1968 Buffalo Bills (AFL) |
| 5th place • Eastern Division • 1-12-1 .077 |
| Head Coach: Joe Collier (0-2-0); Harvey Johnson (1-10-1) |
| Marvin Bass | Offensive Line |
| Harvey Johnson | Kickers |
| Johnny Mazur | Offensive Backs |
| Richie McCabe | Defensive Secondary |
| Tony Sardisco | Defensive Line |
| Jerry Smith | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/5/1968 | H | Detroit Lions | 13-9 | W | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 40412 | |
| Sun | 8/11/1968 | H | Miami Dolphins | 28-28 | T | Rochester, NY | Aqiuinas Stadium | 12000 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1968 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-6 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Nippert Stadium | 20111 | |
| Fri | 8/23/1968 | N | Houston Oilers | 7-37 | L | Tulsa, OK | Skelly Field | 21500 | |
| Fri | 8/30/1968 | H | Cleveland Browns | 12-22 | L | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 45448 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1968 | H | Boston Patriots | 7-16 | L | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 38865 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1968 | H | Oakland Raiders | 6-48 | L | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 43056 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1968 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 23-34 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Nippert Stadium | 24045 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1968 | H | New York Jets | 37-35 | W | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 38044 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1968 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-18 | L | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 40748 | |
| Sat | 10/12/1968 | A | Miami Dolphins | 14-14 | T | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 28559 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1968 | A | Boston Patriots | 6-23 | L | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 21082 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1968 | H | Houston Oilers | 7-30 | L | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 34339 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1968 | A | New York Jets | 21-25 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 61452 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1968 | H | Miami Dolphins | 17-21 | L | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 28759 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1968 | H | San Diego Chargers | 6-21 | L | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 27993 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1968 | A | Denver Broncos | 32-34 | L | Denver, CO | Bears Stadium | 35142 | |
| Thu | 11/28/1968 | A | Oakland Raiders | 10-13 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 39883 | |
| Sat | 12/7/1968 | A | Houston Oilers | 6-35 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 34110 | |
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 |
| Bruce Alford | 46 | K | 6-0 | 186 | 23 | Texas Christian | 11 | 0 |
| Max Anderson | 22 | HB | 5-7 | 180 | 23 | Trinity Valley CC; Arizona State | 14 | 12 |
| Stew Barber | 77 | LOT | 6-3 | 247 | 29 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Al Bemiller | 50 | C-ROG | 6-3 | 243 | 30 | Syracuse | 14 | 13 |
| Charlie Brown | 23 | DB-RB | 6-1 | 194 | 26 | Syracuse | 8 | 0 |
| Butch Byrd | 42 | RCB | 6-0 | 203 | 27 | Boston University | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Cappadona | 36 | FB | 6-1 | 230 | 26 | Notre Dame; Northeastern | 14 | 7 |
| Edgar Chandler | 52 | LB | 6-3 | 227 | 22 | Georgia | 13 | 0 |
| Hagood Clarke | 45 | LS | 6-0 | 193 | 26 | Florida | 14 | 1 |
| Paul Costa | 82 | TE | 6-4 | 252 | 27 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Bobby Crockett | 83 | SE | 6-0 | 198 | 25 | Arkansas | 9 | 2 |
| Dick Cunningham | 62 | ROT | 6-2 | 239 | 24 | Arkansas | 14 | 14 |
| Dan Darragh | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 196 | 22 | William & Mary | 11 | 7 |
| Tom Day | 89 | RDE | 6-2 | 252 | 33 | North Carolina A&T State | 14 | 14 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 44 | SE-FL | 6-0 | 189 | 35 | Bluffton | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Dunaway | 78 | LDT-RDT | 6-4 | 278 | 27 | Mississippi | 14 | 14 |
| Booker Edgerson | 24 | LCB | 5-10 | 182 | 29 | Western Illinois | 13 | 13 |
| George Flint | 63 | ROG-LOG | 6-4 | 243 | 31 | Arizona State | 14 | 5 |
| Tom Flores | 16 | QB | 6-1 | 194 | 31 | Fresno CC; Pacific | 1 | 1 |
| Jack Frantz | 51 | C | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | California | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Gregory | 33 | FB | 6-3 | 220 | 22 | Nebraska | 6 | 6 |
| Paul Guidry | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 229 | 24 | Louisiana State; McNeese State | 14 | 14 |
| Harry Jacobs | 64 | MLB | 6-2 | 228 | 31 | Bradley | 14 | 14 |
| Tommy Janik | 27 | LS-RS-LCB | 6-3 | 198 | 28 | Texas A&M; Texas A&M-Kingsville | 11 | 10 |
| Bob Kalsu | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Oklahoma | 14 | 10 |
| Howard Kindig | 73 | C-DE | 6-6 | 260 | 27 | Moberly JC; Los Angeles State | 14 | 2 |
| Jerry Lawson | 21 | CB | 5-11 | 192 | 24 | Santa Ana JC; Utah | 1 | 0 |
