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1976 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 245 points (17.5/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 363 points (25.9/g), 24th.
Differential of -118 points (-8.4/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 4.0-10.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 16th.
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1976 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 | Gary Marangi | 24 | 2 | 7 | 82 for 232, 998 yards, 7 td, 16 int, & 39 rushes for 230 yards and 2 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 70th pick / 1974 |
| QB | Joe Ferguson | 26 | 3 | 7 | 74 for 151, 1,086 yards, 9 td, 1 int, & 18 rushes for 81 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973 |
| RB | O.J. Simpson*+ | 29 | 7 | 7 | 290 rushes for 1,503 yards, 8 td, & 22 catches for 259 yards and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1969 |
| FB | Jeff Kinney | 27 | 4 | 7 | 116 rushes for 475 yards, 1 td, & 14 catches for 78 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1972 |
| WR | Bob Chandler | 27 | 5 | 14 | 61 catches for 824 yards, 10 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 160th pick / 1971 |
| WR | John Holland | 24 | 2 | 8 | 15 catches for 299 yards, 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 29th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Reuben Gant | 24 | 2 | 7 | 12 catches for 263 yards, 3 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1974 |
| TE | Paul Seymour | 26 | 3 | 13 | 16 catches for 169 yards, 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 7th pick / 1973 |
| LT | Dave Foley | 29 | 7 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 26th pick / 1969 |
| LG | Reggie McKenzie | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 27th pick / 1972 |
| C | Mike Montler | 32 | 7 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969 |
| RG | Joe DeLamielleure*+ | 25 | 3 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973 |
| RT | Donnie Green | 28 | 5 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 107th pick / 1971 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ken Jones | 24 | Rook | 7 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1976 |
| LDE | Ben Williams | 22 | Rook | 7 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 78th pick / 1976 |
| LDT | Mike Kadish | 26 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1972 |
| RDT | Marty Smith | 23 | Rook | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 15th / 390th pick / 1975 |
| RDE | Sherman White | 28 | 4 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972 |
| LLB | John Skorupan | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 136th pick / 1973 |
| MLB | Merv Krakau | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 interception, 6 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 14th / 344th pick / 1973 |
| RLB | Dan Jilek | 23 | Rook | 14 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Mario Clark | 22 | Rook | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Dwight Harrison | 28 | 5 | 12 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 35th pick / 1971 |
| SS | Doug Jones | 26 | 3 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 145th pick / 1973 |
| FS | Tony Greene | 27 | 5 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Jakowenko | 28 | 2 | 0 | 12 of 17 field goals & 21 of 24 extra points | |
| P | Marv Bateman | 26 | 4 | 0 | 86 punts for a 42.8 average, 1 blocked | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 78th pick / 1972 |
| PR | Keith Moody | 23 | Rook | 2 | 16 punt returns for a 10.4 average and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 280th pick / 1976 |
| KR | Keith Moody | 23 | Rook | 2 | 26 kick returns for a 23.3 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 280th pick / 1976 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Adams | 26 | G-T | 11 | 1 | 255 | 6-2 | Holy Cross | 2/4/1950 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 161st pick / 1972 |
| William Anderson | 27 | DB | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 8/1/1949 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1971 |
| Marv Bateman | 26 | P | 14 | 0 | 213 | 6-4 | Utah | 4/5/1950 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 78th pick / 1972 |
| Jim Braxton | 27 | RB | 1 | 0 | 243 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 5/23/1949 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1971 |
| Cliff Brooks | 27 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 6/21/1949 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 45th pick / 1972 |
| Bob Chandler | 27 | WR | 14 | 14 | 180 | 6-0 | USC | 4/24/1949 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 160th pick / 1971 |
| Mario Clark | 22 | DB | 14 | 14 | 194 | 6-2 | Oregon | 3/29/1954 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1976 |
| Fred Coleman | 23 | TE | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | La-Monroe | 6/26/1953 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 142nd pick / 1976 |
| Bo Cornell | 27 | LB-RB | 14 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/7/1949 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1971 |
| Joe DeLamielleure*+ | 25 | G | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 3/16/1951 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973 |
| Joe Devlin | 22 | T-G | 14 | 2 | 261 | 6-5 | Iowa | 2/23/1954 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1976 |
| Emmett Edwards | 24 | WR | 6 | 1 | 187 | 6-1 | Kansas | 6/6/1952 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1975 |
| Joe Ferguson | 26 | QB | 7 | 7 | 195 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 4/23/1950 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973 |
| Dave Foley | 29 | T-C | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 10/28/1947 | 7 | New York Jets / 1st / 26th pick / 1969 |
| Steve Freeman | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 5/8/1953 | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 117th pick / 1975 |
| Bob Gaddis | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Miss. Valley State | 1/20/1952 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 13th / 337th pick / 1975 |
| Reuben Gant | 24 | TE-WR | 14 | 7 | 230 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 4/12/1952 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1974 |
