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1976 Denver Broncos
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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 315 points (22.5/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 206 points (14.7/g), 6th.
Differential of 109 points (7.8/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 10.3-3.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 12th.
Coached by John Ralston (9-5-0)
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1976 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 Ramsey | 28 | 6 | 12 | 128 for 270, 1,931 yards, 11 td, 13 int, & 13 rushes for 51 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 126th pick / 1970 |
| RB | Otis Armstrong* | 26 | 3 | 14 | 247 rushes for 1,008 yards, 5 td, & 39 catches for 457 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 9th pick / 1973 |
| FB | Jon Keyworth | 26 | 2 | 13 | 122 rushes for 349 yards, 3 td, & 22 catches for 201 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 144th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Haven Moses | 30 | 8 | 14 | 25 catches for 498 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Rick Upchurch*+ | 24 | 1 | 9 | 12 catches for 340 yards, 1 td, & 6 rushes for 71 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 4th / 95th pick / 1975 |
| WR | Jack Dolbin | 28 | 1 | 5 | 19 catches for 354 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Riley Odoms | 26 | 4 | 14 | 30 catches for 477 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 36 yards and 2 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1972 |
| LT | Bill Bain | 24 | 1 | 13 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1975 |
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| LG | Tom Glassic | 22 | Rook | 14 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1976 |
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| C | Bobby Maples | 34 | 11 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 26th pick / 1965 |
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| RG | Tommy Lyons | 28 | 5 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 14th / 350th pick / 1971 |
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| RT | Claudie Minor | 25 | 2 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 68th pick / 1974 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Barney Chavous | 25 | 3 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 36th pick / 1973 |
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| LDT | Rubin Carter | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 5th / 121st pick / 1975 |
| NT | Rubin Carter | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 5th / 121st pick / 1975 |
| RDT | Randy Moore | 22 | Rook | 8 | Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1976 |
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| RDE | Paul Smith | 31 | 8 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 222nd pick / 1968 |
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| LOLB | Bob Swenson | 23 | 1 | 6 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LLB | Joe Rizzo | 26 | 2 | 12 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 15th / 369th pick / 1973 |
| LILB | Joe Rizzo | 26 | 2 | 12 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 15th / 369th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Randy Gradishar | 24 | 2 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 14th pick / 1974 |
| RILB | Randy Gradishar | 24 | 2 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 14th pick / 1974 |
| RLB | Tom Jackson | 25 | 3 | 14 | 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 88th pick / 1973 |
| ROLB | Tom Jackson | 25 | 3 | 14 | 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 88th pick / 1973 |
| LCB | Louis Wright | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 1975 |
| RCB | Calvin Jones | 25 | 3 | 8 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 15th / 373rd pick / 1973 |
| RCB | Steve Foley | 23 | Rook | 6 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 8th / 199th pick / 1975 |
| SS | Bill Thompson | 30 | 7 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1969 |
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| FS | John Rowser | 32 | 9 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 78th pick / 1967 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Turner | 35 | 12 | 0 | 15 of 21 field goals & 36 of 39 extra points | Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963 |
| P | Norris Weese | 25 | Rook | 0 | 52 punts for a 35.6 average, 0 blocked | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1974 |
| PR | Rick Upchurch*+ | 24 | 1 | 9 | 39 punt returns for a 13.7 average and 4 td | Denver Broncos / 4th / 95th pick / 1975 |
| KR | Rick Upchurch*+ | 24 | 1 | 9 | 22 kick returns for a 23.4 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 4th / 95th pick / 1975 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Lyle Alzado | 27 | DE-DT | 1 | 1 | 255 | 6-3 | Yankton | 4/3/1949 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| Otis Armstrong* | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 196 | 5-10 | Purdue | 11/15/1950 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 9th pick / 1973 |
| Bill Bain | 24 | T-G | 14 | 13 | 279 | 6-4 | Colorado,USC | 8/9/1952 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1975 |
| Rich Baska | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | UCLA | 2/19/1952 | Rook | |
| Boyd Brown | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-4 | Alcorn State | 5/24/1952 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 17th / 432nd pick / 1974 |
| Rubin Carter | 24 | NT-DT | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 12/12/1952 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 121st pick / 1975 |
| Barney Chavous | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-3 | South Carolina State | 3/22/1951 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 36th pick / 1973 |
| Jack Dolbin | 28 | WR | 14 | 5 | 180 | 5-10 | Wake Forest | 10/12/1948 | 1 | |
| Larry Evans | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Mississippi College | 7/11/1953 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 14th / 390th pick / 1976 |
