1969 Buffalo Bills season

10th season in franchise history November 2013 February 2026 Buffalo Bills 1969 4–10 4th AFL Eastern John Rauch Ralph Wilson War Memorial Stadium Did not qualify Bills seasons 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;Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the AFL, in the regular season, in games against playoff teams only, sorted by most games in season matching criteria., tied with the Buffalo lost all seven of these games. 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,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZNxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6639%2C2058635 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Rathet Mike Holdout ends! O.J. to get plenty of bills with Buffalo August 10, 1969 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ddweAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OVAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5775%2C3296997 Pittsburgh Press UPI Buffalo signs Simpson August 10, 1969 1, sec. 4 who went on to a Hall of Fame career. It was the final season for quarterback Jack Kemp, who decided to run for New York's 39th congressional district in 1970 that he ultimately won; elected at the age of 35, Kemp would serve in Congress until 1989. 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. Offseason August 9, 1969: O. J. Simpson signs a four-year contract worth $215,000.Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p. 435, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, 978-1-55022-797-0 August 20, 1969: The Bills acquired wide receiver Marlin Briscoe.Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p.437, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, 978-1-55022-797-0 August 25, 1969: Guard George Flint and defensive tackle Tom Sestak both announced their retirements.Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p. 439, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, 978-1-55022-797-0 August 25, 1969: Running back/returner Ed Rutkowski was released by the Bills. Draft 1969 NFL/AFL draft 1969 Buffalo Bills 1 1 O. J. Simpson RB USC yes yes yes 2 27 Bill Enyart RB Oregon St yes 3 53 Julian Nunamaker DE Tennessee-Martin yes 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 yes 8 192 James Harris QB Grambling State yes yes 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 The Football Database - 1969 Buffalo Bills Draft. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Undrafted free agents + 1969 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMark ProskineLinebackerNorthwestern Personnel Coaches/Staff 1969 Buffalo Bills staff Front office Majority Owner/President – Ralph Wilson Vice President and General Manager – Bob Lustig Vice President/Minority Owner – Pat McGroder Coaching staff Head coach - John Rauch Offensive coaches Wide Receivers - Bill Miller Offensive Line – Marvin Bass Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Ray Malavasi Linebackers – Ralph Hawkins Defensive Backfield – Claude Gibson Kickers - Bugsy Engelberg Source: https://pro-football-history.com/franchise/7/buffalo-bills-coaches Final roster 1969 Buffalo Bills 15 Jack Kemp 14 Tom Sherman American football 22 Max Anderson American football 41 Bill Enyart y 30 Wayne Patrick 31 Preston Ridlehuber 32 O. J. Simpson y 86 Marlin Briscoe 83 Bobby Crockett 25 Haven Moses 28 Roy Reeves y 34 Bubba Thornton y 80 Charley Ferguson 85 Willie Grate y 87 Billy Masters American football 77 Stew Barber T 50 Al Bemiller C 79 Paul Costa American football T 54 Howard Kindig C 63 Bob Kruse G 60 Angelo Loukas y G 67 Joe O'Donnell American football G 75 Mike Richey y T 66 Billy Shaw G 74 Chuck DeVleigher DT 78 Jim Dunaway DT 65 Waddey Harvey y DT 76 Mike McBath DE 72 Ron McDole DE 69 Julian Nunamaker y DE 71 Bob Tatarek DT 52 Edgar Chandler OLB 51 Jerald Collins y OLB 64 Harry Jacobs American football MLB 53 Dave Ogas MLB 58 Mike Stratton OLB 42 Butch Byrd CB 24 Booker Edgerson CB 45 Hilton Crawford y FS 20 Robert James defensive back y CB 48 John Pitts American football SS 47 Pete Richardson y FS 46 Bruce Alford Jr. K 55 Paul Maguire P 62 Dick Cunningham American