The 1971 Denver Broncos season was the teams 12th season in professional football and 2nd in the NFL . The team finished the season with four wins, nine losses, and one tie. They once again finished fourth in the AFC West . Floyd Little became the 13th player ever in professional football to rush for at least 1,000 yards in one season. [1]
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Game site
Record
Attendance
1
September 19
Miami Dolphins
T 10–10
Mile High Stadium
0–0–1
51,228
2
September 26
at Green Bay Packers
L 13–34
Milwaukee County Stadium
0–1–1
47,957
3
October 3
Kansas City Chiefs
L 3–16
Mile High Stadium
0–2–1
51,200
4
October 10
Oakland Raiders
L 16–27
Mile High Stadium
0–3–1
51,200
5
October 17
San Diego Chargers
W 20–16
Mile High Stadium
1–3–1
51,200
6
October 24
at Cleveland Browns
W 27–0
Cleveland Stadium
2–3–1
75,674
7
October 31
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 16–17
Veterans Stadium
2–4–1
65,358
8
November 7
Detroit Lions
L 20–24
Mile High Stadium
2–5–1
51,200
9
November 14
Cincinnati Bengals
L 10–24
Mile High Stadium
2–6–1
51,200
10
November 21
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 10–28
Municipal Stadium
2–7–1
49,945
11
November 28
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 22–10
Three Rivers Stadium
3–7–1
39,710
12
December 5
Chicago Bears
W 6–3
Mile High Stadium
4–7–1
51,200
13
December 12
at San Diego Chargers
L 17–45
San Diego Stadium
4–8–1
44,347
14
December 19
at Oakland Raiders
L 13–21
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
4–9–1
54,651
Standings [ ]
[2]
References [ ]
↑ Sports Illustrated, July 26, 2010, The Unexpected Hero by Gary Smith, p.63, Published by Time Inc.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 297
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