1967 Buffalo Bills season

8th season in franchise history November 2013 July 2018 Buffalo Bills 1967 4–10 3rd AFL Eastern Joe Collier Ralph Wilson War Memorial Stadium Did not qualify Bills seasons 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.Collier coached the Bills from 1966–1968 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 staffFront 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 16 Tom Flores 15 Jack Kemp 36 Charlie Bivins 30 Wray Carlton 34 Gene Donaldson 20 Keith Lincoln 44 Elbert Dubenion 46 Tony King 43 Monte Ledbetter 48 John Pitts 40 Ed Rutkowski 82 Paul Costa 87 Billy Masters 77 Stew Barber T/G 50 Al Bemiller C/T 76 Gary Bugenhagen T 62 Dick Cunningham T 60 Jim LeMoine G 67 Joe O'Donnell G 57 Bob Schmidt C 66 Billy Shaw G 78 Jim Dunaway DT 73 Howard Kindig DE 72 Ron McDole DE 75 Dudley Meredith DT/DE 65 Remi Prudhomme DE 70 Tom Sestak DT 81 Rich Zecher DE 59 Paul Guidry OLB 55 Paul Maguire P/OLB 56 Marty Schottenheimer MLB 58 Mike Stratton OLB 51 John Tracey OLB 42 Butch Byrd CB 45 Hagood Clarke SS 24 Booker Edgerson CB 27 Tom Janik SS 47 Charlie King CB/S 26 George Saimes FS  7 Mike Mercer K 21 Bobby Burnett RB 83 Bobby Crockett WR (IR) 7px 71 Wayne DeSutter T (IR) 7px 80 Charley Ferguson (IR) 7px 79 Dick Hudson T 64 Harry Jacobs LB 85 Bob Petrich DE 84 Art Powell WR 32 Jack Spikes RB -- Dave Daniels DT 23 Howard Finley S 25 Tommy Luke S 89 Tom Rhoads DE  3 Benny Russell QB 86 Jerry Seither TE 88 Bill Wilkerson DE Offseason 1967 NFL/AFL draft 1967 Buffalo Bills 1 22 John Pitts DB Arizona State yes 2 42 Jim LeMoine TE Utah State yes 3 70 Tom Rhoades DE Notre Dame 4 102 Gary Bugenhagen G Syracuse yes 6 149 Bill Wilkerson DE UTEP 7 181 George Gaiser T SMU 8 207 Tommy Luke DB Ole Miss 9 233 Gerald Seither E Kent State 10 259 Tom Croft DB Louisiana Tech 11 284 Paul Tomich T Drake 12 292 Ernie Ames DT Kent State 12 311 Bob Bonner DT Southern 13 318 Howard Finley DB Tennessee State 13 319 George Carter HB St. Bonaventure 13 337 Randy Wheeler HB Georgia 14 362 Vern Moore HB Central State (OK) 15 389 Grant Martinsen DB Utah State 16 415 Mike Irwin HB Penn State 17 441 Grover Smith HB Fort Valley State Regular season March 2015 Season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 Bye 2 September 10 New York Jets W 20–17 1–0 War Memorial Stadium 45,748 Recap 3 September 17 Houston Oilers L 3–20 1–1 War Memorial Stadium 41,384 Recap 4 September 24 Boston Patriots L 0–23 1–2 War Memorial Stadium 45,748 Recap 5 October 1 San Diego Chargers L 17–37 1–3 War Memorial Stadium 39,310 Recap 6 October 8 at Denver Broncos W 17–16 2–3 Bears Stadium 35,188 Recap 7 October 15 Oakland Raiders L 20–24 2–4 War Memorial Stadium 45,758 Recap 8 Bye 9 October 29 at Houston Oilers L 3–10 2–5 Rice Stadium 30,060 Recap 10 November 5 Miami Dolphins W 35–13 3–5 War Memorial Stadium 31,622 Recap 11 November 12 at New York Jets L 10–20 3–6 Shea Stadium 62,671 Recap 12 November 19 Denver Broncos L 20–21 3–7 War Memorial Stadium 30,891 Recap 13 November 26 at Miami Dolphins L 14–17 3–8 Orange Bowl 27,050 Recap 14 December 3 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–23 3–9 Municipal Stadium 41,943 Recap 15 December 9 at Boston Patriots W 44–16 4–9 Fenway Park 20,627 Recap 16 Bye 17 December 24 at Oakland Raiders L 21–28 4–10 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 30,738 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 14 Bills 10 0 3 8 Raiders 7 7 7 7 December 24 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Standings References 35em Further reading Jeffrey J. Miller, Rockin' the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League. Toronto, ON: ECW Press, 2007. Jeffrey J. Miller and Greg D. Tranter, Relics: The History of The Buffalo Bills in Objects and Memorabilia. Haworth, NJ: St. Johann Press, 2021. Sal Maiorana, Buffalo Bills: The Complete Illustrated History. Minneapolis, MN: MVP Books, 2010. Buffalo Bills Category:Buffalo Bills seasons Buffalo