| Steve Foley | 23 | DB | 14 | 6 | 189 | 6-2 | Tulane | 11/11/1953 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 8th / 199th pick / 1975 |
| Mike Franckowiak | 23 | RB | 14 | 1 | 220 | 6-3 | Central Michigan | 3/25/1953 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 54th pick / 1975 |
| Tom Glassic | 22 | G | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-3 | Virginia | 4/17/1954 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1976 |
| Harvey Goodman | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Colorado | 9/16/1952 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 124th pick / 1975 |
| Randy Gradishar | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 233 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 3/3/1952 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 14th pick / 1974 |
| John Grant | 26 | DT-DE-NT | 13 | 3 | 241 | 6-3 | USC | 6/28/1950 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 166th pick / 1973 |
| Wayne Hammond | 23 | DT | 5 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | Montana State | 1/30/1953 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 112th pick / 1975 |
| Billy Hardee | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 8/12/1954 | Rook | |
| Glenn Hyde | 25 | T-G-C | 11 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 3/14/1951 | Rook | |
| Martin Imhof | 27 | DE-DT | 1 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 10/9/1949 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 84th pick / 1972 |
| Tom Jackson | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 5-11 | Louisville | 4/4/1951 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 88th pick / 1973 |
| Calvin Jones | 25 | DB | 10 | 8 | 170 | 5-7 | Washington | 1/26/1951 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 15th / 373rd pick / 1973 |
| Jon Keyworth | 26 | RB | 14 | 13 | 230 | 6-3 | Colorado | 12/15/1950 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 144th pick / 1974 |
| Jim Kiick | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 8/9/1946 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 118th pick / 1968 |
| Tommy Lyons | 28 | G-C | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Georgia | 8/7/1948 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 14th / 350th pick / 1971 |
| Bobby Maples | 34 | C-LB | 14 | 10 | 250 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/28/1942 | 11 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 26th pick / 1965 |
| Claudie Minor | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 280 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 4/21/1951 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 68th pick / 1974 |
| Marv Montgomery | 28 | T | 3 | 1 | 255 | 6-6 | USC | 2/8/1948 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 12th pick / 1971 |
| Randy Moore | 22 | DT | 8 | 8 | 241 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 4/5/1954 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1976 |
| Haven Moses | 30 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 208 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 7/27/1946 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968 |
| Riley Odoms | 26 | TE | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-4 | Houston | 3/1/1950 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1972 |
| Phil Olsen | 28 | DT-C | 13 | 1 | 265 | 6-5 | Utah State | 4/26/1948 | 5 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1970 |
| Chris Pane | 23 | DB | 4 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | Cal State-Chico,New Mexico | 5/19/1953 | Rook | |
| Craig Penrose | 23 | QB | 4 | 2 | 211 | 6-3 | Colorado,San Diego State | 7/25/1953 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 107th pick / 1976 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Illinois | 2/3/1952 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 139th pick / 1976 |
| Randy Poltl | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Stanford | 3/26/1952 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 311th pick / 1974 |
| Steve Ramsey | 28 | QB | 12 | 12 | 210 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/22/1948 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 126th pick / 1970 |
| Joe Rizzo | 26 | LB | 12 | 12 | 220 | 6-1 | Kings Point | 12/17/1950 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 15th / 369th pick / 1973 |
| John Rowser | 32 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-1 | Michigan | 4/24/1944 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 78th pick / 1967 |
| John Schultz | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Maryland | 6/10/1953 | Rook | |
| Paul Smith | 31 | DT-DE | 11 | 10 | 256 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 8/13/1945 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 222nd pick / 1968 |
| Bob Swenson | 23 | LB | 14 | 6 | 225 | 6-3 | California | 7/1/1953 | 1 | |
| Bill Thompson | 30 | DB | 14 | 14 | 201 | 6-1 | Md-Eastern Shore | 10/10/1946 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1969 |
| Godwin Turk | 26 | LB | 13 | 2 | 230 | 6-3 | California,Southern | 10/15/1950 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 58th pick / 1974 |
| Jim Turner | 35 | K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Utah State | 3/28/1941 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963 |
| Rick Upchurch*+ | 24 | WR | 13 | 9 | 175 | 5-10 | Minnesota | 5/20/1952 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 95th pick / 1975 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 30 | WR-SE-P | 7 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Maryland | 8/27/1946 | 8 | |
| Norris Weese | 25 | QB-P | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 8/12/1951 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1974 |
| Jim White | 28 | DE | 7 | 1 | 256 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 9/5/1948 | 4 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1972 |
| Louis Wright | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-2 | Arizona State,San Jose State | 1/31/1953 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 1975 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 14 | 223.9 | 6-2.0 | 2.9 |