1976 Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
5th place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 2-12-0 .143 |
Head Coach: Lou Saban (2-3-0); a href="/coaches/ring00400.html">Jim Ringo (0-9-0) |
Jim LaRue | Receivers |
Richie McCabe | Defensive Backs |
Errol Prisby | Special Teams |
John Ray | Linebackers |
Jim Ringo | Offensive Line |
Jerry Wampfler | Defensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 7/31/1976 | A | Detroit Lions | 17-20 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 49432 | |
Sat | 8/7/1976 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-31 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 47117 | |
Fri | 8/13/1976 | H | New Orleans Saints | 14-21 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 36110 | |
Fri | 8/20/1976 | H | Green Bay Packers | 37-0 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 33706 | |
Sat | 8/28/1976 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-31 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 50012 | |
Fri | 9/3/1976 | H | Cleveland Browns | 28-10 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 37951 | |
Mon | 9/13/1976 | H | Miami Dolphins | 21-30 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 77683 | |
Sun | 9/19/1976 | H | Houston Oilers | 3-13 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 61364 | |
Sun | 9/26/1976 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14-9 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 42805 | |
Sun | 10/3/1976 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 50-17 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 51909 | |
Sun | 10/10/1976 | A | New York Jets | 14-17 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 52416 | |
Sun | 10/17/1976 | H | Baltimore Colts | 13-31 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 71009 | |
Sun | 10/24/1976 | H | New England Patriots | 22-26 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 45144 | |
Sun | 10/31/1976 | H | New York Jets | 14-19 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 41285 | |
Sun | 11/7/1976 | A | New England Patriots | 10-20 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 61157 | |
Mon | 11/15/1976 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 10-17 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 51779 | |
Sun | 11/21/1976 | H | San Diego Chargers | 13-34 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 36539 | |
Thu | 11/25/1976 | A | Detroit Lions | 14-27 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 66569 | |
Sun | 12/5/1976 | A | Miami Dolphins | 27-45 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 43475 | |
Sun | 12/12/1976 | A | Baltimore Colts | 20-58 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 50451 |
ROSTER | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Bill Adams | 60 | ROT | 6-2 | 250 | 26 | Holy Cross | 11 | 1 |
Tim Anderson | 26 | S | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 |
Marv Bateman | 7 | P | 6-4 | 213 | 26 | Utah | 14 | 0 |
Jim Braxton | 34 | RB | 6-1 | 243 | 27 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
Cliff Brooks | 23 | S | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Tennessee State | 1 | 0 |
Bob Chandler | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 179 | 27 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
Mario Clark | 29 | LCB | 6-2 | 193 | 22 | Oregon | 14 | 14 |
Fred Coleman | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 240 | 23 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 0 |
Bo Cornell | 30 | LB | 6-1 | 215 | 27 | Washington | 14 | 1 |
Joe DeLamielleure | 68 | ROG | 6-3 | 253 | 25 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
Joe Devlin | 70 | ROT | 6-5 | 280 | 22 | Iowa | 14 | 2 |
Emmett Edwards | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 189 | 24 | Kansas | 6 | 1 |
Joe Ferguson | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Arkansas | 7 | 7 |
Dave Foley | 78 | LOT | 6-5 | 252 | 29 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
Steve Freeman | 27 | S | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Mississippi State | 14 | 0 |
Bob Gaddis | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 178 | 24 | Mississippi Valley State | 2 | 0 |
Reuben Gant | 88 | WR-TE | 6-4 | 226 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 7 |
Donnie Green | 74 | ROT | 6-7 | 266 | 28 | Purdue | 13 | 11 |
Van Green | 21 | S | 6-1 | 192 | 25 | Shaw | 5 | 0 |
Tony Greene | 43 | RS | 5-10 | 170 | 27 | Maryland | 14 | 14 |
Dwight Harrison | 28 | RCB | 6-1 | 183 | 28 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12 | 12 |
Clayton Heath | 37 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Nassau CC; Wake Forest | 2 | 0 |
John Holland | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Tennessee State | 13 | 8 |
Mike Holmes | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | Texas Southern | 1 | 0 |
Roland Hooks | 25 | RB | 6-0 | 196 | 23 | North Carolina State | 14 | 1 |
George Jakowenko | 5 | K | 5-9 | 175 | 28 | Syracuse | 11 | 0 |
Dan Jilek | 51 | RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
Mark Johnson | 50 | LB | 6-2 | 238 | 23 | Missouri | 13 | 1 |
Doug Jones | 24 | LS | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | Arizona State; San Diego CC; Northridge State | 14 | 14 |
Ken Jones | 69 | LDE | 6-5 | 270 | 24 | Arkansas State | 12 | 7 |
Mike Kadish | 71 | LDT | 6-5 | 265 | 26 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
Jeff Kinney | 36 | RB | 6-2 | 215 | 27 | Nebraska | 12 | 8 |
Merv Krakau | 52 | MLB | 6-1 | 242 | 25 | Iowa State | 14 | 14 |
John Leypoldt | 3 | K | 6-2 | 230 | 30 | none | 1 | 0 |
Jeff Lloyd | 75 | DT | 6-6 | 255 | 22 | West Texas A&M | 9 | 0 |
