1975 Buffalo Bills (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 8-6-0 .571 |
| Head Coach: Lou Saban |
| Billy Atkins | Defensive Backs |
| Ed Cavanaugh | Special Assignments |
| Stan Jones | Defensive Line |
| John Ray | Linebackers |
| Jim Ringo | Offensive Line |
| Bob Shaw | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/9/1975 | A | Green Bay Packers | 6-23 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 52267 | |
| Fri | 8/15/1975 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 28-38 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 48247 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1975 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 31-24 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 54023 | |
| Mon | 9/1/1975 | A | Cleveland Browns | 34-20 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 31155 | |
| Sat | 9/6/1975 | N | Atlanta Falcons | 16-14 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 41212 | |
| Fri | 9/12/1975 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-9 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 48691 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1975 | H | New York Jets | 42-14 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 77837 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1975 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 30-21 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49438 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1975 | H | Denver Broncos | 38-14 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79798 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1975 | A | Baltimore Colts | 38-31 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 43907 | |
| Mon | 10/20/1975 | H | New York Giants | 14-17 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79428 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1975 | H | Miami Dolphins | 30-35 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 79080 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1975 | A | New York Jets | 24-23 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 58343 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1975 | H | Baltimore Colts | 35-42 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 77320 | |
| Mon | 11/17/1975 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 24-33 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56666 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1975 | H | New England Patriots | 45-31 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 65655 | |
| Thu | 11/27/1975 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 32-14 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 41899 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1975 | A | Miami Dolphins | 21-31 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 74573 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1975 | A | New England Patriots | 34-14 | W | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 58393 | |
| Sat | 12/20/1975 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 13-35 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 54993 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bill Adams | 60 | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 250 | 25 | Holy Cross | 6 | 0 |
| Doug Allen | 59 | LLB-LILB | 6-2 | 228 | 24 | Penn State | 14 | 5 |
| Marv Bateman | 7 | P | 6-4 | 213 | 25 | Utah | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 34 | RB | 6-1 | 243 | 26 | West Virginia | 14 | 14 |
| Don Calhoun | 29 | RB | 6-0 | 215 | 23 | Kansas State | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 179 | 26 | Southern California | 14 | 13 |
| Bo Cornell | 30 | RLB | 6-1 | 215 | 26 | Washington | 14 | 11 |
| Don Croft | 72 | LDT-NG | 6-3 | 254 | 26 | Texas-El Paso | 13 | 5 |
| Joe DeLamielleure | 68 | ROG | 6-3 | 253 | 24 | Michigan State | 14 | 14 |
| Earl Edwards | 73 | RDT | 6-6 | 264 | 29 | Wichita State | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Ferguson | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Arkansas | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Foley | 78 | LOT | 6-5 | 252 | 28 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Ford | 45 | LCB | 6-3 | 185 | 27 | Houston | 5 | 4 |
| Steve Freeman | 22 | RS-LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 22 | Mississippi State | 14 | 6 |
| Reuben Gant | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 226 | 23 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 1 |
| Donnie Green | 74 | ROT | 6-7 | 266 | 27 | Purdue | 14 | 14 |
| Tony Greene | 43 | LCB-RS-LS | 5-10 | 170 | 26 | Maryland | 14 | 11 |
| Halvor Hagen | 76 | LOT | 6-5 | 249 | 28 | Shoreline CC; Weber State | 13 | 0 |
| Dwight Harrison | 28 | RCB | 6-1 | 183 | 27 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 13 | 13 |
| Clint Haslerig | 47 | RB | 6-0 | 191 | 23 | Michigan | 3 | 0 |
