1979 Denver Broncos Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Red Miller (10-6)
Location: Denver, Colorado

1979 Denver Broncos Roster
1979 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Denver ran up 289 points, while the solid defense allowed 262. Craig Morton threw for 2,626 yards. Rick Upchurch hauled in 64 passes, while Haven Moses accumulated 943 receiving yards.

Otis Armstrong carried the ball for a team-best 453 yards for the Broncos, while Rob Lytle and Jim Jensen also contributed to the rushing attack.

Steve Foley picked off 6 opponent throws.

Red Miller coached the team. The 1979 Denver Broncos lost in the Wild Card.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Craig Morton	370	204	55.1	2626	7.1	16	4.3	19	5.1	64	30	241	70.6
Norris Weese	97	53	54.6	731	7.5	1	1.0	3	3.1	50	13	86	69.6
Craig Penrose	5	2	40.0	44	8.8	0	0.0	1	20.0	29	0	0	32.5
Jon Keyworth	1	1	100.0	32	32.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	32	0	0	158.3
Luke Prestridge	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Dave Preston	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Rick Upchurch	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	476	260	54.6	3433	7.2	18	3.8	23	4.8	64	43	327

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Otis Armstrong	108	453	4.2	26	2
Jim Jensen	106	400	3.8	30	1
Rob Lytle	102	371	3.6	19	4
Jon Keyworth	81	323	4.0	17	1
Dave Preston	43	169	3.9	18	1
Larry Canada	36	143	4.0	17	0
Norris Weese	18	116	6.4	20	3
Luke Prestridge	1	29	29.0	29	0
Rick Upchurch	3	17	5.7	18	0
Craig Morton	23	13	0.6	7	1
Zachary Dixon	3	9	3.0	7	0
Riley Odoms	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	525	2036	3.9	30	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rick Upchurch	64	937	14.6	47	7
Haven Moses	54	943	17.5	64	6
Riley Odoms	40	638	16.0	45	1
Jim Jensen	19	144	7.6	25	1
Dave Preston	19	137	7.2	19	1
Jon Keyworth	18	132	7.3	18	0
Otis Armstrong	14	138	9.9	17	1
Rob Lytle	13	93	7.2	12	0
Steve Watson	6	83	13.8	22	0
Ron Egloff	5	70	14.0	22	0
Jack Dolbin	3	74	24.7	45	0
Larry Canada	3	36	12.0	15	0
Jim Turner	1	6	6.0	6	0
Dave Studdard	1	2	2.0	2	1
Totals	260	3433	13.2	64	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Turner	34	32	94.1	21	13	61.9	71
Totals	34	32	94.1	21	13	61.9	71

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Luke Prestridge	89	3555	39.9	63
Totals	89	3555	39.9	63

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rick Upchurch	30	304	10.1	44
Dave Preston	7	78	11.1	22
Chris Pane	5	20	4.0	10
Charlie West	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Totals	43	401	9.3	44

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chris Pane	18	354	19.7	30
Dave Preston	13	336	25.8	37
Rick Upchurch	5	79	15.8	26
Zachary Dixon	3	53	17.7	24
Bernard Jackson	4	53	13.2	21
Larry Canada	3	31	10.3	18
John Grant	1	25	25.0	25
Otis Armstrong	1	21	21.0	21
Vince Kinney	1	14	14.0	14
Ron Egloff	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	50	966	19.3	37

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Steve Foley	6	14	2.3	7
Bill Thompson	4	57	14.2	28
Bob Swenson	3	0	0.0	0
Joe Rizzo	2	25	12.5	25
Louis Wright	2	20	10.0	15
Tom Jackson	1	34	34.0	34
Charlie West	1	26	26.0	26
Totals	19	176	9.3	34

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bob Swenson		0	1	4	93	1
Rob Lytle			1	3	0
Craig Morton			9	2	-11
Tom Jackson		0	0	2	70	0
Bill Thompson		0	0	2	28	1
Bill Bryan			0	2	0	0
Rubin Carter			0	2	2	1
Larry Canada			2	2	-5	0
Bruce Radford			0	1	0	0
Ken Brown			0	1	0	0
Jim Ryan			0	1	0	0
Tom Glassic			0	1	0	0
Otis Armstrong			2	1	0
Joe Rizzo		0	0	1	0	0
Don Latimer			0	1	4	0
Randy Gradishar			0	1	8	0
Louis Wright		0	0	1	82	1
Charlie West		0	0	1	0	0
Brison Manor			0	1	0	0
Rick Upchurch			5	1	0
Jon Keyworth			4	1	0
John Grant			0	1	0	0
Chris Pane			1	0	0	0
Dave Preston			1	0	0
Steve Foley		0	1	0	0	0
Norris Weese			4	0	0
Zachary Dixon			1	0	0	0
Jim Jensen			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	34	33	271	4

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Turner		0							13	32	0			71
Rick Upchurch	0	7	0	0					0	0	0			42
Haven Moses		6							0	0	0			36
Rob Lytle	4	0							0	0	0			24
Norris Weese	3								0	0	0			18
Otis Armstrong	2	1		0					0	0	0			18
Jim Jensen	1	1							0	0	0			12
Dave Preston	1	1	0	0					0	0	0			12
Dave Studdard		1							0	0	0			6
Riley Odoms	0	1							0	0	0			6
Rubin Carter							1		0	0	0			6
Bill Thompson						0	1		0	0	0			6
Rob Nairne								1	0	0	0			6
Bob Swenson						0	1		0	0	0			6
Craig Morton	1								0	0	0			6
Louis Wright						0	1		0	0	0			6
Jon Keyworth	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	13	18	0	0	0	0	4	1	13	32	0	0	0	287