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1970 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 3-10-1, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 204 points (14.6/g), 23rd of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 337 points (24.1/g), 23rd.
 Differential of -133 points (-9.5/g), 23rd.
 Expected W-L: 3.3-10.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -26 (-1.9/g), 26th.

Coached by John Rauch (3-10-1)

1970 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 Dennis Shaw 23 Rook 12 178 for 321, 2,507 yards, 10 td, 20 int, & 39 rushes for 210 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 30th pick / 1970

RB O.J. Simpson 23 1 0 120 rushes for 488 yards, 5 td, & 10 catches for 139 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1969

RB Lloyd Pate 24 Rook 0 46 rushes for 162 yards, 1 td, & 19 catches for 103 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 12th / 287th pick / 1969

FB Wayne Patrick 24 2 0 66 rushes for 259 yards, 1 td, & 16 catches for 142 yards and 0 td

Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 247th pick / 1968

WR Marlin Briscoe* 25 2 0 57 catches for 1,036 yards, 8 td, & 3 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 14th / 357th pick / 1968

WR Haven Moses 24 2 0 39 catches for 726 yards, 2 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968

TE Austin Denney 26 3 0 14 catches for 201 yards, 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 160th pick / 1966

LT Howard Kindig 29 5 8

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

LG Richard Cheek 22 Rook 0 2 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 186th pick / 1970

LG Jim Reilly 22 Rook 0

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1970

C Frank Marchlewski 27 5 0

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 19th / 152nd pick / 1965

RG Joe O'Donnell 29 6 0 1 fumble recovered

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 40th pick / 1964
Buffalo Bills / 13th / 101st pick / 1964

RT Paul Costa 29 5 0

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

 Defensive Starters
LDE Ron McDole 31 9 0

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

LDT Jim Dunaway 29 7 0 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

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

RDT Waddey Harvey 23 1 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 183rd pick / 1969

RDE Al Cowlings 23 Rook 0

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1970

LLB Paul Guidry 26 4 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 73rd pick / 1966

MLB Edgar Chandler 24 2 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1968

RLB Mike Stratton 29 8 0

Buffalo Bills / 13th / 100th pick / 1962

RLB Mike McCaffrey 24 Rook 0

Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 95th pick / 1969

LCB Robert James 23 1 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RCB Butch Byrd 29 6 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 25th pick / 1964

SS John Pitts 25 3 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 22nd pick / 1967

FS Pete Richardson 24 1 0 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 173rd pick / 1968

 Special Teams Starters
K Grant Guthrie 22 Rook 0 10 of 19 field goals & 24 of 25 extra points

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 135th pick / 1970

P Paul Maguire 32 10 0 83 punts for a 38.9 average, 1 blocked
PR Tommy Pharr 23 Rook 0 23 punt returns for a 8.0 average and 0 td
KR Glenn Alexander 23 Rook 0 12 kick returns for a 17.0 average and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 67th pick / 1970

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Glenn Alexander 23 WR 13 0 205 6-3 Grambling State 6/3/1947 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 67th pick / 1970

Jackie Allen 23 DB 14 0 190 6-1 Baylor 9/24/1947 1

Oakland Raiders / 6th / 153rd pick / 1969

Al Andrews 25 LB 8 0 216 6-3 Laney College (CA),New Mexico State 7/10/1945 Rook
Marlin Briscoe* 25 WR-QB-FL 14 0 178 5-11 Nebraska-Omaha 9/10/1945 2

Denver Broncos / 14th / 357th pick / 1968

Butch Byrd 29 DB 14 0 211 6-0 Boston University 9/20/1941 6

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 25th pick / 1964

Levert Carr 26 T-G-DT 7 0 273 6-2 North Central 6/30/1944 1
Edgar Chandler 24 LB 14 0 225 6-3 Georgia 8/31/1946 2

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1968

Richard Cheek 22 G 14 0 266 6-3 Auburn 1/19/1948 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 186th pick / 1970

Jerald Collins 23 LB 3 0 220 6-2 Western Michigan 2/1/1947 1
Paul Costa 29 TE-T 14 0 268 6-6 Notre Dame 12/7/1941 5

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

Al Cowlings 23 DE-DT-LB 13 0 255 6-5 USC 6/16/1947 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1970

