1971 Buffalo Bills (NFL)

5th place American Football Conference Eastern Division 1-13-0 .071

Marvin Bass	Offensive Backs
Chuck Gottfried	Offensive Line
Ralph Hawkins	Linebackers
Bobby Hunt	Defensive Backs
Harvey Johnson	Assistant Coach

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Score		Location	Venue	Attendance
Fri	8/6/1971	H	New Orleans Saints	14-10	W	Buffalo, NY	War Memorial Stadium	33758
Mon	8/16/1971	A	Philadelphia Eagles	28-34	L	Philadelphia, PA	Veterans Stadium	65358
Sun	8/22/1971	H	New England Patriots	28-14	W	Buffalo, NY	War Memorial Stadium	31610
Sun	8/29/1971	A	Atlanta Falcons	24-35	L	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	53090
Sat	9/4/1971	A	Detroit Lions	31-17	W	Detroit, MI	Tiger Stadium	51478
Fri	9/10/1971	H	Green Bay Packers	14-20	L	Buffalo, NY	War Memorial Stadium	37301
Sun	9/19/1971	H	Dallas Cowboys	37-49	L	Buffalo, NY	War Memorial Stadium	46206
Sun	9/26/1971	H	Miami Dolphins	14-29	L	Buffalo, NY	War Memorial Stadium	45139
Sun	10/3/1971	A	Minnesota Vikings	0-19	L	Bloomington, MN	Metropolitan Stadium	47900
Sun	10/10/1971	H	Baltimore Colts	0-43	L	Buffalo, NY	War Memorial Stadium	46206
Sun	10/17/1971	A	New York Jets	17-28	L	New York, NY	Shea Stadium	61948
Sat	10/23/1971	A	San Diego Chargers	3-20	L	San Diego, CA	San Diego Stadium	49261
Sun	10/31/1971	H	St. Louis Cardinals	23-28	L	Buffalo, NY	War Memorial Stadium	40040
Sun	11/7/1971	A	Miami Dolphins	0-34	L	Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	61016
Sun	11/14/1971	A	New England Patriots	33-38	L	Foxborough, MA	Schaefer Stadium	57446
Sun	11/21/1971	H	New York Jets	7-20	L	Buffalo, NY	War Memorial Stadium	41577
Sun	11/28/1971	H	New England Patriots	27-20	W	Buffalo, NY	War Memorial Stadium	27166
Sun	12/5/1971	A	Baltimore Colts	0-24	L	Baltimore, MD	Memorial Stadium	58476
Sun	12/12/1971	H	Houston Oilers	14-20	L	Buffalo, NY	War Memorial Stadium	28107
Sun	12/19/1971	A	Kansas City Chiefs	9-22	L	Kansas City, MO	Municipal Stadium	48121

