1960 Denver Broncos season

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.

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

Personnel

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Staff

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1960 Denver Broncos staff
Front office

Head coach

Assistant coaches

Roster

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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

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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

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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.

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