1967 Buffalo Bills season (original) (raw)

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8th season in franchise history

1967 Buffalo Bills season
Owner Ralph Wilson
Head coach Joe Collier
Home field War Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 4–10
Division place 3rd AFL Eastern
Playoff finish Did not qualify
← 1966 Bills seasons 1968 →

The 1967 Buffalo Bills season was the team's eighth season in the American Football League. It was the second season with the Bills for head coach Joe Collier.[1]

Buffalo was coming off a season in which they were one game away from the first Super Bowl, but could only win four games in 1967. It was Buffalo's first losing season since 1961.

| 1967 Buffalo Bills staff | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Front office President/majority owner – Ralph Wilson Vice-president/minority owner – Pat McGroder Head coaches Head coach – Joe Collier Offensive coaches Running backs/wide receivers – John Mazur Offensive line – Jerry Smith | | | Defensive coaches Linebackers/Defensive Backs – Richie McCabe |

| 1967 Buffalo Bills roster | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Quarterbacks 16 Tom Flores 15 Jack Kemp 3 Benny Russell Running backs 33 Teddy Bailey 34 Gene Donaldson FB 30 Wray Carlton 20 Keith Lincoln 40 Ed Rutkowski 32 Jack Spikes Wide receivers 83 Bobby Crockett 44 Elbert Dubenion 43 Monte Ledbetter 84 Art Powell Tight ends 36 Charlie Bivins RB/TE/KR 82 Paul Costa 87 Billy Masters SE/TE | | Offensive linemen 77 Stew Barber T 50 Al Bemiller C 76 Gary Bugenhagen G 62 Dick Cunningham T 79 Dick Hudson T 73 Howard Kindig T 60 Jim LeMoine G 57 Bob Schmidt C 66 Billy Shaw G Defensive linemen 78 Jim Dunaway DT 72 Ron McDole DE 75 Dudley Meredith DT 85 Bob Petrich DE 65 Remi Prudhomme DE 70 Tom Sestak DT 81 Rich Zecher DT | | Linebackers 52 Edgar Chandler 59 Paul Guidry 64 Harry Jacobs 56 Marty Schottenheimer 58 Mike Stratton 51 John Tracey Defensive backs 42 Butch Byrd CB 45 Hagood Clarke SS 24 Booker Edgerson CB 27 Tom Janik FS 47 Charlie King CB 46 Tony King CB 23 Bobby Ply CB 48 John Pitts SS 26 George Saimes FS Special teams 55 Paul Maguire P/LB 7 Mike Mercer K | | Note: rookies in italics | | | | |

1967 Buffalo Bills draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 22 John Pitts DB Arizona State
2 42 Jim LeMoine TE Utah State
3 70 Tom Rhoades DE Notre Dame
4 102 Gary Bugenhagen G Syracuse
6 149 Bill Wilkerson DE UTEP
7 181 George Gaiser T SMU
8 207 Tommy Luke DB Ole Miss
9 233 Gerald Seither E Kent State
10 259 Tom Croft DB Louisiana Tech
11 284 Paul Tomich T Drake
12 292 Ernie Ames DT Kent State
12 311 Bob Bonner DT Southern
13 318 Howard Finley DB Tennessee State
13 319 George Carter HB St. Bonaventure
13 337 Randy Wheeler HB Georgia
14 362 Vern Moore HB Central State (OK)
15 389 Grant Martinsen DB Utah State
16 415 Mike Irwin HB Penn State
17 441 Grover Smith HB Fort Valley State
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career
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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 Bye
2 September 10 New York Jets W 20–17 1–0 War Memorial Stadium 45,748 Recap
3 September 17 Houston Oilers L 3–20 1–1 War Memorial Stadium 41,384 Recap
4 September 24 Boston Patriots L 0–23 1–2 War Memorial Stadium 45,748 Recap
5 October 1 San Diego Chargers L 17–37 1–3 War Memorial Stadium 39,310 Recap
6 October 8 at Denver Broncos W 17–16 2–3 Bears Stadium 35,188 Recap
7 October 15 Oakland Raiders L 20–24 2–4 War Memorial Stadium 45,758 Recap
8 Bye
9 October 29 at Houston Oilers L 3–10 2–5 Rice Stadium 30,060 Recap
10 November 5 Miami Dolphins W 35–13 3–5 War Memorial Stadium 31,622 Recap
11 November 12 at New York Jets L 10–20 3–6 Shea Stadium 62,671 Recap
12 November 19 Denver Broncos L 20–21 3–7 War Memorial Stadium 30,891 Recap
13 November 26 at Miami Dolphins L 14–17 3–8 Orange Bowl 27,050 Recap
14 December 3 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–23 3–9 Municipal Stadium 41,943 Recap
15 December 9 at Boston Patriots W 44–16 4–9 Fenway Park 20,627 Recap
16 Bye
17 December 24 at Oakland Raiders L 21–28 4–10 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 30,738 Recap

Note:

1 234Total Bills 10 038 21 • Raiders 7 777 28 Date: December 24Location: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
AFL Eastern Division
viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Houston Oilers 9 4 1 .692 5–1–1 258 199 W2
New York Jets 8 5 1 .615 5–1–1 371 329 W1
Buffalo Bills 4 10 0 .286 3–5 237 285 L1
Miami Dolphins 4 10 0 .286 2–6 219 407 L1
Boston Patriots 3 10 1 .231 3–5 280 389 L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

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  1. ^ Collier coached the Bills from 1966–1968