Gary Marangi | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 203 | 24 | Boston College | 11 | 7 |
Reggie McKenzie | 67 | LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 26 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
Mike Montler | 53 | C | 6-4 | 260 | 32 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
Keith Moody | 46 | RCB | 5-11 | 179 | 23 | Syracuse | 14 | 2 |
Bob Nelson | 56 | LB | 6-4 | 230 | 23 | Nebraska | 14 | 0 |
Willie Parker | 61 | OG | 6-3 | 245 | 28 | Wharton County JC; North Texas | 2 | 0 |
Bob Patton | 65 | C | 6-1 | 245 | 22 | Delaware | 12 | 0 |
Darnell Powell | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 184 | 22 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 11 | 0 |
Eddie Ray | 42 | RB | 6-1 | 237 | 29 | Louisiana State | 7 | 3 |
Andy Reid | 33 | RB | 6-0 | 194 | 22 | Georgia | 1 | 0 |
Benny Ricardo | 1 | K | 5-10 | 170 | 22 | Orange Coast JC; San Diego State | 2 | 0 |
Tom Ruud | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Nebraska | 14 | 0 |
Paul Seymour | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 250 | 26 | Michigan | 13 | 13 |
O.J. Simpson | 32 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 29 | San Francisco CC; Southern California | 14 | 13 |
John Skorupan | 55 | LLB | 6-3 | 225 | 25 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
Marty Smith | 79 | RDT | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Louisville | 14 | 12 |
Tody Smith | 85 | DE | 6-5 | 248 | 28 | Michigan State; Southern California | 2 | 0 |
Vic Washington | 33 | RB | 5-10 | 194 | 30 | Wyoming | 2 | 1 |
Sherm White | 83 | RDE | 6-5 | 250 | 28 | Laney JC; California | 13 | 13 |
Ben Williams | 77 | LDE | 6-3 | 260 | 22 | Mississippi | 13 | 7 |
Roscoe Word | 47 | CB | 5-11 | 170 | 24 | Jackson State | 1 | 0 |
Jeff Yeates | 62 | DT | 6-3 | 252 | 25 | Boston College | 3 | 1 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 18 | Mario Clark | DB | Oregon |
2 | 45 | Ken Jones | G | Arkansas State |
2 | 52 | Joe Devlin | T | Iowa |
3 | 78 | Ben Williams | DT | Mississippi |
4 | 109 | Dan Jilek | LB | Michigan |
5 | 142 | Fred Coleman | TE | Louisiana-Monroe |
6 | 164 | Leslie Benson | DE | Baylor |
6 | 171 | Scott Piper | WR | Arizona |
6 | 175 | Darnell Powell | RB | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
7 | 195 | Jackie Williams | DB | Texas A&M |
8 | 215 | Scott Gardner | QB | Virginia |
8 | 226 | Bobby Joe Easter | RB | Middle Tennessee State |
8 | 227 | Art Meadowcroft | G | Minnesota |
9 | 241 | Jeff Turner | LB | Kansas |
9 | 255 | Bobby Kotzur | DT | Texas State |
10 | 280 | Keith Moody | DB | Syracuse |
11 | 309 | Forry Smith | WR | Iowa State |
12 | 336 | Joe Lowery | RB | Jackson State |
13 | 365 | Will Wilcox | G | Texas |
14 | 392 | Tony Williams | WR | Middle Tennessee State |
15 | 421 | Arnold Robinson | LB | Bethune-Cookman |
16 | 448 | Gary Gorrell | LB | Boise State |
17 | 477 | Bob Berg | K | New Mexico |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 35 | 67 | 58 | 85 | 245 |
Opponents Totals | 50 | 140 | 96 | 77 | 363 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 250 | 135 | 102 | 13 | 81/216 37.5% | / % | 91 | 797 | |
Opponents Totals | 262 | 128 | 110 | 24 | 69/187 36.9% | / % | 92 | 704 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Chandler | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
George Jakowenko | 0 | 21 | 24 | 87.5 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 57 |
O.J. Simpson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
Reuben Gant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
John Holland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Gary Marangi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Tony Greene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jeff Kinney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Keith Moody | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Benny Ricardo | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 5 |
John Leypoldt | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 30 | 26 | 30 | 86.7 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 0 | 245 |
Opponents Totals | 41 | 39 | 41 | 95.1 | 26 | 30 | 86.7 | 0 | 363 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Jakowenko | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 49 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4/6 | 4/7 | 0/0 |
Benny Ricardo | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 27 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | |
John Leypoldt | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
Team Totals | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 2 | 49 | 0/0 | 5/7 | 4/9 | 4/7 | 0/1 |
Opponents Totals | 26 | 30 | 86.7 | 1/1 | 9/9 | 10/12 | 4/6 | 2/2 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
O.J. Simpson | 290 | 1503 | 5.2 | 75t | 8 |
Jeff Kinney | 116 | 475 | 4.1 | 22 | 1 |
Gary Marangi | 39 | 230 | 5.9 | 21 | 2 |
Roland Hooks | 25 | 116 | 4.6 | 24 | 0 |
Joe Ferguson | 18 | 81 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 |
Vic Washington | 22 | 65 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 |
Eddie Ray | 24 | 56 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
Darnell Powell | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 20 | 0 |
Jim Braxton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Chandler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Emmett Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 548 | 2566 | 4.7 | 75t | 11 |
Opponents Totals | 533 | 2465 | 4.6 | 59t | 19 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Ferguson | 151 | 74 | 49.0 | 76 | 1086 | 7.2 | 14.7 | 58t | 9 | 6.0 | 1 | 0.7 | 11 | 80 | 1006 | 90.0 |
Gary Marangi | 232 | 82 | 35.3 | 134 | 998 | 4.3 | 12.2 | 39 | 7 | 3.0 | 16 | 6.9 | 22 | 166 | 832 | 30.8 |
