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1975 Buffalo Bills

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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 420 points (30.0/g), 1st of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 355 points (25.4/g), 21st.
 Differential of 65 points (4.6/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 8.4-5.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.8/g), 4th.

Coached by Lou Saban (8-6-0)

1975 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 Joe Ferguson 25 2 14 169 for 321, 2,426 yards, 25 td, 17 int, & 23 rushes for 82 yards and 1 td

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973

RB O.J. Simpson*+ 28 6 0 329 rushes for 1,817 yards, 16 td, & 28 catches for 426 yards and 7 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1969

FB Jim Braxton 26 4 0 186 rushes for 823 yards, 9 td, & 26 catches for 282 yards and 4 td

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1971

WR Bob Chandler 26 4 13 55 catches for 746 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 160th pick / 1971

WR J.D. Hill 27 4 0 36 catches for 667 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 4th pick / 1971

TE Paul Seymour 25 2 14 19 catches for 268 yards, 1 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 7th pick / 1973

LT Dave Foley 28 6 14

New York Jets / 1st / 26th pick / 1969

LG Reggie McKenzie 25 3 14

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 27th pick / 1972

C Mike Montler 31 6 14

Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969

RG Joe DeLamielleure*+ 24 2 14

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973

RT Donnie Green 27 4 14

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 107th pick / 1971

 Defensive Starters
LDE Walt Patulski 25 3 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1972

NT Mike Kadish 25 2 14

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1972

RDE Earl Edwards 29 6 14 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 120th pick / 1969

LOLB John Skorupan 24 2 14 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 136th pick / 1973

LILB Doug Allen 24 1 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 27th pick / 1974

RILB Merv Krakau 24 2 9 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 14th / 344th pick / 1973

ROLB Bo Cornell 26 4 11

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1971

LCB Tony Greene 26 4 12 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered
RCB Dwight Harrison 27 4 13 8 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 35th pick / 1971

SS Ed Jones 23 Rook 0 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 226th pick / 1975

FS Steve Freeman 22 Rook 0 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 5th / 117th pick / 1975

FS Tony Greene 26 4 12 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K John Leypoldt 29 4 0 9 of 16 field goals & 51 of 57 extra points
P Marv Bateman 25 3 0 61 punts for a 41.6 average, 2 blocked

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 78th pick / 1972

PR Gary Hayman 24 1 0 25 punt returns for a 8.6 average and 0 td

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 106th pick / 1974

KR Vic Washington 29 4 0 35 kick returns for a 26.4 average and 0 td

San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 87th pick / 1970

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Bill Adams 25 G-T 6 0 255 6-2 Holy Cross 2/4/1950 3