football T IR 10 Dan Darragh QB IR 33 Ben Gregory RB IR 59 Paul Guidry LB IR 12 James Harris QB (IR) 7px -- Bob Kalsu G Military 26 George Saimes S IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.comrecap 1 August 2 at Houston Oilers L 7–24 0–1 Astrodome Recap 2 August 8 Washington Redskins W 21–17 1–1War Memorial Stadium Recap 3 August 15 at Detroit Lions L 12–24 1–2Tiger Stadium Recap 4 August 22 Baltimore Colts L 7–20 1–3War Memorial Stadium Recap 5 August 30 Chicago Bears L 16–23 1–4Cleveland Stadium Recap 6 September 6 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–50 1–5Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 14 New York Jets L 19–33 0–1War Memorial Stadium Recap 2 September 21 Houston Oilers L 3–17 0–2War Memorial Stadium Recap 3 September 28 Denver BroncosW 41–281–2War Memorial Stadium Recap 4 October 5at Houston Oilers L 14–28 1–3Astrodome Recap 5 October 11 Boston Patriots W 23–16 2–3War Memorial Stadium Recap 6 October 19 at Oakland Raiders L 21–502–4Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap 7 October 26 at Miami Dolphins L 6–242–5Miami Orange Bowl Recap 8 November 2 Kansas City Chiefs L 7–29 2–6War Memorial Stadium Recap 9 November 9 at New York Jets L 6–16 2–7Shea Stadium Recap 10 November 16 Miami Dolphins W 28–3 3–7War Memorial Stadium Recap 11 November 23 at Boston Patriots L 21–353–8Alumni Stadium Recap 12 November 30 Cincinnati Bengals W 16–134–8War Memorial Stadium Recap 13 December 7 at Kansas City Chiefs L 19–224–9Municipal 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. Week 1 Jets 6 10 3 14 Bills 3 0 6 10 September 14 War Memorial Stadium 46,165 70 F; wind 11 mph Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Week 2 Oilers 0 7 3 7 Bills 3 0 0 0 September 21 War Memorial Stadium 40,146 58 F; wind 6 mph Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Week 3 Broncos 14 0 7 7 Bills 3 17 21 0 September 28 War Memorial Stadium 40,302 53 F; wind 9 mph Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Week 4 Bills 0 0 7 7 Oilers 7 7 7 7 October 5 Houston Astrodome 46,485 Indoors (dome) Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Week 5 Patriots 6 0 7 3 Bills 7 3 3 10 October 11 War Memorial Stadium 46,201 67 F; wind 14 mph Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Week 6 Bills 0 7 0 14 Raiders 14 28 6 2 October 19 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,418 56 F; wind 8 mph Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Week 7 Bills 3 0 3 0 Dolphins 0 14 3 7 October 26 Orange Bowl 39,837 79 F; wind 14 mph Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Week 8 Chiefs 0 3 3 23 Bills 7 0 0 0 November 2 War Memorial Stadium 45,844 56 F; wind 13 mph Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Week 9 Bills 0 3 3 0 Jets 0 7 3 6 November 9 Shea Stadium 62,680 52 F; wind 19 mph Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Week 10 Dolphins 3 0 0 0 Bills 7 7 7 7 November 16 War Memorial Stadium 32,686 28 F; wind 16 mph yes Q1 BUF Simpson 8 yard pass from Kemp (Alford kick) BUF 7–0 Q1 MIA Kremser 21 yard field goal BUF 7–3 Q2 BUF Briscoe 12 yard pass from Kemp (Alford kick) BUF 14–3 Q3 BUF Enyart 1 yard run (Alford kick) BUF 21–3 Q4 BUF Simpson 55 yard pass from Kemp (Alford kick) BUF 28–3 yes O. J. Simpson 72 Rush Yds, 81 Rec Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Week 11 Bills 7 7 7 0 Patriots 14 7 0 14 November 23 Alumni Stadium 25,584 42 F; wind 14 mph Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Week 12 Bengals 3 3 0 7 Bills 3 3 10 0 November 30 War Memorial Stadium 35,122 28 F; wind 17 mph Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Week 13 Bills 3 0 10 6 Chiefs 7 6 3 6 December 7 Kansas City Municipal Stadium 47,112 34 F; wind 14 mph Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Week 14 Bills 0 0 0 6 Chargers 10 14 7 14 December 14 San Diego Stadium 47,582 57 F; wind 6 mph Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11. Standings This was the final year of the AFL The Baltimore Colts would join the AFL eastern teams and become the AFC East in 1970. 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. 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