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

ROSTER
No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
21	Jackie Allen	RS	6-1	188	24	Baylor	14	7
56	Al Andrews	RLB	6-3	216	26	New Mexico State	14	9
46	Tim Beamer	LS	5-11	185	23	Illinois; Johnson C. Smith	12	2
34	Jim Braxton	RB	6-1	243	22	West Virginia	13	0
86	Marlin Briscoe	WR	5-10	178	26	Nebraska-Omaha	14	14
62	Levert Carr	ROG-LOT	6-5	258	27	Independence CC; North Central	14	14
81	Bob Chandler	WR	6-0	179	22	Southern California	13	0
52	Edgar Chandler	MLB	6-3	227	25	Georgia	14	14
6	Dave Chapple	P	6-0	184	24	UC Santa Barbara	1	0
51	Jerry Collins	LB	6-1	225	24	Western Michigan	2	0
79	Paul Costa	ROT	6-4	252	30	Notre Dame	11	5
82	Al Cowlings	LDE	6-5	247	24	San Francisco CC; Southern California	14	14
63	Dick Cunningham	LB	6-2	239	27	Arkansas	5	0
84	Austin Denney	TE	6-2	230	27	Tennessee	1	0
78	Jim Dunaway	LDT	6-4	278	30	Mississippi	14	9
89	Wes Grant	RDE	6-3	250	25	Santa Monica JC; UCLA	3	1
74	Donnie Green	ROT	6-7	266	23	Purdue	10	9
43	Tony Greene	CB	5-10	170	22	Maryland	14	9
59	Paul Guidry	LLB	6-3	229	27	Louisiana State; McNeese State	14	14
7	Grant Guthrie	K	6-0	210	23	Florida State	6	0
12	James Harris	QB	6-3	221	24	Grambling State	7	2
72	Bob Hews	OT-DE	6-5	240	24	Princeton	2	0
28	Ike Hill	WR	5-10	185	24	Catawba	14	1
40	J.D. Hill	WR	6-1	202	23	Arizona State	5	4
64	Chuck Hurston	RDE	6-6	237	29	Auburn	9	2
20	Robert James	LCB	6-1	184	24	Fisk	14	14
51	Bruce Jarvis	C	6-7	250	23	Washington	14	14
36	Greg Jones	RB	6-1	195	23	UCLA	14	1
10	Spike Jones	P	6-2	193	24	Middle Georgia JC; Georgia	13	0
54	Howard Kindig	OT	6-6	260	30	Moberly JC; Los Angeles State	14	0
85	Ted Koy	TE	6-1	211	24	Texas	14	1
3	John Leypoldt	K	6-2	230	25	none	8	0
76	Mike McBath	LDT	6-4	249	25	Penn State	13	5
55	Bill McKinley	MLB	6-1	240	22	Arizona	7	0
25	Haven Moses	WR	6-2	200	25	Los Angeles Harbor JC; San Diego State	12	9
67	Joe O'Donnell	ROG	6-2	249	30	Michigan	7	7
30	Wayne Patrick	RB	6-2	227	25	Louisville	14	13
48	John Pitts	LS	6-4	219	26	Santa Ana JC; Arizona State	14	12
61	Jim Reilly	LOG	6-2	250	23	Notre Dame	14	14
37	Pete Richardson	RS	6-1	190	25	Dayton	13	7
87	Louis Ross	DE	6-6	248	24	South Carolina State	5	0
16	Dennis Shaw	QB	6-2	213	24	Southern California; Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State	14	12
32	O.J. Simpson	RB	6-1	210	24	San Francisco CC; Southern California	14	14
75	Cal Snowden	RDE	6-4	247	25	Indiana	14	11
58	Mike Stratton	RLB	6-3	236	30	Tennessee	13	5
71	Bob Tatarek	RDT	6-4	260	25	Miami (Florida)	14	14
80	Jan White	TE	6-2	216	23	Ohio State	13	13
65	Mike Wilson	OG	6-1	243	24	Dayton	5	0
41	Alvin Wyatt	RCB	5-9	184	24	Bethune-Cookman	14	14
68	Willie Young	LOT	6-4	270	24	Alcorn State	14	7

DRAFT LIST
Round	Overall	Player	Pos	College
1	4	J.D. Hill	WR	Arizona State
2	29	Jan White	TE	Ohio State
3	53	Bruce Jarvis	C	Washington
3	57	Jim Braxton	RB	West Virginia
5	107	Donnie Green	T	Purdue
5	113	Tim Beamer	DB	Johnson C. Smith
6	145	Bill McKinley	DE	Arizona
7	160	Bob Chandler	WR	Southern California
8	183	Louis Ross	DE	South Carolina State
8	185	Tyrone Walls	RB	Missouri
9	213	Bobby Strickland	LB	Auburn
11	263	Andy Browder	T	Texas A&M-Kingsville
12	291	Jimmy Sheffield	K	Texas A&M
13	316	Busty Underwood	QB	Texas Christian
14	341	Jim Hoots	DE	Missouri Southern State
15	369	Charley Cole	RB	Toledo
16	394	Billy Hunter	DB	Utah
17	419	Pat Morrison	TE	Arkansas

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Team Totals	38	62	43	41
Opponents Totals	82	110	83	119

TEAM STATS	TOP	1ST DOWNS	FDR	FDP	FDX	3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY	4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY	PEN	PENY
Team Totals		185	68	96	21	/ %	/ %	74	691
Opponents Totals		250	135	101	14	/ %	/ %	89	883

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
John Leypoldt	0	12	12	100.0	9	15	60.0	0	39
Marlin Briscoe	5	0	0		0	0		0	30
O.J. Simpson	5	0	0		0	0		0	30
Grant Guthrie	0	8	9	88.9	3	10	30.0	0	17
Ike Hill	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
J.D. Hill	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Haven Moses	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Robert James	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Greg Jones	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Ted Koy	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Wayne Patrick	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Alvin Wyatt	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Edgar Chandler	0	0	0		0	0		1	2
Team Totals	21	20	21	95.2	12	25	48.0	1	184
Opponents Totals	45	45	45	100.0	25	38	65.8	2	394

FIELD GOALS	MADE	ATT	PCT	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+
Grant Guthrie	3	10	30.0	0/0	0/1	1/2	1/5	1/2
John Leypoldt	9	15	60.0	3/3	0/2	1/1	5/6	0/3
Team Totals	12	25	48.0	3/3	0/3	2/3	6/11	1/5
Opponents Totals	25	38	65.8	7/7	3/5	4/11	11/14	0/1

