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Record: 5-8-1, Finished 3rd in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 278 points (19.9/g), 7th of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 315 points (22.5/g), 5th.
Differential of -37 points (-2.6/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 6.0-8.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 4th.
Coached by Weeb Ewbank (5-8-1)
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1964 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Dick Wood | 28 | 2 | 13 | 169 for 358, 2,298 yards, 17 td, 25 int, & 9 rushes for 6 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 144th pick / 1959 |
| HB | Bill Mathis | 26 | 4 | 0 | 105 rushes for 305 yards, 4 td, & 4 catches for 39 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 88th pick / 1960 |
| FB | Matt Snell* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 215 rushes for 948 yards, 5 td, & 56 catches for 393 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| FL | Don Maynard | 29 | 6 | 0 | 46 catches for 847 yards, 8 td, & 3 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick / 1957 |
| SE | Bake Turner | 24 | 2 | 0 | 58 catches for 974 yards, 9 td | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 163rd pick / 1962 |
| TE | Gene Heeter | 23 | 1 | 0 | 13 catches for 153 yards, 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 58th pick / 1963 |
| TE | Dee Mackey | 30 | 4 | 0 | 14 catches for 213 yards, 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 24th / 287th pick / 1958 |
| LT | Winston Hill* | 23 | 1 | 14 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Dan Ficca | 25 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 53rd pick / 1961 |
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| C | Mike Hudock | 30 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 128th pick / 1956 |
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| RG | Sam DeLuca | 28 | 4 | 0 | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1957 |
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| RT | Sherman Plunkett* | 31 | 6 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 71st pick / 1956 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bert Wilder | 25 | Rook | 0 | New York Titans / 14th / 109th pick / 1962 |
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| LDT | Paul Rochester | 26 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RDT | Gordy Holz | 31 | 4 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 23rd / 270th pick / 1955 |
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| RDE | LaVerne Torczon | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 18th / 211th pick / 1957 |
| LLB | Ralph Baker | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 38th pick / 1964 |
| MLB | Wahoo McDaniel | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Larry Grantham*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960 |
| LCB | Mark Johnston | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Clyde Washington | 26 | 4 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 116th pick / 1960 |
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| LS | Dainard Paulson* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 12 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Bill Baird | 25 | 1 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Turner | 23 | Rook | 0 | 13 of 27 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963 |
| P | Curley Johnson | 29 | 4 | 0 | 79 punts for a 41.3 average, 2 blocked | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 77th pick / 1957 |
| PR | Bill Baird | 25 | 1 | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 9.4 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Jim Evans | 25 | Rook | 1 | 13 kick returns for a 19.9 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 4th / 27th pick / 1964 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Baird | 25 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | San Francisco State | 3/1/1939 | 1 | |
| Ralph Baker | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/25/1942 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 38th pick / 1964 |
| Ed Cummings | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Stanford | 6/29/1941 | Rook | |
| Sam DeLuca | 28 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 5/2/1936 | 4 | New York Giants / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1957 |
| Jim Evans | 25 | WR | 12 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas-El Paso | 10/24/1939 | Rook | New York Jets / 4th / 27th pick / 1964 |
| Dan Ficca | 25 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | USC | 2/7/1939 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 53rd pick / 1961 |
| Larry Grantham*+ | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 9/16/1938 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960 |
| Gene Heeter | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 4/19/1941 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 58th pick / 1963 |
| Dave Herman | 23 | G-T | 5 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 9/3/1941 | Rook | New York Giants / 8th / 110th pick / 1963 |
| Winston Hill* | 23 | T | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Texas Southern | 10/23/1941 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 145th pick / 1963 |
| Gordy Holz | 31 | DT-T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 5/24/1933 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 23rd / 270th pick / 1955 |
| Mike Hudock | 30 | C | 11 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 9/29/1934 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 128th pick / 1956 |
| Curley Johnson | 29 | RB-P-TE | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Houston | 7/2/1935 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 77th pick / 1957 |
| Mark Johnston | 26 | DB | 8 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 3/4/1938 | 4 | |
| Al Lawson | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Delaware State | 6/6/1941 | Rook | |
| Pete Liske | 22 | QB | 2 | 1 | 200 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/24/1942 | Rook | New York Jets / 15th / 115th pick / 1963 |
| Dee Mackey | 30 | E-TE | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-5 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 10/16/1934 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 24th / 287th pick / 1958 |
| Bill Mathis | 26 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Clemson | 12/10/1938 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 88th pick / 1960 |
| Don Maynard | 29 | E-FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Rice,Texas-El Paso | 1/25/1935 | 6 | New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick / 1957 |
| Bob McAdams | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | North Carolina Central | 11/1/1939 | 1 | New York Giants / 17th / 237th pick / 1963 |
| Jim McCusker | 28 | T | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 5/19/1936 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1958 |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 6/19/1938 | 4 | |
| Bill Pashe | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | George Washington | 8/5/1940 | Rook | New York Giants / 18th / 250th pick / 1963 |
| Dainard Paulson* | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 5/15/1937 | 3 | |
| Pete Perreault | 25 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Boston University | 3/1/1939 | 1 | |
| Gerry Philbin | 23 | DE | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Buffalo | 7/31/1941 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 19th pick / 1964 |
| Sherman Plunkett* | 31 | T | 14 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Md-Eastern Shore | 4/17/1933 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 71st pick / 1956 |
| Bill Rademacher | 22 | WR-DB | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Northern Michigan | 5/13/1942 | Rook | |
| Paul Rochester | 26 | DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 7/15/1938 | 4 | |
| Bob Rowley | 23 | LB | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Virginia | 9/16/1941 | 1 | |
| John Schmitt | 22 | C | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Hofstra | 11/12/1942 | Rook | |
| Mark Smolinski | 25 | FB-TE | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 5/9/1939 | 3 | |
| Matt Snell* | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/18/1941 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 3rd pick / 1964 |
| Marshall Starks | 25 | DB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Illinois | 3/6/1939 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 106th pick / 1961 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 23 | QB | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Illinois | 7/26/1941 | Rook | New York Giants / 10th / 138th pick / 1963 |
| LaVerne Torczon | 28 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 1/1/1936 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 18th / 211th pick / 1957 |
| Bake Turner | 24 | WR-SE | 14 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | Texas Tech | 7/22/1940 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 163rd pick / 1962 |
| Jim Turner | 23 | K | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Utah State | 3/28/1941 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 19th / 259th pick / 1963 |
| Vince Turner | 22 | DB | 6 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Missouri | 12/31/1942 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 120th pick / 1964 |
| Clyde Washington | 26 | DB-P | 8 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Purdue | 3/21/1938 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 116th pick / 1960 |
| Bob Watters | 29 | DE | 5 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Lincoln (MO) | 9/25/1935 | 2 | New York Giants / 28th / 334th pick / 1958 |
| Willie West | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Oregon | 5/1/1938 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 37th pick / 1960 |
| Bert Wilder | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 4/14/1939 | Rook | New York Titans / 14th / 109th pick / 1962 |
| Dick Wood | 28 | QB | 13 | 13 | 205 | 6-5 | Auburn | 2/29/1936 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 144th pick / 1959 |
| Team Total | 25.4 | 14 | 222.6 | 6-1.7 | 2.1 |