1965 Denver Broncos season

1965 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Mac Speedie
Home stadium	Bears Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th AFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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The 1965 Denver Broncos season was the sixth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The team improved slightly from the previous two seasons with a record of four wins, and ten losses. They finished last in the AFL's Western Division.

Personnel

Staff

1965 Denver Broncos staff

Front office Team Owner / Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps Team President – Allan R Phipps Executive Vice President – James H Burris Director of Player Personnel – Fred Gehrke Head coaches Head Coach – Mac Speedie Offensive coaches Offensive Backfield – Bus Mertes Offensive Line – Red Miller

Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Ray Malavasi Defensive Backfield – George Dickson

Roster

1965 Denver Broncos roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Jacky Lee 10 John McCormick 14 Mickey Slaughter Running backs (RB) 40 Paul Carmichael HB 29 Wendell Hayes FB 27 Charley Mitchell HB 26 Darrell Lester FB 2 Cookie Gilchrist FB Wide receivers (WR) 28 Abner Haynes 88 Al Denson 42 Odell Barry Tight ends (TE) 88 Al Denson 30 Hewritt Dixon 87 Lionel Taylor

Offensive linemen (OL) 76 Bob Breitenstein T 74 Lee Bernet RT 72 Jerry Sturm RG 60 Charley Parker T 64 Jon Hohman G 52 Ray Kubala C 67 Bob McCullough RG 75 Eldon Danenhauer RG Defensive linemen (DL) 80 Ed Cooke 81 Max Leetzow DE 83 Ray Jacobs 77 Jim Thompson DT 61 Bill Keating 68 Tom Nomina 70 Chuck Janerette 78 Leroy Moore

Linebackers (LB) 53 Tom Erlandson MLB 54 Ed Cummings MLB 56 John Bramlett MLB 50 Jerry Hopkins MLB 63 Jim Thibert LB 51 Gene Jeter LB Defensive backs (DB) 24 Willie Brown 48 Nemiah Wilson 46 John Griffin SS 47 John McGeever SS 44 Miller Farr SS 23 Goose Gonsoulin FS 20 Billy Fletcher DB 45 Jim McMillin DB 21 Gerry Bussell DB Special teams (ST) 7 Gary Kroner K 82 Bob Scarpitto P / FL

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 11	at San Diego Chargers	L 31–34	0–1	Balboa Stadium	27,022	Recap
2	September 19	Buffalo Bills	L 15–30	0–2	Bears Stadium	30,682	Recap
3	September 24	at Boston Patriots	W 27–10	1–2	Fenway Park	26,782	Recap
4	October 3	New York Jets	W 16–13	2–2	Bears Stadium	34,988	Recap
5	October 10	Kansas City Chiefs	L 23–31	2–3	Bears Stadium	31,001	Recap
6	October 17	Houston Oilers	W 28–17	3–3	Bears Stadium	32,492	Recap
7	October 24	at Buffalo Bills	L 13–31	3–4	War Memorial Stadium	45,046	Recap
8	October 31	at New York Jets	L 10–45	3–5	Shea Stadium	53,717	Recap
9	November 7	San Diego Chargers	L 21–35	3–6	Bears Stadium	33,073	Recap
10	November 14	at Houston Oilers	W 31–21	4–6	Rice Stadium	28,126	Recap
11	November 21	Oakland Raiders	L 20–28	4–7	Bears Stadium	30,369	Recap
12	Bye
13	December 5	at Oakland Raiders	L 13–24	4–8	Frank Youell Field	19,023	Recap
14	December 12	Boston Patriots	L 20–28	4–9	Bears Stadium	27,207	Recap
15	December 19	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 35–45	4–10	Municipal Stadium	14,421	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
San Diego Chargers	9	2	3	.818	4–1–1	340	227	W3
Oakland Raiders	8	5	1	.615	3–3	298	239	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	5	2	.583	4–1–1	322	285	W1
Denver Broncos	4	10	0	.286	0–6	303	392	L4

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

External links

• Denver Broncos – 1965 media guide
• 1965 Denver Broncos at jt-sw.com
• 1965 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com