The 1970 Denver Broncos season was the team's 11th season in professional football and first in the National Football League (NFL) after the merger. Led by fourth-year head coach and general manager Lou Saban, the Broncos posted a record of five wins, eight losses, and one tie, the same as the previous season, and were last in the new four-team AFC West division.
Denver won four of its first five games, but then had only one win and one tie in the final nine games. Running back Floyd Little became the first player to lead his conference in rushing for a last place team.Sports Illustrated, July 26, 2010, The Unexpected Hero by Gary Smith, p.60, Published by Time Inc.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 20 at Buffalo Bills W 25–10 1–0 War Memorial Stadium 34,882 Recap 2 September 27 Pittsburgh Steelers W 16–13 2–0 Mile High Stadium 50,705 Recap 3 October 4 Kansas City Chiefs W 26–13 3–0 Mile High Stadium 50,705 Recap 4 October 11 at Oakland Raiders L 23–35 3–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,436 Recap 5 October 18 Atlanta Falcons W 24–10 4–1 Mile High Stadium 50,705 Recap 6 October 25 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–19 4–2 Kezar Stadium 39,515 Recap 7 November 1 Washington Redskins L 3–19 4–3 Mile High Stadium 50,705 Recap 8 November 8 at San Diego Chargers L 21–24 4–4 San Diego Stadium 48,327 Recap 9 November 15 Oakland Raiders L 19–24 4–5 Mile High Stadium 50,959 Recap 10 November 22 at New Orleans Saints W 31–6 5–5 Tulane Stadium 66,837 Recap 11 November 29 at Houston Oilers L 21–31 5–6 Astrodome 35,733 Recap 12 December 6 at Kansas City Chiefs L 0–16 5–7 Municipal Stadium 50,454 Recap 13 December 13 San Diego Chargers T 17–17 5–7–1 Mile High Stadium 50,959 Recap 14 December 20 Cleveland Browns L 13–27 5–8–1 Mile High Stadium 51,001 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 6 (Sunday, October 25, 1970): at San Francisco 49ers
Point spread: Broncos +6½ Time of game: 2 hours, 46 minutes
BroncosGame statistics49ers15 First downs 1633–162 Rushes–yards 34–128134 Passing yards 23412–27–3 16–35–02–13 Sacked–yards 0–0121 Net passing yards 234283 Total yards 36288 Return yards 718–40.6 7–39.30–0 Fumbles–lost 1–05–50 Penalties–yards 9–87 Time of possession
Individual stats
Standings
Awards and honors Floyd Little, AFC Rushing champion
References
External links Denver Broncos – 1970 media guide 1970 Denver Broncos season at jt-sw.com 1970 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com