1984 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Dan Reeves (13-3)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1984 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Dan Reeves (13-3)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1984 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Broncos scored 353 points, and the rigid defensive squad allowed 241. John Elway threw for 2,598 yards. Steve Watson paced pass catchers, hauling in 69 passes for 1,170 yards.
Sammy Winder ran for a team-best 1,153 yards for Denver.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 55 turnovers. Steve Foley and Mike Harden each snatched 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Rulon Jones topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 57 sacks.
Dan Reeves coached the team. The 1984 Denver Broncos lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Ray Alexander | WR | January 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 195 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 54 | Keith Bishop | LG | March 10, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Nebraska | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 65 | Walt Bowyer | DE | September 8, 1960 | 6'4" | 254 | Arizona St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 26 | Chris Brewer | RB | January 23, 1962 | 6'1" | 203 | Arizona | Denver, CO USA | 13 | 0 |
| 64 | Bill Bryan | C | June 21, 1955 | 6'2" | 251 | Duke | Burlington, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Steve Busick | RILB | December 10, 1958 | 6'4" | 227 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 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 | 15 | 15 |
| 59 | Darren Comeaux | LB | April 15, 1960 | 6'1" | 227 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Mark Cooper | G | February 14, 1960 | 6'5" | 270 | Miami (FL) | Camden, NJ USA | 15 | 4 |
| 55 | Rick Dennison | LILB | June 22, 1958 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado St. | Kalispell, MT USA | 16 | 15 |
| 7 | John Elway | QB | June 28, 1960 | 6'3" | 215 | Stanford | Port Angeles, WA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 43 | Steve Foley | FS | November 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 189 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Mike Freeman | C-G | October 13, 1961 | 6'3" | 256 | Arizona | Mount Holly, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 66 | Scott Garnett | NT | December 3, 1962 | 6'2" | 271 | Washington | Harrisburg, PA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 72 | Marsharne Graves | T | July 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 268 | Arizona | Memphis, TN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Mike Harden | RCB | February 16, 1958 | 6'1" | 192 | Michigan | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Winford Hood | G | March 29, 1962 | 6'3" | 262 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 60 | Paul Howard | RG | September 12, 1950 | 6'3" | 260 | BYU | Redding, CA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 98 | Ricky Hunley | LB | November 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 242 | Arizona | Petersburg, VA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | Roger Jackson | DB | February 28, 1959 | 6'0" | 186 | Bethune-Cookman | Macon, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Tom Jackson | ROLB | April 4, 1951 | 5'11" | 220 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Butch Johnson | WR | May 28, 1954 | 6'1" | 187 | California-Riverside | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 75 | Rulon Jones | RDE | March 25, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Utah St. | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Rich Karlis | K | May 23, 1959 | 6'0" | 180 | Cincinnati | Salem, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Clarence Kay | TE | July 30, 1961 | 6'2" | 237 | Georgia | Seneca, SC USA | 16 | 13 |
| 8 | Gary Kubiak | QB | August 15, 1961 | 6'0" | 192 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 7 | 2 |
| 33 | Gene Lang | KR | March 15, 1962 | 5'10" | 196 | LSU | Pass Christian, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Ken Lanier | RT | July 8, 1959 | 6'3" | 281 | Florida St. | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 15 |
| 22 | Tony Lilly | DB | February 16, 1962 | 6'0" | 199 | Florida | Alexandria, VA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 89 | Dave Logan | WR | February 2, 1954 | 6'4" | 219 | Colorado | Fargo, ND USA | 4 | 0 |
| 69 | Brison Manor | DE | August 10, 1952 | 6'4" | 247 | Arkansas | Bridgeton, NJ USA | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | Karl Mecklenburg | LB | September 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | Augustana (SD) | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 39 | Jesse Myles | RB | September 28, 1960 | 5'10" | 210 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chris Norman | P | May 25, 1962 | 6'2" | 198 | South Carolina | Albany, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Rick Parros | RB | June 14, 1958 | 5'11" | 200 | Utah St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 15 | 2 |
| 48 | Randy Robbins | DB | September 14, 1962 | 6'2" | 189 | Arizona | Casa Grande, AZ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 50 | Jim Ryan | LOLB | May 18, 1957 | 6'1" | 217 | William & Mary | Camden, NJ USA | 16 | 14 |
| 84 | Clint Sampson | WR | January 4, 1961 | 5'11" | 183 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 83 | John Sawyer | TE | July 26, 1953 | 6'2" | 230 | Southern Miss | Brookhaven, MS USA | 10 | 8 |
| 56 | Aaron Smith | LB | August 10, 1962 | 6'2" | 223 | Utah St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 49 | Dennis Smith | SS | February 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 200 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 14 | Scott Stankavage | QB | July 5, 1962 | 6'1" | 194 | North Carolina | Philadelphia, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Dave Studdard | LT | November 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Don Summers | TE | February 22, 1961 | 6'4" | 230 | Oregon Tech | Grants Pass, OR USA | 16 | 2 |
| 82 | Zach Thomas | WR | September 8, 1960 | 6'0" | 182 | South Carolina St. | Cocoa, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 61 | Andre Townsend | DE-NT | October 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 265 | Mississippi | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Steve Watson | WR | May 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 195 | Temple | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | Gerald Willhite | PR | May 30, 1959 | 5'10" | 200 | San Jose St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 45 | Steve Wilson | DB | August 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 195 | Howard | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 23 | Sammy Winder | RB | July 15, 1959 | 5'11" | 203 | Southern Miss | Madison, MS USA | 16 | 15 |
| 52 | Ken Woodard | LB | January 22, 1960 | 6'1" | 218 | Tuskegee | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 2 |
| 87 | James Wright | TE | September 1, 1956 | 6'3" | 240 | TCU | Fort Hood, TX USA | 16 | 10 |
| 20 | Louis Wright | LCB | January 31, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona St. | Gilmer, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