| Gary Hayman | 21 | RB | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | Penn State | 14 | 0 |
| J.D. Hill | 40 | WR | 6-1 | 202 | 27 | Arizona State | 14 | 13 |
| John Holland | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Tennessee State | 12 | 1 |
| Mark Johnson | 50 | RLB-ROLB | 6-2 | 238 | 22 | Missouri | 11 | 2 |
| Ed Jones | 26 | LS | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | Rutgers | 12 | 12 |
| Mike Kadish | 71 | LDT | 6-5 | 265 | 25 | Notre Dame | 14 | 9 |
| Merv Krakau | 52 | MLB | 6-1 | 242 | 24 | Iowa State | 14 | 9 |
| John Leypoldt | 3 | K | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | none | 14 | 0 |
| Gary Marangi | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 203 | 23 | Boston College | 5 | 0 |
| John McCrumbly | 57 | MLB | 6-1 | 245 | 22 | Tyler JC; Texas A&M | 13 | 2 |
| Reggie McKenzie | 67 | LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 25 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Royce McKinney | 41 | LS | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | Kentucky State | 9 | 1 |
| Mike Montler | 53 | C | 6-4 | 260 | 31 | Colorado | 14 | 14 |
| Frank Oliver | 42 | LCB-RCB | 6-0 | 194 | 23 | Kentucky State | 14 | 2 |
| Willie Parker | 61 | C | 6-3 | 245 | 27 | Wharton County JC; North Texas | 14 | 0 |
| Walt Patulski | 85 | LDE | 6-6 | 267 | 25 | Notre Dame | 14 | 11 |
| Tom Ruud | 54 | RLB-RILB-MLB | 6-2 | 230 | 22 | Nebraska | 14 | 4 |
| Steve Schnarr | 23 | RB | 6-2 | 216 | 23 | Otterbein | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 250 | 25 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| O.J. Simpson | 32 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 28 | San Francisco CC; Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| John Skorupan | 55 | LLB-RDE-LOLB | 6-3 | 225 | 24 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Ike Thomas | 37 | RS | 6-2 | 193 | 28 | Bishop | 5 | 3 |
| Pat Toomay | 65 | RDE | 6-6 | 244 | 27 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 9 |
| Vic Washington | 33 | RS-RB | 5-10 | 194 | 29 | Wyoming | 13 | 4 |
| Jeff Winans | 75 | LDE | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | Modesto JC; Southern California | 11 | 3 |
| Jeff Yeates | 62 | RDT | 6-3 | 252 | 24 | Boston College | 13 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 19 | Tom Ruud | LB | Nebraska |
| 2 | 42 | Bob Nelson | LB | Nebraska |
| 2 | 50 | Glenn Lott | DB | Drake |
| 4 | 102 | Tom Donchez | RB | Penn State |
| 5 | 115 | John McCrumbly | LB | Texas A&M |
| 7 | 166 | Gil Chapman | RB | Michigan |
| 7 | 174 | Reggie Cherry | RB | Houston |
| 7 | 175 | Harry Banks | DB | Michigan |
| 8 | 201 | John Hill | DT | Duke |
| 10 | 253 | Roland Hooks | RB | North Carolina State |
| 11 | 279 | Tom Drake | DB | Michigan |
| 12 | 305 | Mark Johnson | DE | Missouri |
| 13 | 331 | Mark Dienhart | T | St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| 14 | 357 | Robert Evans | WR | Morris Brown |
| 15 | 383 | Chris Kupec | QB | North Carolina |
| 16 | 408 | Tom Fine | TE | Notre Dame |
| 17 | 435 | Jeff Turcotte | DE | Colorado |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 97 | 121 | 112 | 90 | 420 |
| Opponents Totals | 65 | 132 | 62 | 96 | 355 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 318 | 162 | 132 | 24 | 98/197 49.7% | / % | 90 | 748 | |
| Opponents Totals | 300 | 124 | 151 | 25 | 87/187 46.5% | / % | 82 | 651 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.J. Simpson | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | ||
| Jim Braxton | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| John Leypoldt | 0 | 51 | 57 | 89.5 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 78 |
| J.D. Hill | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Bob Chandler | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Reuben Gant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Holland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Kadish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Paul Seymour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Pat Toomay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 57 | 51 | 57 | 89.5 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 420 |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 46 | 47 | 97.9 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 355 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Leypoldt | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 2 | 45 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 4/5 | 3/7 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 2 | 45 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 4/5 | 3/7 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 2/4 | 2/7 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.J. Simpson | 329 | 1817 | 5.5 | 88t | 16 |
| Jim Braxton | 186 | 823 | 4.4 | 29 | 9 |
