1979 Denver Broncos season

1979 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Red Miller
General manager	Fred Gehrke
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Wild Card

The 1979 Denver Broncos season was the team's 20th year in professional football and its 10th with the National Football League (NFL).

Personnel

Staff

1979 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps
President – Allan Phipps
Vice President/General Manager – Fred Gehrke
Director of Player Personnel – Carroll Hardy
Pro Scouting – John Beake

Head coaches

Head Coach – Red Miller

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks – Babe Parilli
Offensive Backs – Paul Roach
Wide Receivers – Fran Polsfoot
Offensive Line – Whitey Dovell

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Joe Collier
Defensive Line – Stan Jones
Linebackers – Bob Zeman
Defensive Backs – Richie McCabe

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Marv Braden

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 2	Cincinnati Bengals	W 10–0	Mile High Stadium	1–0	74,788
2	September 6	Los Angeles Rams	L 9–13	Mile High Stadium	1–1	74,884
3	September 16	at Atlanta Falcons	W 20–17 (OT)	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	2–1	57,677
4	September 23	Seattle Seahawks	W 37–34	Mile High Stadium	3–1	74,879
5	September 30	at Oakland Raiders	L 3–27	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	3–2	52,632
6	October 7	San Diego Chargers	W 7–0	Mile High Stadium	4–2	74,997
7	October 14	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–10	Arrowhead Stadium	5–2	74,292
8	October 22	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–42	Three Rivers Stadium	5–3	49,699
9	October 28	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–3	Mile High Stadium	6–3	74,908
10	November 4	New Orleans Saints	W 10–3	Mile High Stadium	7–3	74,482
11	November 11	New England Patriots	W 45–10	Mile High Stadium	8–3	74,379
12	November 18	at San Francisco 49ers	W 38–28	Candlestick Park	9–3	42,910
13	November 25	Oakland Raiders	L 10–14	Mile High Stadium	9–4	74,186
14	December 2	at Buffalo Bills	W 19–16	Rich Stadium	10–4	37,886
15	December 8	at Seattle Seahawks	L 23–28	Kingdome	10–5	60,038
16	December 17	at San Diego Chargers	L 7–17	San Diego Stadium	10–6	51,906

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0
• Broncos	0	3	7	0	10

Date: September
Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
Game start: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: 69°F, wind 6 mph

Scoring summary

2	DEN	Jim Turner 37 yard field goal	Broncos 3–0

3	DEN	Dave Preston 6 yard pass from Norris Weese (Jim Turner kick)	Broncos 10–0

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Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Diego Chargers⁽¹⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	411	246	W2
Denver Broncos⁽⁵⁾	10	6	0	.625	4–4	7–5	289	262	L2
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	3–5	6–6	378	372	W2
Oakland Raiders	9	7	0	.563	3–5	5–7	365	337	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	4–4	7–7	238	262	L1

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
Wild Card Playoffs	December 23	at Houston Oilers	L 7–13	Astrodome	48,776

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

1979 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Denver Broncos

Founded in 1960 Based in Denver, Colorado Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado

Franchise	History Players Starting quarterbacks Coaches Seasons First-round draft picks Broadcasters

Stadiums	Mile High Stadium Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Key personnel	Owner Pat Bowlen President/CEO Joe Ellis Executive Vice President/General Manager John Elway Head Coach Gary Kubiak

Culture	Miles Thunder Orange Crush Defense No Fly Zone The Barrel Man Cheerleaders "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode) South Park Mork & Mindy

Lore	Snowball Game The Drive The Fumble The Helicopter Mile High Miracle

Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers Manning vs. Brady

Retired numbers	7 18 44

Ring of Fame	Steve Atwater Pat Bowlen Terrell Davis John Elway Goose Gonsoulin Randy Gradishar Rich Jackson Tom Jackson Charley Johnson Floyd Little Karl Mecklenburg Gene Mingo Craig Morton Haven Moses Tom Nalen Gerald Phipps Dan Reeves Shannon Sharpe Dennis Smith Paul Smith Rod Smith Lionel Taylor Billy Thompson Frank Tripucka Jim Turner Rick Upchurch Louis Wright Gary Zimmerman

Division titles	1977 1978 1984 1986 1987 1989 1991 1996 1998 2005 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Conference titles	1977 1986 1987 1989 1997 1998 2013 2015

League titles	1997 (XXXII) 1998 (XXXIII) 2015 (50)

Media	Broadcasters Dave Logan Brian Griese Scott Hastings Ed McCaffrey Alan Roach TV: KUSA 9News Radio: 850 KOA (AM)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Denver Broncos seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1979 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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