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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)
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1975 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |
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| LG | Reggie McKenzie | 25 | 3 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 27th pick / 1972 |
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| C | Mike Montler | 31 | 6 | 14 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969 |
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| RG | Joe DeLamielleure*+ | 24 | 2 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973 |
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| RT | Donnie Green | 27 | 4 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 107th pick / 1971 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |