1966_Denver_Broncos_season

1966 Denver Broncos season

1966 Denver Broncos season

NFL team season

The 1966 Denver Broncos season was the seventh season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). For the second straight season the Broncos posted a record of four wins, and ten losses, ranking last again for the fourth time in the AFL's Western Division. Following the second game of the season, head coach Mac Speedie abruptly resigned,[1] and offensive line coach Ray Malavasi was the interim head coach for the remaining twelve games.[2]

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Denver's offense set a dubious all-time AFL record in 1966 with the fewest total points scored in a season, with 196, or 14 per game.[3] The Broncos are the last team in major professional football (AFL or NFL) to go an entire game without picking up a first down,[4] which they did in Week One at Houston.[5]

Personnel

Staff

1966 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

  • Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps
  • President – Allan R Phipps
  • Executive Vice President/General Manager – James H Burris
  • Director of Player Personnel – Fred Gehrke

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches



Regular season

Main article: 1966 American Football League season

Schedule

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[5][6]

  • With the expansion Miami Dolphins joining the AFL in 1966, there were an odd-number (9)
    of teams for two seasons, resulting in multiple bye weeks for each team.

Standings

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Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.[7][8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Speedie quits AFL's Denver". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. September 19, 1966. p. 4C.
  2. [2]
    "Denver: Malavasi gets job". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire reports. September 20, 1966. p. 3B.
  3. [3]
    Pro Football Reference; Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1960 to 1969, in the AFL, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For
  4. [4]
    Pro Football Reference; In a single game, from 1961 to 2018, requiring 1st Downs ≤1, sorted by ascending Date
  5. [5]
    "Oilers bomb Denver, 45-7". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. September 4, 1966. p. 12A.
  6. [6]
    "Chiefs crush Broncs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 9, 1966. p. 4B.
  7. [7]
    "Chargers' tie jolt to Raiders". Oakland Tribune. November 26, 1965. p. 51 – via newspapers.com.
  8. [8]
    "AFL standings". Lompoc Records. December 19, 1966. p. 2-B – via newspapers.com.
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