1986 Denver Broncos Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Dan Reeves (11-5)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1986 Denver Broncos Statistics
1986 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 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 kept the scoreboard humming with 378 points, and the defensive unit conceded 327. John Elway triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,485 yards. Gerald Willhite hauled in 64 passes, while Mark Jackson accumulated 738 receiving yards. Steve Watson contributed to the receiving game, too.

Sammy Winder ran for a team-best 789 yards for Denver.

Mike Harden picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Rulon Jones topped the defensive unit with 13.5 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 48 sacks.

Dan Reeves coached the team. The 1986 Denver Broncos lost in the Super Bowl.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
35Ken BellKRNovember 16, 19645'10"190Boston Col.Greenwich, CT USA160
54Keith BishopLGMarch 10, 19576'3"260NebraskaSan Diego, CA USA1614
24Tony BoddieRBNovember 11, 19605'11"195Montana St.Portsmith, WA USA10
64Bill BryanCJune 21, 19556'2"251DukeBurlington, NC USA1616
68Rubin CarterNTDecember 12, 19526'0"256Miami (FL)Pompano Beach, FL USA52
69Tony ColoritoNTSeptember 8, 19646'5"260USCBrooklyn, NY USA150
59Darren ComeauxLBApril 15, 19606'1"227Arizona St.San Diego, CA USA160
63Mark CooperGFebruary 14, 19606'5"270Miami (FL)Camden, NJ USA84
55Rick DennisonLBJune 22, 19586'3"220Colorado St.Kalispell, MT USA162
7John ElwayQBJune 28, 19606'3"215StanfordPort Angeles, WA USA1616
73Simon FletcherLBFebruary 18, 19626'5"240HoustonBay City, TX USA162
43Steve FoleyFSNovember 11, 19536'2"189TulaneNew Orleans, LA USA1615
62Mike FreemanC-GOctober 13, 19616'3"256ArizonaMount Holly, NJ USA40
90Freddie GilbertDEApril 8, 19626'4"275GeorgiaGriffin, GA USA150
85Joey HackettTESeptember 29, 19586'5"267ElonGreensboro, NC USA164
31Mike HardenRCBFebruary 16, 19586'1"192MichiganMemphis, TN USA1616
36Mark HaynesDBNovember 6, 19585'11"194ColoradoKansas City, KS USA110
78Winford HoodGMarch 29, 19626'3"262GeorgiaAtlanta, GA USA92
2Mike HoranPFebruary 1, 19595'11"192Long Beach St.Orange, CA USA40
60Paul HowardRGSeptember 12, 19506'3"260BYURedding, CA USA1513
98Ricky HunleyRILBNovember 11, 19616'2"242ArizonaPetersburg, VA USA1615
25Daniel HunterDBSeptember 1, 19625'11"178Henderson St.Arkadelphia, AR USA100
80Mark JacksonWRJuly 23, 19635'9"180PurdueChicago, IL USA161
57Tom JacksonROLBApril 4, 19515'11"220LouisvilleCleveland, OH USA1614
82Vance JohnsonWRMarch 13, 19635'11"185ArizonaTrenton, NJ USA127
75Rulon JonesRDEMarch 25, 19586'6"260Utah St.Salt Lake City, UT USA1616
3Rich KarlisKMay 23, 19596'0"180CincinnatiSalem, OH USA160
88Clarence KayTEJuly 30, 19616'2"237GeorgiaSeneca, SC USA1312
71Greg KragenNTMarch 4, 19626'3"263Utah St.Chicago, IL USA1614
8Gary KubiakQBAugust 15, 19616'0"192Texas A&MHouston, TX USA160
33Gene LangRBMarch 15, 19625'10"196LSUPass Christian, MS USA152
76Ken LanierRTJuly 8, 19596'3"281Florida St.Columbus, OH USA1616
22Tony LillyDBFebruary 16, 19626'0"199FloridaAlexandria, VA USA161
77Karl MecklenburgLILBSeptember 1, 19606'3"240Augustana (SD)Seattle, WA USA1616
87Bobby MichoTE-FBMarch 7, 19626'3"236TexasOmaha, NE USA50
89Orson MobleyTEMarch 4, 19636'5"256Florida St.Brooksville, FL USA143
4Chris NormanPMay 25, 19626'2"198South CarolinaAlbany, GA USA60
74Dan RemsbergTApril 7, 19626'6"275Abilene ChristianTemple, TX USA161
48Randy RobbinsDBSeptember 14, 19626'2"189ArizonaCasa Grande, AZ USA162
50Jim RyanLOLBMay 18, 19576'1"217William & MaryCamden, NJ USA1614
84Clint SampsonWRJanuary 4, 19615'11"183San Diego St.Los Angeles, CA USA155
30Steve SewellRBApril 2, 19636'3"210OklahomaSan Francisco, CA USA112
49Dennis SmithSSFebruary 3, 19596'3"200USCSanta Monica, CA USA1414
70Dave StuddardLTNovember 22, 19556'4"260TexasSan Antonio, TX USA1515
61Andre TownsendLDEOctober 8, 19626'3"265MississippiChicago, IL USA1616
81Steve WatsonWRMay 28, 19576'4"195TempleBaltimore, MD USA1616
13Jack WeilPMarch 16, 19625'11"175WyomingDenver, CO USA60
47Gerald WillhiteFBMay 30, 19595'10"200San Jose St.Sacramento, CA USA1612
45Steve WilsonDB-WRAugust 24, 19575'10"195HowardLos Angeles, CA USA160
23Sammy WinderRBJuly 15, 19595'11"203Southern MissMadison, MS USA1615
52Ken WoodardLBJanuary 22, 19606'1"218TuskegeeDetroit, MI USA161
20Louis WrightLCBJanuary 31, 19536'2"200Arizona St.Gilmer, TX USA1616



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