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1977 Denver Broncos
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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
1977 AFC Champions
Scored 274 points (19.6/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 148 points (10.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of 126 points (9.0/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.4-2.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.9/g), 5th.
Coached by Red Miller (12-2-0)
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1977 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Craig Morton | 34 | 12 | 14 | 131 for 254, 1,929 yards, 14 td, 8 int, & 31 rushes for 125 yards and 4 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 |
| RB | Otis Armstrong | 27 | 4 | 10 | 130 rushes for 489 yards, 4 td, & 18 catches for 128 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 9th pick / 1973 |
| FB | Jon Keyworth | 27 | 3 | 9 | 83 rushes for 311 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 48 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 144th pick / 1974 |
| FB | Lonnie Perrin | 25 | 1 | 5 | 110 rushes for 456 yards, 3 td, & 6 catches for 106 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 5th / 139th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Jack Dolbin | 29 | 2 | 13 | 26 catches for 443 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 12 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Haven Moses | 31 | 9 | 14 | 27 catches for 539 yards, 4 td, & 5 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968 |
| TE | Riley Odoms | 27 | 5 | 14 | 37 catches for 429 yards, 3 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1972 |
| LT | Andy Maurer | 29 | 7 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
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| LG | Tom Glassic | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1976 |
| C | Mike Montler | 33 | 8 | 14 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Paul Howard | 27 | 4 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 54th pick / 1973 |
| RT | Claudie Minor | 26 | 3 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 68th pick / 1974 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Barney Chavous | 26 | 4 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 36th pick / 1973 |
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| NT | Rubin Carter | 25 | 2 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 121st pick / 1975 |
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| RDE | Lyle Alzado*+ | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| LOLB | Bob Swenson | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LILB | Joe Rizzo | 27 | 3 | 12 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 15th / 369th pick / 1973 |
| RILB | Randy Gradishar*+ | 25 | 3 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 14th pick / 1974 |
| ROLB | Tom Jackson*+ | 26 | 4 | 13 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 88th pick / 1973 |
| LCB | Louis Wright* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 1975 |
| RCB | Steve Foley | 24 | 1 | 13 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 8th / 199th pick / 1975 |
| SS | Bill Thompson*+ | 31 | 8 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1969 |
| FS | Bernard Jackson | 27 | 5 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 81st pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Turner | 36 | 13 | 0 | 13 of 19 field goals & 31 of 34 extra points | Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963 |
| P | Bucky Dilts | 24 | Rook | 0 | 90 punts for a 39.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Rick Upchurch | 25 | 2 | 1 | 51 punt returns for a 12.8 average and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 4th / 95th pick / 1975 |
| KR | Rick Upchurch | 25 | 2 | 1 | 20 kick returns for a 22.8 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Henry Allison | 30 | G-T | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | College of the Sequoias,San Diego State | 2/11/1947 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 50th pick / 1971 |
| 77 | Lyle Alzado*+ | 28 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | Yankton | 4/3/1949 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 79th pick / 1971 |
| 24 | Otis Armstrong | 27 | RB | 10 | 10 | 196 | 5-10 | Purdue | 11/15/1950 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 9th pick / 1973 |
| 54 | Rich Baska | 25 | LB | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | UCLA | 2/19/1952 | 1 | |
| 72 | Bill Bryan | 22 | C-G | 1 | 0 | 251 | 6-2 | Duke | 6/21/1955 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 101st pick / 1977 |
| 68 | Rubin Carter | 25 | NT-DT | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 12/12/1952 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 121st pick / 1975 |
| 79 | Barney Chavous | 26 | DE-DT | 13 | 11 | 252 | 6-3 | South Carolina State | 3/22/1951 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 36th pick / 1973 |
| 10 | Bucky Dilts | 24 | P | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Georgia | 12/6/1953 | Rook | |
| 82 | Jack Dolbin | 29 | WR | 14 | 13 | 180 | 5-10 | Wake Forest | 10/12/1948 | 2 | |
| 85 | Ron Egloff | 22 | TE | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 10/3/1955 | Rook | |
| 56 | Larry Evans | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Mississippi College | 7/11/1953 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 14th / 390th pick / 1976 |
| 43 | Steve Foley | 24 | DB | 13 | 13 | 189 | 6-2 | Tulane | 11/11/1953 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 199th pick / 1975 |