Dick Cunningham 26 T-LB 14 0 245 6-3 Arkansas 10/12/1944 3

Detroit Lions / 9th / 136th pick / 1966

Dan Darragh 24 QB 3 2 196 6-3 William & Mary 11/28/1946 2

Buffalo Bills / 13th / 336th pick / 1968

Austin Denney 26 TE 14 0 230 6-2 Tennessee 1/2/1944 3

Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 160th pick / 1966

Jim Dunaway 29 DT 14 0 277 6-4 Mississippi 9/3/1941 7

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

Bill Enyart 23 RB-LB 14 0 235 6-4 Oregon State 4/28/1947 1

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 27th pick / 1969

Wayne Fowler 22 C 10 0 260 6-3 Richmond 1/23/1948 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 161st pick / 1970

Jerry Gantt 22 T 6 0 266 6-4 North Carolina Central 8/20/1948 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 82nd pick / 1970

Bob Gladieux 23 RB 2 0 195 5-11 Notre Dame 1/2/1947 1

Boston Patriots / 8th / 188th pick / 1969

Clyde Glosson 23 WR 11 0 175 5-11 Texas-El Paso 1/22/1947 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 182nd pick / 1970

Willie Grate 24 TE 14 0 225 6-4 South Carolina State 5/25/1946 1

Houston Oilers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1969

Paul Guidry 26 LB 14 0 227 6-3 LSU,McNeese State 1/14/1944 4

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 73rd pick / 1966

Grant Guthrie 22 K 14 0 210 6-0 Florida State 2/9/1948 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 135th pick / 1970

James Harris 23 QB 7 0 210 6-4 Grambling State 7/20/1947 1

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 192nd pick / 1969

Waddey Harvey 23 DT 14 0 282 6-4 Virginia Tech 3/26/1947 1

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 183rd pick / 1969

Ike Hill 23 WB-DB 6 0 180 5-10 Catawba 4/15/1947 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 9th / 232nd pick / 1970

Robert James 23 DB 14 0 184 6-1 Fisk 7/7/1947 1
Greg Jones 22 RB 10 0 201 6-1 UCLA 2/12/1948 Rook

Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 129th pick / 1970

Howard Kindig 29 DE-T 10 8 265 6-6 Los Angeles State 6/22/1941 5

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

Art Laster 22 T 14 6 280 6-5 Md-Eastern Shore 3/2/1948 Rook

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 128th pick / 1970

Paul Maguire 32 LB-P 14 0 228 6-0 The Citadel 8/22/1938 10
Frank Marchlewski 27 C 13 0 240 6-2 Minnesota 10/14/1943 5

Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 19th / 152nd pick / 1965

Mike McBath 24 DE-DT-T 12 0 251 6-4 Penn State 5/29/1946 2

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 119th pick / 1968

Mike McCaffrey 24 LB 12 0 235 6-3 California 4/11/1946 Rook

Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 95th pick / 1969

Ron McDole 31 DE-DT 14 0 265 6-4 Nebraska 9/9/1939 9

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

Jim McFarland 23 TE 1 0 225 6-5 Nebraska 10/4/1947 Rook

St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 164th pick / 1970

Haven Moses 24 WR-SE 14 0 208 6-2 San Diego State 7/27/1946 2

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968

Roland Moss 24 TE 4 0 215 6-3 Toledo 9/20/1946 1

Baltimore Colts / 7th / 181st pick / 1969

Julian Nunamaker 24 DE-DT 8 0 252 6-3 Tennessee-Martin 2/13/1946 1

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1969

Joe O'Donnell 29 G-T 14 0 262 6-2 Michigan 8/31/1941 6

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 40th pick / 1964
Buffalo Bills / 13th / 101st pick / 1964

Lloyd Pate 24 RB 9 0 205 6-1 Cincinnati 3/11/1946 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 12th / 287th pick / 1969

Wayne Patrick 24 RB 9 0 254 6-2 Louisville 9/1/1946 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 247th pick / 1968

Tommy Pharr 23 DB 10 0 187 5-10 Mississippi State 7/31/1947 Rook
John Pitts 25 DB 14 0 218 6-4 Arizona State 2/28/1945 3

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 22nd pick / 1967

Jim Reilly 22 G 13 0 260 6-2 Notre Dame 2/8/1948 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1970

Pete Richardson 24 DB 12 0 193 6-0 Dayton 10/17/1946 1

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 173rd pick / 1968

Dennis Shaw 23 QB 14 12 217 6-3 San Diego State,USC 3/3/1947 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 30th pick / 1970

O.J. Simpson 23 RB 8 0 212 6-2 USC 7/9/1947 1

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1969

Mike Stratton 29 LB 9 0 224 6-3 Tennessee 4/10/1941 8

Buffalo Bills / 13th / 100th pick / 1962

Bob Tatarek 24 DT 4 0 270 6-4 Miami (FL) 7/3/1946 2

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 34th pick / 1968

Team Total 24.6 14 229.4 6-2.4 2.0