The 1975 Denver Broncos season was the team's 16th year in professional football and its sixth with the National Football League (NFL). Led by fourth-year head coach and general manager John Ralston , the Broncos were 6–8, second in the AFC West ,[ 1] but five games behind the Oakland Raiders , who clinched in late November.
Uniforms worn by the NFL franchise Denver Broncos from 1968 to 1996.
Denver opened the season with two wins at home, against the Chiefs and Packers ,[ 2] but won only four of their last twelve games. In their sixteen years of existence, the Broncos had yet to reach the postseason.
1975 Denver Broncos staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
1975 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Source:
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 21
Kansas City Chiefs
W 37–33
1–0
Mile High Stadium
51,858
2
September 29
Green Bay Packers
W 23–13
2–0
Mile High Stadium
52,621
3
October 5
at Buffalo Bills
L 14–38
2–1
Rich Stadium
79,864
4
October 12
at Pittsburgh Steelers
L 9–20
2–2
Three Rivers Stadium
49,169
5
October 19
Cleveland Browns
W 16–15
3–2
Mile High Stadium
52,590
6
October 26
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 13–26
3–3
Arrowhead Stadium
70,043
7
November 2
Oakland Raiders
L 17–42
3–4
Mile High Stadium
52,505
8
November 9
Cincinnati Bengals
L 16–17
3–5
Mile High Stadium
49,919
9
November 16
at San Diego Chargers
W 27–17
4–5
San Diego Stadium
26,048
10
November 23
at Atlanta Falcons
L 21–35
4–6
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
28,686
11
November 30
San Diego Chargers
W 13–10 OT
5–6
Mile High Stadium
44,982
12
December 8
at Oakland Raiders
L 10–17
5–7
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
51,075
13
December 14
Philadelphia Eagles
W 25–10
6–7
Mile High Stadium
36,860
14
December 20
at Miami Dolphins
L 13–14
6–8
Orange Bowl
43,064
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
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1
2 3 4 Total
Packers
0
0 0 13
13
• Broncos
0
6 7 10
23
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