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 Head Coach – Dan Reeves Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Joe Collier Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Mike Shanahan Running Backs – Nick Nicolau Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Doc Urich Head Offensive Line – Alex Gibbs Special Assistant – Marvin Bass			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Stan Jones Linebackers – Myrel Moore Defensive Backs – Charlie West Special teams coaches Special Teams/Defensive Assistant – Chan Gailey Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller

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Roster

1985 Denver Broncos final roster
	Quarterbacks  7 John Elway  8 Gary Kubiak 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

• 1985 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com