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1972 Denver Broncos
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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 325 points (23.2/g), 9th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 350 points (25.0/g), 21st.
Differential of -25 points (-1.8/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 6.4-7.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-0.9/g), 23rd.
Coached by John Ralston (5-9-0)
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1972 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 | Charley Johnson | 34 | 11 | 9 | 132 for 238, 1,783 yards, 14 td, 14 int, & 3 rushes for 0 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 |
| QB | Steve Ramsey | 24 | 2 | 5 | 65 for 137, 1,050 yards, 3 td, 9 int, & 6 rushes for 15 yards and 2 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 126th pick / 1970 |
| RB | Floyd Little | 30 | 5 | 14 | 216 rushes for 859 yards, 9 td, & 28 catches for 367 yards and 4 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 6th pick / 1967 |
| FB | Bobby Anderson | 25 | 2 | 9 | 72 rushes for 319 yards, 1 td, & 23 catches for 215 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 11th pick / 1970 |
| FB | Joe Dawkins | 24 | 2 | 5 | 56 rushes for 243 yards, 2 td, & 18 catches for 242 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 10th / 249th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Rod Sherman | 28 | 5 | 13 | 38 catches for 661 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 54th pick / 1966 |
| WR | Jerry Simmons | 30 | 7 | 8 | 17 catches for 235 yards, 2 td | |
| WR | Haven Moses | 26 | 4 | 6 | 15 catches for 224 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968 |
| TE | Billy Masters | 28 | 5 | 14 | 25 catches for 393 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for -15 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 77th pick / 1967 |
| LT | Marv Montgomery | 24 | 1 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 12th pick / 1971 |
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| LG | Larron Jackson | 23 | 1 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 81st pick / 1971 |
| C | Larry Kaminski | 27 | 6 | 9 | ||
| RG | Tommy Lyons | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 14th / 350th pick / 1971 |
| RG | Mike Schnitker | 26 | 3 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 84th pick / 1969 |
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| RT | Mike Current | 27 | 5 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 58th pick / 1967 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Lloyd Voss | 30 | 8 | 7 | New York Jets / 2nd / 11th pick / 1964 |
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| LDE | Pete Duranko | 29 | 5 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 61st pick / 1966 |
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| LDT | Pete Duranko | 29 | 5 | 13 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 61st pick / 1966 |
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| RDT | Paul Smith* | 27 | 4 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 222nd pick / 1968 |
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| RDE | Lyle Alzado | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| LLB | Fred Forsberg | 28 | 4 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 14th / 121st pick / 1966 |
| MLB | Tom Graham | 22 | Rook | 9 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 102nd pick / 1972 |
| MLB | Bill McKoy | 24 | 2 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 115th pick / 1970 |
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| RLB | Chip Myrtle | 27 | 5 | 14 | ||
| LCB | Leroy Mitchell | 28 | 5 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 11th / 283rd pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Randy Montgomery | 25 | 1 | 8 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 7th / 167th pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Bill Thompson | 26 | 3 | 8 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1969 |
| SS | Charlie Greer | 26 | 4 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 13th / 330th pick / 1968 |
| FS | Steve Preece | 25 | 3 | 8 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Turner | 31 | 8 | 0 | 20 of 29 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points | Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963 |
| P | Billy Van Heusen | 26 | 4 | 0 | 60 punts for a 40.1 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Rod Sherman | 28 | 5 | 13 | 10 punt returns for a 8.9 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 54th pick / 1966 |
| KR | Randy Montgomery | 25 | 1 | 8 | 29 kick returns for a 26.1 average and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 167th pick / 1970 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Lyle Alzado | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | Yankton | 4/3/1949 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| Bobby Anderson | 25 | RB | 9 | 9 | 208 | 6-0 | Colorado | 10/11/1947 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 11th pick / 1970 |
| Bill Cottrell | 28 | T-G-C | 11 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Delaware Valley | 9/18/1944 | 5 | |
| Ken Criter | 25 | LB | 8 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 2/17/1947 | 3 | |
| Mike Current | 27 | T | 14 | 14 | 274 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 9/17/1945 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 58th pick / 1967 |
| Joe Dawkins | 24 | RB | 14 | 5 | 223 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 1/27/1948 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 249th pick / 1970 |
| Tom Domres | 26 | DT | 11 | 3 | 260 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 10/19/1946 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 268th pick / 1968 |
| Pete Duranko | 29 | DE-DT | 14 | 13 | 250 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/15/1943 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 61st pick / 1966 |
| Mike Ernst | 22 | QB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Cal State-Fullerton | 10/12/1950 | Rook | |
