The 1970 Denver Broncos season was the team's 11th season in professional football and first in the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
(NFL) after the
merger. Led by fourth-year head coach and general manager
Lou Saban
Louis Henry Saban (October 13, 1921 – March 29, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He played for Indiana University in college and as a professional for the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference between 1946 a ...
, the Broncos posted a record of five wins, eight losses, and one tie, the same as
the previous season, and were last in the new four-team
AFC West
The American Football Conference – Western Division or AFC West is one of the four divisions of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The division comprises the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Las ...
division.
Denver won four of its first five games,
but then had only one win and one tie in the final nine games. Running back
Floyd Little became the first player to lead his conference in rushing for a last place team.
[Sports Illustrated, July 26, 2010, The Unexpected Hero by Gary Smith, p.60, Published by Time Inc.]
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
:
Regular season
Schedule
Standings
Awards and honors
* Floyd Little, AFC Rushing champion
References
External links
Denver Broncos– 1970 media guide
at
Pro-Football-Reference.com
Denver Broncos seasons
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquar ...
1970 in sports in Colorado
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