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Empower Field at Mile High (formerly Invesco Field at Mile High) has been the home of the Broncos since 2001. The
Denver Broncos are a professional
American football franchise based in
Denver ,
Colorado . They are members of the
West Division of the
American Football Conference (AFC) in the
National Football League (NFL). The team began playing in
1960 as a charter member of the
American Football League (AFL), and joined the NFL as part of the
AFL-NFL merger . The team has played their home games at
Empower Field at Mile High since
2001 .
[1]
There have been 20
head coaches for the Broncos franchise as of 2023. The franchise's first head coach was
Frank Filchock , who coached until
1961 .
[2]
Mike Shanahan is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular season games coached (208), the most regular season game wins (130), and the most playoff game wins (8).
[3] Shanahan and
Dan Reeves , are tied for the most playoff games coached (13).
[3]
[4] Shanahan was the first Broncos head coach to win a
Super Bowl following the 1997 season, and repeated the feat following the 1998 season. The Broncos next Super Bowl victory was for
Super Bowl 50 following the 2015 season under the leadership of coach
Gary Kubiak who had previously played for Denver and served as an assistant coach.
Jack Faulkner ,
John Ralston ,
Red Miller , and Reeves have been named the
United Press International (UPI)
NFL Coach of the Year , at least once with the Broncos.
[5] Filchock, Faulkner,
Mac Speedie ,
Jerry Smith , Ralston, and Miller spent their entire coaching careers with the Broncos.
[2]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10] Speedie,
Ray Malavasi , Miller, Shanahan, and Kubiak had been assistant coaches with the Broncos before they became head coaches with the Broncos.
[11] The most recent head coach of the Broncos was
Sean Payton , who was hired on January 31, 2023.
Key
#
Number of coaches
[N 1]
Yrs
Years coached
First
First season coached
Last
Last season coached
GC
Games Coached
W
Wins
L
Loses
T
Ties
Win%
Win – Loss percentage
0 0 *
Spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Broncos
Head coaches
Note: Statistics are accurate through the end of the
2023 NFL season .
Notes
^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Broncos. Thus, any coach who has two or more terms as head coach is only counted once.
^ Each year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season.
References
General
Specific
^
"Event History" . Sports Authority Field at Mile High . Archived from
the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 19 January 2015 .
^
a
b
c
"Frank Filchock Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on January 9, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .
^
a
b
c
"Mike Shanahan Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014 .
^
a
b
"Dan Reeves Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
"NFL Coach of the Year Award" . AllRaiders.com . The Lost Web Weavings.
Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-11-11 .
^
a
b
"Jack Faulkner Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .
^
a
b
"Mac Speedie Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .
^
a
b
"Jerry Smith Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .
^
a
b
"John Ralston Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .
^
a
b
"Red Miller Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on August 15, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .
^
"All-Time Coaches Roster" (PDF) .
Denver Broncos . NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved 2008-11-11 . [
dead link ]
^
"Ray Malavasi Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .
^
"Lou Saban Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .
^
a
b
c
d
e
"Denver Broncos Franchise Encyclopedia" .
Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on 2021-01-02. Retrieved 2008-11-12 .
^
"TSN Award Winners – NFL Coach of the Year" .
SportingNews.com . Archived from
the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2008-11-11 .
^
a
b
"PFW/PFWA awards: All-time winners" . ProFootballWeekly.com . Pro Football Weekly LLC. Archived from
the original on 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2008-11-11 .
^
"Wade Phillips Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2014 .
^
"Josh McDaniels Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .
^
"Eric Studesville Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on March 2, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011 .
^
"John Fox Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
^
"Gary Kubiak Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017 .
^
"Vance Joseph Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
^
"Vic Fangio Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2021 .
^
"Nathaniel Hackett Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.
Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022 .
^
"Report: Jerry Rosburg is Broncos interim head coach" . NBC Sports . NBC Sports.
Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022 .
^
"Sean Payton new head coach" . NFL . NFL.
Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023 .
Franchise Stadiums Key personnel Culture Lore Rivalries Retired numbers Division championships (15) Conference championships (8) League championships (3) Media Current league affiliations Former league affiliation
# denotes interim head coach
Asterisk (*) denotes interim head coach