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1968 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 1-12-1, Finished 5th in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 199 points (14.2/g), 10th of 10 in the AFL.
 Allowed 367 points (26.2/g), 8th.
 Differential of -168 points (-12.0/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 2.7-11.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 6th.

Coached by Joe Collier (0-2-0) and Harvey Johnson (1-10-1)

1968 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Dan Darragh 22 Rook 7 92 for 215, 917 yards, 3 td, 14 int, & 13 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 13th / 336th pick / 1968

QB Ed Rutkowski 27 5 3 41 for 100, 380 yards, 0 td, 6 int, & 20 rushes for 96 yards and 1 td
HB Max Anderson 23 Rook 0 147 rushes for 525 yards, 2 td, & 22 catches for 140 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 132nd pick / 1968

FB Ben Gregory 22 Rook 0 52 rushes for 283 yards, 1 td, & 5 catches for 21 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 114th pick / 1968

FB Bob Cappadona 26 2 0 73 rushes for 272 yards, 1 td, & 18 catches for 92 yards and 2 td

San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 128th pick / 1965

FL Richard Trapp 22 Rook 0 24 catches for 235 yards, 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1968

SE Haven Moses 22 Rook 0 42 catches for 633 yards, 2 td, & 5 rushes for -4 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968

TE Paul Costa 27 3 0 15 catches for 172 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 11 yards and 1 td

Green Bay Packers / 4th / 55th pick / 1964
Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 106th pick / 1964

LT Stew Barber 29 7 0

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 27th pick / 1961
Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 30th pick / 1961

LG Billy Shaw* 30 7 0 2 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 11th pick / 1961
Dallas Cowboys / 14th / 184th pick / 1961

C Al Bemiller 30 7 14 2 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 51st pick / 1961
St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 94th pick / 1961

RG Bob Kalsu 23 Rook 9

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 199th pick / 1968

RT Dick Cunningham 24 1 0

Detroit Lions / 9th / 136th pick / 1966

 Defensive Starters
LDE Ron McDole 29 7 0 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961
St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 50th pick / 1961

LDT Jim Dunaway* 27 5 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 9th pick / 1963

RDT Tom Sestak 32 6 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 17th / 132nd pick / 1962
Detroit Lions / 16th / 220th pick / 1962

RDE Tom Day 33 8 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 20th / 229th pick / 1960

LLB Paul Guidry 24 2 14 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 73rd pick / 1966

MLB Harry Jacobs 31 8 14

Detroit Lions / 11th / 125th pick / 1959

RLB Mike Stratton* 27 6 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 13th / 100th pick / 1962

LCB Booker Edgerson 29 6 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Butch Byrd* 27 4 14 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 25th pick / 1964

LS Tom Janik 28 5 10 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 21st pick / 1963
Detroit Lions / 12th / 167th pick / 1963

LS John Pitts 23 1 7 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 22nd pick / 1967

RS George Saimes* 27 5 0 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 48th pick / 1963
Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 71st pick / 1963

 Special Teams Starters
K Bruce Alford 23 1 0 14 of 24 field goals & 15 of 15 extra points

Chicago Bears / 5th / 119th pick / 1967

P Paul Maguire 30 8 0 100 punts for a 41.8 average, 1 blocked
PR Hagood Clarke 26 4 0 29 punt returns for a 8.3 average and 1 td

San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 85th pick / 1964
Buffalo Bills / 18th / 141st pick / 1964

KR Max Anderson 23 Rook 0 39 kick returns for a 24.9 average and 1 td

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 132nd pick / 1968

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Bruce Alford 23 K 11 0 190 6-0 TCU 4/21/1945 1

Chicago Bears / 5th / 119th pick / 1967

Max Anderson 23 RB 14 0 180 5-8 Arizona State 6/6/1945 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 132nd pick / 1968

Stew Barber 29 T-LB-G 14 0 250 6-2 Penn State 6/14/1939 7

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 27th pick / 1961
Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 30th pick / 1961

Al Bemiller 30 C-G-T 14 14 243 6-3 Syracuse 4/18/1938 7

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 51st pick / 1961
St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 94th pick / 1961

Charlie E. Brown 26 DB-HB 8 0 220 6-2 Syracuse 9/13/1942 2

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 28th pick / 1966
San Diego Chargers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1966

Butch Byrd* 27 DB 14 14 211 6-0 Boston University 9/20/1941 4

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 25th pick / 1964

Bob Cappadona 26 RB 14 0 225 6-1 Northeastern,Notre Dame 12/13/1942 2

San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 128th pick / 1965

Edgar Chandler 22 LB 13 0 225 6-3 Georgia 8/31/1946 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1968

Hagood Clarke 26 DB 14 0 205 6-0 Florida 6/14/1942 4

San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 85th pick / 1964
Buffalo Bills / 18th / 141st pick / 1964

Paul Costa 27 TE-T 14 0 268 6-6 Notre Dame 12/7/1941 3

Green Bay Packers / 4th / 55th pick / 1964
Kansas City Chiefs / 14th / 106th pick / 1964

Bobby Crockett 25 SE-WR 9 0 200 6-3 Arkansas 4/3/1943 2

Buffalo Bills / 10th / 91st pick / 1966
New York Giants / 19th / 282nd pick / 1966

Dick Cunningham 24 T-LB 14 0 245 6-3 Arkansas 10/12/1944 1

Detroit Lions / 9th / 136th pick / 1966

Dan Darragh 22 QB 11 7 196 6-3 William & Mary 11/28/1946 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 13th / 336th pick / 1968

