1972 Denver Broncos Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | John Ralston (5-9) | 5-9 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Lyle Alzado | DE-DT | April 3, 1949 | 6’3′ | 255 | Yankton |
| Bobby Anderson | RB | October 11, 1947 | 6’0′ | 208 | Colorado |
| Bill Cottrell | T-G-C | September 18, 1944 | 6’4′ | 255 | Delaware Valley |
| Ken Criter | LB | February 17, 1947 | 6’0′ | 225 | Wisconsin |
| Mike Current | T | September 17, 1945 | 6’5′ | 274 | Ohio St. |
| Joe Dawkins | RB | January 27, 1948 | 6’0′ | 223 | Wisconsin |
| Tom Domres | DT | October 19, 1946 | 6’3′ | 260 | Wisconsin |
| Pete Duranko | DE-DT | December 15, 1943 | 6’2′ | 250 | Notre Dame |
| Mike Ernst | QB | October 12, 1950 | 6’1′ | 190 | Cal State-Fullerton |
| Fred Forsberg | LB | July 4, 1944 | 6’1′ | 235 | Washington |
| Bob Geddes | LB | April 22, 1946 | 6’2′ | 240 | UCLA |
| George Goeddeke | G-C-T | July 29, 1945 | 6’3′ | 253 | Notre Dame |
| Cornell Gordon | DB | January 6, 1941 | 6’0′ | 187 | North Carolina A&T |
| Tom Graham | LB | April 15, 1950 | 6’2′ | 235 | Oregon |
| Charlie Greer | DB | April 4, 1946 | 6’0′ | 205 | Colorado |
| Dwight Harrison | DB-WR | October 12, 1948 | 6’1′ | 187 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| John Hoffman | DE | August 2, 1943 | 6’7′ | 260 | USC |
| Don Horn | QB | March 9, 1945 | 6’2′ | 195 | Washington St. |
| Larron Jackson | G-T | August 26, 1949 | 6’3′ | 270 | Missouri |
| Rich Jackson | DE-LB | July 22, 1941 | 6’3′ | 255 | Southern |
| Charley Johnson | QB | November 22, 1938 | 6’1′ | 200 | Schreiner College |
| Larry Kaminski | C | January 6, 1945 | 6’2′ | 245 | Purdue |
| Jim Krieg | WR | May 29, 1949 | 5’9′ | 172 | Washington |
| Floyd Little | RB | July 4, 1942 | 5’10’ | 196 | Syracuse |
| Fran Lynch | RB | December 3, 1945 | 6’1′ | 205 | Hofstra |
| Tommy Lyons | G-C | August 7, 1948 | 6’2′ | 230 | Georgia |
| Bobby Maples | C-LB | December 28, 1942 | 6’3′ | 250 | Baylor |
| Billy Masters | TE-SE | March 15, 1944 | 6’5′ | 240 | LSU |
| Bill McKoy | LB | July 17, 1948 | 6’3′ | 235 | Purdue |
| Leroy Mitchell | DB | September 22, 1944 | 6’1′ | 190 | Texas Southern |
| Marv Montgomery | T | February 8, 1948 | 6’6′ | 255 | USC |
| Randy Montgomery | DB | August 12, 1947 | 5’11’ | 182 | Weber St. |
| Haven Moses | WR-SE | July 27, 1946 | 6’2′ | 208 | San Diego St. |
| Chip Myrtle | LB | February 6, 1945 | 6’2′ | 225 | Maryland |
| Riley Odoms | TE | March 1, 1950 | 6’4′ | 230 | Houston |
| Don Parish | LB | January 4, 1948 | 6’1′ | 220 | Stanford |
| Steve Preece | DB | February 15, 1947 | 6’1′ | 195 | Oregon St. |
| Steve Ramsey | QB | April 22, 1948 | 6’2′ | 210 | North Texas |
| George Saimes | DB | September 1, 1941 | 5’11’ | 186 | Michigan St. |
| Mike Schnitker | G | December 30, 1946 | 6’3′ | 245 | Colorado |
| Rick Sharp | T | June 1, 1948 | 6’3′ | 265 | Washington |
| Rod Sherman | WR-FL | December 25, 1944 | 6’0′ | 190 | UCLA |
| Jerry Simmons | WR-SE | November 14, 1942 | 6’0′ | 190 | Bethune-Cookman |
| Mike Simone | LB | May 20, 1950 | 6’0′ | 210 | Stanford |
| Paul Smith | DT-DE | August 13, 1945 | 6’3′ | 256 | New Mexico |
| Bill Thompson | DB | October 10, 1946 | 6’1′ | 201 | Md-Eastern Shore |
| Clem Turner | RB,HB/TE | May 28, 1945 | 6’1′ | 236 | Cincinnati |
| Jim Turner | K | March 28, 1941 | 6’2′ | 205 | Utah St. |
| Billy Van Heusen | WR-SE-P | August 27, 1946 | 6’1′ | 200 | Maryland |
| Lloyd Voss | DE-DT | February 13, 1942 | 6’4′ | 256 | Nebraska |
| Bill West | DB | March 3, 1947 | 5’10’ | 185 | Tennessee St. |