| 62 | Tom Glassic | 23 | G | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-3 | Virginia | 4/17/1954 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1976 |
| 53 | Randy Gradishar*+ | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 233 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 3/3/1952 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 14th pick / 1974 |
| 63 | John Grant | 27 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | USC | 6/28/1950 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 166th pick / 1973 |
| 60 | Paul Howard | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | BYU | 9/12/1950 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 54th pick / 1973 |
| 65 | Glenn Hyde | 26 | T-G-C | 14 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 3/14/1951 | 1 | |
| 29 | Bernard Jackson | 27 | DB | 14 | 13 | 178 | 6-0 | Washington State | 8/24/1950 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 81st pick / 1972 |
| 57 | Tom Jackson*+ | 26 | LB | 13 | 13 | 220 | 5-11 | Louisville | 4/4/1951 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 88th pick / 1973 |
| 30 | Jim D. Jensen | 24 | RB-TE | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Iowa | 11/28/1953 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 40th pick / 1976 |
| 32 | Jon Keyworth | 27 | RB | 11 | 9 | 230 | 6-3 | Colorado | 12/15/1950 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 144th pick / 1974 |
| 33 | Jim Kiick | 31 | RB | 3 | 0 | 214 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 8/9/1946 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 118th pick / 1968 |
| 41 | Rob Lytle | 23 | RB | 14 | 4 | 198 | 6-1 | Michigan | 11/12/1954 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 1977 |
| 66 | Brison Manor | 25 | DE | 13 | 1 | 247 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 8/10/1952 | Rook | New York Jets / 15th / 380th pick / 1975 |
| 50 | Bobby Maples | 35 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/28/1942 | 12 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 26th pick / 1965 |
| 74 | Andy Maurer | 29 | G-T | 13 | 13 | 265 | 6-3 | Oregon | 9/30/1948 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 64th pick / 1970 |
| 71 | Claudie Minor | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 280 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 4/21/1951 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 68th pick / 1974 |
| 52 | Mike Montler | 33 | C-G-T | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-5 | Colorado | 1/10/1944 | 8 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969 |
| 7 | Craig Morton | 34 | QB | 14 | 14 | 214 | 6-4 | California | 2/5/1943 | 12 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 |
| 25 | Haven Moses | 31 | WR-SE | 14 | 14 | 208 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 7/27/1946 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968 |
| 58 | Rob Nairne | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Oregon State | 3/24/1954 | Rook | |
| 88 | Riley Odoms | 27 | TE | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-4 | Houston | 3/1/1950 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1972 |
| 23 | Chris Pane | 24 | DB | 11 | 1 | 184 | 5-11 | Cal State-Chico,New Mexico | 5/19/1953 | 1 | |
| 12 | Craig Penrose | 24 | QB | 8 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | Colorado,San Diego State | 7/25/1953 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 107th pick / 1976 |
| 35 | Lonnie Perrin | 25 | RB | 14 | 5 | 222 | 6-1 | Illinois | 2/3/1952 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 139th pick / 1976 |
| 21 | Randy Poltl | 25 | DB | 14 | 1 | 190 | 6-3 | Stanford | 3/26/1952 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 311th pick / 1974 |
| 26 | Larry Riley | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 192 | 5-10 | Salem | 11/21/1954 | Rook | |
| 59 | Joe Rizzo | 27 | LB | 13 | 12 | 220 | 6-1 | Kings Point | 12/17/1950 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 15th / 369th pick / 1973 |
| 67 | Steve Schindler | 23 | G | 14 | 1 | 256 | 6-3 | Boston College | 7/24/1954 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 18th pick / 1977 |
| 86 | John Schultz | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Maryland | 6/10/1953 | 1 | |
| 70 | Paul Smith | 32 | DT-DE | 12 | 2 | 256 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 8/13/1945 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 222nd pick / 1968 |
| 51 | Bob Swenson | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-3 | California | 7/1/1953 | 2 | |
| 36 | Bill Thompson*+ | 31 | DB | 14 | 14 | 201 | 6-1 | Md-Eastern Shore | 10/10/1946 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1969 |
| 55 | Godwin Turk | 27 | LB | 13 | 3 | 230 | 6-3 | California,Southern | 10/15/1950 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 58th pick / 1974 |
| 15 | Jim Turner | 36 | K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Utah State | 3/28/1941 | 13 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963 |
| 80 | Rick Upchurch | 25 | WR | 14 | 1 | 175 | 5-10 | Minnesota | 5/20/1952 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 95th pick / 1975 |
| 14 | Norris Weese | 26 | QB-P | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 8/12/1951 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 99th pick / 1974 |
| 20 | Louis Wright* | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-2 | Arizona State,San Jose State | 1/31/1953 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 1975 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 14 | 222.3 | 6-1.8 | 3.4 |