| Monte Ledbetter | 43 | FL | 6-2 | 185 | 25 | Northwestern State (Louisiana) | 7 | 0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 20 | RB | 6-2 | 212 | 29 | Washington State | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Maguire | 55 | P-LB | 6-0 | 224 | 30 | The Citadel | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Masters | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 236 | 24 | Louisiana State | 14 | 1 |
| Mike McBath | 76 | OT | 6-4 | 249 | 22 | Penn State | 9 | 0 |
| Gary McDermott | 32 | HB-FB | 6-1 | 211 | 22 | Tulsa | 14 | 3 |
| Ron McDole | 72 | LDE | 6-3 | 266 | 29 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Mercer | 7 | K | 6-0 | 208 | 33 | Minnesota; Florida; Hardin-Simmons; Northern Arizona | 3 | 0 |
| Dudley Meredith | 75 | RDT | 6-4 | 280 | 33 | Del Mar JC; Midwestern State; Lamar | 4 | 1 |
| Charlie Mitchell | 46 | HB | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Washington | 3 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 25 | FL | 6-2 | 200 | 22 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| Wayne Patrick | 30 | RB | 6-2 | 227 | 22 | Louisville | 3 | 0 |
| John Pitts | 48 | RS-LS-RCB | 6-4 | 219 | 23 | Santa Ana JC; Arizona State | 14 | 6 |
| Ray Rissmiller | 74 | OT | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | Georgia | 4 | 0 |
| Benny Russell | 7 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Pensacola JC; Louisville | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Rutkowski | 40 | QB-FL | 6-1 | 204 | 27 | Notre Dame | 13 | 3 |
| George Saimes | 26 | RS-LS | 5-10 | 188 | 27 | Michigan State | 13 | 12 |
| Marty Schottenheimer | 57 | LB | 6-3 | 225 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Sestak | 70 | RDT-LDT | 6-5 | 267 | 32 | Baylor; McNeese State | 12 | 12 |
| Billy Shaw | 66 | LOG | 6-3 | 250 | 30 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 11 |
| Kay Stephenson | 18 | QB | 6-1 | 208 | 24 | Florida | 10 | 3 |
| Mike Stratton | 58 | RLB | 6-3 | 236 | 27 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Tatarek | 71 | RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 1 |
| Richard Trapp | 28 | SE | 6-1 | 175 | 22 | Florida | 14 | 11 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 9 | Haven Moses | E | San Diego State |
| 2 | 34 | Bob Tatarek | DT | Miami (Florida) |
| 3 | 63 | Richard Trapp | E | Florida |
| 4 | 86 | Edgar Chandler | OT-K | Georgia |
| 5 | 114 | Ben Gregory | RB | Nebraska |
| 5 | 119 | Mike McBath | DE | Penn State |
| 5 | 132 | Max Anderson | RB | Arizona State |
| 7 | 173 | Pete Richardson | DB | Dayton |
| 8 | 199 | Bob Kalsu | T | Oklahoma |
| 9 | 227 | Gary McDermott | RB | Tulsa |
| 10 | 251 | Jerry Lawson | DB | Utah |
| 11 | 281 | Dick Plagge | RB | Auburn |
| 12 | 306 | Greg Pipes | LB | Baylor |
| 13 | 336 | Dan Darragh | QB | William & Mary |
| 14 | 361 | Chuck DeVliegher | DT | Memphis |
| 15 | 389 | Jack Gilmore | DT | Peru State |
| 16 | 415 | Jack Frantz | C | California |
| 17 | 443 | George Hines | DT | Kentucky State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 46 | 57 | 20 | 76 | 199 |
| Opponents Totals | 67 | 101 | 87 | 112 | 367 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 159 | 71 | 72 | 16 | / % | / % | 67 | 687 | |
| Opponents Totals | 210 | 85 | 103 | 22 | / % | / % | 66 | 540 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Alford | 0 | 15 | 15 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 57 |
| Gary McDermott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| Bob Cappadona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Max Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Paul Costa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Booker Edgerson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Haven Moses | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Butch Byrd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Hagood Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ben Gregory | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tommy Janik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Monte Ledbetter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ed Rutkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Mercer | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 22 | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 1 | 199 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 39 | 40 | 97.5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 48 | 56.3 | 0 | 367 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Alford | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 51 | 4/4 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 1/8 | 1/2 |
| Mike Mercer | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 2 | 51 | 4/4 | 5/5 | 3/6 | 1/11 | 1/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 48 | 56.3 | 11/11 | 7/8 | 9/12 | 1/10 | 0/5 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Anderson | 147 | 525 | 3.6 | 45 | 2 |
| Ben Gregory | 52 | 283 | 5.4 | 67 | 1 |
| Bob Cappadona | 73 | 272 | 3.7 | 33t | 1 |
| Gary McDermott | 47 | 102 | 2.2 | 17 | 3 |
| Ed Rutkowski | 20 | 96 | 4.8 | 33 | 1 |
| Keith Lincoln | 26 | 84 | 3.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Billy Masters | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 35 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Kay Stephenson | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Costa | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6t | 1 |
