Английская Википедия:1971 Denver Broncos season
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The 1971 Denver Broncos season was the team's 12th season in professional football and second in the National Football League (NFL). Led by fifth-year head coach and general manager Lou Saban, the Broncos finished the season with four wins, nine losses, and one tie, again fourth in the AFC West. Fifth-year running back Floyd Little became the thirteenth in professional football history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season;[1] the future Hall of Famer ran for 1,133 yards, averaging four yards per carry.
On Wednesday, November 17, Saban stepped down as head coach but remained as general manager; offensive line coach Jerry Smith led the team for the final five games, with two wins.[2][3] Several days after the season finale, Saban was rehired as head coach of the Buffalo Bills, who had just one victory in 1971.[4][5] they improved to 9–5 in 1973 and made the playoffs in 1974.
In early January 1972, the Broncos hired John Ralston as head coach and general manager; he was previously the head coach for nine years at Stanford University, upset winners of the last two Rose Bowls.[6][7]
Offseason
NFL draft
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Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 19 | Miami Dolphins | T 10–10 | 0–0–1 | Mile High Stadium | 51,228 | |
| 2 | September 26 | at Green Bay Packers | L 13–34 | 0–1–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 47,957 | |
| 3 | October 3 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 3–16 | 0–2–1 | Mile High Stadium | 51,200 | |
| 4 | October 10 | Oakland Raiders | L 16–27 | 0–3–1 | Mile High Stadium | 51,200 | |
| 5 | October 17 | San Diego Chargers | W 20–16 | 1–3–1 | Mile High Stadium | 51,200 | |
| 6 | October 24 | at Cleveland Browns | W 27–0 | 2–3–1 | Cleveland Stadium | 75,674 | |
| 7 | October 31 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 16–17 | 2–4–1 | Veterans Stadium | 65,358 | |
| 8 | November 7 | Detroit Lions | L 20–24 | 2–5–1 | Mile High Stadium | 51,200 | |
| 9 | November 14 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 10–24 | 2–6–1 | Mile High Stadium | 51,200 | |
| 10 | November 21 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 10–28 | 2–7–1 | Municipal Stadium | 49,945 | |
| 11 | November 28 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 22–10 | 3–7–1 | Three Rivers Stadium | 39,710 | |
| 12 | December 5 | Chicago Bears | W 6–3 | 4–7–1 | Mile High Stadium | 51,200 | |
| 13 | December 12 | at San Diego Chargers | L 17–45 | 4–8–1 | San Diego Stadium | 44,347 | |
| 14 | December 19 | at Oakland Raiders | L 13–21 | 4–9–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 54,651 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Standings
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References
External links
- Denver Broncos – 1971 media guide
- 1971 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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- ↑ Sports Illustrated, July 26, 2010, The Unexpected Hero by Gary Smith, p.63, Published by Time Inc.
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