1976 Buffalo Bills Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jim Ringo (0-9)
Coach: Lou Saban (2-3)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1976 Buffalo Bills Statistics
1976 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1976 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

Buffalo chalked up 245 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 363. O.J. Simpson spearheaded the running game, rushing for a 1,503 yards for the Bills.

Joe Ferguson threw for 1,086 yards. Bob Chandler hauled in 61 balls for 824 yards.

Tony Greene picked off 5 opponent throws.

Jim Ringo and Lou Saban coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
60Bill AdamsGFebruary 4, 19506'2"255Holy CrossLynn, MA USA111
26William AndersonDBAugust 1, 19496'0"205Ohio St.Colliers, WV USA30
7Marv BatemanPApril 5, 19506'4"213UtahSalt Lake City, UT USA140
34Jim BraxtonRBMay 23, 19496'1"243West VirginiaVanderbilt, PA USA10
23Cliff BrooksDBJune 21, 19496'1"190Tennessee St.Pineland, TX USA10
81Bob ChandlerWRApril 24, 19496'0"180USCLong Beach, CA USA1414
29Mario ClarkLCBMarch 29, 19546'2"194OregonPasadena, CA USA1414
85Fred ColemanTEJune 26, 19536'4"240La-MonroeGreenville, MS USA70
30Bo CornellLBMarch 7, 19496'2"220WashingtonSeattle, WA USA141
68Joe DeLamielleureRGMarch 16, 19516'3"254Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA1414
70Joe DevlinTFebruary 23, 19546'5"261IowaPhoenixville, PA USA142
86Emmett EdwardsWRJune 6, 19526'1"187KansasTulsa, OK USA61
12Joe FergusonQBApril 23, 19506'1"195ArkansasAlvin, TX USA77
78Dave FoleyLTOctober 28, 19476'5"255Ohio St.Cincinnati, OH USA1414
22Steve FreemanDBMay 8, 19535'11"185Mississippi St.Lamesa, TX USA140
89Bob GaddisWRJanuary 20, 19525'11"178Miss. Valley St.Jackson, MS USA20
88Reuben GantWRApril 12, 19526'4"230Oklahoma St.Tulsa, OK USA147
74Donnie GreenRTJuly 12, 19486'7"272PurdueWashington, DC USA1311
21Van GreenDBApril 21, 19516'1"192ShawAuburndale, FL USA50
43Tony GreeneFSAugust 29, 19495'10"170MarylandClocksburg, MD USA1414
28Dwight HarrisonRCBOctober 12, 19486'1"187Texas A&M-KingsvilleBeaumont, TX USA1212
37Clayton HeathRBFebruary 15, 19515'11"195Wake ForestChester County, SC USA20
80John HollandWRFebruary 28, 19526'0"190Tennessee St.Beckley, WV USA138
86Mike HolmesDB-WRNovember 18, 19506'2"193Texas SouthernGalveston, TX USA10
25Roland HooksRBJanuary 2, 19536'0"197North Carolina St.Brooklyn, NY USA142
5George JakowenkoKJune 26, 19485'9"175SyracuseCharleroi, Belgium110
51Dan JilekRLBDecember 3, 19536'2"220MichiganCedar Rapids, IA USA1414
50Mark JohnsonDEAugust 14, 19536'2"240MissouriMoline, IL USA131
24Doug JonesSSMay 31, 19506'2"202Arizona St.San Diego, CA USA1414
69Ken JonesLDEDecember 1, 19526'5"260Arkansas St.St. Louis, MO USA127
71Mike KadishLDTMay 27, 19506'5"270Notre DameGrand Rapids, MI USA1414
36Jeff KinneyFBNovember 1, 19496'2"215NebraskaOxford, NE USA127
52Merv KrakauMLBMay 16, 19516'2"242Iowa St.Jefferson, IA USA1414
3John LeypoldtKMarch 31, 19466'2"229Northern Virginia CCWashington, DC USA10
75Jeff LloydDE-NT,DLMarch 14, 19546'6"255West Texas A&MSt. Mary's, PA USA90
17Gary MarangiQBJuly 29, 19526'1"201Boston Col.Rockville Centre, NY USA117
67Reggie McKenzieLGJuly 27, 19506'4"255MichiganDetroit, MI USA1414
53Mike MontlerCJanuary 10, 19446'5"254ColoradoColumbus, OH USA1414
46Keith MoodyKRJune 13, 19535'11"171SyracuseSalisbury, NC USA142
56Bob NelsonLBJune 30, 19536'4"232NebraskaStillwater, MN USA140
61Willie ParkerC-GDecember 28, 19486'3"245North TexasBaytown, TX USA20
65Bob PattonCOctober 21, 19546'1"245DelawareCamp Lejeune, NC USA120
35Darnell PowellRBMay 31, 19546'0"197Tenn-ChattanoogaAtlanta, GA USA110
38Eddie RayRB-TEApril 5, 19476'2"240LSUVicksburg, MS USA70
33Andy ReidRBFebruary 26, 19546'0"194GeorgiaHamilton, OH USA10
1Benny RicardoKJanuary 4, 19545'10"175San Diego St.Asuncion, Paraguay20
54Tom RuudLBJuly 26, 19536'3"223NebraskaOliva, MN USA140
87Paul SeymourTEFebruary 6, 19506'5"252MichiganDetroit, MI USA1313
32O.J. SimpsonRBJuly 9, 19476'2"212USCSan Francisco, CA USA147
55John SkorupanLLBMay 17, 19516'2"222Penn St.Beaver, PA USA1414
85Tody SmithDEDecember 24, 19486'5"250Michigan St.Orange, TX USA20
79Marty SmithRDTOctober 20, 19536'3"250LouisvillePattison, MS USA1412
33Vic WashingtonRB-DB-WRMarch 23, 19465'11"197WyomingPlainfield, NJ USA20
83Sherman WhiteRDEOctober 6, 19486'5"250CaliforniaManchester, NH USA1313
77Ben WilliamsLDESeptember 1, 19546'3"251MississippiYazoo City, MS USA137
47Roscoe WordDBJuly 24, 19525'11"170Jackson St.Pine Bluff, AR USA10
62Jeff YeatesDE-DT-GAugust 3, 19516'3"248Boston Col.Buffalo, NY USA30



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