1979 Denver Broncos Roster
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Red Miller (10-6)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1979 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Denver ran up 289 points, while the solid defense allowed 262. Craig Morton threw for 2,626 yards. Rick Upchurch hauled in 64 passes, while Haven Moses accumulated 943 receiving yards.
Otis Armstrong carried the ball for a team-best 453 yards for the Broncos, while Rob Lytle and Jim Jensen also contributed to the rushing attack.
Steve Foley picked off 6 opponent throws.
Red Miller coached the team. The 1979 Denver Broncos lost in the Wild Card.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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24 | Otis Armstrong | RB | November 15, 1950 | 5'10" | 196 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 1 |
47 | George Atkinson | DB | January 4, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Morris Brown | Savannah, GA USA | 6 | 0 |
55 | Ken Brown | C | April 19, 1954 | 6'1" | 245 | New Mexico | Saginaw, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
64 | Bill Bryan | C | June 21, 1955 | 6'2" | 251 | Duke | Burlington, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
35 | Larry Canada | RB | December 16, 1954 | 6'2" | 233 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
68 | Rubin Carter | NT | December 12, 1952 | 6'0" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
79 | Barney Chavous | LDE | March 22, 1951 | 6'3" | 252 | South Carolina St. | Aiken, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
73 | Kelvin Clark | T-G | January 30, 1956 | 6'3" | 260 | Nebraska | Odessa, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
31 | Zachary Dixon | RB | March 5, 1956 | 6'0" | 203 | Temple | Boston, MA USA | 5 | 0 |
82 | Jack Dolbin | WR | October 12, 1948 | 5'10" | 180 | Wake Forest | Pottsville, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
85 | Ron Egloff | TE | October 3, 1955 | 6'5" | 230 | Wisconsin | Garden City, MI USA | 15 | 4 |
56 | Larry Evans | LB | July 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 216 | Mississippi Col. | Biloxi, MS USA | 16 | 4 |
43 | Steve Foley | RCB | November 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 189 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
62 | Tom Glassic | LG | April 17, 1954 | 6'3" | 254 | Virginia | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
53 | Randy Gradishar | RILB | March 3, 1952 | 6'3" | 233 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 15 |
63 | John Grant | DT-DE-NT | June 28, 1950 | 6'3" | 241 | USC | Boise, ID USA | 16 | 0 |
60 | Paul Howard | RG | September 12, 1950 | 6'3" | 260 | BYU | Redding, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
65 | Glenn Hyde | T-G-C | March 14, 1951 | 6'3" | 253 | Pittsburgh | Boston, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
29 | Bernard Jackson | FS | August 24, 1950 | 6'0" | 178 | Washington St. | Washington, DC USA | 12 | 9 |
57 | Tom Jackson | ROLB | April 4, 1951 | 5'11" | 220 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
30 | Jim Jensen | FB | November 28, 1953 | 6'3" | 230 | Iowa | Waterloo, IA USA | 16 | 7 |
32 | Jon Keyworth | FB | December 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 230 | Colorado | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 9 |
84 | Vince Kinney | WR | March 17, 1956 | 6'2" | 190 | Maryland | Baltimore, MD USA | 15 | 0 |
75 | Kit Lathrop | DE-NT | May 10, 1956 | 6'5" | 255 | Arizona St. | San Jose, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
72 | Don Latimer | NT | March 1, 1955 | 6'3" | 259 | Miami (FL) | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 15 | 1 |
41 | Rob Lytle | RB | November 12, 1954 | 6'1" | 198 | Michigan | Fremont, OH USA | 15 | 12 |
66 | Brison Manor | RDE | August 10, 1952 | 6'4" | 247 | Arkansas | Bridgeton, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
71 | Claudie Minor | LT | April 21, 1951 | 6'4" | 280 | San Diego St. | Pomona, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
7 | Craig Morton | QB | February 5, 1943 | 6'4" | 214 | California | Flint, MI USA | 14 | 10 |
25 | Haven Moses | WR | July 27, 1946 | 6'2" | 208 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
58 | Rob Nairne | LB | March 24, 1954 | 6'4" | 223 | Oregon St. | Redding, CA USA | 10 | 4 |
88 | Riley Odoms | TE | March 1, 1950 | 6'4" | 230 | Houston | Luling, TX USA | 13 | 12 |
23 | Chris Pane | KR | May 19, 1953 | 5'11" | 184 | New Mexico | Berkeley, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
12 | Craig Penrose | QB | July 25, 1953 | 6'3" | 211 | Colorado | Woodland, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
46 | Dave Preston | RB | May 29, 1955 | 5'10" | 195 | Bowling Green | Dayton, OH USA | 10 | 3 |
11 | Luke Prestridge | P | September 17, 1956 | 6'4" | 235 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
78 | Bruce Radford | NT-DE | October 5, 1955 | 6'5" | 257 | Grambling St. | Pineville, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
59 | Joe Rizzo | LILB | December 17, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Kings Point | New York, NY USA | 13 | 12 |
50 | Jim Ryan | LB | May 18, 1957 | 6'1" | 217 | William & Mary | Camden, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
19 | Fred Steinfort | K | November 3, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Boston Col. | Wetter, Germany | 1 | 0 |
70 | Dave Studdard | RT | November 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
51 | Bob Swenson | LOLB | July 1, 1953 | 6'3" | 225 | California | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
36 | Bill Thompson | SS | October 10, 1946 | 6'1" | 201 | Md-Eastern Shore | Greenville, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
15 | Jim Turner | K | March 28, 1941 | 6'2" | 205 | Utah St. | Martinez, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
80 | Rick Upchurch | PR | May 20, 1952 | 5'10" | 175 | Minnesota | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
81 | Steve Watson | WR | May 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 195 | Temple | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
14 | Norris Weese | QB | August 12, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Mississippi | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 6 |
40 | Charlie West | FS | August 31, 1946 | 6'1" | 197 | Angelo State (TX) | Terrell, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
20 | Louis Wright | LCB | January 31, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona St. | Gilmer, TX USA | 16 | 16 |