1974 Buffalo Bills Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Lou Saban (9-5)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1974 Buffalo Bills Statistics
1974 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Buffalo chalked up 264 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 244. O.J. Simpson rushed for a team-leading 1,125 yards for the Bills.

Joe Ferguson threw for 1,588 yards. Ahmad Rashad topped all receivers, hauling in 36 balls, while J.D. Hill added 572 receiving yards.

Tony Greene picked off 9 opponent throws.

Lou Saban coached the team. The 1974 Buffalo Bills lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
60Bill AdamsG-TFebruary 4, 19506'2"255Holy CrossLynn, MA USA80
59Doug AllenLILBNovember 13, 19516'2"228Penn St.Tampa, FL USA148
7Marv BatemanPApril 5, 19506'4"213UtahSalt Lake City, UT USA50
34Jim BraxtonFBMay 23, 19496'1"243West VirginiaVanderbilt, PA USA120
22Bill CahillDBMay 5, 19515'11"180WashingtonBellevue, WA USA140
29Don CalhounRBApril 29, 19526'0"206Kansas St.Muskogee, OK USA141
81Bob ChandlerWRApril 24, 19496'0"180USCLong Beach, CA USA140
50Jim CheyunskiRILBDecember 29, 19456'1"225SyracuseBridgewater, MA USA140
30Bo CornellLOLBMarch 7, 19496'2"220WashingtonSeattle, WA USA140
64Dave CostaDT-DEOctober 27, 19416'2"250UtahYonkers, NY USA140
42Neal CraigSSApril 21, 19486'1"191FiskCincinnati, OH USA140
72Don CroftDTJanuary 7, 19496'4"254Texas-El PasoTemple, TX USA60
68Joe DeLamielleureRGMarch 16, 19516'3"254Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA1414
73Earl EdwardsRDEMarch 17, 19466'7"260Wichita St.Statesboro, GA USA1414
12Joe FergusonQBApril 23, 19506'1"195ArkansasAlvin, TX USA1414
78Dave FoleyLTOctober 28, 19476'5"255Ohio St.Cincinnati, OH USA1414
89Wallace FrancisKRNovember 7, 19515'11"190Ark-Pine BluffFranklin, LA USA140
88Reuben GantTE-WRApril 12, 19526'4"230Oklahoma St.Tulsa, OK USA130
74Donnie GreenRTJuly 12, 19486'7"272PurdueWashington, DC USA1010
43Tony GreeneFSAugust 29, 19495'10"170MarylandClocksburg, MD USA1212
76Halvor HagenG-DE-T-CFebruary 4, 19476'5"245Weber St.Oslo, Norway80
28Dwight HarrisonRCBOctober 12, 19486'1"187Texas A&M-KingsvilleBeaumont, TX USA130
47Clint HaslerigWR-HBApril 9, 19526'0"189MichiganCincinnati, OH USA80
21Gary HaymanRBSeptember 8, 19516'1"198Penn St.Newark, DE USA10
40J.D. HillWROctober 30, 19486'1"202Arizona St.Stockton, CA USA140
16Scott HunterQBNovember 11, 19476'2"205AlabamaMobile, AL USA10
20Robert JamesLCBJuly 7, 19476'1"184FiskMurfreesboro, TN USA140
51Bruce JarvisCNovember 3, 19486'7"250WashingtonSeattle, WA USA10
24Ed JenkinsRBAugust 31, 19506'2"210Holy CrossJacksonville, FL USA30
11Spike JonesPJuly 9, 19476'2"197GeorgiaLouisville, GA USA80
46Steve JonesRBMarch 6, 19516'0"200DukeSanford, SC USA10
71Mike KadishNTMay 27, 19506'5"270Notre DameGrand Rapids, MI USA1414
70Bob KampaDTApril 26, 19516'4"252CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA USA20
45Rex KernDBMay 28, 19495'11"190Ohio St.Lancaster, OH USA80
37Ted KoyTE-RB-LBSeptember 15, 19476'2"212TexasBellville, TX USA120
52Merv KrakauLBMay 16, 19516'2"242Iowa St.Jefferson, IA USA110
56Rich LewisLBJune 8, 19506'3"220Portland St.Portland, OR USA20
3John LeypoldtKMarch 31, 19466'2"229Northern Virginia CCWashington, DC USA140
17Gary MarangiQBJuly 29, 19526'1"201Boston Col.Rockville Centre, NY USA30
67Reggie McKenzieLGJuly 27, 19506'4"255MichiganDetroit, MI USA1414
77Dave MeansDEJanuary 23, 19526'4"235SE Missouri St.Hopkinsville, KY USA90
53Mike MontlerCJanuary 10, 19446'5"254ColoradoColumbus, OH USA1414
39Wayne MosleyRBOctober 6, 19526'0"190Alabama A&MDecatur, AL USA30
65Nick NighswanderCNovember 3, 19526'0"232Morehead St.70
61Willie ParkerC-GDecember 28, 19486'3"245North TexasBaytown, TX USA140
85Walt PatulskiLDEFebruary 3, 19506'6"259Notre DameFulton, NY USA140
24Al RandolphDBJuly 8, 19446'2"205IowaEast St. Louis, IL USA30
27Ahmad RashadWRNovember 19, 19496'2"205OregonPortland, OR USA140
87Paul SeymourTEFebruary 6, 19506'5"252MichiganDetroit, MI USA1414
32O.J. SimpsonRBJuly 9, 19476'2"212USCSan Francisco, CA USA140
55John SkorupanLILBMay 17, 19516'2"222Penn St.Beaver, PA USA66
26Donnie WalkerPRDecember 26, 19506'2"180Central State (OH)Bronx, NY USA140
86Dave WashingtonROLBSeptember 12, 19486'5"223Alcorn St.Tuscaloosa, AL USA148
38Larry WatkinsRBOctober 5, 19466'2"230Alcorn St.Bessemer, AL USA100
62Jeff YeatesDE-DT-GAugust 3, 19516'3"248Boston Col.Buffalo, NY USA100



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