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1973 Denver Broncos
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Record: 7-5-2, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 354 points (25.3/g), 3rd of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 296 points (21.1/g), 15th.
Differential of 58 points (4.1/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 8.5-5.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 13th.
Coached by John Ralston (7-5-2)
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1973 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 | 35 | 12 | 14 | 184 for 346, 2,465 yards, 20 td, 17 int, & 7 rushes for -2 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 |
| RB | Floyd Little* | 31 | 6 | 13 | 256 rushes for 979 yards, 12 td, & 41 catches for 423 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 6th pick / 1967 |
| FB | Joe Dawkins | 25 | 3 | 14 | 160 rushes for 706 yards, 2 td, & 30 catches for 329 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 10th / 249th pick / 1970 |
| WR | Haven Moses* | 27 | 5 | 14 | 28 catches for 518 yards, 8 td, & 3 rushes for 25 yards and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Jerry Simmons | 31 | 8 | 13 | 13 catches for 249 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Riley Odoms* | 23 | 1 | 14 | 43 catches for 629 yards, 7 td, & 5 rushes for 53 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1972 |
| LT | Marv Montgomery | 25 | 2 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 12th pick / 1971 |
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| LG | Larron Jackson | 24 | 2 | 12 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 81st pick / 1971 |
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| LG | Mike Schnitker | 27 | 4 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 84th pick / 1969 |
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| C | Bobby Maples | 31 | 8 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 26th pick / 1965 |
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| RG | Tommy Lyons | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 14th / 350th pick / 1971 |
| RT | Mike Current | 28 | 6 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 58th pick / 1967 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Pete Duranko | 30 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 61st pick / 1966 |
| LDT | Paul Smith* | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 9th / 222nd pick / 1968 |
| RDT | Barney Chavous | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 36th pick / 1973 |
| RDE | Lyle Alzado | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| LLB | Bill Laskey | 30 | 8 | 11 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Tom Graham | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 102nd pick / 1972 |
| RLB | Ray May | 28 | 6 | 10 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 89th pick / 1967 |
| LCB | Leroy Mitchell | 29 | 6 | 12 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 11th / 283rd pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Calvin Jones | 22 | Rook | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 15th / 373rd pick / 1973 |
| SS | Bill Thompson | 27 | 4 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1969 |
| FS | Charlie Greer | 27 | 5 | 10 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 13th / 330th pick / 1968 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Turner | 32 | 9 | 0 | 22 of 33 field goals & 40 of 40 extra points | Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963 |
| P | Billy Van Heusen | 27 | 5 | 1 | 69 punts for a 45.1 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Bill Thompson | 27 | 4 | 14 | 30 punt returns for a 12.2 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1969 |
| KR | Otis Armstrong | 23 | Rook | 1 | 20 kick returns for a 23.6 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 9th pick / 1973 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Lyle Alzado | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | Yankton | 4/3/1949 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| Bobby Anderson | 26 | RB | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Colorado | 10/11/1947 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 11th pick / 1970 |
| Otis Armstrong | 23 | RB | 14 | 1 | 196 | 5-10 | Purdue | 11/15/1950 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 9th pick / 1973 |
| Mike Askea | 22 | T | 4 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Stanford | 1/7/1951 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 165th pick / 1973 |
| Barney Chavous | 22 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-3 | South Carolina State | 3/22/1951 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 36th pick / 1973 |
| Ken Criter | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 2/17/1947 | 4 | |
| Mike Current | 28 | T | 14 | 14 | 274 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 9/17/1945 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 58th pick / 1967 |
| Joe Dawkins | 25 | RB | 14 | 14 | 223 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 1/27/1948 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 249th pick / 1970 |
| Pete Duranko | 30 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/15/1943 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 61st pick / 1966 |
| Fred Forsberg | 29 | LB | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Washington | 7/4/1944 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 14th / 121st pick / 1966 |
