1964 Buffalo Bills Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Lou Saban (12-2)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1964 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Lou Saban (12-2)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1964 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League ended the 1964 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
Offensively, Buffalo led the league with 400 points. The defense proved to be a force, as the Bills surrendered 242 points, lowest in the league. Jack Kemp passed for 2,285 yards. Glenn Bass topped pass catchers, hauling in 43 balls, while Elbert Dubenion added 1,139 receiving yards.
Cookie Gilchrist rushed for a team-leading 981 yards.
Butch Byrd picked off 7 opponent throws.
Lou Saban coached the team. The 1964 Buffalo Bills won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Ray Abruzzese | B | October 27, 1937 | 6'1" | 194 | Alabama | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | Joe Auer | RB | October 11, 1941 | 6'1" | 200 | Miami (FL) | Trenton, NJ USA | 12 | 0 |
| 77 | Stew Barber | LT | June 14, 1939 | 6'2" | 250 | Penn St. | Bradford, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Glenn Bass | WR | April 12, 1939 | 6'2" | 202 | East Carolina | Wilson, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Al Bemiller | RG | April 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 243 | Syracuse | Hanover, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Butch Byrd | RCB | September 20, 1941 | 6'0" | 211 | Boston Univ. | Watervliet, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | Wray Carlton | HB-FB | June 18, 1937 | 6'2" | 225 | Duke | Wallace, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | Hagood Clarke | DB | June 14, 1942 | 6'0" | 205 | Florida | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Walt Cudzik | C | February 21, 1932 | 6'2" | 231 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Tom Day | RDE | August 20, 1935 | 6'2" | 252 | North Carolina A&T | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Oliver Dobbins | DB | November 30, 1941 | 6'0" | 182 | Morgan St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Elbert Dubenion | FL | February 16, 1933 | 5'11" | 187 | Bluffton | Griffin, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Jim Dunaway | LDT | September 3, 1941 | 6'4" | 277 | Mississippi | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Booker Edgerson | LCB | July 5, 1939 | 5'10" | 183 | West. Illinois | Baxter, AR USA | 10 | 0 |
| 73 | George Flint | G | February 26, 1939 | 6'4" | 240 | Arizona St. | Erie, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Cookie Gilchrist | FB | May 25, 1935 | 6'3" | 251 | none | Brackenridge, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Pete Gogolak | K | April 18, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | Cornell | Budapest, Hungary | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Bill Groman | WR-FL | July 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 194 | Heidelberg | Tiffin, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 79 | Dick Hudson | RT | July 30, 1940 | 6'3" | 272 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Harry Jacobs | MLB | February 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 226 | Bradley | Canton, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Tom Keating | DT | September 2, 1942 | 6'2" | 247 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Jack Kemp | QB | July 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 201 | Occidental | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 12 | Daryle Lamonica | QB | July 17, 1941 | 6'3" | 215 | Notre Dame | Fresno, CA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 55 | Paul Maguire | P | August 22, 1938 | 6'0" | 228 | The Citadel | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Ron McDole | LDE | September 9, 1939 | 6'4" | 265 | Nebraska | Chester, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Dudley Meredith | DT | January 16, 1935 | 6'4" | 280 | Florida | Smithwick, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 67 | Joe O'Donnell | G-T | August 31, 1941 | 6'2" | 262 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Hatch Rosdahl | DE-DT | August 24, 1941 | 6'5" | 250 | Penn St. | Hackensack, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | Willie Ross | FB | June 6, 1941 | 5'10" | 200 | Nebraska | Helena, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Ed Rutkowski | KR | March 21, 1941 | 6'1" | 198 | Notre Dame | Kingston, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | George Saimes | RS | September 1, 1941 | 5'11" | 186 | Michigan St. | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Tom Sestak | RDT | March 9, 1936 | 6'5" | 267 | Baylor | Gonzales, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Billy Shaw | LG | December 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 258 | Georgia Tech | Natchez, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Bobby Smith | HB | May 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 203 | North Texas | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Stratton | RLB | April 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 224 | Tennessee | Vonore, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Eugene Sykes | LS | September 26, 1941 | 6'1" | 201 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 51 | John Tracey | LLB | June 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas A&M | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Ernie Warlick | TE | July 21, 1932 | 6'3" | 235 | North Carolina Central | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Charley Warner | DB-HB | April 14, 1940 | 6'0" | 176 | Prairie View | Granger, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
