Denver Broncos
Status: Active
Sport: Football
City: Denver
Venues: Hilltop Stadium (1960)
Mile High Stadium (1960 to 2000)
Empower Field at Mile High Stadium (2001 to Present)
Seasons: 1960 to Present
League: American Football League (1960 to 1969)
National Football League (1970 to Present)
Owners: Bob Howsam (1960)
Gerald Phipps and Calvin Kunz (1961 to 1964)
Gerald Phipps (1965 to 1980)
Edgar Kaiser Jr. (1981 to 1983)
Pat Bowlen (1984 to 2021)
Rob Walton (2022 to Present)
Head Coaches: Frank Filchock (1960 to 1961)
Jack Faulkner (1962 to 1964)
Mac Speedie (1965 to 1966)
Ray Malavasi (1966)
Lou Saban (1967 to 1971)
Jerry Smith (1971)
John Ralston (1972 to 1976)
Red Miller (1977 to 1980)
Dan Reeves (1981 to 1992)
Wade Phillips (1993 to 1994)
Mike Shanahan (1995 to 2008)
Josh McDaniels (2009 to 2010)
Eric Studesville (2010)
John Fox (2011 to 2014)
Gary Kubiak (2015 to 2016)
Vance Joseph (2017 to 2018)
Vic Fangio (2019 to 2021)
Nathaniel Hackett (2022)
Jerry Rosburg (2022)
Sean Payton (2023 to Present)
A Brief History
The Denver Broncos were founded on August 14, 1959, when minor league baseball owner Bob Howsam was awarded an American Football League charter franchise. On August 5, 1967, they became the first AFL team to defeat a National Football League team, with a 13–7 win over the Detroit Lions in a preseason game. However, the Broncos were not successful in the 1960s, winning more than five games only once and compiling a 39–97–4 record during the ten seasons of the AFL. The Broncos were the only original AFL team that never played in the title game, as well as the only original AFL team never to have a winning season while a member of the AFL's 10-year history.
In 1961 Gerald Phipps and Calvin Kunz purchased the team.
Denver came close to losing the franchise to Atlanta in 1965, until Gerald Phipps purchased the team.
The Broncos defeated the Raiders in the 1977–78 AFC Championship Game to earn their first trip to the Super Bowl.
Head coach Dan Reeves and quarterback John Elway guided the Broncos to six post-season appearances, five AFC West divisional titles, three AFC championships, and three Super Bowl appearances (XXI, XXII and XXIV) during their 12-year span together.
Edgar Kaiser Jr. owned the team from 1981 to 1983.
Pat Bowlen owned the Broncos from 1984 to 2021.
During the 1997 season, Elway would guide the Broncos to their first Super Bowl victory, a 31–24 win over the defending champion Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII. The Broncos repeated as Super Bowl champions the following season, defeating the Atlanta Falcons (led by Elway's longtime head coach Dan Reeves) in Super Bowl XXXIII, 34–19.
In 2015, they were victorious against the Carolina Panthers 24–10 in Super Bowl 50 for their third Super Bowl title.
Rob Walton purchased the team in 2022.
Season Won Lost Tied Finish
American Football League
1960 4 9 1 4th in West division
1961 3 11 0 3rd in West division
1962 7 7 0 2nd in West division
1963 2 11 1 4th in West division
1964 2 11 1 4th in West division
1965 4 10 0 4th in West division
1966 4 10 0 4th in West division
1967 3 11 0 4th in West division
1968 5 9 0 4th in West division
1969 5 8 1 4th in West division
National Football League
1970 5 8 1 4th in West division
1971 4 9 1 4th in West division
1972 5 9 0 3rd in West division
1973 7 5 2 3rd in West division
1974 7 6 1 2nd in West division
1975 6 8 0 2nd in West division
1976 9 5 0 2nd in West division
1977 12 2 0 1st in West division; lost in Super Bowl
1978 10 6 0 1st in West division; lost in division playoff
1979 10 6 0 2nd in West division; lost in wild card playoff
1980 8 8 0 4th in West division
1981 10 6 0 2nd in West division
1982 2 7 0 12th in conference
1983 9 7 0 3rd in West division; lost in wild card playoff
1984 13 3 0 1st in West division; lost in division playoff
1985 11 5 0 2nd in West division
1986 11 5 0 1st in West division; lost in Super Bowl
1987 10 4 1 1st in West division; lost in Super Bowl
1988 8 8 0 2nd in West division
1989 11 5 0 1st in West division; lost in Super Bowl
1990 5 11 0 5th in West division
1991 12 4 0 1st in West division; lost in conference championship
1992 8 8 0 3rd in West division
1993 9 7 0 3rd in West division; lost in wild card playoff
1994 7 9 0 4th in West division
1995 8 8 0 3rd in West division
1996 13 3 0 1st in West division; lost in division playoff
1997 12 4 0 2nd in West division; won Super Bowl
1998 14 2 0 2nd in West division; won Super Bowl
1999 6 10 0 5th in West division
2000 11 5 0 2nd in West division; lost in wild card playoff
2001 8 8 0 3rd in West division
2002 9 7 0 2nd in West division
2003 10 6 0 2nd in West division; lost in wild card playoff
2004 10 6 0 2nd in West division; lost in wild card playoff
2005 13 3 0 1st in West division; lost in conference championship
2006 9 7 0 3rd in West division
2007 7 9 0 2nd in West division
2008 8 8 0 2nd in West division
2009 8 8 0 2nd in West division
2010 4 12 0 4th in West division
2011 8 8 0 1st in West division; lost in division playoff
2012 13 3 0 1st in West division; lost in division playoff
2013 13 3 0 1st in West division; lost in Super Bowl
2014 12 4 0 1st in West division; lost in division playoff
2015 12 4 0 1st in West division; won Super Bowl
2016 9 7 0 3rd in West division
2017 5 11 0 4th in West division
2018 6 10 0 3rd in West division
2019 7 9 0 2nd in West division
2020 5 11 0 4th in West division
2021 7 10 0 4th in West division
2022 5 12 0 4th in West division
2023 8 9 0 3rd in West division
Denver Broncos logo 1960 to 1961
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Denver Broncos logo 1970 to 1992
Denver Broncos logo 1993 to 1996
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