| Tom Graham | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-2 | Oregon | 4/15/1950 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 102nd pick / 1972 |
| John Grant | 23 | DT-DE-NT | 13 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | USC | 6/28/1950 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 166th pick / 1973 |
| Charlie Greer | 27 | DB | 10 | 10 | 205 | 6-0 | Colorado | 4/4/1946 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 13th / 330th pick / 1968 |
| Dale Hackbart | 35 | DB | 3 | 2 | 210 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 7/21/1938 | 13 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960 |
| Paul Howard | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | BYU | 9/12/1950 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 54th pick / 1973 |
| Jerry Inman | 33 | DT | 8 | 0 | 256 | 6-2 | Boise State,Oregon | 2/4/1940 | 7 | |
| Larron Jackson | 24 | G-T | 13 | 12 | 270 | 6-3 | Missouri | 8/26/1949 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 81st pick / 1971 |
| Tom Jackson | 22 | LB | 8 | 4 | 220 | 5-11 | Louisville | 4/4/1951 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 88th pick / 1973 |
| Charley Johnson | 35 | QB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-1 | New Mexico State,Schreiner College | 11/22/1938 | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 |
| Calvin Jones | 22 | DB | 14 | 14 | 170 | 5-7 | Washington | 1/26/1951 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 15th / 373rd pick / 1973 |
| Larry Kaminski | 28 | C | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Purdue | 1/6/1945 | 7 | |
| Bill Laskey | 30 | LB | 11 | 11 | 235 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/10/1943 | 8 | |
| Floyd Little* | 31 | RB | 14 | 13 | 196 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 7/4/1942 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 6th pick / 1967 |
| Fran Lynch | 28 | RB | 9 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Hofstra | 12/3/1945 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 110th pick / 1967 |
| Tommy Lyons | 25 | G-C | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Georgia | 8/7/1948 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 14th / 350th pick / 1971 |
| Bobby Maples | 31 | C-LB | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/28/1942 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 26th pick / 1965 |
| Billy Masters | 29 | TE-SE | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-5 | LSU | 3/15/1944 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 77th pick / 1967 |
| Ray May | 28 | LB | 11 | 10 | 230 | 6-1 | USC | 6/4/1945 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 89th pick / 1967 |
| Leroy Mitchell | 29 | DB | 12 | 12 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas Southern | 9/22/1944 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 11th / 283rd pick / 1967 |
| Marv Montgomery | 25 | T | 10 | 10 | 255 | 6-6 | USC | 2/8/1948 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 12th pick / 1971 |
| Randy Montgomery | 26 | DB | 9 | 2 | 182 | 5-11 | Weber State | 8/12/1947 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 167th pick / 1970 |
| Haven Moses* | 27 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 208 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 7/27/1946 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968 |
| Jim O'Malley | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 7/24/1951 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 12th / 296th pick / 1973 |
| Riley Odoms* | 23 | TE | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-4 | Houston | 3/1/1950 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1972 |
| John Pitts | 28 | DB | 7 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 2/28/1945 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 22nd pick / 1967 |
| Steve Ramsey | 25 | QB | 5 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/22/1948 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 126th pick / 1970 |
| Oliver Ross | 24 | RB | 4 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Alabama A&M | 9/18/1949 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 16th / 398th pick / 1973 |
| Mike Schnitker | 27 | G | 14 | 6 | 245 | 6-3 | Colorado | 12/30/1946 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 84th pick / 1969 |
| Jerry Simmons | 31 | WR-SE | 14 | 13 | 190 | 6-0 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/14/1942 | 8 | |
| Mike Simone | 23 | LB | 14 | 3 | 210 | 6-0 | Stanford | 5/20/1950 | 1 | |
| Ed Smith | 23 | DE | 5 | 0 | 241 | 6-5 | Colorado College | 10/23/1950 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 13th / 319th pick / 1973 |
| Paul Smith* | 28 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 8/13/1945 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 222nd pick / 1968 |
| Bill Thompson | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 201 | 6-1 | Md-Eastern Shore | 10/10/1946 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1969 |
| Jim Turner | 32 | K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Utah State | 3/28/1941 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963 |
| Maurice Tyler | 23 | DB | 14 | 2 | 188 | 6-0 | Morgan State | 7/19/1950 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 235th pick / 1972 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 27 | WR-SE-P | 14 | 1 | 200 | 6-1 | Maryland | 8/27/1946 | 5 | |
| Gene Washington | 29 | WR | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 1/25/1944 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1967 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 14 | 224.5 | 6-1.7 | 4.0 |