| Joe Ferguson | 23 | 82 | 3.6 | 17 | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 19 | 80 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Gary Marangi | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 30 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Hayman | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Clint Haslerig | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 588 | 2974 | 5.1 | 88t | 26 |
| Opponents Totals | 480 | 1993 | 4.2 | 56 | 21 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ferguson | 321 | 169 | 52.6 | 135 | 2426 | 7.6 | 14.4 | 77t | 25 | 7.8 | 17 | 5.3 | 20 | 153 | 2273 | 81.3 |
| Gary Marangi | 33 | 13 | 39.4 | 18 | 235 | 7.1 | 18.1 | 64t | 3 | 9.1 | 2 | 6.1 | 2 | 15 | 220 | 69.6 |
| Team Totals | 354 | 182 | 51.4 | 153 | 2661 | 7.5 | 14.6 | 77t | 28 | 7.9 | 19 | 5.4 | 22 | 168 | 2493 | 80.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 431 | 237 | 55.0 | 169 | 3355 | 7.8 | 14.2 | 89 | 25 | 5.8 | 25 | 5.8 | 30 | 275 | 3080 | 75.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Chandler | 55 | 746 | 13.6 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.D. Hill | 36 | 667 | 18.5 | 77t | 7 | 0 | |||
| O.J. Simpson | 28 | 426 | 15.2 | 64t | 7 | ||||
| Jim Braxton | 26 | 282 | 10.8 | 32 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Paul Seymour | 19 | 268 | 14.1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reuben Gant | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 19t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Holland | 7 | 144 | 20.6 | 63 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Vic Washington | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 182 | 2661 | 14.6 | 77t | 28 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 237 | 3355 | 14.2 | 89 | 25 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Harrison | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 40 | 0 |
| Tony Greene | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Ike Thomas | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Steve Freeman | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Pat Toomay | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44t | 1 |
| Charlie Ford | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Merv Krakau | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Skorupan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 376 | 15.0 | 58 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 262 | 13.8 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Bateman | 61 | 2536 | 41.6 | 74 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 179 | 2137 | 35.0 |
| Team Totals | 61 | 2536 | 41.6 | 74 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 179 | 2137 | 36.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 2389 | 40.5 | 71 | 0 | 278 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Hayman | 25 | 8 | 216 | 8.6 | 30 | 0 |
| John Holland | 7 | 5 | 53 | 7.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Ed Jones | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 14 | 278 | 8.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 7 | 179 | 6.2 | 24 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Washington | 35 | 923 | 26.4 | 59 | 0 | |
| Gary Hayman | 8 | 179 | 22.4 | 34 | 0 | |
| Royce McKinney | 6 | 151 | 25.2 | 37 | 0 | |
| Steve Schnarr | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| John Holland | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bo Cornell | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 16 | 0 | |
| Reggie McKenzie | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Tom Ruud | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 62 | 1457 | 23.5 | 59 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 1496 | 23.4 | 74 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Toomay | 6.0 | |
| Earl Edwards | 5.0 | |
| Mike Kadish | 4.0 | |
| Walt Patulski | 4.0 | |
| Don Croft | 3.0 | |
| John Skorupan | 3.0 | |
| Jeff Winans | 2.0 | |
| Bo Cornell | 1.5 | |
| Tom Ruud | 1.0 | |
| Jeff Yeates | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 30.0 | 275.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22.0 | 168.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Calhoun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Croft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | |
| Charlie Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 0 |
| Dwight Harrison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Hayman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kadish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Merv Krakau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Patulski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Ruud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Skorupan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Pat Toomay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Winans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 116 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 1 |
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