1970 Denver Broncos season

1970 Denver Broncos season
OwnerGerald Phipps
General managerLou Saban
Head coachLou Saban
Home fieldMile High Stadium
Results
Record5–8–1
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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,[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ "Broncs kick Falcons by 24 to 10". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. October 19, 1970. p. 29.
  2. ^ Sports Illustrated, July 26, 2010, The Unexpected Hero by Gary Smith, p.60, Published by Time Inc.