Tom Day 33 DE-G-DT-T 14 14 252 6-2 North Carolina A&T 8/20/1935 8

St. Louis Cardinals / 20th / 229th pick / 1960

Elbert Dubenion 35 FL-WR-HB 4 0 187 5-11 Bluffton 2/16/1933 8

Cleveland Browns / 14th / 167th pick / 1959

Jim Dunaway* 27 DT 14 0 277 6-4 Mississippi 9/3/1941 5

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 3rd pick / 1963
Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 9th pick / 1963

Booker Edgerson 29 DB 13 0 183 5-10 Western Illinois 7/5/1939 6
George Flint 29 G 14 0 240 6-4 Arizona State 2/26/1939 6
Tom Flores 31 QB 1 1 202 6-1 Pacific 3/21/1937 8
John Frantz 23 C 2 0 230 6-3 California 7/1/1945 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 16th / 415th pick / 1968

Ben Gregory 22 RB 6 0 220 6-3 Nebraska 10/31/1946 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 114th pick / 1968

Paul Guidry 24 LB 14 14 227 6-3 LSU,McNeese State 1/14/1944 2

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 73rd pick / 1966

Harry Jacobs 31 LB-DE 14 14 226 6-1 Bradley 2/4/1937 8

Detroit Lions / 11th / 125th pick / 1959

Tom Janik 28 DB 11 10 190 6-3 Texas A&M,Texas A&M-Kingsville 9/6/1940 5

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 21st pick / 1963
Detroit Lions / 12th / 167th pick / 1963

Bob Kalsu 23 G 14 9 235 6-3 Oklahoma 4/13/1945 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 199th pick / 1968

Howard Kindig 27 DE-T 14 0 265 6-6 Los Angeles State 6/22/1941 3

San Diego Chargers / 14th / 112th pick / 1964
Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 170th pick / 1964

Jerry Lawson 24 DB 1 0 192 5-11 Utah 10/30/1944 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 10th / 251st pick / 1968

Monte Ledbetter 25 WR 7 0 185 6-2 Northwest State (LA) 8/13/1943 1

Houston Oilers / 11th / 95th pick / 1966
Cleveland Browns / 10th / 153rd pick / 1966

Keith Lincoln 29 FB-HB 4 0 215 6-1 Washington State 5/8/1939 7

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1961
Chicago Bears / 5th / 61st pick / 1961

Paul Maguire 30 LB-P 14 0 228 6-0 The Citadel 8/22/1938 8
Billy Masters 24 TE-SE 14 0 240 6-5 LSU 3/15/1944 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 77th pick / 1967

Mike McBath 22 DE-DT-T 9 0 251 6-4 Penn State 5/29/1946 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 119th pick / 1968

Gary McDermott 20 RB 14 0 211 6-1 Tulsa 6/9/1948 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 9th / 227th pick / 1968

Ron McDole 29 DE-DT 14 0 265 6-4 Nebraska 9/9/1939 7

Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961
St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 50th pick / 1961

Mike Mercer 33 K 3 0 220 6-0 Arizona State,Florida State,Hardin-Simmons,Minnesota 11/21/1935 7

Minnesota Vikings / 15th / 197th pick / 1961

Dudley Meredith 33 DT 5 0 280 6-4 Florida,Lamar,Midwestern State 1/16/1935 5

Detroit Lions / 21st / 251st pick / 1957

Charley Mitchell 28 HB-DB 3 0 185 5-11 Washington 5/25/1940 5

Chicago Bears / 4th / 52nd pick / 1963
Denver Broncos / 18th / 141st pick / 1963

Haven Moses 22 WR-SE 14 0 208 6-2 San Diego State 7/27/1946 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968

Wayne Patrick 22 RB 3 0 254 6-2 Louisville 9/1/1946 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 247th pick / 1968

John Pitts 23 DB 14 7 218 6-4 Arizona State 2/28/1945 1

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 22nd pick / 1967

Ray Rissmiller 26 T 4 0 250 6-4 Georgia 7/22/1942 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 20th pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 8th / 64th pick / 1965

Benny Russell 24 QB 1 0 190 6-1 Louisville 5/12/1944 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 252nd pick / 1966

Ed Rutkowski 27 QB-HB-SE-WR 13 3 198 6-1 Notre Dame 3/21/1941 5
George Saimes* 27 DB 13 0 186 5-11 Michigan State 9/1/1941 5

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 48th pick / 1963
Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 71st pick / 1963

Marty Schottenheimer 25 LB 14 0 225 6-3 Pittsburgh 9/23/1943 3

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 49th pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 7th / 56th pick / 1965

Tom Sestak 32 DT 12 0 267 6-5 Baylor,McNeese State 3/9/1936 6

Buffalo Bills / 17th / 132nd pick / 1962
Detroit Lions / 16th / 220th pick / 1962

Billy Shaw* 30 G 13 0 258 6-2 Georgia Tech 12/15/1938 7

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 11th pick / 1961
Dallas Cowboys / 14th / 184th pick / 1961

Kay Stephenson 24 QB 10 3 210 6-1 Florida 12/17/1944 1
Mike Stratton* 27 LB 14 0 224 6-3 Tennessee 4/10/1941 6

Buffalo Bills / 13th / 100th pick / 1962

Bob Tatarek 22 DT 14 0 270 6-4 Miami (FL) 7/3/1946 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 34th pick / 1968

Richard Trapp 22 FL-WR 14 0 175 6-1 Florida 9/21/1946 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1968

Team Total 26.3 14 223.5 6-2.0 3.3