1974 Denver Broncos season

1974 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	John Ralston
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	7–6–1
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1974 Denver Broncos season was the team's 15th year in professional football and its fifth with the National Football League (NFL). The team finished the season with a winning record for the second straight season with seven wins, six losses, and one tie.

Personnel

Staff

1974 Denver Broncos staff

Front office Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps President – Allan Phipps Vice President/General Manager – John Ralston Assistant General Manager/Director of Player Personnel – Fred Gehrke Director of Scouting – Carroll Hardy Head coaches Head Coach – John Ralston Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Backfield – Max Coley Wide Receivers – Kay Dalton Offensive Line – Jerry Frei

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Joe Collier Defensive Line – Doc Urich Linebackers – Myrel Moore Defensive Backs/Secondary – Bob Gambold

Roster

1974 Denver Broncos roster

	Quarterbacks 16 John Hufnagel 12 Charley Johnson 10 Steve Ramsey Running backs 24 Otis Armstrong 44 Floyd Little 22 Fran Lynch 30 Oliver Ross Wide receivers 25 Haven Moses 80 Jerry Simmons 82 Otto Stowe Tight ends 81 Billy Masters 88 Riley Odoms		Offensive linemen 74 Mike Current T 60 Paul Howard G 68 Larron Jackson T 61 Tommy Lyons G 50 Bobby Maples C 71 Claudie Minor T 78 Marv Montgomery T 64 Mike Schnitker G Defensive linemen 77 Lyle Alzado DE 79 Barney Chavous DE 55 Pete Duranko DT 63 John Grant DT 70 Paul Smith DT		Linebackers 53 Ken Criter 52 Randy Gradishar 58 Tom Graham MLB 57 Tom Jackson OLB 45 Bill Laskey 56 Ray May OLB Defensive backs 20 Charlie Greer S 26 Calvin Jones CB 41 Leroy Mitchell CB 46 John Rowser CB 36 Bill Thompson S 23 Maurice Tyler Special teams 15 Jim Turner K 42 Billy Van Heusen P/WR		Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}} Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}} Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 15	Los Angeles Rams	L 10–17	Mile High Stadium	0–1	51,121
2	September 22	Pittsburgh Steelers	T 35–35	Mile High Stadium	0–1–1	51,068
3	September 30	at Washington Redskins	L 3-30	RFK Stadium	0–2–1	54,395
4	October 6	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–14	Arrowhead Stadium	1–2–1	67,298
5	October 13	New Orleans Saints	W 33–17	Mile High Stadium	2–2–1	50,881
6	October 20	San Diego Chargers	W 27–7	Mile High Stadium	3–2–1	50,928
7	October 27	at Cleveland Browns	L 21–23	Cleveland Stadium	3–3–1	60,478
8	November 3	Oakland Raiders	L 17–28	Mile High Stadium	3–4–1	45,946
9	November 10	at Baltimore Colts	W 17–6	Memorial Stadium	4–4–1	33,244
10	November 18	Kansas City Chiefs	L 34–42	Mile High Stadium	4–5–1	50,236
11	November 24	at Oakland Raiders	W 20–17	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	5–5–1	51,224
12	November 28	at Detroit Lions	W 31–27	Tiger Stadium	6–5–1	51,157
13	December 8	Houston Oilers	W 37–14	Mile High Stadium	7–5–1	46,942
14	December 15	at San Diego Chargers	L 0–17	San Diego Stadium	7–6–1	36,571

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	12	2	0	.857	5–1	9–2	355	228	W3
Denver Broncos	7	6	1	.536	3–3	5–4–1	302	294	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	5	9	0	.357	2–4	4–7	233	293	L2
San Diego Chargers	5	9	0	.357	2–4	4–7	212	285	W2

External links

• Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com