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 StatisticsTeam 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 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.
Denver kept the scoreboard humming with 378 points, while 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 was targeted regularly, too.
Sammy Winder ran for a team-best 789 yards for the Broncos.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Ken Bell | KR | November 16, 1964 | 5'10" | 190 | Boston Col. | Greenwich, CT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Keith Bishop | LG | March 10, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Nebraska | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 24 | Tony Boddie | RB | November 11, 1960 | 5'11" | 195 | Montana St. | Portsmith, WA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Bill Bryan | C | June 21, 1955 | 6'2" | 251 | Duke | Burlington, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Rubin Carter | NT | December 12, 1952 | 6'0" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 5 | 2 |
| 69 | Tony Colorito | NT | September 8, 1964 | 6'5" | 260 | USC | Brooklyn, NY USA | 15 | 0 |
| 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 | 8 | 4 |
| 55 | Rick Dennison | LB | June 22, 1958 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado St. | Kalispell, MT USA | 16 | 2 |
| 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 | 2 |
| 43 | Steve Foley | FS | November 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 189 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 62 | Mike Freeman | C-G | October 13, 1961 | 6'3" | 256 | Arizona | Mount Holly, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | Freddie Gilbert | DE | April 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 275 | Georgia | Griffin, GA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 85 | Joey Hackett | TE | September 29, 1958 | 6'5" | 267 | Elon | Greensboro, NC USA | 16 | 4 |
| 31 | Mike Harden | RCB | February 16, 1958 | 6'1" | 192 | Michigan | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Mark Haynes | DB | November 6, 1958 | 5'11" | 194 | Colorado | Kansas City, KS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 78 | Winford Hood | G | March 29, 1962 | 6'3" | 262 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | Mike Horan | P | February 1, 1959 | 5'11" | 192 | Long Beach St. | Orange, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 60 | Paul Howard | RG | September 12, 1950 | 6'3" | 260 | BYU | Redding, CA USA | 15 | 13 |
| 98 | Ricky Hunley | RILB | November 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 242 | Arizona | Petersburg, VA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 25 | Daniel Hunter | DB | September 1, 1962 | 5'11" | 178 | Henderson St. | Arkadelphia, AR USA | 10 | 0 |
| 80 | Mark Jackson | WR | July 23, 1963 | 5'9" | 180 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 57 | Tom Jackson | ROLB | April 4, 1951 | 5'11" | 220 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 14 |
| 82 | Vance Johnson | WR | March 13, 1963 | 5'11" | 185 | Arizona | Trenton, NJ USA | 12 | 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 | 13 | 12 |
| 71 | Greg Kragen | NT | March 4, 1962 | 6'3" | 263 | Utah St. | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 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 | 15 | 2 |
| 76 | Ken Lanier | RT | July 8, 1959 | 6'3" | 281 | Florida St. | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Tony Lilly | DB | February 16, 1962 | 6'0" | 199 | Florida | Alexandria, VA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 77 | Karl Mecklenburg | LILB | September 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | Augustana (SD) | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Bobby Micho | TE-FB | March 7, 1962 | 6'3" | 236 | Texas | Omaha, NE USA | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | Orson Mobley | TE | March 4, 1963 | 6'5" | 256 | Florida St. | Brooksville, FL USA | 14 | 3 |
| 4 | Chris Norman | P | May 25, 1962 | 6'2" | 198 | South Carolina | Albany, GA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 74 | Dan Remsberg | T | April 7, 1962 | 6'6" | 275 | Abilene Christian | Temple, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 48 | Randy Robbins | DB | September 14, 1962 | 6'2" | 189 | Arizona | Casa Grande, AZ USA | 16 | 2 |
| 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 | 15 | 5 |
| 30 | Steve Sewell | RB | April 2, 1963 | 6'3" | 210 | Oklahoma | San Francisco, CA USA | 11 | 2 |
| 49 | Dennis Smith | SS | February 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 200 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Dave Studdard | LT | November 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 61 | Andre Townsend | LDE | October 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 265 | Mississippi | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Steve Watson | WR | May 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 195 | Temple | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 13 | Jack Weil | P | March 16, 1962 | 5'11" | 175 | Wyoming | Denver, CO USA | 6 | 0 |
| 47 | Gerald Willhite | FB | May 30, 1959 | 5'10" | 200 | San Jose St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 45 | Steve Wilson | DB-WR | August 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 195 | Howard | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 |
| 20 | Louis Wright | LCB | January 31, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona St. | Gilmer, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
