1960 Denver Broncos season

1960 Denver Broncos season
Owner	Bob Howsam
General manager	Dean Griffing
Head coach	Frank Filchock
Home field	Bears Stadium
Local radio	KHOW
Results
Record	4–9–1
Division place	4th AFL Western
Playoff finish	Did 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.

Personnel

Staff

1960 Denver Broncos staff
	Front office President – Robert L Howsam Chairman of the board – Lee W Howsam Vice president – Earl R Howsam General manager – Dean Griffing Head coach Head coach – Frank Filchock Assistant coaches Backfield coach – Jim Cason Line coach – Dale Dodrill

Roster

1960 Denver Broncos roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 18 Frank Tripucka Running backs (RB) 24 Don Allen FB 20 Henry Bell HB 36 J. W. Brodnax FB 40 Al Carmichael HB 21 Gene Mingo 35 Dave Rolle FB Wide receivers (WR) 41 Bob McNamara 87 Lionel Taylor Tight ends (TE) 85 Jim Greer 81 Bill Jessup

Offensive linemen (OL) 60 Ken Adamson 54 Frank Kuchta Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB) 62 Buddy Alliston Defensive backs (DB) 43 Frank Bernardi Special teams

Rookies in italics 13 active, 0 reserve, 0 practice squad

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 9	at Boston Patriots	W 13–10	1–0	Boston University Field	21,597	Recap
2	September 17	at Buffalo Bills	W 27–21	2–0	War Memorial Stadium	15,229	Recap
3	September 23	at New York Titans	L 24–28	2–1	Polo Grounds	20,462	Recap
4	October 2	Oakland Raiders	W 31–14	3–1	Bears Stadium	18,372	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 16	Los Angeles Chargers	L 19–23	3–2	Bears Stadium	19,141	Recap
7	October 23	Boston Patriots	W 31–24	4–2	Bears Stadium	12,683	Recap
8	October 30	Dallas Texans	L 14–17	4–3	Bears Stadium	13,002	Recap
9	November 6	Houston Oilers	L 25–45	4–4	Bears Stadium	14,489	Recap
10	November 13	at Dallas Texans	L 7–34	4–5	Cotton Bowl	21,000	Recap
11	November 20	at Houston Oilers	L 10–20	4–6	Jeppesen Stadium	20,778	Recap
12	November 27	Buffalo Bills	T 38–38	4–6–1	Bears Stadium	7,785	Recap
13	December 4	New York Titans	L 27–30	4–7–1	Bears Stadium	5,861	Recap
14	December 10	at Los Angeles Chargers	L 33–41	4–8–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	9,928	Recap
15	December 17	at Oakland Raiders	L 10–48	4–9–1	Candlestick Park	7,000	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Chargers	10	4	0	.714	5–1	373	336	W4
Dallas Texans	8	6	0	.571	4–2	362	253	W3
Oakland Raiders	6	8	0	.429	2–4	319	388	W1
Denver Broncos	4	9	1	.308	1–5	309	393	L3

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

External links

• 1960 Denver Broncos Statistics & Players – Pro-Football-Reference.com