| Dan Darragh | 13 | 11 | 0.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Paul Maguire | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wayne Patrick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 400 | 1527 | 3.8 | 67 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 505 | 2021 | 4.0 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Darragh | 215 | 92 | 92 | 109 | 917 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 41 | 3 | 1.4 | 14 | 6.5 | 22 | 226 | 691 | 33.0 |
| Ed Rutkowski | 100 | 41 | 41 | 53 | 380 | 3.8 | 9.3 | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 27.1 | |||
| Kay Stephenson | 79 | 29 | 29 | 43 | 364 | 4.6 | 12.6 | 55t | 4 | 5.1 | 7 | 8.9 | 6 | 39 | 325 | 31.8 |
| Tom Flores | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 25.0 |
| Gary McDermott | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 11.7 | 17.5 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 106.3 | |||
| Benny Russell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56.3 |
| Max Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 405 | 168 | 168 | 209 | 1714 | 4.2 | 10.2 | 55t | 7 | 1.7 | 28 | 6.9 | 39 | 371 | 1343 | 31.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 340 | 143 | 143 | 175 | 2477 | 7.3 | 17.3 | 19 | 5.6 | 22 | 6.5 | 31 | 273 | 2204 | 59.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haven Moses | 42 | 633 | 15.1 | 55t | 2 |
| Richard Trapp | 24 | 235 | 9.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Max Anderson | 22 | 140 | 6.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Gary McDermott | 20 | 115 | 5.8 | 37 | 1 |
| Bob Cappadona | 18 | 92 | 5.1 | 21t | 2 |
| Paul Costa | 15 | 172 | 11.5 | 27 | 1 |
| Billy Masters | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Bobby Crockett | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Ben Gregory | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Monte Ledbetter | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 43 | 1 |
| Ed Rutkowski | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Wayne Patrick | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Al Bemiller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 168 | 1714 | 10.2 | 55t | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 143 | 2477 | 17.3 | 19 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Byrd | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 53t | 1 |
| Booker Edgerson | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 45t | 2 |
| Tommy Janik | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 100t | 1 |
| Ron McDole | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 42 | 0 |
| George Saimes | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| John Pitts | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Marty Schottenheimer | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Paul Guidry | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Stratton | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 475 | 21.6 | 100t | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 472 | 16.9 | 65 | 6 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Maguire | 100 | 4175 | 41.8 | 61 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 521 | 3514 | 35.1 |
| Team Totals | 100 | 4175 | 41.8 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 521 | 3514 | 35.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 2978 | 39.7 | 301 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagood Clarke | 29 | 2 | 241 | 8.3 | 82t | 1 |
| Ed Rutkowski | 8 | 3 | 23 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Richard Trapp | 5 | 0 | 26 | 5.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Butch Byrd | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 6 | 301 | 6.8 | 82t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 521 | 11.6 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Anderson | 39 | 971 | 24.9 | 100t | 1 | |
| Charlie Brown | 12 | 274 | 22.8 | 32 | 0 | |
| Charlie Mitchell | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ed Rutkowski | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 26 | 0 | |
| Paul Costa | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 33 | 0 | |
| Gary McDermott | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Paul Maguire | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Stew Barber | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Ledbetter | 0 | 18 | 18L | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 69 | 1537 | 22.3 | 100t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 1062 | 21.7 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Bemiller | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Cappadona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hagood Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Darragh | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Dunaway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Gregory | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Paul Guidry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary McDermott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron McDole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| John Pitts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ed Rutkowski | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Saimes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Marty Schottenheimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Sestak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Shaw | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Richard Trapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 77 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 0 |
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