 1/7/1939 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| Mickey Slaughter | 24 | QB | 10 | 7 | 204 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 8/22/1941 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 50th pick / 1963 |
| Jerry Sturm | 29 | C-T-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/31/1936 | 4 | |
| Lionel Taylor*+ | 30 | E-WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | New Mexico Highlands | 8/15/1935 | 6 | |
| Jim Thibert | 25 | LB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Toledo | 6/14/1940 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 22nd / 176th pick / 1962 |
| Jim Thompson | 25 | DT | 4 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Southern Illinois | 12/4/1940 | Rook | |
| Nemiah Wilson | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 165 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 4/6/1943 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 25.2 | 14 | 223.1 | 6-1.8 | 2.1 |