The 1966 Denver Broncos season was the seventh season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). For the second straight season the Broncos posted a record of four wins, and ten losses, ranking last again for the fourth time in the AFL's Western Division. Following the second game of the season, head coach Mac Speedie abruptly resigned, and offensive line coach Ray Malavasi was the interim head coach for the remaining twelve games.
Denver's offense set a dubious all-time AFL record in 1966 with the fewest total points scored in a season, with 196, or 14 per game.Pro Football Reference; Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1960 to 1969, in the AFL, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For The Broncos are the last team in major professional football (AFL or NFL) to go an entire game without picking up a first down,Pro Football Reference; In a single game, from 1961 to 2018, requiring 1st Downs ≤1, sorted by ascending Date which they did in Week One at Houston.
This would be the final season that the "Bucking Bronco" logo would appear on the helmets.
Offseason NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1966 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeAllen McCuneQuarterbackWest VirginiaDave RobbinsWide receiverCatawba
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 at Houston Oilers L 7–45 0–1 Rice Stadium 30,156 Recap 2 Bye 3 September 18 Boston Patriots L 10–24 0–2 Bears Stadium 25,337 Recap 4 September 25 New York Jets L 7–16 0–3 Bears Stadium 29,878 Recap 5 October 2 Houston Oilers W 40–38 1–3 Bears Stadium 27,203 Recap 6 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–37 1–4 Municipal Stadium 33,929 Recap 7 October 16 at Miami Dolphins L 7–24 1–5 Miami Orange Bowl 23,393 Recap 8 October 23 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–56 1–6 Bears Stadium 26,196 Recap 9 October 30 at San Diego Chargers L 17–24 1–7 Balboa Stadium 25,819 Recap 10 November 6 at Boston Patriots W 17–10 2–7 Fenway Park 18,154 Recap 11 Bye 12 November 20 Oakland Raiders L 3–17 2–8 Bears Stadium 26,703 Recap 13 November 27 San Diego Chargers W 20–17 3–8 Bears Stadium 24,860 Recap 14 December 4 Miami Dolphins W 17–7 4–8 Bears Stadium 32,592 Recap 15 December 11 at Oakland Raiders L 10–28 4–9 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 31,765 Recap 16 December 18 at Buffalo Bills L 21–38 4–10 War Memorial Stadium 40,538 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. With the expansion Miami Dolphins joining the AFL in 1966, there were an odd-number (9)of teams for two seasons, resulting in multiple bye weeks for each team.
Standings
References
External links Denver Broncos – 1966 media guide 1966 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1966 Denver Broncos at jt-sw.com