| Donnie Green | 28 | T | 13 | 11 | 272 | 6-7 | Purdue | 7/12/1948 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 107th pick / 1971 |
| Van Green | 25 | DB | 5 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Shaw | 4/21/1951 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 150th pick / 1973 |
| Tony Greene | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 170 | 5-10 | Maryland | 8/29/1949 | 5 | |
| Dwight Harrison | 28 | DB-WR | 12 | 12 | 187 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10/12/1948 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 35th pick / 1971 |
| Clayton Heath | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Wake Forest | 2/15/1951 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 13th / 338th pick / 1974 |
| John Holland | 24 | WR | 13 | 8 | 190 | 6-0 | Tennessee State | 2/28/1952 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 29th pick / 1974 |
| Mike Holmes | 26 | DB-WR | 1 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 11/18/1950 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 18th pick / 1973 |
| Roland Hooks | 23 | RB | 14 | 2 | 197 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 1/2/1953 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 253rd pick / 1975 |
| George Jakowenko | 28 | K | 11 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Syracuse | 6/26/1948 | 2 | |
| Dan Jilek | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-2 | Michigan | 12/3/1953 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1976 |
| Mark Johnson | 23 | DE-LB | 13 | 1 | 240 | 6-2 | Missouri | 8/14/1953 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 305th pick / 1975 |
| Doug Jones | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 202 | 6-2 | Arizona State,Cal State-Northridge | 5/31/1950 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 145th pick / 1973 |
| Ken Jones | 24 | T-DE | 12 | 7 | 260 | 6-5 | Arkansas State | 12/1/1952 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1976 |
| Mike Kadish | 26 | DT-NT | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 5/27/1950 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1972 |
| Jeff Kinney | 27 | RB | 12 | 7 | 215 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 11/1/1949 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1972 |
| Merv Krakau | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 242 | 6-2 | Iowa State | 5/16/1951 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 14th / 344th pick / 1973 |
| John Leypoldt | 30 | K | 1 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | Northern Virginia Community College | 3/31/1946 | 5 | |
| Jeff Lloyd | 22 | DE-NT | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | West Texas A&M | 3/14/1954 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1976 |
| Gary Marangi | 24 | QB | 11 | 7 | 201 | 6-1 | Boston College | 7/29/1952 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 70th pick / 1974 |
| Reggie McKenzie | 26 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-4 | Michigan | 7/27/1950 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 27th pick / 1972 |
| Mike Montler | 32 | C-G-T | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-5 | Colorado | 1/10/1944 | 7 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969 |
| Keith Moody | 23 | DB | 14 | 2 | 171 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 6/13/1953 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 280th pick / 1976 |
| Bob Nelson | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 6/30/1953 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1975 |
| Willie Parker | 28 | C-G | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | North Texas | 12/28/1948 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1971 |
| Bob Patton | 22 | C | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Delaware | 10/21/1954 | Rook | |
| Darnell Powell | 22 | RB | 11 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 5/31/1954 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 175th pick / 1976 |
| Eddie Ray | 29 | RB-TE | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 4/5/1947 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 4th / 83rd pick / 1970 |
| Andy Reid | 22 | RB | 1 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Georgia | 2/26/1954 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 13th / 349th pick / 1976 |
| Benny Ricardo | 22 | K | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | San Diego State | 1/4/1954 | Rook | |
| Tom Ruud | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 7/26/1953 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 19th pick / 1975 |
| Paul Seymour | 26 | TE | 13 | 13 | 252 | 6-5 | Michigan | 2/6/1950 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 7th pick / 1973 |
| O.J. Simpson*+ | 29 | RB | 14 | 7 | 212 | 6-2 | USC | 7/9/1947 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1969 |
| John Skorupan | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 222 | 6-2 | Penn State | 5/17/1951 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 136th pick / 1973 |
| Marty Smith | 23 | DT-DE | 14 | 12 | 250 | 6-3 | Louisville | 10/20/1953 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 15th / 390th pick / 1975 |
| Tody Smith | 28 | DE | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Michigan State,USC | 12/24/1948 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 25th pick / 1971 |
| Vic Washington | 30 | RB-DB-WR | 2 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 3/23/1946 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 87th pick / 1970 |
| Sherman White | 28 | DE | 13 | 13 | 250 | 6-5 | California | 10/6/1948 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972 |
| Ben Williams | 22 | DE-NT | 13 | 7 | 251 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 9/1/1954 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 78th pick / 1976 |
| Roscoe Word | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Jackson State | 7/24/1952 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1974 |
| Jeff Yeates | 25 | DE-DT-G | 3 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Boston College | 8/3/1951 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 103rd pick / 1973 |
| Team Total | 25.4 | 14 | 219.7 | 6-2.0 | 2.5 |