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==Denver Broncos draft picks (selected first)==
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!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=15%| Round !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position !!style="background:#A8BDEC;"| College
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|align=center| 1 || <span style="display:none">Bob Gaiters</span>[[Bob Gaiters]] || Halfback || [[New Mexico State Aggies football|New Mexico State]]
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|align=center| 2 || <span style="display:none">Jerry Hill</span>[[Jerry Hill (American football)|Jerry Hill]] || Halfback || [[Wyoming Cowboys football|Wyoming]]
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|align=center| 3 || <span style="display:none">Charles Strange</span>[[Charles Strange (American football)|Charles Strange]] || Center || [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]]
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|align=center| 4 || <span style="display:none">Roland McDole</span>[[Ron McDole]] || Tackle || [[1960 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
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|align=center| 4 || <span style="display:none">Arnold Davis</span>[[Arnold Davis]] || Offensive End || [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]]
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|align=center| 5 || <span style="display:none">Charles Cowan</span>[[Charles Cowan (American football)|Charles Cowan]] || Offensive End || [[New Mexico Highlands University|Highlands]]
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|align=center| 6 || <span style="display:none">Dale Evans</span>[[Dale Evans (American football)|Dale Evans]] || Halfback || [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]]
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|align=center| 7 || <span style="display:none">Pat Patchen</span>[[Pat Patchen]] || Offensive End || Florida
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|align=center| 9 || <span style="display:none">Phil Nugent</span>[[Phil Nugent]] || Quarterback || Tulane
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|align=center| 10 || <span style="display:none">Charles Sturgeon</span>[[Charles Sturgeon]] || Halfback || Kentucky
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|align=center| 11 || <span style="display:none">John Simko</span>[[John Simko]] || Offensive End || Augustana
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|align=center| 12 || <span style="display:none">Jerry Miller</span>[[Jerry Miller (American football)|Jerry Miller]] || Offensive End || Howard Payne
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|align=center| 13 || <span style="display:none">Ron Greene</span>[[Ron Greene (American football)|Ron Greene]] || Guard || [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]]
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|align=center| 14 || <span style="display:none">Bill Cooper</span>[[Bill Cooper (American football)|Bill Cooper]] || Fullback || Muskingum
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|align=center| 15 || <span style="display:none">Willie Crafts</span>[[Willie Crafts]] || Guard || Texas A&I
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|align=center| 16 || <span style="display:none">Jim Larkin</span>[[Jim Larkin (American football)|Jim Larkin]] || Tackle || Hillsdale
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|align=center| 17 || <span style="display:none">Chuck Weiss</span>[[Chuck Weiss]] || Fullback |-
|| Colorado
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|align=center| 18 || <span style="display:none">Chick Graning</span>[[Chick Graning]] || Halfback || Georgia Tech
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|align=center| 19 || <span style="display:none">John Hobbs</span>[[John Hobbs (American football)|John Hobbs]] || Guard || Maryland State
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|align=center| 20 || <span style="display:none">Buck McLeod</span>[[Buck McLeod]] || Tackle || Baylor
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|align=center| 21 || <span style="display:none">Jim Morgan</span>[[Jim Morgan (American football)|Jim Morgan]] || Halfback || Iowa State Tech
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|align=center| 22 || <span style="display:none">Tom Hackler</span>[[Tom Hackler]] || Offensive End || Tennessee Tech
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|align=center| 23 || <span style="display:none">Tom Jewell</span>[[Tom Jewell (American football)|Tom Jewell]] || Tackle || Idaho State
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|align=center| 24 || <span style="display:none">E.A. Simms</span>[[E.A. Simms]] || Offensive End || New Mexico State
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|align=center| 25 || <span style="display:none">Pete Samms</span>[[Pete Samms]] || Tackle || Central Oklahoma
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|align=center| 26 || <span style="display:none">Sam Smith</span>[[Sam Smith (football)|Sam Smith]] || Halfback || Florence State
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|align=center| 27 || <span style="display:none">Donald Olson</span>[[Donald Olson (American football)|Donald Olson]] || Halfback || Nebraska
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|align=center| 28 || <span style="display:none">Wayne Lee</span>[[Wayne Lee]] || Guard || Colorado State
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|align=center| 29 || <span style="display:none">Archie Cobb</span>[[Archie Cobb]] || Tackle || Nebraska
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|align=center| 30 || <span style="display:none">Dave Mills</span>Dave Mills || Halfback || Northeast Missouri Tech
|}
|}



Revision as of 21:57, 17 May 2019

1960 Denver Broncos season
OwnerBob Howsam
General managerDean Griffing
Head coachFrank Filchock
Home fieldBears Stadium
Local radioKHOW
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.

Personnel

Staff

1960 Denver Broncos staff
Front Office

Head Coach

Assistant Coaches

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


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

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record Attendance
1 September 9, 1960 at Boston Patriots W 13–10 Nickerson Field 1–0
21,597
2 September 18, 1960 at Buffalo Bills W 27–21 War Memorial Stadium 2–0
15,229
3 September 23, 1960 at New York Titans L 24–28 Polo Grounds 2–1
20,462
4 October 2, 1960 Oakland Raiders W 31–14 Bears Stadium 3–1
18,372
6 October 16, 1960 Los Angeles Chargers L 19–23 Bears Stadium 3–2
19,141
7 October 23, 1960 Boston Patriots W 31–24 Bears Stadium 4–2
12,683
8 October 30, 1960 Dallas Texans L 14–17 Bears Stadium 4–3
13,002
9 November 6, 1960 Houston Oilers L 25–45 Bears Stadium 4–4
14,489
10 November 13, 1960 at Dallas Texans L 7–34 Cotton Bowl 4–5
21,000
11 November 20, 1960 at Houston Oilers L 10–20 Jeppesen Stadium 4–6
20,778
12 November 27, 1960 Buffalo Bills T 38–38 Bears Stadium 4–6–1
7,785
13 December 4, 1960 New York Titans L 27–30 Bears Stadium 4–7–1
5,861
14 December 10, 1960 at Los Angeles Chargers L 33–41 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 4–8–1
9,928
15 December 17, 1960 at Oakland Raiders L 10–48 Candlestick Park 4–9–1
7,000

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.