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1975 Denver Broncos
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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 254 points (18.1/g), 17th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 307 points (21.9/g), 18th.
Differential of -53 points (-3.8/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 5.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -16 (-1.1/g), 24th.
Simple Rating System: Total -3.4, Offense: -2.7, Defense: -0.7, SoS: 0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
John Ralston (6-8-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Max Coley
Defensive Coordinator: Joe Collier
Training Camp: Cal Poly Pomona (Pomona, California)
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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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Steve Ramsey | 27 | 5 | 7 | 128 for 233, 1,562 yards, 9 td, 14 int, & 6 rushes for 38 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 126th pick / 1970 |
| QB | Charley Johnson | 37 | 14 | 6 | 65 for 142, 1,021 yards, 5 td, 12 int, & 10 rushes for 21 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 109th pick / 1960 |
| RB | Floyd Little | 33 | 8 | 10 | 125 rushes for 445 yards, 2 td, & 29 catches for 308 yards and 2 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 6th pick / 1967 |
| FB | Jon Keyworth | 25 | 1 | 14 | 182 rushes for 725 yards, 3 td, & 42 catches for 314 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 144th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Haven Moses | 29 | 7 | 13 | 29 catches for 505 yards, 2 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Billy Van Heusen | 29 | 7 | 13 | 15 catches for 246 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 26 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Riley Odoms*+ | 25 | 3 | 14 | 40 catches for 544 yards, 3 td, & 5 rushes for 27 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1972 |
| LT | Claudie Minor | 24 | 1 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 68th pick / 1974 | |
| LG | Tommy Lyons | 27 | 4 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 14th / 350th pick / 1971 | |
| C | Bobby Maples | 33 | 10 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 26th pick / 1965 Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 41st pick / 1965 |
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| RG | Paul Howard | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 54th pick / 1973 |
| RT | Mike Current | 30 | 8 | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 58th pick / 1967 |
| RT | Marv Montgomery | 27 | 4 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 12th pick / 1971 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Barney Chavous | 24 | 2 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 36th pick / 1973 | |
| LDT | John Grant | 25 | 2 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 7th / 166th pick / 1973 |
| LDT | Rubin Carter | 23 | Rook | 8 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 121st pick / 1975 | |
| RDT | Paul Smith | 30 | 7 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 9th / 222nd pick / 1968 |
| RDE | Lyle Alzado | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| LLB | Tom Jackson | 24 | 2 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 88th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Randy Gradishar* | 23 | 1 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 14th pick / 1974 |
| RLB | Ray May | 30 | 8 | 8 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 89th pick / 1967 |
| RLB | Joe Rizzo | 25 | 1 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 15th / 369th pick / 1973 | |
| LCB | Louis Wright | 22 | Rook | 11 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 1975 |
| RCB | Calvin Jones | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 15th / 373rd pick / 1973 |
| RCB | Earlie Thomas | 30 | 5 | 6 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 11th / 280th pick / 1970 |
| SS | Bill Thompson | 29 | 6 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1969 |
| FS | John Rowser | 31 | 8 | 13 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 78th pick / 1967 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Turner | 34 | 11 | 0 | 21 of 28 field goals & 23 of 26 extra points | Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963 |
| P | Billy Van Heusen | 29 | 7 | 13 | 63 punts for a 39.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Rick Upchurch | 23 | Rook | 0 | 27 punt returns for a 11.6 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 4th / 95th pick / 1975 |
| KR | Rick Upchurch | 23 | Rook | 0 | 40 kick returns for a 27.1 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 4th / 95th pick / 1975 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Bob Adams | 29 | TE-T | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Pacific | 8/15/1946 | 6 | |
| 77 | Lyle Alzado | 26 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | Yankton | 4/3/1949 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| 24 | Otis Armstrong | 25 | RB | 4 | 3 | 196 | 5-10 | Purdue | 11/15/1950 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 9th pick / 1973 |
| 87 | Boyd Brown | 23 | TE | 12 | 0 | 222 | 6-4 | Alcorn St. | 5/24/1952 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 17th / 432nd pick / 1974 |
| 68 | Rubin Carter | 23 | NT-DT | 14 | 8 | 256 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 12/12/1952 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 121st pick / 1975 |
| 79 | Barney Chavous | 24 | DE-DT | 9 | 9 | 252 | 6-3 | South Carolina St. | 3/22/1951 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 36th pick / 1973 |
| 74 | Mike Current | 30 | T | 7 | 7 | 274 | 6-5 | Ohio St. | 9/17/1945 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 58th pick / 1967 |
| 82 | Jack Dolbin | 27 | WR | 14 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Wake Forest | 10/12/1948 | Rook | |
| 31 | Mike Franckowiak | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Central Michigan | 3/25/1953 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 54th pick / 1975 |
| 52 | Randy Gradishar* | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 233 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 3/3/1952 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 14th pick / 1974 |
