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1971 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 1-13-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 184 points (13.1/g), 26th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 394 points (28.1/g), 26th.
 Differential of -210 points (-15.0/g), 26th.
 Expected W-L: 2.0-12.0.

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

Coached by Harvey Johnson (1-13-0)

1971 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 24 1 12 149 for 291, 1,813 yards, 11 td, 26 int, & 14 rushes for 82 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 30th pick / 1970

RB O.J. Simpson 24 2 0 183 rushes for 742 yards, 5 td, & 21 catches for 162 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1969

FB Wayne Patrick 25 3 0 79 rushes for 332 yards, 1 td, & 36 catches for 327 yards and 0 td

Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 247th pick / 1968

WR Marlin Briscoe 26 3 0 44 catches for 603 yards, 5 td

Denver Broncos / 14th / 357th pick / 1968

WR Haven Moses 25 3 0 23 catches for 470 yards, 2 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968

TE Jan White 23 Rook 0 13 catches for 130 yards, 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1971

LT Willie Young 24 Rook 0
LG Jim Reilly 23 1 0

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1970

C Bruce Jarvis 23 Rook 0

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1971

RG Joe O'Donnell 30 7 7 1 fumble recovered

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

RG Levert Carr 27 2 14
RT Donnie Green 23 Rook 0

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 107th pick / 1971

RT Paul Costa 30 6 0

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

 Defensive Starters
LDE Al Cowlings 24 1 0 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1970

LDT Jim Dunaway 30 8 0

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

LDT Mike McBath 25 3 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 119th pick / 1968

RDT Bob Tatarek 25 3 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 34th pick / 1968

RDE Cal Snowden 25 2 0

St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 227th pick / 1969

LLB Paul Guidry 27 5 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 73rd pick / 1966

MLB Edgar Chandler 25 3 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1968

RLB Mike Stratton 30 9 0

Buffalo Bills / 13th / 100th pick / 1962

RLB Al Andrews 26 1 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered
LCB Robert James 24 2 0 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
RCB Alvin Wyatt 24 1 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 6th / 154th pick / 1970

SS John Pitts 26 4 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 22nd pick / 1967

FS Jackie Allen 24 2 7 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Oakland Raiders / 6th / 153rd pick / 1969

FS Pete Richardson 25 2 7 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 173rd pick / 1968

 Special Teams Starters
K John Leypoldt 25 Rook 0 9 of 15 field goals & 12 of 12 extra points
P Spike Jones 24 1 0 72 punts for a 41.2 average, 1 blocked

Houston Oilers / 4th / 92nd pick / 1970

PR Alvin Wyatt 24 1 0 23 punt returns for a 8.2 average and 1 td

Oakland Raiders / 6th / 154th pick / 1970

KR Alvin Wyatt 24 1 0 30 kick returns for a 25.4 average and 0 td

Oakland Raiders / 6th / 154th pick / 1970

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Jackie Allen 24 DB 14 7 190 6-1 Baylor 9/24/1947 2

Oakland Raiders / 6th / 153rd pick / 1969

Al Andrews 26 LB 14 0 216 6-3 Laney College (CA),New Mexico State 7/10/1945 1
Tim Beamer 23 DB 12 0 190 5-11 Illinois,Johnson C. Smith 4/6/1948 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 113th pick / 1971

Jim Braxton 22 RB 13 0 243 6-1 West Virginia 5/23/1949 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1971

Marlin Briscoe 26 WR-QB-FL 14 0 178 5-11 Nebraska-Omaha 9/10/1945 3

Denver Broncos / 14th / 357th pick / 1968

Levert Carr 27 T-G-DT 14 14 273 6-2 North Central 6/30/1944 2
Bob Chandler 22 WR 13 0 180 6-0 USC 4/24/1949 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 160th pick / 1971

Edgar Chandler 25 LB 14 0 225 6-3 Georgia 8/31/1946 3

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1968

Dave Chapple 24 P 1 0 184 6-0 California-Santa Barbara 3/30/1947 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 250th pick / 1969

Jerald Collins 24 LB 2 0 220 6-2 Western Michigan 2/1/1947 2
Paul Costa 30 TE-T 11 0 268 6-6 Notre Dame 12/7/1941 6