Team Totals | 383 | 156 | 40.7 | 210 | 2084 | 5.4 | 13.4 | 58t | 16 | 4.2 | 17 | 4.4 | 33 | 246 | 1838 | 54.1 |
Opponents Totals | 337 | 163 | 48.4 | 155 | 2475 | 7.3 | 15.2 | 53t | 18 | 5.3 | 19 | 5.6 | 28 | 210 | 2265 | 67.3 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Chandler | 61 | 824 | 13.5 | 58t | 10 |
O.J. Simpson | 22 | 259 | 11.8 | 43 | 1 |
Paul Seymour | 16 | 169 | 10.6 | 22 | 0 |
John Holland | 15 | 299 | 19.9 | 58t | 2 |
Jeff Kinney | 14 | 78 | 5.6 | 15 | 0 |
Reuben Gant | 12 | 263 | 21.9 | 39 | 3 |
Roland Hooks | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 28 | 0 |
Vic Washington | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 11 | 0 |
Eddie Ray | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
Emmett Edwards | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 46 | 0 |
Mike Montler | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Darnell Powell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Team Totals | 156 | 2084 | 13.4 | 58t | 16 |
Opponents Totals | 163 | 2475 | 15.2 | 53t | 18 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Greene | 5 | 135 | 27.0 | 101t | 1 |
Keith Moody | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 44 | 0 |
Doug Jones | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
Dan Jilek | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 28 | 0 |
Mario Clark | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
Dwight Harrison | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
John Skorupan | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Sherm White | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Merv Krakau | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 19 | 293 | 15.4 | 101t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 17 | 246 | 14.5 | 40 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marv Bateman | 86 | 3678 | 42.8 | 78 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 878 | 2520 | 29.0 |
Team Totals | 87 | 3678 | 42.3 | 78 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 878 | 2520 | 29.0 |
Opponents Totals | 72 | 2771 | 38.5 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 220 | 2351 | 32.7 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keith Moody | 16 | 8 | 166 | 10.4 | 67t | 1 |
Roland Hooks | 11 | 3 | 45 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
John Holland | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
Bob Gaddis | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Roscoe Word | 1 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
Team Totals | 33 | 13 | 220 | 6.7 | 67t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 52 | 2 | 878 | 16.9 | 89t | 2 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keith Moody | 26 | 605 | 23.3 | 41 | 0 | |
Roland Hooks | 23 | 521 | 22.7 | 79 | 0 | |
Tom Ruud | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 | |
Darnell Powell | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 26 | 0 | |
Mike Holmes | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 | |
John Holland | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 | |
Vic Washington | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 | |
Roscoe Word | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | |
Bo Cornell | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 | |
Bob Gaddis | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 75 | 1594 | 21.3 | 79 | 0 | |
Opponents Totals | 48 | 1204 | 25.1 | 74 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Mike Kadish | 6.5 | |
Ben Williams | 5.0 | |
Marty Smith | 4.5 | |
Sherm White | 4.5 | |
Merv Krakau | 3.0 | |
Dan Jilek | 1.0 | |
Doug Jones | 1.0 | |
Bob Nelson | 1.0 | |
John Skorupan | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 28.0 | 210.0 |
Opponents Totals | 33.0 | 246.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Chandler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mario Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bo Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Joe DeLamielleure | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dave Foley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Gaddis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Reuben Gant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tony Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
John Holland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
Roland Hooks | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Dan Jilek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Ken Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Kadish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Jeff Kinney | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Merv Krakau | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 0 |
Gary Marangi | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 0 | |
Reggie McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Montler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Moody | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bob Nelson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Ray | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Tom Ruud | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Paul Seymour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
O.J. Simpson | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
John Skorupan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Marty Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Roscoe Word | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 45 | 29 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 72 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 37 | 23 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 1 |
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