1973 Denver Broncos season

1973 Denver Broncos season
Head Coach	John Ralston
Home Field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	7–5–2
Place	3rd AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1972	1974

The 1973 Denver Broncos season was the team's 14th year in professional football and its forth with the National Football League. For the first time in franchise history, the team posted a winning record of seven wins, five losses, and two ties.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 16	Cincinnati Bengals	W 28–10	Mile High Stadium	1–0	49,059
2	September 23	San Francisco 49ers	L 34–36	Mile High Stadium	1–1	50,966
3	September 30	Chicago Bears	L 14–33	Mile High Stadium	1–2	51,159
4	October 7	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–16	Arrowhead Stadium	1–3	71,414
5	October 14	at Houston Oilers	W 48–20	Astrodome	2–3	32,801
6	October 21	Oakland Raiders	T 23–23	Mile High Stadium	2–3–1	51,270
7	October 28	at New York Jets	W 40–28	Shea Stadium	3–3–1	55,108
8	November 4	at St. Louis Cardinals	T 17–17	Busch Memorial Stadium	3–3–2	46,565
9	November 11	San Diego Chargers	W 30–19	Mile High Stadium	4–3–2	51,034
10	November 18	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–13	Three Rivers Stadium	5–3–2	48,580
11	November 25	Kansas City Chiefs	W 14–10	Mile High Stadium	6–3–2	51,331
12	December 2	Dallas Cowboys	L 10–22	Mile High Stadium	6–4–2	51,508
13	December 9	at San Diego Chargers	W 42–28	San Diego Stadium	7–4–2	44,954
14	December 16	at Oakland Raiders	L 17–21	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	7–5–2	51,910

Standings

AFC West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Oakland Raiders	9	4	1	.679	292	175
Kansas City Chiefs	7	5	2	.571	231	192
Denver Broncos	7	5	2	.571	354	296
San Diego Chargers	2	11	1	.179	188	386

Awards And honors

• UPI AFC Coach of the Year: John Ralston

References

• Broncos on Pro Football Reference
• Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com