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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.

Coached by Jim Ringo (0-9-0) and Lou Saban (2-3-0)

1976 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 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

 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

Roster

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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