| 63 | John Grant | 25 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 13 | 241 | 6-3 | USC | 6/28/1950 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 166th pick / 1973 |
| 22 | Steve Haggerty | 22 | WR | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Colorado,UNLV | 5/17/1953 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 10th / 251st pick / 1975 |
| 23 | Al Haywood | 27 | RB | 2 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Bethune-Cookman | 8/6/1948 | Rook | |
| 23 | George Hoey | 29 | DB | 1 | 0 | 174 | 5-10 | Michigan | 11/14/1946 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 14th / 346th pick / 1969 |
| 60 | Paul Howard | 25 | G | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | BYU | 9/12/1950 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 54th pick / 1973 |
| 16 | John Hufnagel | 24 | QB | 5 | 1 | 194 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 9/13/1951 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 14th / 348th pick / 1973 |
| 57 | Tom Jackson | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 5-11 | Louisville | 4/4/1951 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 88th pick / 1973 |
| 12 | Charley Johnson | 37 | QB | 14 | 6 | 200 | 6-1 | Schreiner College,New Mexico St. | 11/22/1938 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 63rd pick / 1961 St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 109th pick / 1960 |
| 26 | Calvin Jones | 24 | DB | 8 | 8 | 170 | 5-7 | Washington | 1/26/1951 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 15th / 373rd pick / 1973 |
| 32 | Jon Keyworth | 25 | RB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-3 | Colorado | 12/15/1950 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 144th pick / 1974 |
| 54 | Mike Lemon | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Kansas | 2/26/1951 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 149th pick / 1975 |
| 44 | Floyd Little | 33 | RB | 14 | 10 | 196 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 7/4/1942 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 6th pick / 1967 |
| 22 | Fran Lynch | 30 | RB | 14 | 1 | 205 | 6-1 | Hofstra | 12/3/1945 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 110th pick / 1967 |
| 61 | Tommy Lyons | 27 | G-C | 10 | 10 | 230 | 6-2 | Georgia | 8/7/1948 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 14th / 350th pick / 1971 |
| 50 | Bobby Maples | 33 | C-LB | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/28/1942 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 26th pick / 1965 Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 41st pick / 1965 |
| 56 | Ray May | 30 | LB | 8 | 8 | 230 | 6-1 | USC | 6/4/1945 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 89th pick / 1967 |
| 71 | Claudie Minor | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 280 | 6-4 | San Diego St. | 4/21/1951 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 68th pick / 1974 |
| 78 | Marv Montgomery | 27 | T | 14 | 7 | 255 | 6-6 | USC | 2/8/1948 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 12th pick / 1971 |
| 25 | Haven Moses | 29 | WR-SE | 13 | 13 | 208 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 7/27/1946 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968 |
| 66 | Jim O'Malley | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 7/24/1951 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 12th / 296th pick / 1973 |
| 88 | Riley Odoms*+ | 25 | TE | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-4 | Houston | 3/1/1950 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1972 |
| 58 | Phil Olsen | 27 | DT-C | 14 | 4 | 265 | 6-5 | Utah St. | 4/26/1948 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1970 |
| 48 | John Pitts | 30 | DB | 1 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Arizona St. | 2/28/1945 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 22nd pick / 1967 |
| 21 | Randy Poltl | 23 | DB | 13 | 1 | 190 | 6-3 | Stanford | 3/26/1952 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 311th pick / 1974 |
| 10 | Steve Ramsey | 27 | QB | 11 | 7 | 210 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/22/1948 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 126th pick / 1970 |
| 59 | Joe Rizzo | 25 | LB | 14 | 6 | 220 | 6-1 | Kings Point | 12/17/1950 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 15th / 369th pick / 1973 |
| 73 | Stan Rogers | 23 | T | 14 | 2 | 256 | 6-4 | Maryland | 3/10/1952 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 107th pick / 1975 |
| 30 | Oliver Ross | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Alabama A&M | 9/18/1949 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 16th / 398th pick / 1973 |
| 46 | John Rowser | 31 | DB | 13 | 13 | 190 | 6-1 | Michigan | 4/24/1944 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 78th pick / 1967 |
| 67 | Carl Schaukowitch | 24 | G | 11 | 2 | 235 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 2/14/1951 | Rook | New York Giants / 15th / 381st pick / 1973 |
| 45 | Jeff Severson | 26 | DB | 14 | 3 | 183 | 6-1 | Long Beach St. | 9/16/1949 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 297th pick / 1971 |
| 70 | Paul Smith | 30 | DT-DE | 13 | 12 | 256 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 8/13/1945 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 222nd pick / 1968 |
| 51 | Bob Swenson | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | California | 7/1/1953 | Rook | |
| 48 | Earlie Thomas | 30 | DB | 10 | 6 | 190 | 6-1 | Colorado St. | 12/11/1945 | 5 | New York Jets / 11th / 280th pick / 1970 |
| 36 | Bill Thompson | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 201 | 6-1 | Md-Eastern Shore | 10/10/1946 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1969 |
| 15 | Jim Turner | 34 | K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Utah St. | 3/28/1941 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963 |
| 80 | Rick Upchurch | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Minnesota | 5/20/1952 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 95th pick / 1975 |
| 42 | Billy Van Heusen | 29 | WR-SE-P | 14 | 13 | 200 | 6-1 | Maryland | 8/27/1946 | 7 | |
| 20 | Louis Wright | 22 | DB | 11 | 11 | 200 | 6-2 | Arizona St.,San Jose St. | 1/31/1953 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 1975 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 14 | 219.4 | 6-1.6 | 3.6 |