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1977 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 160 points (11.4/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 313 points (22.4/g), 25th.
Differential of -153 points (-10.9/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 2.4-11.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.8/g), 25th.
Simple Rating System: Total -7.9, Offense: -4.3, Defense: -3.7, SoS: 3.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Ringo (3-11-0)
Training Camp: Niagara University (Niagara Falls, New York)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Joe Ferguson | 27 | 4 | 14 | 221 for 457, 2,803 yards, 12 td, 24 int, & 41 rushes for 279 yards and 2 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973 |
| RB | O.J. Simpson | 30 | 8 | 0 | 126 rushes for 557 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 138 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1969 |
| RB | Roland Hooks | 24 | 1 | 7 | 128 rushes for 497 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 195 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 253rd pick / 1975 |
| FB | Jim Braxton | 28 | 6 | 14 | 113 rushes for 372 yards, 1 td, & 43 catches for 461 yards and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Bob Chandler | 28 | 6 | 0 | 60 catches for 745 yards, 4 td | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 160th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Lou Piccone | 28 | 3 | 10 | 17 catches for 240 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Paul Seymour | 27 | 4 | 13 | 2 catches for 21 yards, 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 7th pick / 1973 |
| LT | Dave Foley | 30 | 8 | 0 | New York Jets / 1st / 26th pick / 1969 | |
| LG | Reggie McKenzie | 27 | 5 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 27th pick / 1972 |
| C | Willie Parker | 29 | 4 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1971 |
| RG | Joe DeLamielleure*+ | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973 |
| RT | Joe Devlin | 23 | 1 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1976 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ben Williams | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 78th pick / 1976 |
| LDT | Mike Kadish | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1972 |
| RDT | Bill Dunstan | 28 | 4 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 361st pick / 1971 | |
| RDE | Sherman White | 29 | 5 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972 | |
| LLB | Shane Nelson | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Merv Krakau | 26 | 4 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 14th / 344th pick / 1973 | |
| RLB | Dan Jilek | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Mario Clark | 23 | 1 | 13 | 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Dwight Harrison | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 35th pick / 1971 |
| SS | Doug Jones | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 145th pick / 1973 |
| FS | Tony Greene* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Carson Long | 23 | Rook | 0 | 7 of 11 field goals & 13 of 14 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 302nd pick / 1977 |
| P | Marv Bateman | 27 | 5 | 0 | 81 punts for a 39.9 average, 2 blocked | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 78th pick / 1972 |
| PR | John Kimbrough | 23 | Rook | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 11.5 average and 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1977 |
| KR | Keith Moody | 24 | 1 | 3 | 30 kick returns for a 21.2 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 280th pick / 1976 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Bill Adams | 27 | G-T | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Holy Cross | 2/4/1950 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 161st pick / 1972 |
| 7 | Marv Bateman | 27 | P | 14 | 0 | 213 | 6-4 | Utah | 4/5/1950 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 78th pick / 1972 |
| 34 | Jim Braxton | 28 | RB | 14 | 14 | 243 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 5/23/1949 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1971 |
| 47 | Curtis Brown | 23 | RB | 7 | 0 | 203 | 5-10 | Missouri | 12/7/1954 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1977 |
| 81 | Bob Chandler | 28 | WR | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | USC | 4/24/1949 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 160th pick / 1971 |
| 29 | Mario Clark | 23 | DB | 14 | 13 | 194 | 6-2 | Oregon | 3/29/1954 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1976 |
| 35 | Mike Collier | 24 | RB | 6 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Morgan St. | 9/21/1953 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 364th pick / 1975 |
| 50 | Greg Collins | 25 | LB | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 12/8/1952 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1975 |
| 30 | Bo Cornell | 28 | LB-RB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/7/1949 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 40th pick / 1971 |
| 86 | Reggie Craig | 24 | WR | 4 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 6/10/1953 | 2 | |
| 68 | Joe DeLamielleure*+ | 26 | G | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 3/16/1951 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1973 |
| 70 | Joe Devlin | 23 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 261 | 6-5 | Iowa | 2/23/1954 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1976 |
| 85 | Phil Dokes | 22 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 9/7/1955 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 12th pick / 1977 |