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

Al Cowlings 24 DE-DT-LB 14 0 255 6-5 USC 6/16/1947 1

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1970

Dick Cunningham 27 T-LB 5 0 245 6-3 Arkansas 10/12/1944 4

Detroit Lions / 9th / 136th pick / 1966

Austin Denney 27 TE 1 0 230 6-2 Tennessee 1/2/1944 4

Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 160th pick / 1966

Jim Dunaway 30 DT 14 0 277 6-4 Mississippi 9/3/1941 8

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

Wes Grant 25 DE-DT 3 0 245 6-3 UCLA 9/24/1946 Rook

New York Giants / 4th / 97th pick / 1970

Donnie Green 23 T 10 0 272 6-7 Purdue 7/12/1948 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 107th pick / 1971

Tony Greene 22 DB 14 0 170 5-10 Maryland 8/29/1949 Rook
Paul Guidry 27 LB 14 0 227 6-3 LSU,McNeese State 1/14/1944 5

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 73rd pick / 1966

Grant Guthrie 23 K 6 0 210 6-0 Florida State 2/9/1948 1

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 135th pick / 1970

James Harris 24 QB 7 2 210 6-4 Grambling State 7/20/1947 2

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 192nd pick / 1969

Bob Hews 24 T-DE 2 0 240 6-5 Princeton 12/30/1947 Rook

Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 156th pick / 1970

Ike Hill 24 WB-DB 14 0 180 5-10 Catawba 4/15/1947 1

Oakland Raiders / 9th / 232nd pick / 1970

J.D. Hill 23 WR 5 0 202 6-1 Arizona State 10/30/1948 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 4th pick / 1971

Chuck Hurston 29 DE-LB 9 0 240 6-6 Auburn 11/9/1942 6

Buffalo Bills / 12th / 91st pick / 1965
Green Bay Packers / 15th / 206th pick / 1965

Robert James 24 DB 14 0 184 6-1 Fisk 7/7/1947 2
Bruce Jarvis 23 C 14 0 250 6-7 Washington 11/3/1948 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1971

Greg Jones 23 RB 14 0 201 6-1 UCLA 2/12/1948 1

Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 129th pick / 1970

Spike Jones 24 P 13 0 197 6-2 Georgia 7/9/1947 1

Houston Oilers / 4th / 92nd pick / 1970

Howard Kindig 30 DE-T 14 0 265 6-6 Los Angeles State 6/22/1941 6

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

Ted Koy 24 TE-RB-LB 14 0 212 6-2 Texas 9/15/1947 1

Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1970

John Leypoldt 25 K 8 0 229 6-2 Northern Virginia Community College 3/31/1946 Rook
Mike McBath 25 DE-DT-T 13 0 251 6-4 Penn State 5/29/1946 3

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 119th pick / 1968

Bill McKinley 22 DE-LB 7 0 240 6-2 Arizona 1/14/1949 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 145th pick / 1971

Haven Moses 25 WR-SE 12 0 208 6-2 San Diego State 7/27/1946 3

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 9th pick / 1968

Joe O'Donnell 30 G-T 7 7 262 6-2 Michigan 8/31/1941 7

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

Wayne Patrick 25 RB 14 0 254 6-2 Louisville 9/1/1946 3

Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 247th pick / 1968

John Pitts 26 DB 14 0 218 6-4 Arizona State 2/28/1945 4

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 22nd pick / 1967

Jim Reilly 23 G 14 0 260 6-2 Notre Dame 2/8/1948 1

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1970

Pete Richardson 25 DB 13 7 193 6-0 Dayton 10/17/1946 2

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 173rd pick / 1968

Louis Ross 24 DE 5 0 248 6-6 South Carolina State 8/31/1947 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 8th / 183rd pick / 1971

Dennis Shaw 24 QB 13 12 217 6-3 San Diego State,USC 3/3/1947 1

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 30th pick / 1970

O.J. Simpson 24 RB 14 0 212 6-2 USC 7/9/1947 2

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1969

Cal Snowden 25 DE 14 0 253 6-4 Indiana 11/29/1946 2

St. Louis Cardinals / 9th / 227th pick / 1969

Mike Stratton 30 LB 13 0 224 6-3 Tennessee 4/10/1941 9

Buffalo Bills / 13th / 100th pick / 1962

Bob Tatarek 25 DT 14 0 270 6-4 Miami (FL) 7/3/1946 3

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 34th pick / 1968

Jan White 23 TE 13 0 216 6-2 Ohio State 10/6/1948 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1971

Mike D. Wilson 24 T-G 5 0 245 6-3 Dayton 10/20/1947 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 14th / 343rd pick / 1969

Alvin Wyatt 24 DB 14 0 184 5-10 Bethune-Cookman 12/13/1947 1

Oakland Raiders / 6th / 154th pick / 1970

Willie Young 24 T 14 0 270 6-4 Alcorn State 11/12/1947 Rook
Team Total 24.9 14 226.7 6-2.5 2.1