1973 Denver Broncos season
Head Coach John Ralston
Home Field Mile High Stadium
Results
Record 7–5–2
Place 3rd AFC West
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season
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1972
1974
The 1973 Denver Broncos seasonNational Football League . For the first time in franchise history, the team posted a winning record of seven wins, five losses, and two ties.
Regular season [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Game site
Record
Attendance
1
September 16
Cincinnati
W 28–10
Mile High Stadium
1–0
49,059
2
September 23
San Francisco
L 34–36
Mile High Stadium
1–1
50,966
3
September 30
Chicago
L 14–33
Mile High Stadium
1–2
51,159
4
October 7
at Kansas City
L 14–16
Arrowhead Stadium
1–3
71,414
5
October 14
at Houston
W 48–20
Astrodome
2–3
32,801
6
October 21
Oakland
T 23–23
Mile High Stadium
2–3–1
51,270
7
October 28
at NY Jets
W 40–28
Shea Stadium
3–3–1
55,108
8
November 4
at St. Louis
T 17–17
Busch Memorial Stadium
3–3–2
46,565
9
November 11
San Diego
W 30–19
Mile High Stadium
4–3–2
51,034
10
November 18
at Pittsburgh
W 23–13
Three Rivers Stadium
5–3–2
48,580
11
November 25
Kansas City
W 14–10
Mile High Stadium
6–3–2
51,331
12
December 2
Dallas
L 10–22
Mile High Stadium
6–4–2
51,508
13
December 9
at San Diego
W 42–28
San Diego Stadium
7–4–2
44,954
14
December 16
at Oakland
L 17–21
Oakland Coliseum
7–5–2
51,910
Game Summaries [ ] Week 2: vs. San Francisco 49ers [ ]
Week 2: San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos;– Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
0
20
10
6
36
Broncos
10
3
7
14
34
at Mile High Stadium , Denver, Colorado
Game information
First quarter
DEN – Jerry Simmons 18 yard pass from Charley Johnson , (Jim Turner kick), Broncos 7-0.
DEN – Jim Turner 34 yard field goal, Broncos 10-0. Second quarter
DEN – Jim Turner 28 yard field goal, Broncos 13-0.
SF – Bruce Gossett 22 yard field goal, Broncos 13-3.
SF – Jimmy Thomas 5 yard rush, (Bruce Gossett kick), Broncos 13-10.
SF – John Brodie 3 yard rush, (Bruce Gossett kick), 49ers 17-13.
SF – Bruce Gossett 39 yard field goal, 49ers 20-13. Third quarter
SF – Bruce Gossett 14 yard field goal, 49ers 23-13.
SF – Vic Washington 3 yard rush, (Bruce Gossett kick), 49ers 30-13.
DEN – Floyd Little 1 yard rush, (Jim Turner kick), 49ers 30-20. Fourth quarter
SF – Bruce Gossett 14 yard field goal, 49ers 33-20.
DEN – Gene Washington 19 yard pass from Charley Johnson, (Jim Turner kick), 49ers 33-27.
DEN – Floyd Little 1 yard rush, (Jim Turner kick), Broncos 34-33.
SF – Bruce Gossett 14 yard field goal, 49ers 36-34. Top passers
Top rushers
SF – Larry Schreiber - 12 rushes, 46 yards
DEN – Floyd Little – 17 rushes, 62 yards, 2 TDs Top receivers
SF – Ted Kwalick - 2 receptions, 67 yards
DEN – Haven Moses - 4 receptions, 53 yards
Standings [ ] [1]
Awards And honors [ ] UPI AFC Coach of the Year: John RalstonReferences [ ]
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 296
