The 1966

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season was the seventh season for the team in the

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(AFL). For the second straight season the Broncos posted a record of four wins, and ten losses, last again in the AFL's Western Division. Following the second game of the season, head coach

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abruptly resigned, and offensive line coach

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was the interim head coach for the remaining twelve games. Denver's offense set a dubious all-time

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in 1966 with the fewest total points scored in a season, with 196, or 14 per game. The Broncos are the last team in major professional football (AFL or

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) to go an entire game without picking up a

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In a single game, from 1961 to 2018, requiring 1st Downs ≤1, sorted by ascending Date
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Personnel

Staff

Regular season

Schedule

*With the expansion

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joining the AFL in

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

, there were an odd-number (9)
of teams for two seasons, resulting in multiple bye weeks for each team.

Standings

References

External links

Denver Broncos
– 1966 media guide

at

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Denver Broncos seasons

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