1971 Buffalo Bills Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 1-13
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Harvey Johnson (1-13)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1971 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 1-13
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Harvey Johnson (1-13)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1971 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 1 wins and 13 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bills scored only 184 points, worst in the league, and the leaky defense surrendered 394, most in the circuit. Dennis Shaw passed for 1,813 yards. Marlin Briscoe topped all receivers, hauling in 44 balls for 603 yards, while Haven Moses and Wayne Patrick contributed to the receiving game as well.
O.J. Simpson rushed for a team-leading 742 yards for Buffalo.
Robert James picked off 4 opponent throws.
Harvey Johnson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Jackie Allen | FS | September 24, 1947 | 6'1" | 190 | Baylor | Lawton, OK USA | 14 | 7 |
| 56 | Al Andrews | LB | July 10, 1945 | 6'3" | 216 | Laney College (CA) | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Tim Beamer | DB | April 6, 1948 | 5'11" | 190 | Johnson C. Smith | Galax, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | Jim Braxton | RB | May 23, 1949 | 6'1" | 243 | West Virginia | Vanderbilt, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 86 | Marlin Briscoe | WR | September 10, 1945 | 5'11" | 178 | Nebraska-Omaha | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Levert Carr | RG | June 30, 1944 | 6'2" | 273 | North Central | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Edgar Chandler | MLB | August 31, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Georgia | Cedartown, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Bob Chandler | WR | April 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | Dave Chapple | P | March 30, 1947 | 6'0" | 184 | California-Santa Barbara | Arcadia, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Jerald Collins | LB | February 1, 1947 | 6'2" | 220 | West. Michigan | Muskegon, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Paul Costa | TE-T | December 7, 1941 | 6'6" | 268 | Notre Dame | Yonkers, NY USA | 11 | 0 |
| 82 | Al Cowlings | LDE | June 16, 1947 | 6'5" | 255 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Dick Cunningham | T-LB | October 12, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Arkansas | Boston, MA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 84 | Austin Denney | TE | January 2, 1944 | 6'2" | 230 | Tennessee | Nashville, TN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Jim Dunaway | LDT | September 3, 1941 | 6'4" | 277 | Mississippi | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Wes Grant | DE-DT | September 24, 1946 | 6'3" | 245 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Donnie Green | RT | July 12, 1948 | 6'7" | 272 | Purdue | Washington, DC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 43 | Tony Greene | DB | August 29, 1949 | 5'10" | 170 | Maryland | Clocksburg, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Paul Guidry | LLB | January 14, 1944 | 6'3" | 227 | LSU | Breaux Bridge, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 7 | Grant Guthrie | K | February 9, 1948 | 6'0" | 210 | Florida St. | Waynesboro, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | James Harris | QB | July 20, 1947 | 6'4" | 210 | Grambling St. | Monroe, LA USA | 7 | 2 |
| 72 | Bob Hews | T-DE | December 30, 1947 | 6'5" | 240 | Princeton | Portland, ME USA | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | J.D. Hill | WR | October 30, 1948 | 6'1" | 202 | Arizona St. | Stockton, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Ike Hill | WB-DB | April 15, 1947 | 5'10" | 180 | Catawba | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Chuck Hurston | DE-LB | November 9, 1942 | 6'6" | 240 | Auburn | Columbus, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Robert James | LCB | July 7, 1947 | 6'1" | 184 | Fisk | Murfreesboro, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Bruce Jarvis | C | November 3, 1948 | 6'7" | 250 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Greg Jones | RB | February 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 201 | UCLA | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Spike Jones | P | July 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 197 | Georgia | Louisville, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 54 | Howard Kindig | DE-T | June 22, 1941 | 6'6" | 265 | Los Angeles St. | Mexico, MO USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Ted Koy | TE-RB-LB | September 15, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | Texas | Bellville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | John Leypoldt | K | March 31, 1946 | 6'2" | 229 | Northern Virginia CC | Washington, DC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 76 | Mike McBath | DE-DT-T | May 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 251 | Penn St. | Woodbury, NJ USA | 13 | 0 |
| 55 | Bill McKinley | DE-LB | January 14, 1949 | 6'2" | 240 | Arizona | Vincennes, IN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | Haven Moses | WR | July 27, 1946 | 6'2" | 208 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 67 | Joe O'Donnell | RG | August 31, 1941 | 6'2" | 262 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 7 | 7 |
| 30 | Wayne Patrick | FB | September 1, 1946 | 6'2" | 254 | Louisville | Gainesville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | John Pitts | SS | February 28, 1945 | 6'4" | 218 | Arizona St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 61 | Jim Reilly | LG | February 8, 1948 | 6'2" | 260 | Notre Dame | Yonkers, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | Pete Richardson | FS | October 17, 1946 | 6'0" | 193 | Dayton | Youngstown, OH USA | 13 | 7 |
| 87 | Louis Ross | DE | August 31, 1947 | 6'6" | 248 | South Carolina St. | Orlando, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Dennis Shaw | QB | March 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 217 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 32 | O.J. Simpson | RB | July 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Cal Snowden | RDE | November 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 253 | Indiana | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Stratton | RLB | April 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 224 | Tennessee | Vonore, TN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 71 | Bob Tatarek | RDT | July 3, 1946 | 6'4" | 270 | Miami (FL) | Greensburg, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Jan White | TE | October 6, 1948 | 6'2" | 216 | Ohio St. | Harrisburg, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 65 | Mike Wilson | T-G | October 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 245 | Dayton | Wilmington, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Alvin Wyatt | KR | December 13, 1947 | 5'10" | 184 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Willie Young | LT | November 12, 1947 | 6'4" | 270 | Alcorn St. | Jefferson, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
