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1967 Denver Broncos
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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 4th in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 256 points (18.3/g), 7th of 9 in the AFL.
Allowed 409 points (29.2/g), 9th.
Differential of -153 points (-10.9/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 3.5-10.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.8/g), 3rd.
Coached by Lou Saban (3-11-0)
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1967 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 | Steve Tensi | 25 | 2 | 12 | 131 for 325, 1,915 yards, 16 td, 17 int, & 24 rushes for 4 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 30th pick / 1965 |
| HB | Floyd Little | 25 | Rook | 0 | 130 rushes for 381 yards, 1 td, & 7 catches for 11 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 6th pick / 1967 |
| HB | Charley Mitchell | 27 | 4 | 0 | 82 rushes for 308 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 15 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 52nd pick / 1963 |
| FB | Bo Hickey | 22 | Rook | 0 | 73 rushes for 263 yards, 4 td, & 7 catches for 36 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 357th pick / 1967 |
| FB | Wendell Hayes | 27 | 4 | 0 | 85 rushes for 255 yards, 4 td, & 13 catches for 125 yards and 0 td | |
| FL | Al Denson* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 46 catches for 899 yards, 11 td, & 1 rush for -2 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 47th pick / 1964 |
| SE | Eric Crabtree | 23 | 1 | 0 | 46 catches for 716 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 13th / 112th pick / 1966 |
| TE | Tom Beer | 23 | Rook | 0 | 11 catches for 155 yards, 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1967 |
| LT | Sam Brunelli | 24 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LG | George Goeddeke | 22 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 59th pick / 1967 |
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| C | Larry Kaminski* | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Pat Matson | 23 | 1 | 0 | ||
| RT | Tom Cichowski | 23 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1966 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Rex Mirich | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 153rd pick / 1963 |
| LDE | Pete Duranko | 24 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 61st pick / 1966 |
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| LDT | Jerry Inman | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Dave Costa* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 29th pick / 1963 |
| RDE | Rich Jackson | 26 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LLB | Carl Cunningham | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 85th pick / 1967 |
| MLB | John Huard | 23 | Rook | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 5th / 113th pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Chip Myrtle | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Goldie Sellers | 25 | 1 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 8th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| RCB | Nemiah Wilson* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Tom Cassese | 21 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 8th / 191st pick / 1967 |
| RS | Jack Lentz | 22 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 16th / 399th pick / 1967 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Humphreys | 27 | Rook | 0 | 7 of 15 field goals & 18 of 19 extra points | |
| P | Bob Scarpitto | 28 | 6 | 0 | 105 punts for a 44.9 average, 1 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| PR | Floyd Little | 25 | Rook | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 16.9 average and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 6th pick / 1967 |
| KR | Floyd Little | 25 | Rook | 0 | 35 kick returns for a 26.9 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 6th pick / 1967 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Andrus | 24 | LB | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-6 | BYU | 7/10/1943 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 11th / 269th pick / 1967 |
| Tom Beer | 23 | TE-G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Detroit Mercy,Houston | 12/21/1944 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1967 |
| Dave Behrman | 26 | C-T | 11 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 11/9/1941 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 4th pick / 1963 |
| Bob Breitenstein | 24 | T-G | 2 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 4/8/1943 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1965 |
| Sam Brunelli | 24 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 12/13/1943 | 1 | |
| Tom Cassese | 21 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | C.W. Post | 4/7/1946 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 8th / 191st pick / 1967 |
| Tom Cichowski | 23 | T | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Maryland | 6/13/1944 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1966 |
| Dave Costa* | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Utah | 10/27/1941 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 29th pick / 1963 |
| Larry Cox | 24 | DT | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Abilene Christian | 11/12/1943 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 10th / 85th pick / 1966 |
| Eric Crabtree | 23 | WR-SE-FL-DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/3/1944 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 13th / 112th pick / 1966 |
| Carl Cunningham | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Houston | 7/23/1944 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 85th pick / 1967 |
| Mike Current | 22 | T | 3 | 0 | 274 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 9/17/1945 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 58th pick / 1967 |
| Al Denson* | 25 | FL-TE-SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 1/2/1942 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 47th pick / 1964 |
| Rick Duncan | 26 | P-K | 2 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Eastern Montana | 8/14/1941 | Rook | |
