1967 Buffalo Bills season

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]

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

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.

Personnel

Staff/Coaches

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

Final roster

1967 Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks 16 Tom Flores 15 Jack Kemp 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

Offseason

AFL Draft

Regular season

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	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 until 1972.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 10, 1967	New York Jets	W 20–17	45,748
2	September 17, 1967	Houston Oilers	L 3-20	41,384
3	September 24, 1967	Boston Patriots	L 0-23	45,748
4	October 1, 1967	San Diego Chargers	L 17-37	39,310
5	October 8, 1967	at Denver Broncos	W 17–16	35,188
6	October 15, 1967	Oakland Raiders	L 20-24	45,758
7	Bye
8	October 29, 1967	at Houston Oilers	L 3-10	30,060
9	November 5, 1967	Miami Dolphins	W 35–13	31,622
10	November 12, 1967	at New York Jets	L 10-20	62,671
11	November 19, 1967	Denver Broncos	L 20-21	30,891
12	November 26, 1967	at Miami Dolphins	L 14-17	27,050
13	December 3, 1967	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 13-23	41,943
14	December 9, 1967	at Boston Patriots	W 44–16	20,627
15	Bye
16	December 24, 1967	at Oakland Raiders	L 21-28	30,738

Game summaries

Week 14

1 2 3 4 Total Bills 10 0 3 8 21 • Raiders 7 7 7 7 28 Date: December 24 Location: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

Awards and Records

References

1. Collier coached the Bills from 1966–1968

• Buffalo Bills on Pro Football Reference
• Buffalo Bills on jt-sw.com