1976 Denver Broncos Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Ralston (9-5)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1976 Denver Broncos RosterTeam Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: John Ralston (9-5)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1976 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Broncos chalked up 315 points, and the miserly defensive unit yielded 206. Otis Armstrong ran for a team-best 1,008 yards for Denver.
Steve Ramsey tossed for 1,931 yards. Otis Armstrong hauled in 39 passes, while Haven Moses accumulated 498 receiving yards, while Riley Odoms provided receiving help, too.
Tom Jackson picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
John Ralston 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 | 270 | 128 | 47.4 | 1931 | 7.2 | 11 | 4.1 | 13 | 4.8 | 71 | 39 | 261 | 64.9 |
| Norris Weese | 47 | 24 | 51.1 | 314 | 6.7 | 1 | 2.1 | 6 | 12.8 | 43 | 9 | 45 | 40.0 |
| Craig Penrose | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 265 | 7.4 | 3 | 8.3 | 3 | 8.3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 62.8 |
| Totals | 353 | 168 | 47.6 | 2510 | 7.1 | 15 | 4.2 | 22 | 6.2 | 71 | 48 | 306 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Armstrong | 247 | 1008 | 4.1 | 31 | 5 |
| Jon Keyworth | 122 | 349 | 2.9 | 13 | 3 |
| Norris Weese | 23 | 142 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 37 | 118 | 3.2 | 14 | 2 |
| Jim Kiick | 31 | 114 | 3.7 | 19 | 1 |
| Rick Upchurch | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Steve Ramsey | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 15 | 2 |
| Mike Franckowiak | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jack Dolbin | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Craig Penrose | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Totals | 500 | 1932 | 3.9 | 31 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Armstrong | 39 | 457 | 11.7 | 36 | 1 |
| Riley Odoms | 30 | 477 | 15.9 | 47 | 3 |
| Haven Moses | 25 | 498 | 19.9 | 71 | 7 |
| Jon Keyworth | 22 | 201 | 9.1 | 31 | 1 |
| Jack Dolbin | 19 | 354 | 18.6 | 40 | 1 |
| Rick Upchurch | 12 | 340 | 28.3 | 59 | 1 |
| Jim Kiick | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Mike Franckowiak | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 15 | 0 |
| John Schultz | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Tommy Lyons | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 168 | 2510 | 14.9 | 71 | 15 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Weese | 52 | 1852 | 35.6 | 55 |
| Billy Van Heusen | 31 | 1093 | 35.3 | 52 |
| Totals | 83 | 2945 | 35.5 | 55 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 39 | 536 | 13.7 | 92 | 4 |
| Bill Thompson | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 16 | 0 |
| John Schultz | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 51 | 640 | 12.5 | 92 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 22 | 514 | 23.4 | 64 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 14 | 391 | 27.9 | 43 | 0 |
| John Schultz | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Boyd Brown | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Franckowiak | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Glenn Hyde | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Harvey Goodman | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 1075 | 23.4 | 64 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Jackson | 7 | 136 | 19.4 | 46 | 1 |
| John Rowser | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 41 | 2 |
| Steve Foley | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Randy Gradishar | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 31 | 1 |
| Bob Swenson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Calvin Jones | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Rizzo | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Randy Poltl | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 420 | 17.5 | 46 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steve Ramsey | 5 | 2 | -22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Jackson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Swenson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Calvin Jones | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 0 | |
| Randy Gradishar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rubin Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Louis Wright | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phil Olsen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norris Weese | 2 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rich Baska | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schultz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Godwin Turk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Rowser | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Randy Poltl | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Bobby Maples | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Foley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Franckowiak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Otis Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jim Turner | 15 | 36 | 0 | 81 | ||||||||||
| Haven Moses | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Otis Armstrong | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Jon Keyworth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Lonnie Perrin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| John Rowser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Jim Kiick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Randy Poltl | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Randy Gradishar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Calvin Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Tom Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Jack Dolbin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 14 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
