1977 Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
| 5th place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 3-11-0 .214 |
| Head Coach: Jim Ringo |
| Bruce Beatty | Special Teams |
| Jimmy Carr | Linebackers |
| Kay Dalton | Receivers |
| Jim LaRue | Offensive Backs |
| Richie McCabe | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backfield |
| Jerry Wampfler | Defensive Line |
| Ray Wietecha | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1977 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24-28 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49600 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1977 | H | Detroit Lions | 17-10 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 27565 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1977 | A | New Orleans Saints | 17-20 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 66282 | |
| Mon | 8/29/1977 | A | New York Giants | 21-24 | L | OT | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 48981 |
| Sat | 9/3/1977 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-6 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 28126 | |
| Sat | 9/10/1977 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 6-30 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 35017 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1977 | H | Miami Dolphins | 0-13 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 76097 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1977 | A | Denver Broncos | 6-26 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74737 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1977 | A | Baltimore Colts | 14-17 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 47717 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1977 | H | New York Jets | 19-24 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 32046 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1977 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 3-0 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 27348 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1977 | H | Cleveland Browns | 16-27 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 60905 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1977 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 17-56 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 61180 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1977 | A | New England Patriots | 24-14 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 60263 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1977 | H | Baltimore Colts | 13-31 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 39444 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1977 | H | New England Patriots | 7-20 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 27598 | |
| Mon | 11/28/1977 | A | Oakland Raiders | 13-34 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 51558 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1977 | H | Washington Redskins | 0-10 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 22975 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1977 | A | New York Jets | 14-10 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 31929 | |
| Sat | 12/17/1977 | A | Miami Dolphins | 14-31 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 39626 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bill Adams | 60 | OG | 6-2 | 250 | 27 | Holy Cross | 9 | 0 |
| Marv Bateman | 7 | P | 6-4 | 213 | 27 | Utah | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 34 | FB | 6-1 | 243 | 28 | West Virginia | 14 | 14 |
| Curtis Brown | 47 | RB | 5-10 | 203 | 23 | Fort Scott CC; Missouri | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 179 | 28 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| Mario Clark | 29 | LCB | 6-2 | 193 | 23 | Oregon | 14 | 13 |
| Mike Collier | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 24 | Morgan State | 6 | 0 |
| Greg Collins | 50 | LB | 6-3 | 227 | 25 | Notre Dame | 11 | 0 |
| Bo Cornell | 30 | LB | 6-1 | 215 | 28 | Washington | 12 | 0 |
| Reggie Craig | 86 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Arkansas | 4 | 0 |
| Joe DeLamielleure | 68 | ROG | 6-3 | 253 | 26 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Devlin | 70 | ROT | 6-5 | 280 | 23 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| Phil Dokes | 85 | DE-DT | 6-5 | 257 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Dunstan | 76 | RDT | 6-4 | 250 | 28 | Utah State | 14 | 13 |
| Joe Ferguson | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Arkansas | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Foley | 78 | LOT | 6-5 | 252 | 30 | Ohio State | 13 | 12 |
| Mike Franckowiak | 36 | RB | 6-3 | 220 | 24 | Central Michigan | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Freeman | 22 | S | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Mississippi State | 14 | 0 |
| Reuben Gant | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 226 | 25 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 1 |
| Tony Greene | 43 | FS | 5-10 | 170 | 28 | Maryland | 14 | 14 |
| Dwight Harrison | 28 | RCB | 6-1 | 183 | 29 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12 | 12 |
| John Holland | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Tennessee State | 3 | 3 |
| Roland Hooks | 25 | RB | 6-0 | 196 | 24 | North Carolina State | 14 | 7 |
| Dan Jilek | 51 | RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Doug Jones | 24 | SS | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Arizona State; San Diego CC; Northridge State | 14 | 14 |
| Ken Jones | 73 | LOT | 6-5 | 270 | 25 | Arkansas State | 14 | 2 |
| Mike Kadish | 71 | LDT | 6-5 | 265 | 27 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Johnny Kimbrough | 82 | WR | 5-10 | 165 | 23 | St. Cloud State | 14 | 1 |
| Merv Krakau | 52 | MLB | 6-1 | 242 | 26 | Iowa State | 13 | 12 |
| John Little | 72 | RDT | 6-3 | 250 | 30 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 1 |
| Carson Long | 5 | K | 5-10 | 210 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 0 |
| Reggie McKenzie | 67 | LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 27 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Keith Moody | 46 | RCB-LCB | 5-11 | 179 | 24 | Syracuse | 14 | 3 |
| Greg Morton | 79 | LB | 6-1 | 230 | 24 | Michigan | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Nelson | 56 | LB | 6-4 | 230 | 24 | Nebraska | 11 | 0 |
| Shane Nelson | 59 | LLB | 6-1 | 232 | 22 | Blinn JC; Baylor | 14 | 14 |
| Neil O'Donoghue | 8 | K | 6-6 | 210 | 24 | St. Bernard; Auburn | 5 | 0 |
| Willie Parker | 61 | C | 6-3 | 245 | 29 | Wharton County JC; North Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Lou Piccone | 89 | WR | 5-8 | 184 | 28 | West Liberty | 14 | 10 |
| Charles Romes | 26 | DB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Lake City JC; North Carolina Central | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Ruud | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Nebraska | 8 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 250 | 27 | Michigan | 14 | 13 |
| O.J. Simpson | 32 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 30 | San Francisco CC; Southern California | 7 | 7 |
| John Skorupan | 55 | MLB | 6-3 | 225 | 26 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Sherm White | 83 | RDE | 6-5 | 250 | 29 | Laney JC; California | 14 | 14 |
| Ben Williams | 77 | LDE | 6-3 | 260 | 23 | Mississippi | 14 | 14 |
