1985 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (11-5)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1985 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (11-5)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1985 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
Denver scored 380 points, while the defensive squad gave up 329. John Elway directed the offense, passing for 3,891 yards. Steve Watson paced the receiving corps, hauling in 61 passes for 915 yards, while Vance Johnson was targeted regularly, too.
Sammy Winder ran for a team-best 714 yards for the Broncos.
Louis Wright and Mike Harden each seized 5 opponent throws. Karl Mecklenburg topped the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks.
Dan Reeves coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Mike Barber | TE | June 4, 1953 | 6'3" | 235 | Louisiana Tech | Marshall, TX USA | 10 | 1 |
| 54 | Keith Bishop | LG | March 10, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Nebraska | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 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 | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Barney Chavous | LDE | March 22, 1951 | 6'3" | 252 | South Carolina St. | Aiken, SC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 59 | Darren Comeaux | LB | April 15, 1960 | 6'1" | 227 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 63 | Mark Cooper | G | February 14, 1960 | 6'5" | 270 | Miami (FL) | Camden, NJ USA | 15 | 2 |
| 55 | Rick Dennison | LILB | June 22, 1958 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado St. | Kalispell, MT USA | 15 | 7 |
| 7 | John Elway | QB | June 28, 1960 | 6'3" | 215 | Stanford | Port Angeles, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Simon Fletcher | LB | February 18, 1962 | 6'5" | 240 | Houston | Bay City, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 43 | Steve Foley | FS | November 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 189 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 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 | 3 |
| 60 | Paul Howard | RG | September 12, 1950 | 6'3" | 260 | BYU | Redding, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 98 | Ricky Hunley | LB | November 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 242 | Arizona | Petersburg, VA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 25 | Daniel Hunter | DB | September 1, 1962 | 5'11" | 178 | Henderson St. | Arkadelphia, AR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Glenn Hyde | T-G-C | March 14, 1951 | 6'3" | 253 | Pittsburgh | Boston, MA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 28 | Roger Jackson | DB | February 28, 1959 | 6'0" | 186 | Bethune-Cookman | Macon, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 57 | Tom Jackson | ROLB | April 4, 1951 | 5'11" | 220 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 5 |
| 86 | Butch Johnson | WR | May 28, 1954 | 6'1" | 187 | California-Riverside | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 82 | Vance Johnson | KR | March 13, 1963 | 5'11" | 185 | Arizona | Trenton, NJ USA | 16 | 7 |
| 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 | 16 |
| 71 | Greg Kragen | NT | March 4, 1962 | 6'3" | 263 | Utah St. | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 8 | Gary Kubiak | QB | August 15, 1961 | 6'0" | 192 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Gene Lang | RB | March 15, 1962 | 5'10" | 196 | LSU | Pass Christian, MS USA | 12 | 2 |
| 76 | Ken Lanier | RT | July 8, 1959 | 6'3" | 281 | Florida St. | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Tony Lilly | FS | February 16, 1962 | 6'0" | 199 | Florida | Alexandria, VA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 89 | Keli McGregor | TE | January 23, 1963 | 6'6" | 250 | Colorado St. | Primghar, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Karl Mecklenburg | LILB | September 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | Augustana (SD) | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 67 | Dean Miraldi | T-G | April 8, 1958 | 6'5" | 266 | Long Beach St. | Culver City, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 1 | Chris Norman | P | May 25, 1962 | 6'2" | 198 | South Carolina | Albany, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Nathan Poole | RB | December 17, 1956 | 5'9" | 210 | Louisville | Alexander City, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Randy Robbins | DB | September 14, 1962 | 6'2" | 189 | Arizona | Casa Grande, AZ USA | 10 | 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 | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Steve Sewell | RB | April 2, 1963 | 6'3" | 210 | Oklahoma | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 49 | Dennis Smith | SS | February 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 200 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 70 | Dave Studdard | LT | November 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 85 | Don Summers | TE | February 22, 1961 | 6'4" | 230 | Oregon Tech | Grants Pass, OR USA | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Andre Townsend | DE | October 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 265 | Mississippi | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 81 | Steve Watson | WR | May 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 195 | Temple | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 15 |
| 47 | Gerald Willhite | RB | May 30, 1959 | 5'10" | 200 | San Jose St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 15 | 4 |
| 45 | Steve Wilson | DB | August 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 195 | Howard | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 23 | Sammy Winder | RB | July 15, 1959 | 5'11" | 203 | Southern Miss | Madison, MS USA | 14 | 12 |
| 52 | Ken Woodard | ROLB | January 22, 1960 | 6'1" | 218 | Tuskegee | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 9 |
| 87 | James Wright | TE | September 1, 1956 | 6'3" | 240 | TCU | Fort Hood, TX USA | 16 | 12 |
| 20 | Louis Wright | LCB | January 31, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona St. | Gilmer, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