| Pete Duranko | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/15/1943 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 61st pick / 1966 |
| Cookie Gilchrist | 32 | FB | 1 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | none | 5/25/1935 | 5 | |
| Scotty Glacken | 23 | QB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Duke | 7/28/1944 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 62nd pick / 1966 |
| George Goeddeke | 22 | G-C-T | 10 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/29/1945 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 59th pick / 1967 |
| Wendell Hayes | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Humboldt State | 8/5/1940 | 4 | |
| Bo Hickey | 22 | RB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 5-11 | Maryland | 10/7/1945 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 14th / 357th pick / 1967 |
| John Huard | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 228 | 6-0 | Maine | 3/9/1944 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 113th pick / 1967 |
| Bob Humphreys | 27 | K | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Wichita State | 3/30/1940 | Rook | |
| Jerry Inman | 27 | DT | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-2 | Boise State,Oregon | 2/4/1940 | 1 | |
| Rich Jackson | 26 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Southern | 7/22/1941 | 1 | |
| Pete Jaquess | 27 | DB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Eastern New Mexico | 12/25/1940 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 20th / 158th pick / 1964 |
| Gene Jeter | 25 | LB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Ark-Pine Bluff,Texas Southern | 2/9/1942 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 10th / 73rd pick / 1965 |
| Larry Kaminski* | 22 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Purdue | 1/6/1945 | 1 | |
| Bill Keating | 23 | DT-G | 6 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Michigan | 11/22/1944 | 1 | |
| Mike Kellogg | 25 | FB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Santa Clara | 10/28/1942 | 1 | |
| Gary Kroner | 27 | DB-K | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/6/1940 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 93rd pick / 1963 |
| Ray Kubala | 25 | C | 5 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 10/26/1942 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 46th pick / 1964 |
| Jim M. LeClair | 23 | QB | 5 | 2 | 200 | 6-1 | C.W. Post | 3/23/1944 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 241st pick / 1966 |
| Roger LeClerc | 31 | LB-K-C | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Trinity (CT) | 10/1/1936 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 177th pick / 1959 |
| Jack Lentz | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Holy Cross | 2/22/1945 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 16th / 399th pick / 1967 |
| Floyd Little | 25 | RB | 13 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 7/4/1942 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 6th pick / 1967 |
| Fran Lynch | 22 | RB | 6 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Hofstra | 12/3/1945 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 110th pick / 1967 |
| Pat Matson | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Oregon | 7/22/1944 | 1 | |
| Rex Mirich | 26 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Northern Arizona | 3/11/1941 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 20th / 153rd pick / 1963 |
| Charley Mitchell | 27 | HB-DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Washington | 5/25/1940 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 52nd pick / 1963 |
| Chip Myrtle | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Maryland | 2/6/1945 | Rook | |
| Ernie Park | 27 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | McMurry | 10/22/1940 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 19th / 146th pick / 1963 |
| Bobby Ply | 27 | DB | 1 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | Baylor | 8/13/1940 | 5 | New York Titans / 5th / 37th pick / 1962 |
| Errol Prisby | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 1/24/1943 | Rook | |
| Frank Richter | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Georgia | 12/24/1944 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 165th pick / 1967 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 28 | FL-WR-P | 14 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 1/7/1939 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| Goldie Sellers | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 1/9/1942 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 66th pick / 1966 |
| Don Smith | 24 | G | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 2/8/1943 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 15th / 373rd pick / 1967 |
| Henry Sorrell | 24 | LB | 10 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 6/10/1943 | Rook | |
| Jim Summers | 22 | DB | 11 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Michigan State | 12/23/1945 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1967 |
| Neal Sweeney | 22 | WR | 10 | 0 | 170 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 6/13/1945 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 6th / 139th pick / 1967 |
| Eugene Sykes | 26 | DB | 4 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/26/1941 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 106th pick / 1963 |
| Steve Tensi | 25 | QB | 14 | 12 | 215 | 6-5 | Florida State | 12/8/1942 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 30th pick / 1965 |
| Dick Tyson | 24 | G | 7 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 1/5/1943 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 34th pick / 1966 |
| Andre White | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 10/7/1944 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 19th / 281st pick / 1966 |
| Nemiah Wilson* | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 165 | 6-0 | Grambling State | 4/6/1943 | 2 | |
| Lonnie Wright | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 1/23/1945 | 1 | |
| Bob Young | 25 | G-DE-DT | 5 | 0 | 270 | 6-1 | Howard Payne,Texas,Texas State | 9/3/1942 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 19th / 261st pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 24.5 | 14 | 224.7 | 6-1.8 | 1.5 |