1965 Denver Broncos Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Mac Speedie (4-10)
Location: Denver, Colorado

1965 Denver Broncos Roster
1965 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the American Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the AFL's West Division.

The Broncos scored 303 points, but the porous defense allowed 392. John McCormick passed for 1,292 yards. Lionel Taylor paced pass catchers, hauling in 85 passes for 1,131 yards.

Cookie Gilchrist ran for a team-best 954 yards for Denver.

Goose Gonsoulin intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition.

Mac Speedie coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
John McCormick	253	103	40.7	1292	5.1	7	2.8	14	5.5	90	43.5
Mickey Slaughter	147	75	51.0	864	5.9	6	4.1	12	8.2	51	48.7
Jacky Lee	80	44	55.0	692	8.6	5	6.2	3	3.8	66	89.2
Abner Haynes	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Wendell Hayes	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	482	222	46.1	2848	5.9	18	3.7	30	6.2	90

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cookie Gilchrist	252	954	3.8	44	6
Wendell Hayes	130	526	4.0	43	5
Abner Haynes	41	166	4.0	47	3
Bob Scarpitto	4	94	23.5	44	0
Mickey Slaughter	20	75	3.8	13	0
Odell Barry	2	19	9.5	11	0
Jacky Lee	2	1	0.5	2	0
John McCormick	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Al Denson	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	453	1829	4.0	47	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lionel Taylor	85	1131	13.3	63	6
Bob Scarpitto	32	585	18.3	90	5
Abner Haynes	26	216	8.3	71	2
Hewritt Dixon	25	354	14.2	59	2
Wendell Hayes	24	294	12.2	66	2
Cookie Gilchrist	18	154	8.6	29	1
Al Denson	9	102	11.3	19	0
Odell Barry	2	11	5.5	9	0
Bob McCullough	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	222	2848	12.8	90	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Gary Kroner	32	32	100.0	29	13	44.8	71
Totals	32	32	100.0	29	13	44.8	71

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Scarpitto	67	2833	42.3	74
John McCormick	1	45	45.0	45
Totals	68	2878	42.3	74

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Odell Barry	21	210	10.0	38	0
Abner Haynes	14	121	8.6	57	1
Gerry Bussell	2	24	12.0	21	0
Totals	37	355	9.6	57	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Abner Haynes	34	901	26.5	60
Odell Barry	26	611	23.5	64
Gerry Bussell	5	103	20.6	32
Wendell Hayes	4	93	23.2	30
Paul Carmichael	1	15	15.0	15
Hewritt Dixon	1	8	8.0	8
Totals	71	1731	24.4	64

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Goose Gonsoulin	6	91	15.2	32	0
John Griffin	4	109	27.2	44	1
Nemiah Wilson	3	118	39.3	65	1
Ed Cooke	3	36	12.0	28	0
Miller Farr	2	22	11.0	17	0
Willie Brown	2	18	9.0	18	0
John McGeever	1	36	36.0	36	0
John Bramlett	1	25	25.0	25	1
Jerry Hopkins	1	7	7.0	7	0
Tom Erlandson	1	3	3.0	3	0
Chuck Janerette	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	25	465	18.6	65	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Cookie Gilchrist			8	0	0		0
John Bramlett		0				1
Odell Barry			1	0	0	0	0
Mickey Slaughter			5	0	0	0	0
John McCormick			2	0	0	0	0
Wendell Hayes			5	0	0		0
Gerry Bussell			1	0	0	0	0
Abner Haynes			5	0	0		0
Bob Scarpitto			1	0	0		0
Jacky Lee			1	0	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	29	0	0	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gary Kroner									13	32	0			71
Wendell Hayes	5	2		0					0	0	0	1		44
Cookie Gilchrist	6	1							0	0	0			42
Lionel Taylor		6							0	0	0			36
Abner Haynes	3	2	1	0					0	0	0			36
Bob Scarpitto	0	5							0	0	0			30
Hewritt Dixon		2		0					0	0	0			12
John Griffin						1		1	0	0	0			12
John Bramlett						1	1		0	0	0			12
Nemiah Wilson						1			0	0	0			6
Goose Gonsoulin						0			0	0	0	1		2
Totals	14	18	1	0	0	3	1	1	13	32	0	2	0	303