
1974 Buffalo Bills Roster
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Lou Saban (9-5)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1974 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Bills chalked up 264 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 244. O.J. Simpson rushed for a team-leading 1,125 yards for Buffalo.
Joe Ferguson threw for 1,588 yards. Ahmad Rashad topped all receivers, hauling in 36 balls, while J.D. Hill added 572 receiving yards.
Tony Greene picked off 9 opponent throws.
Lou Saban coached the team. The 1974 Buffalo Bills lost in the Division Playoff.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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60 | Bill Adams | G-T | February 4, 1950 | 6'2" | 255 | Holy Cross | Lynn, MA USA | 8 | 0 |
59 | Doug Allen | LILB | November 13, 1951 | 6'2" | 228 | Penn St. | Tampa, FL USA | 14 | 8 |
7 | Marv Bateman | P | April 5, 1950 | 6'4" | 213 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 5 | 0 |
34 | Jim Braxton | FB | May 23, 1949 | 6'1" | 243 | West Virginia | Vanderbilt, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
22 | Bill Cahill | DB | May 5, 1951 | 5'11" | 180 | Washington | Bellevue, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
29 | Don Calhoun | RB | April 29, 1952 | 6'0" | 206 | Kansas St. | Muskogee, OK USA | 14 | 1 |
81 | Bob Chandler | WR | April 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
50 | Jim Cheyunski | RILB | December 29, 1945 | 6'1" | 225 | Syracuse | Bridgewater, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
30 | Bo Cornell | LOLB | March 7, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
64 | Dave Costa | DT-DE | October 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 250 | Utah | Yonkers, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
42 | Neal Craig | SS | April 21, 1948 | 6'1" | 191 | Fisk | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
72 | Don Croft | DT | January 7, 1949 | 6'4" | 254 | Texas-El Paso | Temple, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
68 | Joe DeLamielleure | RG | March 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 254 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
73 | Earl Edwards | RDE | March 17, 1946 | 6'7" | 260 | Wichita St. | Statesboro, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
12 | Joe Ferguson | QB | April 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Arkansas | Alvin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
78 | Dave Foley | LT | October 28, 1947 | 6'5" | 255 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
89 | Wallace Francis | KR | November 7, 1951 | 5'11" | 190 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Franklin, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
88 | Reuben Gant | TE-WR | April 12, 1952 | 6'4" | 230 | Oklahoma St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 13 | 0 |
74 | Donnie Green | RT | July 12, 1948 | 6'7" | 272 | Purdue | Washington, DC USA | 10 | 10 |
43 | Tony Greene | FS | August 29, 1949 | 5'10" | 170 | Maryland | Clocksburg, MD USA | 12 | 12 |
76 | Halvor Hagen | G-DE-T-C | February 4, 1947 | 6'5" | 245 | Weber St. | Oslo, Norway | 8 | 0 |
28 | Dwight Harrison | RCB | October 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 187 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Beaumont, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
47 | Clint Haslerig | WR-HB | April 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 189 | Michigan | Cincinnati, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
21 | Gary Hayman | RB | September 8, 1951 | 6'1" | 198 | Penn St. | Newark, DE USA | 1 | 0 |
40 | J.D. Hill | WR | October 30, 1948 | 6'1" | 202 | Arizona St. | Stockton, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
16 | Scott Hunter | QB | November 11, 1947 | 6'2" | 205 | Alabama | Mobile, AL USA | 1 | 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 |
24 | Ed Jenkins | RB | August 31, 1950 | 6'2" | 210 | Holy Cross | Jacksonville, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
11 | Spike Jones | P | July 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 197 | Georgia | Louisville, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
46 | Steve Jones | RB | March 6, 1951 | 6'0" | 200 | Duke | Sanford, SC USA | 1 | 0 |
71 | Mike Kadish | NT | May 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 270 | Notre Dame | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
70 | Bob Kampa | DT | April 26, 1951 | 6'4" | 252 | California | San Francisco, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
45 | Rex Kern | DB | May 28, 1949 | 5'11" | 190 | Ohio St. | Lancaster, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
37 | Ted Koy | TE-RB-LB | September 15, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | Texas | Bellville, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
52 | Merv Krakau | LB | May 16, 1951 | 6'2" | 242 | Iowa St. | Jefferson, IA USA | 11 | 0 |
56 | Rich Lewis | LB | June 8, 1950 | 6'3" | 220 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 2 | 0 |
3 | John Leypoldt | K | March 31, 1946 | 6'2" | 229 | Northern Virginia CC | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
17 | Gary Marangi | QB | July 29, 1952 | 6'1" | 201 | Boston Col. | Rockville Centre, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
67 | Reggie McKenzie | LG | July 27, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
77 | Dave Means | DE | January 23, 1952 | 6'4" | 235 | SE Missouri St. | Hopkinsville, KY USA | 9 | 0 |
53 | Mike Montler | C | January 10, 1944 | 6'5" | 254 | Colorado | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
39 | Wayne Mosley | RB | October 6, 1952 | 6'0" | 190 | Alabama A&M | Decatur, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
65 | Nick Nighswander | C | November 3, 1952 | 6'0" | 232 | Morehead St. | 7 | 0 | |
61 | Willie Parker | C-G | December 28, 1948 | 6'3" | 245 | North Texas | Baytown, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
85 | Walt Patulski | LDE | February 3, 1950 | 6'6" | 259 | Notre Dame | Fulton, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
24 | Al Randolph | DB | July 8, 1944 | 6'2" | 205 | Iowa | East St. Louis, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
27 | Ahmad Rashad | WR | November 19, 1949 | 6'2" | 205 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 14 | 0 |
87 | Paul Seymour | TE | February 6, 1950 | 6'5" | 252 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
32 | O.J. Simpson | RB | July 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
55 | John Skorupan | LILB | May 17, 1951 | 6'2" | 222 | Penn St. | Beaver, PA USA | 6 | 6 |
26 | Donnie Walker | PR | December 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Central State (OH) | Bronx, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
86 | Dave Washington | ROLB | September 12, 1948 | 6'5" | 223 | Alcorn St. | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 14 | 8 |
38 | Larry Watkins | RB | October 5, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Alcorn St. | Bessemer, AL USA | 10 | 0 |
62 | Jeff Yeates | DE-DT-G | August 3, 1951 | 6'3" | 248 | Boston Col. | Buffalo, NY USA | 10 | 0 |