| 76 | Bill Dunstan | 28 | DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Utah St. | 1/3/1949 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 361st pick / 1971 |
| 12 | Joe Ferguson | 27 | QB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 4/23/1950 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973 |
| 78 | Dave Foley | 30 | T-C | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Ohio St. | 10/28/1947 | 8 | New York Jets / 1st / 26th pick / 1969 |
| 36 | Mike Franckowiak | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Central Michigan | 3/25/1953 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 54th pick / 1975 |
| 22 | Steve Freeman | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Mississippi St. | 5/8/1953 | 2 | New England Patriots / 5th / 117th pick / 1975 |
| 88 | Reuben Gant | 25 | TE-WR | 14 | 1 | 230 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 4/12/1952 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1974 |
| 43 | Tony Greene* | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Maryland | 8/29/1949 | 6 | |
| 28 | Dwight Harrison | 29 | DB-WR | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10/12/1948 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 35th pick / 1971 |
| 80 | John Holland | 25 | WR | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Tennessee St. | 2/28/1952 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 29th pick / 1974 |
| 25 | Roland Hooks | 24 | RB | 14 | 7 | 197 | 6-0 | North Carolina St. | 1/2/1953 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 253rd pick / 1975 |
| 51 | Dan Jilek | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Michigan | 12/3/1953 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1976 |
| 24 | Doug Jones | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 202 | 6-2 | Arizona St.,Cal State-Northridge | 5/31/1950 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 145th pick / 1973 |
| 73 | Ken Jones | 25 | T-DE | 14 | 2 | 260 | 6-5 | Arkansas St. | 12/1/1952 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1976 |
| 71 | Mike Kadish | 27 | DT-NT | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 5/27/1950 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1972 |
| 82 | John Kimbrough | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 165 | 5-10 | St. Cloud St. | 8/12/1954 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1977 |
| 52 | Merv Krakau | 26 | LB | 13 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Iowa St. | 5/16/1951 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 14th / 344th pick / 1973 |
| 72 | John Little | 30 | DT-DE-NT | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Oklahoma St. | 5/3/1947 | 7 | New York Jets / 14th / 358th pick / 1970 |
| 5 | Carson Long | 23 | K | 9 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 12/16/1954 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 302nd pick / 1977 |
| 67 | Reggie McKenzie | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-4 | Michigan | 7/27/1950 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 27th pick / 1972 |
| 46 | Keith Moody | 24 | DB | 14 | 3 | 171 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 6/13/1953 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 280th pick / 1976 |
| 79 | Greg Morton | 24 | DE | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/8/1953 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 8th / 197th pick / 1977 |
| 56 | Bob Nelson | 24 | LB | 11 | 0 | 232 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 6/30/1953 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1975 |
| 59 | Shane Nelson | 22 | LB | 14 | 14 | 226 | 6-1 | Baylor | 5/25/1955 | Rook | |
| 8 | Neil O'Donoghue | 24 | K | 5 | 0 | 208 | 6-6 | St. Bernard,Auburn | 1/18/1953 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 127th pick / 1977 |
| 61 | Willie Parker | 29 | C-G | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-3 | North Texas | 12/28/1948 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1971 |
| 89 | Lou Piccone | 28 | WR | 14 | 10 | 175 | 5-9 | West Liberty St. | 7/17/1949 | 3 | |
| 26 | Charles Romes | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | North Carolina Central | 12/16/1954 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 309th pick / 1977 |
| 54 | Tom Ruud | 24 | LB | 8 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 7/26/1953 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 19th pick / 1975 |
| 87 | Paul Seymour | 27 | TE | 14 | 13 | 252 | 6-5 | Michigan | 2/6/1950 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 7th pick / 1973 |
| 32 | O.J. Simpson | 30 | RB | 7 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | USC | 7/9/1947 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1969 |
| 55 | John Skorupan | 26 | LB | 2 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 5/17/1951 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 136th pick / 1973 |
| 83 | Sherman White | 29 | DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | California | 10/6/1948 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972 |
| 77 | Ben Williams | 23 | DE-NT | 14 | 14 | 251 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 9/1/1954 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 78th pick / 1976 |
| 86 | Leonard Willis | 24 | WR | 4 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 3/4/1953 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 118th pick / 1976 |
| 53 | Connie Zelencik | 22 | C | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Purdue | 4/3/1955 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 11th / 294th pick / 1977 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 14 | 219.9 | 6-1.9 | 2.9 |