1964 Denver Broncos season

The 1964 Denver Broncos season was the fifth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). For the second straight season, they finished with a record of two wins, eleven losses, and one tie, and finished last in the AFL's Western Division.

1964 Denver Broncos season
General manager	Jack Faulkner
Head coach	Jack Faulkner Mac Speedie
Home field	Bears Stadium
Results
Record	2–11–1
Division place	4th AFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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In March 1964, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that then Chicago White Sox owner Arthur Allyn, Jr. planned to purchase the Broncos and move the franchise to Chicago where they would play at Comiskey Park. Both Allyn and Broncos president Cal Kunz denied the deal and the Broncos remained in Denver.^[1]

Personnel

Staff

1964 Denver Broncos staff

Front office Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps President – Calvin W Kunz Jr Vice President – Earl R Howsam Head coaches General Manager/Head Coach – Jack Faulkner Offensive coaches Offensive Backfield/Director of Player Personnel – Bill Meek Offensive Ends – Mac Speedie (interim Head Coach) Offensive Line – Red Miller

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

Roster

1964 Denver Broncos roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Jacky Lee 7 Mickey Slaughter Running backs (RB) 27 Charles H. Mitchell 3 Billy Joe 34 Donnie Stone Wide receivers (WR) 42 Odell Barry 87 Lionel Taylor 88 Al Denson 82 Bob Scarpitto Tight ends (TE) 30 Hewritt Dixon

Offensive linemen (OL) 72 Jerry Sturm 75 Eldon Danenhauer T 67 Bob McCullough G 76 Harold Olson T 52 Ray Kubala C 65 Don Shackelford G 71 Jim Perkins T 62 Ernie Barnes G/T Defensive linemen (DL) 68 Tom Nomina DT 70 Charlie Janerette DT 80 Ed Cooke DE/LB 83 Ray Jacobs DT/DE 78 Leroy Moore DE

Linebackers (LB) 55 Marv Matuszak 53 Tom Erlandson 50 Jerry Hopkins 51 Jim Fraser Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}} Special teams 77 Dick Guesman

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 12	at New York Jets	L 6–30	0–1	Shea Stadium	45,665	Recap
2	September 20	at Buffalo Bills	L 13–30	0–2	War Memorial Stadium	28,501	Recap
3	September 27	Houston Oilers	L 17–38	0–3	Bears Stadium	22,651	Recap
4	October 4	Boston Patriots	L 10–39	0–4	Bears Stadium	15,485	Recap
5	October 11	Kansas City Chiefs	W 33–27	1–4	Bears Stadium	16,285	Recap
6	October 18	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–42	1–5	Balboa Stadium	23,332	Recap
7	October 25	at Oakland Raiders	L 7–40	1–6	Frank Youell Field	17,858	Recap
8	November 1	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 39–49	1–7	Municipal Stadium	15,053	Recap
9	November 8	San Diego Chargers	L 20–31	1–8	Bears Stadium	19,670	Recap
10	November 15	New York Jets	W 20–16	2–8	Bears Stadium	11,309	Recap
11	November 20	at Boston Patriots	L 7–12	2–9	Fenway Park	24,979	Recap
12	November 29	Oakland Raiders	T 20–20	2–9–1	Bears Stadium	15,958	Recap
13	Bye
14	December 13	Buffalo Bills	L 19–30	2–10–1	Bears Stadium	14,431	Recap
15	December 20	at Houston Oilers	L 15–34	2–11–1	Jeppesen Stadium	15,839	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	8	5	1	.615	4–2	341	300	L2
Kansas City Chiefs	7	7	0	.500	4–2	366	306	W2
Oakland Raiders	5	7	2	.417	2–3–1	303	350	W2
Denver Broncos	2	11	1	.154	1–4–1	240	438	L2

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

References

1. "Chisox owner to buy Broncos?". St. Petersburg Times. March 19, 1964. p. 4-C. Retrieved September 1, 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

• 1964 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com