1971 Denver Broncos Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Lou Saban (2-6-1)
Coach: Jerry Smith (2-3)
Location: Denver, Colorado

1971 Denver Broncos Roster
1971 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

Denver labored to change the scoreboard with just 203 points, while the defensive squad yielded 275. Floyd Little ran for a team-best 1,133 yards for the Broncos.

Steve Ramsey tossed for 1,120 yards, and Don Horn took a significant amount of snaps as well. Bobby Anderson paced all receivers, hauling in 37 passes, while Jerry Simmons accumulated 403 receiving yards, while Billy Masters provided receiving help, too.

Bill Thompson intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition.

Lou Saban and Jerry Smith coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Steve Ramsey	178	84	47.2	1120	6.3	5	2.8	13	7.3	47	13	105	46.6
Don Horn	173	89	51.4	1056	6.1	3	1.7	14	8.1	74	8	67	42.4
Bobby Anderson	3	1	33.3	48	16.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	48	1	6	81.9
Jack Gehrke	2	1	50.0	19	9.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	19	0	0	83.3
Floyd Little	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Billy Van Heusen	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	358	175	48.9	2243	6.3	8	2.2	27	7.5	74	22	178

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Floyd Little	284	1133	4.0	40	6
Bobby Anderson	139	533	3.8	36	3
Fran Lynch	26	162	6.2	23	0
Billy Masters	7	71	10.1	37	0
Dickie Post	18	44	2.4	16	0
Clem Turner	17	43	2.5	9	0
Dwight Harrison	5	36	7.2	16	0
John Mosier	4	31	7.8	29	0
Don Horn	6	15	2.5	10	0
Billy Van Heusen	1	10	10.0	10	0
Jerry Simmons	1	7	7.0	7	0
Steve Ramsey	3	6	2.0	6	0
Jack Gehrke	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	512	2093	4.1	40	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Anderson	37	353	9.5	31	1
Billy Masters	27	382	14.1	25	1
Floyd Little	26	255	9.8	74	0
Jerry Simmons	25	403	16.1	47	1
Dwight Harrison	19	265	13.9	43	2
Jack Gehrke	14	254	18.1	48	0
Jim Whalen	7	124	17.7	41	0
Clem Turner	7	65	9.3	17	1
Dickie Post	4	46	11.5	15	1
John Mosier	3	36	12.0	19	0
Fran Lynch	2	42	21.0	40	1
Gordon Bowdell	1	19	19.0	19	0
Billy Van Heusen	1	10	10.0	10	0
Dave Washington	1	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Schnitker	1	-11	-11.0	-11	0
Totals	175	2243	12.8	74	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Turner	18	18	100.0	38	25	65.8	93
Totals	18	18	100.0	38	25	65.8	93

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Billy Van Heusen	76	3176	41.8	62
Totals	76	3176	41.8	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Thompson	29	274	9.4	28
Charlie Greer	11	46	4.2	14
Leroy Mitchell	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	41	320	7.8	28

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Floyd Little	7	199	28.4	48
Bobby Anderson	8	187	23.4	33
Dickie Post	5	116	23.2	37
Bill Thompson	5	105	21.0	30
Clem Turner	5	100	20.0	41
Ken Criter	5	81	16.2	28
Randy Montgomery	4	80	20.0	34
Joe Dawkins	2	34	17.0	18
Jay Bachman	2	20	10.0	13
Fred Forsberg	1	19	19.0	19
Totals	44	941	21.4	48

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Thompson	5	83	16.6	42	0
Fred Forsberg	3	75	25.0	40	1
Chip Myrtle	3	64	21.3	30	0
Charlie Greer	3	32	10.7	30	0
Cornell Gordon	2	21	10.5	21	0
Leroy Mitchell	2	0	0.0	0	0
Dave Washington	1	8	8.0	8	0
Olen Underwood	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	20	288	14.4	42	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Chip Myrtle		0	0	5	0	0
Bobby Anderson			6	4	4
Dave Costa			0	3	0	0
Floyd Little			4	2	0
Jack Gehrke			0	2	0	0
Bill Thompson		0	5	2	15	0
Mike Current			0	2	1	0
Don Horn			4	2	-4	0
Leroy Mitchell		0	1	1	0	0
Paul Smith			0	1	0	0
Dave Washington		0	0	1	1	0
Jerry Inman			0	1	0	0
Dwight Harrison			1	1	0
Tom Domres			0	1	0	0
Mike Schnitker			0	1	0	0
George Saimes			0	1	7	0
Billy Masters			1	1	0
Dickie Post			0	1	0
Rich Jackson			0	1	0	0
Clem Turner			1	0	0
Steve Ramsey			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	25	33	24	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Turner									25	18	0			93
Floyd Little	6	0		0					0	0	0			36
Bobby Anderson	3	1		0					0	0	0			24
Dwight Harrison	0	2							0	0	0			12
Fran Lynch	0	1							0	0	0		1	8
Jerry Simmons	0	1							0	0	0			6
Fred Forsberg				0		1			0	0	0			6
Billy Masters	0	1							0	0	0			6
Clem Turner	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Dickie Post	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	9	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	18	0	0	1	203