Denver Broncos

10-6-0 2nd in AFC West
Logo for the 1979 Denver Broncos

PPG

18.1

20th

OPP PPG

16.4

5th

RUSH YDS/G

127.3

18th

PASS YDS/G

214.6

11th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

1979 Roster

NO. NAME POS HEIGHT WEIGHT DOB AGE COLLEGE
24 Otis Armstrong Otis Armstrong RB 5'10" 196 11/15/1950 29 Purdue
47 George Atkinson George Atkinson DB 6'0" 180 1/4/1947 32 Morris Brown
55 Ken Brown Ken Brown OL 6'1" 245 4/19/1954 25 New Mexico
64 Billy Bryan Billy Bryan OL 6'2" 251 6/21/1955 24 Duke
35 Larry Canada Larry Canada RB 6'2" 233 12/16/1954 25 Wisconsin
68 Rubin Carter Rubin Carter DL 6'0" 256 12/12/1952 27 Miami (FL)
79 Barney Chavous Barney Chavous DL 6'3" 252 3/22/1951 28 South Carolina State
73 Kelvin Clark Kelvin Clark OL 6'3" 260 1/30/1956 23 Nebraska
31 Zachary Dixon Zachary Dixon RB 6'0" 203 3/5/1956 23 Temple
82 Jack Dolbin Jack Dolbin WR 5'10" 180 10/12/1948 31 Wake Forest
85 Ron Egloff Ron Egloff TE 6'5" 230 10/3/1955 24 Wisconsin
56 Larry Evans Larry Evans LB 6'2" 216 7/11/1953 26 Mississippi College
43 Steve Foley Steve Foley DB 6'2" 189 11/11/1953 26 Tulane
62 Tom Glassic Tom Glassic OL 6'3" 254 4/17/1954 25 Virginia
53 Randy Gradishar Randy Gradishar LB 6'3" 233 3/3/1952 27 Ohio State
63 John Grant John Grant DL 6'3" 241 6/28/1950 29 Southern California
60 Paul Howard Paul Howard OL 6'3" 260 9/12/1950 29 Brigham Young
65 Glenn Hyde Glenn Hyde OL 6'3" 253 3/14/1951 28 Pittsburgh
29 Bernard Jackson Bernard Jackson DB 6'0" 178 8/24/1950 29 Washington State
57 Tom Jackson Tom Jackson LB 5'11" 220 4/4/1951 28 Louisville
30 Jim Jensen Jim Jensen RB 6'3" 230 11/28/1953 26 Iowa
32 Jon Keyworth Jon Keyworth RB 6'3" 230 12/15/1950 29 Colorado
84 Vince Kinney Vince Kinney WR 6'2" 190 3/17/1956 23 Maryland
75 Kit Lathrop Kit Lathrop DL 6'5" 255 8/10/1956 23 Arizona State
72 Don Latimer Don Latimer DL 6'3" 259 3/1/1955 24 Miami (FL)
41 Rob Lytle Rob Lytle RB 6'1" 198 11/12/1954 25 Michigan
66 Brison Manor Brison Manor DL 6'4" 247 8/10/1952 27 Arkansas
71 Claudie Minor Claudie Minor OL 6'4" 280 4/21/1951 28 San Diego State
7 Craig Morton Craig Morton QB 6'4" 214 2/5/1943 36 California
25 Haven Moses Haven Moses WR 6'2" 208 7/27/1946 33 San Diego State
58 Rob Nairne Rob Nairne LB 6'4" 223 3/24/1954 25 Oregon State
88 Riley Odoms Riley Odoms TE 6'4" 230 3/1/1950 29 Houston
23 Chris Pane Chris Pane DB 5'11" 184 5/19/1953 26 Cal State Chico
12 Craig Penrose Craig Penrose QB 6'3" 211 7/25/1953 26 San Diego State
46 Dave Preston Dave Preston RB 5'10" 195 5/29/1955 24 Bowling Green
11 Luke Prestridge Luke Prestridge P 6'4" 235 9/17/1956 23 Baylor
78 Bruce Radford Bruce Radford DL 6'5" 257 10/5/1955 24 Grambling
59 Joe Rizzo Joe Rizzo LB 6'1" 220 12/17/1950 29 Merchant Marine
50 Jim Ryan Jim Ryan LB 6'1" 217 5/18/1957 22 William & Mary
19 Fred Steinfort Fred Steinfort K 5'11" 180 11/3/1952 27 Boston College
70 Dave Studdard Dave Studdard OL 6'4" 260 11/22/1955 24 Texas
51 Bob Swenson Bob Swenson LB 6'3" 225 7/1/1953 26 California
36 Bill Thompson Bill Thompson DB 6'1" 201 10/10/1946 33 Maryland Eastern Shore
15 Jim Turner Jim Turner K 6'2" 205 3/28/1941 38 Utah State
80 Rick Upchurch Rick Upchurch WR 5'10" 175 5/20/1952 27 Minnesota
81 Steve Watson Steve Watson WR 6'4" 195 5/28/1957 22 Temple
14 Norris Weese Norris Weese QB 6'1" 195 8/12/1951 28 Mississippi
40 Charlie West Charlie West DB 6'1" 197 8/31/1946 33 Texas-El Paso
20 Louis Wright Louis Wright DB 6'2" 200 1/31/1953 26 San Jose State

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AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529