1973 Denver Broncos Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5-2
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Ralston (7-5-2)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1973 Denver Broncos RosterTeam Record: 7-5-2
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Ralston (7-5-2)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1973 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses and 2 ties, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
Denver moved the ball well, scoring 354 points, while the defensive squad yielded 296. Floyd Little ran for a team-best 979 yards for the Broncos.
Charley Johnson passed for 2,465 yards. Riley Odoms paced all receivers, hauling in 43 passes for 629 yards. Haven Moses and Floyd Little were targeted regularly as well.
Calvin Jones picked off 4 opponent throws.
John Ralston coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Johnson | 346 | 184 | 53.2 | 2465 | 7.1 | 20 | 5.8 | 17 | 4.9 | 62 | 26 | 177 | 74.9 |
| Steve Ramsey | 27 | 10 | 37.0 | 194 | 7.2 | 2 | 7.4 | 2 | 7.4 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 56.7 |
| Bobby Anderson | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 109.7 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 39.6 |
| Jim Turner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 378 | 196 | 51.9 | 2706 | 7.2 | 22 | 5.8 | 20 | 5.3 | 76 | 27 | 187 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Little | 256 | 979 | 3.8 | 47 | 12 |
| Joe Dawkins | 160 | 706 | 4.4 | 72 | 2 |
| Otis Armstrong | 26 | 90 | 3.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Bobby Anderson | 19 | 61 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 |
| Riley Odoms | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Oliver Ross | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Charley Johnson | 7 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Billy Masters | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Totals | 487 | 1954 | 4.0 | 72 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Odoms | 43 | 629 | 14.6 | 47 | 7 |
| Floyd Little | 41 | 423 | 10.3 | 50 | 1 |
| Joe Dawkins | 30 | 329 | 11.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 28 | 518 | 18.5 | 76 | 8 |
| Bobby Anderson | 15 | 153 | 10.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Jerry Simmons | 13 | 249 | 19.2 | 53 | 1 |
| Gene Washington | 10 | 150 | 15.0 | 28 | 3 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 8 | 149 | 18.6 | 62 | 1 |
| Billy Masters | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Otis Armstrong | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 36 | 1 |
| Larron Jackson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 196 | 2706 | 13.8 | 76 | 22 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Van Heusen | 69 | 3114 | 45.1 | 78 |
| Totals | 69 | 3114 | 45.1 | 78 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Thompson | 30 | 366 | 12.2 | 53 | 0 |
| Maurice Tyler | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Charlie Greer | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Leroy Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Criter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 404 | 10.1 | 53 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Armstrong | 20 | 472 | 23.6 | 50 | 0 |
| Joe Dawkins | 10 | 222 | 22.2 | 31 | 0 |
| Bill Thompson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Maurice Tyler | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Randy Montgomery | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Fran Lynch | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Fred Forsberg | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Simone | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 793 | 22.0 | 50 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Jones | 4 | 69 | 17.2 | 31 | 0 |
| Bill Thompson | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 59 | 1 |
| Leroy Mitchell | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 40 | 1 |
| Bill Laskey | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Fred Forsberg | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlie Greer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray May | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 220 | 15.7 | 59 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Johnson | 5 | 3 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Greer | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barney Chavous | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Thompson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ken Criter | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Maurice Tyler | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Masters | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Lyons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim O'Malley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Duranko | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Laskey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Graham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lyle Alzado | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Ramsey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Calvin Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Dawkins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Simone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Grant | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fred Forsberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Floyd Little | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 91 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jim Turner | 22 | 40 | 0 | 106 | ||||||||||
| Floyd Little | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||||||
| Haven Moses | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Riley Odoms | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Gene Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Joe Dawkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Bill Thompson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Bobby Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Jerry Simmons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Otis Armstrong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Leroy Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Ken Criter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 354 |
