1977 Denver Broncos Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Red Miller (12-2)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1977 Denver Broncos Statistics
1977 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Broncos chalked up 274 points, and the solid defense conceded 148. Otis Armstrong ran for a team-best 489 yards for Denver, while Rob Lytle and Lonnie Perrin additionally aided the ground game.

Craig Morton threw for 1,929 yards. Riley Odoms paced the receiving corps, hauling in 37 passes, while Haven Moses accumulated 539 receiving yards. Jack Dolbin provided receiving help, too.

Bill Thompson intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Red Miller coached the team. The 1977 Denver Broncos lost in the Super Bowl.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
73Henry AllisonG-TFebruary 11, 19476'3"255Col. of the SequoiasStevenson, AL USA30
77Lyle AlzadoRDEApril 3, 19496'3"255YanktonBrooklyn, NY USA1414
24Otis ArmstrongRBNovember 15, 19505'10"196PurdueChicago, IL USA1010
54Rich BaskaLBFebruary 19, 19526'3"225UCLABismarck, ND USA40
72Bill BryanC-GJune 21, 19556'2"251DukeBurlington, NC USA10
68Rubin CarterNTDecember 12, 19526'0"256Miami (FL)Pompano Beach, FL USA1414
79Barney ChavousLDEMarch 22, 19516'3"252South Carolina St.Aiken, SC USA1311
10Bucky DiltsPDecember 6, 19535'9"185GeorgiaCorpus Christi, TX USA140
82Jack DolbinWROctober 12, 19485'10"180Wake ForestPottsville, PA USA1413
85Ron EgloffTEOctober 3, 19556'5"230WisconsinGarden City, MI USA130
56Larry EvansLBJuly 11, 19536'2"216Mississippi Col.Biloxi, MS USA140
43Steve FoleyRCBNovember 11, 19536'2"189TulaneNew Orleans, LA USA1313
62Tom GlassicLGApril 17, 19546'3"254VirginiaElizabeth, NJ USA1414
53Randy GradisharRILBMarch 3, 19526'3"233Ohio St.Warren, OH USA1414
63John GrantDT-DE-NTJune 28, 19506'3"241USCBoise, ID USA140
60Paul HowardRGSeptember 12, 19506'3"260BYURedding, CA USA1414
65Glenn HydeT-G-CMarch 14, 19516'3"253PittsburghBoston, MA USA140
29Bernard JacksonFSAugust 24, 19506'0"178Washington St.Washington, DC USA1413
57Tom JacksonROLBApril 4, 19515'11"220LouisvilleCleveland, OH USA1313
30Jim JensenRB-TENovember 28, 19536'3"230IowaWaterloo, IA USA110
32Jon KeyworthFBDecember 15, 19506'3"230ColoradoSan Diego, CA USA119
33Jim KiickRBAugust 9, 19465'11"214WyomingLincoln Park, NJ USA30
41Rob LytleRBNovember 12, 19546'1"198MichiganFremont, OH USA144
66Brison ManorDEAugust 10, 19526'4"247ArkansasBridgeton, NJ USA131
50Bobby MaplesC-LBDecember 28, 19426'3"250BaylorMount Vernon, TX USA140
74Andy MaurerLTSeptember 30, 19486'3"265OregonSilverton, OR USA1313
71Claudie MinorRTApril 21, 19516'4"280San Diego St.Pomona, CA USA1414
52Mike MontlerCJanuary 10, 19446'5"254ColoradoColumbus, OH USA1414
7Craig MortonQBFebruary 5, 19436'4"214CaliforniaFlint, MI USA1414
25Haven MosesWRJuly 27, 19466'2"208San Diego St.Los Angeles, CA USA1414
58Rob NairneLBMarch 24, 19546'4"223Oregon St.Redding, CA USA130
88Riley OdomsTEMarch 1, 19506'4"230HoustonLuling, TX USA1414
23Chris PaneDBMay 19, 19535'11"184New MexicoBerkeley, CA USA111
12Craig PenroseQBJuly 25, 19536'3"211ColoradoWoodland, CA USA80
35Lonnie PerrinFBFebruary 3, 19526'1"222IllinoisNorfolk, VA USA145
21Randy PoltlDBMarch 26, 19526'3"190StanfordLong Beach, CA USA141
26Larry RileyDBNovember 21, 19545'10"192SalemEustis, FL USA50
59Joe RizzoLILBDecember 17, 19506'1"220Kings PointNew York, NY USA1312
67Steve SchindlerGJuly 24, 19546'3"256Boston Col.Caldwell, NJ USA141
86John SchultzWRJune 10, 19535'10"182MarylandBinghamton, NY USA140
70Paul SmithDTAugust 13, 19456'3"256New MexicoAda, OK USA122
51Bob SwensonLOLBJuly 1, 19536'3"225CaliforniaStockton, CA USA1414
36Bill ThompsonSSOctober 10, 19466'1"201Md-Eastern ShoreGreenville, SC USA1414
55Godwin TurkLBOctober 15, 19506'3"230CaliforniaHouston, TX USA133
15Jim TurnerKMarch 28, 19416'2"205Utah St.Martinez, CA USA140
80Rick UpchurchKRMay 20, 19525'10"175MinnesotaToledo, OH USA141
14Norris WeeseQB-PAugust 12, 19516'1"195MississippiBaton Rouge, LA USA140
20Louis WrightLCBJanuary 31, 19536'2"200Arizona St.Gilmer, TX USA1414



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