The 1973Denver Broncos season was the team's 14th year in professional football and its fourth with the National Football League (NFL). Led by second-year head coach and general manager John Ralston, the Broncos posted a winning record for the first time in franchise history, with seven wins, five losses, and two ties, which tied for sixth-best in the conference. Denver tied for second in the AFC West (third with tiebreaker), 1½ games behind the Oakland Raiders.
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The 1973 Denver Broncos season was the team s 14th year in professional football and its fourth with the National Football League NFL Led by second year head coach and general manager John Ralston the Broncos posted a winning record for the first time in franchise history with seven wins five losses and two ties which tied for sixth best in the conference Denver tied for second in the AFC West third with tiebreaker 1 games behind the Oakland Raiders 1973 Denver Broncos seasonOwnerGerald PhippsGeneral managerJohn RalstonHead coachJohn RalstonHome fieldMile High StadiumResultsRecord7 5 2Division place3rd AFC WestPlayoff finishDid not qualify 1972 Broncos seasons 1974 One of the ties in their first ever game with the Cardinals 1 was the nearest they came to losing to that franchise until 2010 1 and also their only NFL appearance in St Louis until 2000 against the relocated Rams at Edward Jones Dome 2 Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 NFL draft 2 Personnel 2 1 Staff 2 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Schedule 3 2 Standings 4 Season summary 4 1 Week 10 at Steelers 5 Awards and honors 6 References 7 External linksOffseason EditNFL draft Edit Main article 1973 NFL Draft 1973 Denver Broncos draftRound Pick Player Position College Notes1 9 Otis Armstrong Running back Purdue2 36 Barney Chavous DE South Carolina State3 54 Paul Howard G BYU3 70 John Wood DT LSU4 88 Tom Jackson LB Louisville5 113 Charles McTorry DB Tennessee State7 165 Mike Askea OT Stanford7 166 John Grant DT USC9 217 Lyle Blackwood DB Texas Christian10 244 Al Marshall WR Boise State11 269 Elton Brown DE Utah State12 296 Jim O Malley LB Notre Dame13 319 Ed Smith DE Colorado College13 321 Ed White RB Tulsa14 348 John Hufnagel QB Penn State15 373 Calvin Jones DB Washington16 398 Oliver Ross RB Alabama A amp M16 400 Ken Muhlbeier C Idaho17 425 Kenneth Morgan TE Elon Made roster Pro Football Hall of Fame Made at least one Pro Bowl during careerPersonnel EditStaff Edit 1973 Denver Broncos staff Front office Chairman of the Board Gerald Phipps President Allan Phipps Assistant General Manager Director of Player Personnel Fred Gehrke Director of Scouting Carroll HardyHead coaches Vice President General Manager Head Coach John RalstonOffensive coaches Offensive Coordinator Backfield Max Coley Wide Receivers Dick Coury Offensive Line Jerry Frei Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator Defensive Backs Joe Collier Defensive Line Doc Urich Linebackers Bob GamboldSpecial teams coaches Special Teams Myrel MooreSource 3 Roster Edit 1973 Denver Broncos roster Quarterbacks 14 John Hufnagel 12 Charley Johnson 10 Steve RamseyRunning backs 11 Bobby Anderson 24 Otis Armstrong 33 Joe Dawkins 44 Floyd Little 22 Fran Lynch 30 Oliver RossWide receivers 25 Haven Moses 80 Jerry Simmons 84 Gene WashingtonTight ends 88 Riley Odoms Offensive linemen 73 Mike Askea T 74 Mike Current T 60 Paul Howard G 68 Larron Jackson T 59 Larry Kaminski C 61 Tommy Lyons G 50 Bobby Maples C 78 Marv Montgomery T 64 Mike Schnitker GDefensive 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 58 Tom Graham MLB 57 Tom Jackson OLB 45 Bill Laskey 56 