1972 Denver Broncos season

1972 Denver Broncos season
Head Coach	John Ralston
Home Field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	5–9
Place	3rd AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1971	1973

The 1972 Denver Broncos season was the teams 13th season in professional football and 3rd in the NFL. The team finished the season with five wins, and nine losses. They finished third in the AFC West.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 17	Houston Oilers	W 30–17	Mile High Stadium	1–0	51,656
2	September 24	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–37	San Diego Stadium	1–1	49,048
3	October 1	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–45	Mile High Stadium	1–2	51,656
4	October 8	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–21	Riverfront Stadium	1–3	55,812
5	October 15	Minnesota Vikings	L 20–23	Mile High Stadium	1–4	51,656
6	October 22	at Oakland Raiders	W 30–23	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	2–4	53,551
7	October 29	Cleveland Browns	L 20–27	Mile High Stadium	2–5	51,656
8	November 5	at New York Giants	L 17–29	Yankee Stadium	2–6	62,689
9	November 12	at Los Angeles Rams	W 16–10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	3–6	65,398
10	November 19	Oakland Raiders	L 20–37	Mile High Stadium	3–7	51,656
11	November 26	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20–23	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	3–8	58,850
12	December 3	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–24	Arrowhead Stadium	3–9	66,725
13	December 10	San Diego Chargers	W 38–13	Mile High Stadium	4–9	51,478
14	December 17	New England Patriots	W 45–21	Mile High Stadium	5–9	51,656

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	10	3	1	.750	365	248	W-6
Kansas City Chiefs	8	6	0	.571	287	254	W-3
Denver Broncos	5	9	0	.357	325	350	W-2
San Diego Chargers	4	9	1	.321	264	344	L-3

External links

• 1972 Denver Broncos