
1976 Buffalo Bills Roster
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 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 |
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60 | Bill Adams | G | February 4, 1950 | 6'2" | 255 | Holy Cross | Lynn, MA USA | 11 | 1 |
26 | William Anderson | DB | August 1, 1949 | 6'0" | 205 | Ohio St. | Colliers, WV USA | 3 | 0 |
7 | Marv Bateman | P | April 5, 1950 | 6'4" | 213 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 14 | 0 |
34 | Jim Braxton | RB | May 23, 1949 | 6'1" | 243 | West Virginia | Vanderbilt, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
23 | Cliff Brooks | DB | June 21, 1949 | 6'1" | 190 | Tennessee St. | Pineland, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
81 | Bob Chandler | WR | April 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
29 | Mario Clark | LCB | March 29, 1954 | 6'2" | 194 | Oregon | Pasadena, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
85 | Fred Coleman | TE | June 26, 1953 | 6'4" | 240 | La-Monroe | Greenville, MS USA | 7 | 0 |
30 | Bo Cornell | LB | March 7, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | 1 |
68 | Joe DeLamielleure | RG | March 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 254 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
70 | Joe Devlin | T | February 23, 1954 | 6'5" | 261 | Iowa | Phoenixville, PA USA | 14 | 2 |
86 | Emmett Edwards | WR | June 6, 1952 | 6'1" | 187 | Kansas | Tulsa, OK USA | 6 | 1 |
12 | Joe Ferguson | QB | April 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Arkansas | Alvin, TX USA | 7 | 7 |
78 | Dave Foley | LT | October 28, 1947 | 6'5" | 255 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
22 | Steve Freeman | DB | May 8, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Mississippi St. | Lamesa, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
89 | Bob Gaddis | WR | January 20, 1952 | 5'11" | 178 | Miss. Valley St. | Jackson, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
88 | Reuben Gant | WR | April 12, 1952 | 6'4" | 230 | Oklahoma St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 14 | 7 |
74 | Donnie Green | RT | July 12, 1948 | 6'7" | 272 | Purdue | Washington, DC USA | 13 | 11 |
21 | Van Green | DB | April 21, 1951 | 6'1" | 192 | Shaw | Auburndale, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
43 | Tony Greene | FS | August 29, 1949 | 5'10" | 170 | Maryland | Clocksburg, MD USA | 14 | 14 |
28 | Dwight Harrison | RCB | October 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 187 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Beaumont, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
37 | Clayton Heath | RB | February 15, 1951 | 5'11" | 195 | Wake Forest | Chester County, SC USA | 2 | 0 |
80 | John Holland | WR | February 28, 1952 | 6'0" | 190 | Tennessee St. | Beckley, WV USA | 13 | 8 |
86 | Mike Holmes | DB-WR | November 18, 1950 | 6'2" | 193 | Texas Southern | Galveston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
25 | Roland Hooks | RB | January 2, 1953 | 6'0" | 197 | North Carolina St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 2 |
5 | George Jakowenko | K | June 26, 1948 | 5'9" | 175 | Syracuse | Charleroi, Belgium | 11 | 0 |
51 | Dan Jilek | RLB | December 3, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | Michigan | Cedar Rapids, IA USA | 14 | 14 |
50 | Mark Johnson | DE | August 14, 1953 | 6'2" | 240 | Missouri | Moline, IL USA | 13 | 1 |
24 | Doug Jones | SS | May 31, 1950 | 6'2" | 202 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
69 | Ken Jones | LDE | December 1, 1952 | 6'5" | 260 | Arkansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 12 | 7 |
71 | Mike Kadish | LDT | May 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 270 | Notre Dame | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
36 | Jeff Kinney | FB | November 1, 1949 | 6'2" | 215 | Nebraska | Oxford, NE USA | 12 | 7 |
52 | Merv Krakau | MLB | May 16, 1951 | 6'2" | 242 | Iowa St. | Jefferson, IA USA | 14 | 14 |
3 | John Leypoldt | K | March 31, 1946 | 6'2" | 229 | Northern Virginia CC | Washington, DC USA | 1 | 0 |
75 | Jeff Lloyd | DE-NT,DL | March 14, 1954 | 6'6" | 255 | West Texas A&M | St. Mary's, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
17 | Gary Marangi | QB | July 29, 1952 | 6'1" | 201 | Boston Col. | Rockville Centre, NY USA | 11 | 7 |
67 | Reggie McKenzie | LG | July 27, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
53 | Mike Montler | C | January 10, 1944 | 6'5" | 254 | Colorado | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
46 | Keith Moody | KR | June 13, 1953 | 5'11" | 171 | Syracuse | Salisbury, NC USA | 14 | 2 |
56 | Bob Nelson | LB | June 30, 1953 | 6'4" | 232 | Nebraska | Stillwater, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
61 | Willie Parker | C-G | December 28, 1948 | 6'3" | 245 | North Texas | Baytown, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
65 | Bob Patton | C | October 21, 1954 | 6'1" | 245 | Delaware | Camp Lejeune, NC USA | 12 | 0 |
35 | Darnell Powell | RB | May 31, 1954 | 6'0" | 197 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Atlanta, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
38 | Eddie Ray | RB-TE | April 5, 1947 | 6'2" | 240 | LSU | Vicksburg, MS USA | 7 | 0 |
33 | Andy Reid | RB | February 26, 1954 | 6'0" | 194 | Georgia | Hamilton, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
1 | Benny Ricardo | K | January 4, 1954 | 5'10" | 175 | San Diego St. | Asuncion, Paraguay | 2 | 0 |
54 | Tom Ruud | LB | July 26, 1953 | 6'3" | 223 | Nebraska | Oliva, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
87 | Paul Seymour | TE | February 6, 1950 | 6'5" | 252 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 13 |
32 | O.J. Simpson | RB | July 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 7 |
55 | John Skorupan | LLB | May 17, 1951 | 6'2" | 222 | Penn St. | Beaver, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
85 | Tody Smith | DE | December 24, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | Michigan St. | Orange, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
79 | Marty Smith | RDT | October 20, 1953 | 6'3" | 250 | Louisville | Pattison, MS USA | 14 | 12 |
33 | Vic Washington | RB-DB-WR | March 23, 1946 | 5'11" | 197 | Wyoming | Plainfield, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
83 | Sherman White | RDE | October 6, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | California | Manchester, NH USA | 13 | 13 |
77 | Ben Williams | LDE | September 1, 1954 | 6'3" | 251 | Mississippi | Yazoo City, MS USA | 13 | 7 |
47 | Roscoe Word | DB | July 24, 1952 | 5'11" | 170 | Jackson St. | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 1 | 0 |
62 | Jeff Yeates | DE-DT-G | August 3, 1951 | 6'3" | 248 | Boston Col. | Buffalo, NY USA | 3 | 0 |