Ray May OLB 66 Jim O MalleyDefensive backs 20 Charlie Greer S 26 Calvin Jones CB 41 Leroy Mitchell CB 36 Bill Thompson S 23 Maurice TylerSpecial teams 15 Jim Turner K 42 Billy Van Heusen P WR Reserve lists Practice squadRookies in italicsSource Regular season EditMain article 1973 NFL season Schedule Edit Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance1 September 16 Cincinnati Bengals W 28 10 1 0 Mile High Stadium 49 0592 September 23 San Francisco 49ers L 34 36 1 1 Mile High Stadium 50 9663 September 30 Chicago Bears L 14 33 1 2 Mile High Stadium 51 1594 October 7 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14 16 1 3 Arrowhead Stadium 71 4145 October 14 at Houston Oilers W 48 20 2 3 Astrodome 32 8016 October 22 Oakland Raiders T 23 23 2 3 1 Mile High Stadium 51 2707 October 28 at New York Jets W 40 28 3 3 1 Shea Stadium 55 1088 November 4 at St Louis Cardinals T 17 17 3 3 2 Busch Memorial Stadium 46 5659 November 11 San Diego Chargers W 30 19 4 3 2 Mile High Stadium 51 03410 November 18 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23 13 5 3 2 Three Rivers Stadium 48 58011 November 25 Kansas City Chiefs W 14 10 6 3 2 Mile High Stadium 51 33112 December 2 Dallas Cowboys L 10 22 6 4 2 Mile High Stadium 51 50813 December 9 at San Diego Chargers W 42 28 7 4 2 San Diego Stadium 44 95414 December 16 at Oakland Raiders L 17 21 7 5 2 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum 51 910Note Intra division opponents are in bold text 4 Standings Edit AFC Westviewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STKOakland Raiders 9 4 1 679 4 1 1 7 3 1 292 175 W4Kansas City Chiefs 7 5 2 571 4 2 6 4 1 231 192 W1Denver Broncos 7 5 2 571 3 2 1 7 2 1 354 296 L1San Diego Chargers 2 11 1 179 0 6 1 9 1 188 386 L4Season summary EditWeek 10 at Steelers Edit Week Ten Denver Broncos 4 3 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers 8 1 1 2 34TotalBroncos 3 3 71023Steelers 3 3 0713at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Date November 18 1973Game time 1 00 p m Game weather 35 F 2 C Game attendance 48 580Referee Fred SilvaBox Score External video Game highlights NFL Films Team Category Player StatisticsBroncos Passing Charley Johnson 13 20 86 Yds TDRushing Floyd Little 27 Rush 88 Yds TDReceiving Riley Odoms 6 Rec 47 Yds TDSteelers Passing Terry Hanratty 10 19 217 Yds TDRushing Franco Harris 11 Rush 53 YdsReceiving John McMakin 3 Rec 64 YdsScoring summaryQuarter Time Drive Team Scoring information ScorePlays Yards TOP DEN PIT1 Broncos 32 yard field goal by Jim Turner 3 01 Steelers 15 yard field goal by Roy Gerela 3 32 Steelers 13 yard field goal by Roy Gerela 3 62 Broncos 11 yard field goal by Jim Turner 6 63 Broncos Floyd Little 10 yard touchdown run Jim Turner kick good 13 64 Steelers Ron Shanklin 42 yard touchdown reception from Terry Hanratty Roy Gerela kick good 13 134 Broncos 46 yard field goal by Jim Turner 16 134 Broncos Riley Odoms 2 yard touchdown reception from Charley Johnson Jim Turner kick good 23 13 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 23 13Awards and honors EditUPI AFC Coach of the Year John RalstonReferences Edit a b Arizona Cardinals versus Denver Broncos St Louis Rams at home to Denver Broncos 1973 Denver Broncos Press Guide p 4 Retrieved July 19 2012 Turner s kick ties Raiders Eugene Register Guard Oregon Associated Press October 23 1973 p 4B External links EditDenver Broncos 1973 media guide 1973 Denver Broncos at Pro Football Reference com This article relating to an American football season is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1973 Denver Broncos season amp oldid 1131613000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,