1985 Denver Broncos season

1985 Denver Broncos season
Head coach Dan Reeves
(5th season)
General manager John Beake
(Since 1984)
Owner Pat Bowlen
(Since 1984)
Home field Mile High Stadium
Results
Record 11–5
Division place 2nd AFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1985 Denver Broncos season was the team's 26th year in professional football and its 16th with the National Football League (NFL). Despite finishing with an impressive record of eleven wins and five losses, the Broncos failed to make the playoffs.

Personnel

Staff

1985 Denver Broncos staff
Front office
  • President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
  • General Manager – John Beake
  • Coordinator of College Scouting – Reed Johnson

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller

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Roster

1985 Denver Broncos final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs


Wide receivers


Tight ends

 Offensive linemen


Defensive linemen

 Linebackers


Defensive backs


Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record Attendance
1 September 8 at Los Angeles Rams L 16–20 Anaheim Stadium 0–1
52,522
2 September 15 New Orleans Saints W 34–23 Mile High Stadium 1–1
74,488
3 September 22 at Atlanta Falcons W 44–28 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 2–1
37,903
4 September 29 Miami Dolphins L 26–30 Mile High Stadium 2–2
73,614
5 October 6 Houston Oilers W 31–20 Mile High Stadium 3–2
74,699
6 October 13 at Indianapolis Colts W 15–10 Hoosier Dome 4–2
60,128
7 October 20 Seattle Seahawks W 13–10 (OT) Mile High Stadium 5–2
74,899
8 October 27 at Kansas City Chiefs W 30–10 Arrowhead Stadium 6–2
68,246
9 November 3 at San Diego Chargers L 10–30 Jack Murphy Stadium 6–3
57,312
10 November 11 San Francisco 49ers W 17–16 Mile High Stadium 7–3
73,173
11 November 17 San Diego Chargers W 30–24 (OT) Mile High Stadium 8–3
74,376
12 November 24 at Los Angeles Raiders L 28–31 (OT) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 8–4
63,181
13 December 1 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–23 Three Rivers Stadium 9–4
56,797
14 December 8 Los Angeles Raiders L 14–17 (OT) Mile High Stadium 9–5
75,042
15 December 14 Kansas City Chiefs W 14–13 Mile High Stadium 10–5
69,209
16 December 20 at Seattle Seahawks W 27–24 Kingdome 11–5
56,283

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Raiders(1) 12 4 0 .750 5–3 9–3 354 308 W6
Denver Broncos 11 5 0 .688 5–3 8–4 380 329 W2
Seattle Seahawks 8 8 0 .500 4–4 6–6 349 303 L2
San Diego Chargers 8 8 0 .500 3–5 7–7 467 435 L1
Kansas City Chiefs 6 10 0 .375 3–5 4–8 317 360 W1

References

  1. ↑ 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 357. Retrieved March 13, 2011.

External links

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