1979 Denver Broncos Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Red Miller (10-6)
Location: Denver, Colorado

1979 Denver Broncos Roster
1979 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Red Miller coached the team. The 1979 Denver Broncos lost in the Wild Card.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Craig Morton	370	204	55.1	2626	7.1	16	4.3	19	5.1	64	30	241	70.6
Norris Weese	97	53	54.6	731	7.5	1	1.0	3	3.1	50	13	86	69.6
Craig Penrose	5	2	40.0	44	8.8	0	0.0	1	20.0	29	0	0	32.5
Jon Keyworth	1	1	100.0	32	32.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	32	0	0	158.3
Luke Prestridge	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Dave Preston	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Rick Upchurch	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	476	260	54.6	3433	7.2	18	3.8	23	4.8	64	43	327

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Otis Armstrong	108	453	4.2	26	2
Jim Jensen	106	400	3.8	30	1
Rob Lytle	102	371	3.6	19	4
Jon Keyworth	81	323	4.0	17	1
Dave Preston	43	169	3.9	18	1
Larry Canada	36	143	4.0	17	0
Norris Weese	18	116	6.4	20	3
Luke Prestridge	1	29	29.0	29	0
Rick Upchurch	3	17	5.7	18	0
Craig Morton	23	13	0.6	7	1
Zachary Dixon	3	9	3.0	7	0
Riley Odoms	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	525	2036	3.9	30	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rick Upchurch	64	937	14.6	47	7
Haven Moses	54	943	17.5	64	6
Riley Odoms	40	638	16.0	45	1
Jim Jensen	19	144	7.6	25	1
Dave Preston	19	137	7.2	19	1
Jon Keyworth	18	132	7.3	18	0
Otis Armstrong	14	138	9.9	17	1
Rob Lytle	13	93	7.2	12	0
Steve Watson	6	83	13.8	22	0
Ron Egloff	5	70	14.0	22	0
Jack Dolbin	3	74	24.7	45	0
Larry Canada	3	36	12.0	15	0
Jim Turner	1	6	6.0	6	0
Dave Studdard	1	2	2.0	2	1
Totals	260	3433	13.2	64	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Turner	34	32	94.1	21	13	61.9	71
Totals	34	32	94.1	21	13	61.9	71

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Luke Prestridge	89	3555	39.9	63
Totals	89	3555	39.9	63

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rick Upchurch	30	304	10.1	44
Dave Preston	7	78	11.1	22
Chris Pane	5	20	4.0	10
Charlie West	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Totals	43	401	9.3	44

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chris Pane	18	354	19.7	30
Dave Preston	13	336	25.8	37
Rick Upchurch	5	79	15.8	26
Zachary Dixon	3	53	17.7	24
Bernard Jackson	4	53	13.2	21
Larry Canada	3	31	10.3	18
John Grant	1	25	25.0	25
Otis Armstrong	1	21	21.0	21
Vince Kinney	1	14	14.0	14
Ron Egloff	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	50	966	19.3	37

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Steve Foley	6	14	2.3	7
Bill Thompson	4	57	14.2	28
Bob Swenson	3	0	0.0	0
Joe Rizzo	2	25	12.5	25
Louis Wright	2	20	10.0	15
Tom Jackson	1	34	34.0	34
Charlie West	1	26	26.0	26
Totals	19	176	9.3	34

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bob Swenson		0	1	4	93	1
Rob Lytle			1	3	0	0
Craig Morton			9	2	-11	0
Tom Jackson		0	0	2	70	0
Bill Thompson		0	0	2	28	1
Bill Bryan			0	2	0	0
Rubin Carter			0	2	2	1
Larry Canada			2	2	-5	0
Bruce Radford			0	1	0	0
Ken Brown			0	1	0	0
Jim Ryan			0	1	0	0
Tom Glassic			0	1	0	0
Otis Armstrong			2	1	0	0
Joe Rizzo		0	0	1	0	0
Don Latimer			0	1	4	0
Randy Gradishar			0	1	8	0
Louis Wright		0	0	1	82	1
Charlie West		0	0	1	0	0
Brison Manor			0	1	0	0
Rick Upchurch			5	1	0	0
Jon Keyworth			4	1	0	0
John Grant			0	1	0	0
Chris Pane			1	0	0	0
Dave Preston			1	0	0	0
Steve Foley		0	1	0	0	0
Norris Weese			4	0	0	0
Zachary Dixon			1	0	0	0
Jim Jensen			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	34	33	271	4

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	32	0			71
Rick Upchurch	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Haven Moses	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Rob Lytle	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Norris Weese	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Otis Armstrong	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Jim Jensen	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Dave Preston	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Dave Studdard	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Riley Odoms	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Rubin Carter	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Bill Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Rob Nairne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Bob Swenson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Craig Morton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Louis Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Jon Keyworth	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	13	18	0	0	0	0	4	1	13	32	0	0	0	287