1960 Denver Broncos season

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1960 Denver Broncos season
Owner Bob Howsam
General manager Dean Griffing
Head coach Frank Filchock
Home stadium Bears Stadium
Radio partner KHOW
Results
Record4–9–1
Division place4th AFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1960 Denver Broncos season was the team's inaugural year in the American Football League. Led by head coach Frank Filchock, the Broncos recorded four wins, nine losses, and one tie, finishing last in the AFL's Western Division.

Contents

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1960 Denver Broncos staff
Front office
Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Other personnel
  • Trainer - Fred Posey
  • Equipment Manager - Harvey Stephen

Roster

1960 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Rookies in italics
46 active, 0 reserve, 0 practice squad

Regular season

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 9at Boston Patriots W 13–101–0 Boston University Field 21,597 Recap
2September 17at Buffalo Bills W 27–212–0 War Memorial Stadium 15,229 Recap
3September 23at New York Titans L 24–282–1 Polo Grounds 20,462 Recap
4October 2 Oakland Raiders W 31–143–1 Bears Stadium 18,372 Recap
5Bye
6October 16 Los Angeles Chargers L 19–233–2Bears Stadium19,141 Recap
7October 23 Boston Patriots W 31–244–2Bears Stadium12,683 Recap
8October 30 Dallas Texans L 14–174–3Bears Stadium13,002 Recap
9November 6 Houston Oilers L 25–454–4Bears Stadium14,489 Recap
10November 13at Dallas Texans L 7–344–5 Cotton Bowl 21,000 Recap
11November 20at Houston Oilers L 10–204–6 Jeppesen Stadium 20,778 Recap
12November 27 Buffalo Bills T 38–384–6–1Bears Stadium7,785 Recap
13December 4 New York Titans L 27–304–7–1Bears Stadium5,861 Recap
14December 10at Los Angeles Chargers L 33–414–8–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 9,928 Recap
15December 17at Oakland Raiders L 10–484–9–1 Candlestick Park 7,000 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Western Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Los Angeles Chargers 1040.7145–1373336W4
Dallas Texans 860.5714–2362253W3
Oakland Raiders 680.4292–4319388W1
Denver Broncos 491.3081–5309393L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.