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1965 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

1965 AFL Champions

Scored 313 points (22.4/g), 3rd of 8 in the AFL.
 Allowed 226 points (16.1/g), 1st.
 Differential of 87 points (6.2/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 9.6-4.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +19 (1.4/g), 1st.

Coached by Lou Saban (10-3-1)

1965 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 8 BUF Jim Davidson T 0 0 0 Ohio State
3 24 BUF Al Atkinson LB 10 1965 1974 0 1 7 45 120 Villanova
5 40 BUF Dave Simmons LB 4 1965 1968 0 0 0 6 44 Georgia Tech
6 48 BUF Lance Rentzel WR 9 1965 1974 0 0 6 44 115 1 1 58 1 0 26 196 2 268 4826 38 Oklahoma
7 56 BUF Marty Schottenheimer LB 6 1965 1970 0 1 0 11 79 Pittsburgh
8 64 BUF Ray Rissmiller T 3 1966 1968 0 0 1 6 16 Georgia
9 72 BUF Al Nelson DB 9 1965 1973 0 0 7 37 105 Cincinnati
10 79 BUF Chuck Mercein RB 6 1965 1970 0 0 1 15 58 163 531 4 37 205 1 Yale
10 80 BUF Floyd Hudlow DB 3 1965 1968 0 0 1 6 24 Arizona
11 88 BUF Doug Goodwin RB 2 1966 1968 0 0 0 2 5 Md-Eastern Shore
12 91 BUF Chuck Hurston DE 7 1965 1971 0 0 2 18 93 Auburn
12 96 BUF Pete Mills WR 2 1965 1966 0 1 0 3 3 1 43 0 Wichita State
13 104 BUF Bob Timberlake K 1 1965 1965 0 0 1 1 12 Michigan
14 112 BUF Lyn Hart DB 0 0 0 Virginia State
15 120 BUF John Meyer LB 1 1966 1966 0 0 1 5 14 Notre Dame
16 128 BUF Bruce Airheart HB 0 0 0 North Dakota State
17 129 BUF John Fouse E 0 0 0 Arizona
17 136 BUF John Henderson WR 8 1965 1972 0 0 1 20 93 108 1735 10 Michigan
18 144 BUF Ray Hinze T 0 0 0 Texas A&M
19 152 BUF Frank Marchlewski C 6 1965 1970 0 0 3 18 74 Minnesota
20 160 BUF John Henry DT 0 0 0 Boston University