1972 Buffalo Bills Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Lou Saban (4-9-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1972 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Lou Saban (4-9-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1972 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bills racked up 257 points, but the shaky defensive squad conceded 377. O.J. Simpson rushed for a team-leading 1,251 yards for Buffalo.
Dennis Shaw threw for 1,666 yards. J.D. Hill hauled in 52 balls for 754 yards.
Ken Lee snatched 6 opponent throws.
Lou Saban coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Bill Adams | G-T | February 4, 1950 | 6'2" | 255 | Holy Cross | Lynn, MA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 54 | Tom Beard | C | June 10, 1948 | 6'6" | 280 | Michigan St. | Findlay, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | Jim Braxton | FB | May 23, 1949 | 6'1" | 243 | West Virginia | Vanderbilt, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Edgar Chandler | LB | August 31, 1946 | 6'3" | 225 | Georgia | Cedartown, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Bob Chandler | WR | April 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Bob Christiansen | DT | May 8, 1949 | 6'4" | 230 | UCLA | Marshalltown, IA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Linzy Cole | WR | April 21, 1948 | 5'11" | 172 | TCU | Dallas, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 75 | Frank Cornish | DT | June 20, 1944 | 6'4" | 282 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 79 | Paul Costa | TE-T | December 7, 1941 | 6'6" | 268 | Notre Dame | Yonkers, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 82 | Al Cowlings | RDE | June 16, 1947 | 6'5" | 255 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Don Croft | LDT | January 7, 1949 | 6'4" | 254 | Texas-El Paso | Temple, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Dick Cunningham | T | October 12, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | Arkansas | Boston, MA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 73 | Jeff Curchin | T-G | December 17, 1947 | 6'7" | 260 | Florida St. | Binghamton, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Dale Farley | LB | September 27, 1949 | 6'3" | 225 | West Virginia | Sparta, TN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 78 | Dave Foley | LT | October 28, 1947 | 6'5" | 255 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 47 | Leon Garror | DB | May 2, 1948 | 6'0" | 180 | Alcorn St. | Mobile, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 74 | Donnie Green | RT | July 12, 1948 | 6'7" | 272 | Purdue | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Tony Greene | RCB | August 29, 1949 | 5'10" | 170 | Maryland | Clocksburg, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Paul Guidry | LLB | January 14, 1944 | 6'3" | 227 | LSU | Breaux Bridge, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Dwight Harrison | DB-WR | October 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 187 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Beaumont, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Leo Hart | QB | March 3, 1949 | 6'3" | 203 | Duke | Kinston, NC USA | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | Dick Hart | G | March 4, 1943 | 6'2" | 253 | none | Morrisville, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | J.D. Hill | WR | October 30, 1948 | 6'1" | 202 | Arizona St. | Stockton, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Randy Jackson | RB | November 13, 1948 | 6'0" | 220 | Wichita St. | Atlanta, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Robert James | LCB | July 7, 1947 | 6'1" | 184 | Fisk | Murfreesboro, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Bruce Jarvis | C | November 3, 1948 | 6'7" | 250 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Spike Jones | P | July 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 197 | Georgia | Louisville, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Ted Koy | TE-RB-LB | September 15, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | Texas | Bellville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Ken Lee | MLB | September 3, 1948 | 6'4" | 230 | Washington | Honolulu, HI USA | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | John Leypoldt | K | March 31, 1946 | 6'2" | 229 | Northern Virginia CC | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Jeff Lyman | LB | August 21, 1950 | 6'3" | 235 | BYU | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | John Matlock | C | October 19, 1944 | 6'4" | 249 | Miami (FL) | Louisville, KY USA | 11 | 0 |
| 76 | Mike McBath | DE-DT-T | May 29, 1946 | 6'4" | 251 | Penn St. | Woodbury, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Reggie McKenzie | LG | July 27, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Haven Moses | WR-SE | July 27, 1946 | 6'2" | 208 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | Steve Okoniewski | DT-DE | August 22, 1949 | 6'3" | 257 | Washington | Bremerton, WA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 50 | Dick Palmer | LB | April 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 232 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Wayne Patrick | RB | September 1, 1946 | 6'2" | 254 | Louisville | Gainesville, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 77 | Jerry Patton | RDT | March 27, 1946 | 6'3" | 261 | Nebraska | Saginaw, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Walt Patulski | LDE | February 3, 1950 | 6'6" | 259 | Notre Dame | Fulton, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 69 | Bob Penchion | RG | August 11, 1949 | 6'5" | 265 | Alcorn St. | Town Creek, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 48 | John Pitts | FS | February 28, 1945 | 6'4" | 218 | Arizona St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Remi Prudhomme | C | April 24, 1942 | 6'4" | 250 | LSU | Opelousas, LA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 87 | Louis Ross | DE | August 31, 1947 | 6'6" | 248 | South Carolina St. | Orlando, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | John Saunders | DB | April 29, 1950 | 6'3" | 198 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Andy Selfridge | LB | January 12, 1949 | 6'3" | 218 | Virginia | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | Dennis Shaw | QB | March 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 217 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 32 | O.J. Simpson | RB | July 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Stratton | RLB | April 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 224 | Tennessee | Vonore, TN USA | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Mike Taliaferro | QB | July 26, 1941 | 6'2" | 202 | Illinois | Houston, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | Bob Tatarek | DT | July 3, 1946 | 6'4" | 270 | Miami (FL) | Greensburg, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Maurice Tyler | SS | July 19, 1950 | 6'0" | 188 | Morgan St. | Karnack, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Dave Washington | LB-TE | September 12, 1948 | 6'5" | 223 | Alcorn St. | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Jan White | TE | October 6, 1948 | 6'2" | 216 | Ohio St. | Harrisburg, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Alvin Wyatt | DB | December 13, 1947 | 5'10" | 184 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 68 | Willie Young | T | November 12, 1947 | 6'4" | 270 | Alcorn St. | Jefferson, MS USA | 1 | 0 |