| Fred Forsberg | 28 | LB | 9 | 6 | 235 | 6-1 | Washington | 7/4/1944 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 14th / 121st pick / 1966 |
| Bob Geddes | 26 | LB | 14 | 3 | 240 | 6-2 | UCLA | 4/22/1946 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 360th pick / 1970 |
| George Goeddeke | 27 | G-C-T | 2 | 1 | 253 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/29/1945 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 59th pick / 1967 |
| Cornell Gordon | 31 | DB | 1 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | North Carolina A&T | 1/6/1941 | 7 | New York Jets / 23rd / 179th pick / 1964 |
| Tom Graham | 22 | LB | 14 | 9 | 235 | 6-2 | Oregon | 4/15/1950 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 102nd pick / 1972 |
| Charlie Greer | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-0 | Colorado | 4/4/1946 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 13th / 330th pick / 1968 |
| Dwight Harrison | 24 | DB-WR | 2 | 1 | 187 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10/12/1948 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 35th pick / 1971 |
| John Hoffman | 29 | DE | 2 | 1 | 260 | 6-7 | Hawaii,USC | 8/2/1943 | 3 | |
| Don Horn | 27 | QB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | San Diego State,Washington State | 3/9/1945 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 25th pick / 1967 |
| Larron Jackson | 23 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-3 | Missouri | 8/26/1949 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 81st pick / 1971 |
| Rich Jackson | 31 | DE-LB | 4 | 3 | 255 | 6-3 | Southern | 7/22/1941 | 6 | |
| Charley Johnson | 34 | QB | 12 | 9 | 200 | 6-1 | New Mexico State,Schreiner College | 11/22/1938 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 |
| Larry Kaminski | 27 | C | 11 | 9 | 245 | 6-2 | Purdue | 1/6/1945 | 6 | |
| Jim Krieg | 23 | WR | 6 | 0 | 172 | 5-9 | Washington | 5/29/1949 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 118th pick / 1972 |
| Floyd Little | 30 | RB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 7/4/1942 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 6th pick / 1967 |
| Fran Lynch | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Hofstra | 12/3/1945 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 110th pick / 1967 |
| Tommy Lyons | 24 | G-C | 10 | 9 | 230 | 6-2 | Georgia | 8/7/1948 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 14th / 350th pick / 1971 |
| Bobby Maples | 30 | C-LB | 12 | 4 | 250 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/28/1942 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 26th pick / 1965 |
| Billy Masters | 28 | TE-SE | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-5 | LSU | 3/15/1944 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 77th pick / 1967 |
| Bill McKoy | 24 | LB | 14 | 9 | 235 | 6-3 | Purdue | 7/17/1948 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 115th pick / 1970 |
| Leroy Mitchell | 28 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 9/22/1944 | 5 | Boston Patriots / 11th / 283rd pick / 1967 |
| Marv Montgomery | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-6 | USC | 2/8/1948 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 12th pick / 1971 |
| Randy Montgomery | 25 | DB | 14 | 8 | 182 | 5-11 | Weber State | 8/12/1947 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 167th pick / 1970 |
| Haven Moses | 26 | WR-SE | 8 | 6 | 208 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 7/27/1946 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968 |
| Chip Myrtle | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-2 | Maryland | 2/6/1945 | 5 | |
| Riley Odoms | 22 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Houston | 3/1/1950 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1972 |
| Don Parish | 24 | LB | 1 | 1 | 220 | 6-1 | Stanford | 1/4/1948 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 91st pick / 1970 |
| Steve Preece | 25 | DB | 13 | 8 | 195 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 2/15/1947 | 3 | |
| Steve Ramsey | 24 | QB | 9 | 5 | 210 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/22/1948 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 126th pick / 1970 |
| George Saimes | 31 | DB | 9 | 4 | 186 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 9/1/1941 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 48th pick / 1963 |
| Mike Schnitker | 26 | G | 14 | 5 | 245 | 6-3 | Colorado | 12/30/1946 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 84th pick / 1969 |
| Rick Sharp | 24 | T | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Washington | 6/1/1948 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 288th pick / 1970 |
| Rod Sherman | 28 | WR-FL | 14 | 13 | 190 | 6-0 | UCLA,USC | 12/25/1944 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 54th pick / 1966 |
| Jerry Simmons | 30 | WR-SE | 9 | 8 | 190 | 6-0 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/14/1942 | 7 | |
| Mike Simone | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Stanford | 5/20/1950 | Rook | |
| Paul Smith* | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 8/13/1945 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 222nd pick / 1968 |
| Bill Thompson | 26 | DB | 8 | 8 | 201 | 6-1 | Md-Eastern Shore | 10/10/1946 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1969 |
| Clem Turner | 27 | RB | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 5/28/1945 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 83rd pick / 1969 |
| Jim Turner | 31 | K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Utah State | 3/28/1941 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 26 | WR-SE-P | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Maryland | 8/27/1946 | 4 | |
| Lloyd Voss | 30 | DE-DT | 13 | 7 | 256 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/13/1942 | 8 | New York Jets / 2nd / 11th pick / 1964 |
| Bill West | 25 | DB | 8 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Tennessee State | 3/3/1947 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 10th / 238th pick / 1971 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 14 | 223.0 | 6-1.7 | 3.6 |