1971 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jerry Smith (2-3)
Coach: Lou Saban (2-6-1)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1971 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jerry Smith (2-3)
Coach: Lou Saban (2-6-1)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1971 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
Denver labored to change the scoreboard with just 203 points, while the defensive squad yielded 275. Floyd Little ran for a team-best 1,133 yards for the Broncos.
Steve Ramsey tossed for 1,120 yards, and Don Horn took a significant amount of snaps as well. Bobby Anderson paced all receivers, hauling in 37 passes, while Jerry Simmons accumulated 403 receiving yards, while Billy Masters was targeted regularly, too.
Bill Thompson intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition.
Jerry Smith and Lou Saban coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Lyle Alzado | RDE | April 3, 1949 | 6'3" | 255 | Yankton | Brooklyn, NY USA | 12 | 11 |
| 11 | Bobby Anderson | FB | October 11, 1947 | 6'0" | 208 | Colorado | Midland, MI USA | 13 | 13 |
| 65 | Jay Bachman | C | December 8, 1945 | 6'3" | 250 | Cincinnati | Hamilton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Walt Barnes | DT-DE | January 19, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Nebraska | Chicago, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | Gordon Bowdell | WR | October 9, 1948 | 6'2" | 203 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | Sam Brunelli | T | December 13, 1943 | 6'2" | 270 | Colorado St. | Fort Morgan, CO USA | 5 | 4 |
| 24 | Butch Byrd | DB | September 20, 1941 | 6'0" | 211 | Boston Univ. | Watervliet, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Carter Campbell | DE | September 29, 1947 | 6'4" | 240 | Weber St. | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 2 |
| 63 | Dave Costa | LDT | October 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 250 | Utah | Yonkers, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Ken Criter | LB | February 17, 1947 | 6'0" | 225 | Wisconsin | Fond du Lac, WI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike Current | RT | September 17, 1945 | 6'5" | 274 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Joe Dawkins | RB | January 27, 1948 | 6'0" | 223 | Wisconsin | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 76 | Tom Domres | DT | October 19, 1946 | 6'3" | 260 | Wisconsin | Marshfield, WI USA | 5 | 2 |
| 52 | Fred Forsberg | MLB | July 4, 1944 | 6'1" | 235 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 40 | Jack Gehrke | WR | January 14, 1946 | 6'0" | 178 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 14 | 10 |
| 67 | George Goeddeke | C | July 29, 1945 | 6'3" | 253 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 28 | Cornell Gordon | DB | January 6, 1941 | 6'0" | 187 | North Carolina A&T | Norfolk, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Charlie Greer | SS | April 4, 1946 | 6'0" | 205 | Colorado | Atlanta, GA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 82 | Dwight Harrison | WR | October 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 187 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Beaumont, TX USA | 10 | 5 |
| 13 | Don Horn | QB | March 9, 1945 | 6'2" | 195 | Washington St. | South Gate, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 62 | Jerry Inman | DT | February 4, 1940 | 6'2" | 256 | Boise St. | Manhattan, KS USA | 14 | 3 |
| 68 | Larron Jackson | LG | August 26, 1949 | 6'3" | 270 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 9 |
| 87 | Rich Jackson | LDE | July 22, 1941 | 6'3" | 255 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 59 | Larry Kaminski | C | January 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 245 | Purdue | Cleveland, OH USA | 3 | 3 |
| 44 | Floyd Little | RB | July 4, 1942 | 5'10" | 196 | Syracuse | New Haven, CT USA | 14 | 13 |
| 22 | Fran Lynch | RB | December 3, 1945 | 6'1" | 205 | Hofstra | Bridgeport, CT USA | 10 | 1 |
| 61 | Tommy Lyons | G | August 7, 1948 | 6'2" | 230 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 81 | Billy Masters | TE | March 15, 1944 | 6'5" | 240 | LSU | Grayson, LA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 58 | Bill McKoy | LB | July 17, 1948 | 6'3" | 235 | Purdue | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Leroy Mitchell | LCB | September 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas Southern | Wharton, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Marv Montgomery | T | February 8, 1948 | 6'6" | 255 | USC | Torrance, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | Randy Montgomery | DB | August 12, 1947 | 5'11" | 182 | Weber St. | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | John Mosier | TE | March 1, 1948 | 6'3" | 220 | Kansas | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 11 | 1 |
| 54 | Chip Myrtle | RLB | February 6, 1945 | 6'2" | 225 | Maryland | Hyattsville, MD USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Dickie Post | RB | September 27, 1945 | 5'9" | 190 | Houston | San Pedro, CA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Steve Ramsey | QB | April 22, 1948 | 6'2" | 210 | North Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 5 |
| 26 | George Saimes | FS | September 1, 1941 | 5'11" | 186 | Michigan St. | Canton, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 64 | Mike Schnitker | RG | December 30, 1946 | 6'3" | 245 | Colorado | Atcheson County, MO USA | 13 | 13 |
| 75 | Roger Shoals | LT | December 13, 1938 | 6'4" | 260 | Maryland | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 14 |
| 80 | Jerry Simmons | WR | November 14, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | Bethune-Cookman | Nichols, FL USA | 14 | 12 |
| 70 | Paul Smith | RDT | August 13, 1945 | 6'3" | 256 | New Mexico | Ada, OK USA | 14 | 14 |
| 36 | Bill Thompson | PR | October 10, 1946 | 6'1" | 201 | Md-Eastern Shore | Greenville, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 35 | Clem Turner | RB,HB/TE | May 28, 1945 | 6'1" | 236 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Jim Turner | K | March 28, 1941 | 6'2" | 205 | Utah St. | Martinez, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Olen Underwood | LB | May 25, 1942 | 6'1" | 220 | Texas | Holly Grove, TX USA | 14 | 4 |
| 42 | Billy Van Heusen | P | August 27, 1946 | 6'1" | 200 | Maryland | New Rochelle, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Dave Washington | LLB | September 12, 1948 | 6'5" | 223 | Alcorn St. | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 14 | 10 |
| 83 | Jim Whalen | TE | May 20, 1943 | 6'2" | 210 | Boston Col. | Cambridge, MA USA | 3 | 2 |