Miami Dolphins / 7th / 161st pick / 1972

Doug Allen 24 LB 14 0 228 6-2 Penn State 11/13/1951 1

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 27th pick / 1974

Marv Bateman 25 P 14 0 213 6-4 Utah 4/5/1950 3

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 78th pick / 1972

Jim Braxton 26 RB 14 0 243 6-1 West Virginia 5/23/1949 4

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1971

Don Calhoun 23 RB 6 0 206 6-0 Kansas State 4/29/1952 1

Buffalo Bills / 10th / 249th pick / 1974

Bob Chandler 26 WR 14 13 180 6-0 USC 4/24/1949 4

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 160th pick / 1971

Bo Cornell 26 LB-RB 14 11 220 6-2 Washington 3/7/1949 4

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1971

Don Croft 26 DT 13 0 254 6-4 Texas-El Paso 1/7/1949 3

Baltimore Colts / 5th / 115th pick / 1972

Joe DeLamielleure*+ 24 G 14 14 254 6-3 Michigan State 3/16/1951 2

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973

Earl Edwards 29 DT-DE 14 14 260 6-7 Wichita State 3/17/1946 6

San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 120th pick / 1969

Joe Ferguson 25 QB 14 14 195 6-1 Arkansas 4/23/1950 2

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973

Dave Foley 28 T-C 14 14 255 6-5 Ohio State 10/28/1947 6

New York Jets / 1st / 26th pick / 1969

Charlie Ford 27 DB 5 4 185 6-3 Houston 12/10/1948 4

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 36th pick / 1971

Steve Freeman 22 DB 14 0 185 5-11 Mississippi State 5/8/1953 Rook

New England Patriots / 5th / 117th pick / 1975

Reuben Gant 23 TE-WR 14 0 230 6-4 Oklahoma State 4/12/1952 1

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1974

Donnie Green 27 T 14 14 272 6-7 Purdue 7/12/1948 4

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 107th pick / 1971

Tony Greene 26 DB 14 12 170 5-10 Maryland 8/29/1949 4
Halvor Hagen 28 G-DE-T-C 13 0 245 6-5 Weber State 2/4/1947 6

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 74th pick / 1969

Dwight Harrison 27 DB-WR 13 13 187 6-1 Texas A&M-Kingsville 10/12/1948 4

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 35th pick / 1971

Clint Haslerig 23 WR-HB 3 0 189 6-0 Michigan 4/9/1952 1

San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1974

Gary Hayman 24 RB 14 0 198 6-1 Penn State 9/8/1951 1

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 106th pick / 1974

J.D. Hill 27 WR 14 0 202 6-1 Arizona State 10/30/1948 4

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 4th pick / 1971

John Holland 23 WR 12 0 190 6-0 Tennessee State 2/28/1952 1

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 29th pick / 1974

Mark Johnson 22 DE-LB 11 2 240 6-2 Missouri 8/14/1953 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 12th / 305th pick / 1975

Ed Jones 23 DB 12 0 185 6-0 Rutgers 6/29/1952 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 226th pick / 1975

Mike Kadish 25 DT-NT 14 14 270 6-5 Notre Dame 5/27/1950 2

Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1972

Merv Krakau 24 LB 14 9 242 6-2 Iowa State 5/16/1951 2

Buffalo Bills / 14th / 344th pick / 1973

John Leypoldt 29 K 14 0 229 6-2 Northern Virginia Community College 3/31/1946 4
Gary Marangi 23 QB 5 0 201 6-1 Boston College 7/29/1952 1

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 70th pick / 1974

John McCrumbly 23 LB 13 2 245 6-1 Texas A&M 7/28/1952 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 115th pick / 1975

Reggie McKenzie 25 G 14 14 255 6-4 Michigan 7/27/1950 3

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 27th pick / 1972

Royce McKinney 22 DB 9 1 190 6-1 Kentucky State 11/3/1953 Rook

Baltimore Colts / 9th / 209th pick / 1975

Mike Montler 31 C-G-T 14 14 254 6-5 Colorado 1/10/1944 6

Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969

Frank Oliver 23 DB 14 2 194 6-1 Kentucky State 3/3/1952 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 87th pick / 1975

Willie Parker 27 C-G 14 0 245 6-3 North Texas 12/28/1948 2

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1971

Walt Patulski 25 DE 14 0 259 6-6 Notre Dame 2/3/1950 3

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1972

Tom Ruud 22 LB 14 3 223 6-3 Nebraska 7/26/1953 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 19th pick / 1975

Steven Schnarr 23 RB 12 0 216 6-2 Otterbein 7/30/1952 Rook
Paul Seymour 25 TE 14 14 252 6-5 Michigan 2/6/1950 2

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 7th pick / 1973

O.J. Simpson*+ 28 RB 14 0 212 6-2 USC 7/9/1947 6

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1969

John Skorupan 24 LB 14 14 222 6-2 Penn State 5/17/1951 2

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 136th pick / 1973

Ike Thomas 28 DB-WR 5 0 193 6-2 Bishop 11/4/1947 4

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 51st pick / 1971

Pat Toomay 30 DE 14 0 247 6-5 Vanderbilt 5/17/1945 5

Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 153rd pick / 1970

Vic Washington 29 RB-DB-WR 13 0 197 5-11 Wyoming 3/23/1946 4

San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 87th pick / 1970

Jeff Winans 24 G-DE-T-DT 11 3 265 6-5 USC 10/12/1951 2

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1973

Jeff Yeates 24 DE-DT-G 13 0 248 6-3 Boston College 8/3/1951 1

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 103rd pick / 1973

Team Total 25.3 14 223.9 6-2.4 2.6