| Lenny Willis | 86 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Nebraska Southern JC; Ohio State | 4 | 0 |
| Connie Zelencik | 53 | C | 6-4 | 245 | 22 | Purdue | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 12 | Phil Dokes | DT | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | 59 | Curtis Brown | RB | Missouri |
| 3 | 73 | Johnny Kimbrough | WR | St. Cloud State |
| 4 | 86 | Jimmy Dean | DT | Texas A&M |
| 5 | 115 | Fred Besana | QB | California |
| 5 | 127 | Neil O'Donoghue | K | Auburn |
| 6 | 157 | Ron Pruitt | DE | Nebraska |
| 7 | 170 | Mike Nelms | DB | Baylor |
| 8 | 197 | Greg Morton | DT | Michigan |
| 11 | 282 | Nate Jackson | RB | Tennessee State |
| 12 | 309 | Charles Romes | DB | North Carolina Central |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 41 | 39 | 33 | 47 | 160 |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 113 | 81 | 62 | 313 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 246 | 93 | 141 | 12 | 75/197 38.1% | / % | 87 | 866 | |
| Opponents Totals | 260 | 134 | 98 | 28 | 87/197 44.2% | / % | 71 | 638 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Long | 0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 0 | 34 |
| Bob Chandler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Johnny Kimbrough | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Lou Piccone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Neil O'Donoghue | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Curtis Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bo Cornell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Doug Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Keith Moody | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tony Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 19 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 1 | 160 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 37 | 39 | 94.9 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0 | 313 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Long | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 1 | 45 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2/3 | 3/6 | 0/0 |
| Neil O'Donoghue | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 30 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 1 | 45 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 3/5 | 3/7 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.J. Simpson | 126 | 557 | 4.4 | 39 | 0 |
| Roland Hooks | 128 | 497 | 3.9 | 66 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 113 | 372 | 3.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Joe Ferguson | 41 | 279 | 6.8 | 41 | 2 |
| Mike Collier | 31 | 116 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Marv Bateman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Franckowiak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 450 | 1861 | 4.1 | 66 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 589 | 2405 | 4.1 | 60t | 21 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ferguson | 457 | 221 | 48.4 | 212 | 2803 | 6.1 | 12.7 | 42 | 12 | 2.6 | 24 | 5.3 | 36 | 273 | 2530 | 54.8 |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 458 | 221 | 48.3 | 213 | 2803 | 6.1 | 12.7 | 42 | 12 | 2.6 | 24 | 5.2 | 36 | 273 | 2530 | 54.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 316 | 155 | 49.1 | 140 | 2213 | 7.0 | 14.3 | 67 | 17 | 5.4 | 21 | 6.6 | 17 | 165 | 2048 | 62.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Chandler | 60 | 745 | 12.4 | 31 | 4 |
| Jim Braxton | 43 | 461 | 10.7 | 27 | 1 |
| Reuben Gant | 41 | 646 | 15.8 | 39 | 2 |
| Lou Piccone | 17 | 240 | 14.1 | 25 | 2 |
| Roland Hooks | 16 | 195 | 12.2 | 33 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 16 | 138 | 8.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Johnny Kimbrough | 10 | 207 | 20.7 | 42 | 2 |
| John Holland | 8 | 107 | 13.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Curtis Brown | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Mike Collier | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 221 | 2803 | 12.7 | 42 | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 155 | 2213 | 14.3 | 67 | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Greene | 9 | 144 | 16.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Mario Clark | 7 | 151 | 21.6 | 43 | 0 |
| Doug Jones | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Dwight Harrison | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 329 | 15.7 | 47 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 326 | 13.6 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Bateman | 81 | 3229 | 39.9 | 75 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 604 | 2425 | 29.2 |
| Team Totals | 83 | 3229 | 38.9 | 75 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 604 | 2425 | 29.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 73 | 2646 | 36.2 | 61 | 10 | 16 | 380 | 2066 | 28.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Moody | 15 | 6 | 196 | 13.1 | 91t | 1 |
| John Kimbrough | 16 | 1 | 184 | 11.5 | 73t | 1 |
| Lenny Willis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 32 | 9 | 380 | 11.9 | 91t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 3 | 604 | 14.4 | 53 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Kimbrough | 15 | 346 | 23.1 | 27 | 0 | |
| Keith Moody | 30 | 636 | 21.2 | 45 | 0 | |
| Lou Piccone | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Mike Collier | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 19 | 0 | |
| Curtis Brown | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Charles Romes | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Bob Nelson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Bill Dunstan | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Mike Franckowiak | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 60 | 1238 | 20.6 | 45 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 814 | 20.4 | 93t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Sherm White | 4.0 | |
| Mike Kadish | 3.5 | |
| Ben Williams | 3.5 | |
| Phil Dokes | 1.0 | |
| Dan Jilek | 1.0 | |
| Ken Jones | 1.0 | |
| Merv Krakau | 1.0 | |
| Shane Nelson | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 17.0 | 165.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36.0 | 273.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Braxton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mario Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Collier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bo Cornell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| Joe DeLamielleure | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 | |
| Mike Franckowiak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reuben Gant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roland Hooks | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Jilek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Kadish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Moody | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Shane Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Parker | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Piccone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Romes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Ruud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connie Zelencik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 0 |
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