1969_Buffalo_Bills_season

1969 Buffalo Bills season
1969 Buffalo Bills season
Owner	Ralph Wilson
Head coach	John Rauch
Home field	War Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1968; Bills seasons; 1970 →;

1969 Buffalo Bills season

10th season in franchise history

The 1969 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s tenth season, and was the final season of the American Football League before the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger. The Bills played an AFL-record seven games against opponents that went on to reach the postseason;^[1] Buffalo lost all seven of these games.

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This was the rookie season for running back O. J. Simpson, the Heisman Trophy winner from Southern California and first overall selection in the draft,^[2]^[3] who went on to a Hall of Fame career.

Although Buffalo only won four games, their penultimate win—a Week Ten victory against the Miami Dolphins—would be their last victory against the Dolphins until the 1980 season. After the win, the Bills suffered against Miami an NFL-record twenty consecutive games lost by one team to another.

The last remaining active member of the 1969 Buffalo Bills was wide receiver Haven Moses, who retired after the 1981 NFL season.

Regular season

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1969 Buffalo Bills draft
1	1	O. J. Simpson * ^†	RB	USC
2	27	Bill Enyart	RB	Oregon St
3	53	Julian Nunamaker	DE	Tennessee-Martin
4	79	Mike Richey	OT	North Carolina
5	105	Ben Mayes	DE	Drake
7	157	John Helton	DE	Arizona St
8	183	Waddey Harvey	DT	Virginia Tech
8	192	James Harris *	QB	Grambling State
10	235	James Baines	WR	Montana
11	261	Bobby Hall	RB	NC State
12	287	Lloyd Pate	RB	Cincinnati
12	312	Leon Lovelace	OT	Texas Tech
14	339	Bubba Thornton	WR	TCU
15	365	Karl Wilson	RB	Olivet
16	391	Robert Kirk	OG	Indiana
17	417	Wayne Lineberry	LB	East Carolina
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 10 Dan Darragh 12 James Harris 15 Jack Kemp 14 Tom Sherman Running backs 22 Max Anderson 41 Bill Enyart 30 Wayne Patrick FB 31 Preston Ridlehuber 32 O. J. Simpson Wide receivers 86 Marlin Briscoe 83 Bobby Crockett 80 Charley Ferguson 25 Haven Moses 28 Roy Reeves 34 Bubba Thornton Tight ends 85 Willie Grate 87 Billy Masters		Offensive linemen 77 Stew Barber T 50 Al Bemiller C 79 Paul Costa T 54 Howard Kindig G 60 Angelo Loukas G 67 Joe O'Donnell G 75 Mike Richey T 66 Billy Shaw G Defensive linemen 74 Chuck DeVleigher DT 78 Jim Dunaway DT 65 Waddey Harvey DT 76 Mike McBath DE 72 Ron McDole DE 69 Julian Nunamaker DE 70 Tom Sestak DT 71 Bob Tatarek DT		Linebackers 52 Edgar Chandler 51 Jerald Collins 59 Paul Guidry 64 Harry Jacobs 53 Dave Ogas Defensive backs 42 Butch Byrd CB 24 Booker Edgerson CB 45 Hilton Crawford CB 20 Robert James CB 48 John Pitts SS 47 Pete Richardson FS 26 George Saimes FS Special teams 46 Bruce Alford K 55 Paul Maguire P/LB		Reserve lists 62 Dick Cunningham T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 33 Lloyd Pate RB Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 2	at Houston Oilers	L 7–24	0–1	Astrodome	Recap
2	August 8	Washington Redskins	W 21–17	1–1	War Memorial Stadium	Recap
3	August 15	at Detroit Lions	L 12–24	1–2	Tiger Stadium	Recap
4	August 22	Baltimore Colts	L 7–20	1–3	War Memorial Stadium	Recap
5	August 30	Chicago Bears	L 16–23	1–4	Cleveland Stadium	Recap
6	September 6	at Los Angeles Rams	L 20–50	1–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 14	New York Jets	L 19–33	0–1	War Memorial Stadium	Recap
2	September 21	Houston Oilers	L 3–17	0–2	War Memorial Stadium	Recap
3	September 28	Denver Broncos	W 41–28	1–2	War Memorial Stadium	Recap
4	October 5	at Houston Oilers	L 14–28	1–3	Astrodome	Recap
5	October 11	Boston Patriots	W 23–16	2–3	War Memorial Stadium	Recap
6	October 19	at Oakland Raiders	L 21–50	2–4	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
7	October 26	at Miami Dolphins	L 6–24	2–5	Miami Orange Bowl	Recap
8	November 2	Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–29	2–6	War Memorial Stadium	Recap
9	November 9	at New York Jets	L 6–16	2–7	Shea Stadium	Recap
10	November 16	Miami Dolphins	W 28–3	3–7	War Memorial Stadium	Recap
11	November 23	at Boston Patriots	L 21–35	3–8	Alumni Stadium	Recap
12	November 30	Cincinnati Bengals	W 16–13	4–8	War Memorial Stadium	Recap
13	December 7	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 19–22	4–9	Municipal Stadium	Recap
14	December 14	at San Diego Chargers	L 6–45	4–10	San Diego Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

AFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Jets	10	4	0	.714	8–0	353	269	W2
Houston Oilers	6	6	2	.500	5–3	278	279	W1
Boston Patriots	4	10	0	.286	3–5	266	316	L2
Buffalo Bills	4	10	0	.286	2–6	230	359	L2
Miami Dolphins	3	10	1	.231	2–6	233	332	L1

1969_Buffalo_Bills_season

1969 Buffalo Bills season

Offseason

Draft

Personnel

Coaches/Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Standings

Awards and records

References

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