The 1969 Denver Broncos season was the team's tenth season as a franchise, and their final season in the American Football League (AFL) before the league merged with the National Football League (NFL). Led by third-year head coach and general manager Lou Saban, the Broncos were 5–8–1, fourth place in the AFL West for the seventh straight season.
Denver opened with two victories at home, but were winless in their previous five games entering the season finale; they avoided the division cellar with a home win over Cincinnati in the final AFL game for both.
Of the original eight franchises, Denver was the only one to never play in the AFL postseason and the only one to never post a winning record. Six of the teams won league titles; the other exception was Boston, who won their sole division title via a tiebreaker game in 1963. The Broncos posted their first winning record in 1973 and made their first postseason in 1977, advancing to Super Bowl XII.
Offseason NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1969 Undrafted Free Agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeGeorge BurrellDefensive backPennKen CriterLinebackerWisconsin
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 14 Boston Patriots W 35–7 1–0 Mile High Stadium 43,482 Recap 2 September 21 New York Jets W 21–19 2–0 Mile High Stadium 50,583 Recap 3 September 28 at Buffalo Bills L 28–41 2–1 War Memorial Stadium 40,302 Recap 4 October 5 Kansas City Chiefs L 13–26 2–2 Mile High Stadium 50,564 Recap 5 October 12 Oakland Raiders L 14–24 2–3 Mile High Stadium 49,511 Recap 6 October 19 at Cincinnati Bengals W 30–23 3–3 Nippert Stadium 27,920 Recap 7 October 26 at Houston Oilers L 21–24 3–4 Astrodome 45,348 Recap 8 November 2 San Diego Chargers W 13–0 4–4 Mile High Stadium 45,511 Recap 9 November 9 at Oakland Raiders L 10–41 4–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,416 Recap 10 November 16 Houston Oilers T 20–20 4–5–1 Mile High Stadium 45,002 Recap 11 November 23 at San Diego Chargers L 24–45 4–6–1 San Diego Stadium 34,664 Recap 12 November 27 at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–31 4–7–1 Municipal Stadium 48,773 Recap 13 December 7 at Miami Dolphins L 24–27 4–8–1 Miami Orange Bowl 25,332 Recap 14 December 14 Cincinnati Bengals W 27–16 5–8–1 Mile High Stadium 42,198 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links Denver Broncos – 1969 media guide 1969 Denver Broncos season at jt-sw.com 1969 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com