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1965 Denver Broncos season

1965 Denver Broncos season
Mac Speedie
Bears Stadium
4–10
4th AFL Western
Did not qualify

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. With a victory at Boston, they ended a 17-game winless streak on the road. They finished last in the AFL's Western Division.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
	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 |

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7
Quarterbacks (QB)
15 Jacky Lee
10 John McCormick
14 Mickey Slaughter
Running backs (RB)

40 Paul Carmichael 2 Cookie Gilchrist 29 Wendell Hayes 28 Abner Haynes 26 Darrell Lester Wide receivers (WR)

42 Odell Barry 88 Al Denson 82 Bob Scarpitto P 87 Lionel Taylor Tight ends (TE)

30 Hewritt Dixon | | Offensive linemen (OL) 74 Lee Bernet T 76 Bob Breitenstein T 75 Eldon Danenhauer T 64 Jon Hohman G 52 Ray Kubala C 67 Bob McCullough G 60 Charlie Parker G 72 Jerry Sturm G Defensive linemen (DL)

80 Ed Cooke DE 83 Ray Jacobs DT 70 Charlie Janerette DT 81 Max Leetzow DE 78 Leroy Moore DE 68 Tom Nomina DT 77 Jim Thompson DT | | Linebackers (LB) 56 John Bramlett OLB 54 Ed Cummings MLB 53 Tom Erlandson OLB 50 Jerry Hopkins MLB 51 Gene Jeter OLB 63 Jim Thibert OLB Defensive backs (DB)

24 Willie Brown CB 21 Gerry Bussell CB/S 23 Goose Gonsoulin FS 46 John Griffin CB 47 John McGeever SS 45 Jim McMillin FS 48 Nemiah Wilson CB Special teams (ST)

7 Gary Kroner K | | Reserve

27 Charlie Mitchell RB (IR)

Rookies in italics |

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

AFL Western Division
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.

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

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