1965 Denver Broncos season
Head coachMac Speedie
Home fieldBears Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place4th AFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1965 Denver Broncos season was the sixth season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). The team improved slightly from the previous two seasons with a record of four wins, and ten losses. They finished last in the AFL's Western Division.

Personnel

Staff

1965 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

  • Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps
  • President – Allan R Phipps
  • Executive Vice President – James H Burris
  • Director of Player Personnel – Fred Gehrke

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches



Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 11 at San Diego Chargers L 31–34 0–1 Balboa Stadium 27,022 Recap
2 September 19 Buffalo Bills L 15–30 0–2 Bears Stadium 30,682 Recap
3 September 24 at Boston Patriots W 27–10 1–2 Fenway Park 26,782 Recap
4 October 3 New York Jets W 16–13 2–2 Bears Stadium 34,988 Recap
5 October 10 Kansas City Chiefs L 23–31 2–3 Bears Stadium 31,001 Recap
6 October 17 Houston Oilers W 28–17 3–3 Bears Stadium 32,492 Recap
7 October 24 at Buffalo Bills L 13–31 3–4 War Memorial Stadium 45,046 Recap
8 October 31 at New York Jets L 10–45 3–5 Shea Stadium 53,717 Recap
9 November 7 San Diego Chargers L 21–35 3–6 Bears Stadium 33,073 Recap
10 November 14 at Houston Oilers W 31–21 4–6 Rice Stadium 28,126 Recap
11 November 21 Oakland Raiders L 20–28 4–7 Bears Stadium 30,369 Recap
12 Bye
13 December 5 at Oakland Raiders L 13–24 4–8 Frank Youell Field 19,023 Recap
14 December 12 Boston Patriots L 20–28 4–9 Bears Stadium 27,207 Recap
15 December 19 at Kansas City Chiefs L 35–45 4–10 Municipal Stadium 14,421 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
San Diego Chargers 923.8184–1–1340227W3
Oakland Raiders 851.6153–3298239L1
Kansas City Chiefs 752.5834–1–1322285W1
Denver Broncos 4100.2860–6303392L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

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