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
O.J. Simpson	183	742	4.1	46t	5
Wayne Patrick	79	332	4.2	41	1
Jim Braxton	21	84	4.0	14	0
Dennis Shaw	14	82	5.9	12	0
Greg Jones	16	53	3.3	11	0
James Harris	6	42	7.0	13	0
J.D. Hill	1	2	2.0	2	0
Team Totals	320	1337	4.2	46t	6
Opponents Totals	562	2496	4.4	45t	21

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Dennis Shaw	291	149	51.2	116	1813	6.2	12.2	75t	11	3.8	26	8.9	33	276	1537	46.1
James Harris	103	51	49.5	46	512	5.0	10.0	62	1	1.0	6	5.8	16	145	367	43.0
Jim Braxton	3	1	33.3	2	49	16.3	49.0	49	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	49	81.9
Marlin Briscoe	2	1	50.0	1	36	18.0	36.0	36	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	36	95.8
O.J. Simpson	2	0	0.0	2	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Team Totals	401	202	50.4	167	2410	6.0	11.9	75t	12	3.0	32	8.0	49	421	1989	45.8
Opponents Totals	303	157	51.8	135	2333	7.7	14.9	80t	20	6.6	11	3.6	30	225	2108	84.2

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Marlin Briscoe	44	603	13.7	75t	5
Wayne Patrick	36	327	9.1	62	0
Haven Moses	23	470	20.4	73t	2
O.J. Simpson	21	162	7.7	38	0
Jim Braxton	18	141	7.8	25	0
Greg Jones	16	113	7.1	21	1
Jan White	13	130	10.0	21	0
J.D. Hill	11	216	19.6	47t	2
Ted Koy	10	133	13.3	22	1
Bob Chandler	5	60	12.0	20	0
Ike Hill	5	55	11.0	26t	1
Team Totals	202	2410	11.9	75t	12
Opponents Totals	157	2333	14.9	80t	20

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Robert James	4	25	6.3	25	0
John Pitts	2	12	6.0	12	0
Alvin Wyatt	1	30	30.0	30	0
Edgar Chandler	1	13	13.0	13	0
Paul Guidry	1	13	13.0	13	0
Al Andrews	1	0	0.0	0	0
Pete Richardson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	11	93	8.5	30	0
Opponents Totals	32	418	13.1	53	3

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL	TB	I20	RYDS	NYDS	NET
Spike Jones	72	2966	41.2	62	1	6	10
Dave Chapple	3	101	33.7	47	0	0	0
Team Totals	75	3067	40.9	62	1	6	10	446	2501	33.3
Opponents Totals	66	2575	39.0	62	0			343

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Ike Hill	14	2	133	9.5	68t	1
Alvin Wyatt	23	3	188	8.2	61t	1
Tim Beamer	7	5	22	3.1	10	0
Jackie Allen	0	1	0			0
Team Totals	44	11	343	7.8	68t	2
Opponents Totals	40	16	446	11.2	50	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Alvin Wyatt	30	762	25.4	39
Tim Beamer	20	394	19.7	44
Ike Hill	12	280	23.3	36
Jim Braxton	5	90	18.0	28
O.J. Simpson	4	107	26.8	43
Howard Kindig	2	16	8.0	8
Greg Jones	1	24	24.0	24
Team Totals	74	1673	22.6	44
Opponents Totals	42	971	23.1	60

SACKS	NO	YDS
Al Cowlings	7.5
Cal Snowden	5.5
Paul Guidry	5.0
Bob Tatarek	4.0
Mike McBath	2.0
Al Andrews	1.5
Jim Dunaway	1.0
Wes Grant	1.0
Pete Richardson	1.0
Chuck Hurston	0.5
(Team)	1.0
Team Totals	30.0	225.0
Opponents Totals	49.0	421.0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Jackie Allen	1		1	0	1	0	0
Al Andrews	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Tim Beamer	5		1	0	1	0	0
Jim Braxton	2		1	0	1	0	0
Al Cowlings	0	0	0	3	3	5	0
Tony Greene	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Paul Guidry	0	0	1	1	2	0	0
James Harris	3		2	0	2	0	0
Ike Hill	2		1	0	1	0	0
Robert James	0	0	0	2	2	2	1
Greg Jones	1		0	0	0	0	0
Mike McBath	0	0	0	1	1	4	0
Bill McKinley	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Joe O'Donnell	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Wayne Patrick	5		1	0	1	0	0
Pete Richardson	0	0	0	1	1	46	0
Dennis Shaw	4		3	0	3	-13	0
O.J. Simpson	5		2	0	2	0	0
Bob Tatarek	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Alvin Wyatt	5		1	1	2	0	0
Team Totals	33	16	17	11	28	44	1
Opponents Totals	17	11	6	16	22		0