1968 Buffalo Bills Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 1-12-1
Finishing 5th in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Collier (0-2)
Coach: Harvey Johnson (1-10-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York

1968 Buffalo Bills Roster
1968 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 1 wins and 12 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the AFL's East Division.

The Bills struggled to score 199 points, worst in the circuit, while the defense conceded 367. Max Anderson rushed for a team-leading 525 yards for Buffalo.

Dan Darragh threw for 917 yards. Haven Moses hauled in 42 balls for 633 yards.

Butch Byrd picked off 6 opponent throws.

Joe Collier and Harvey Johnson coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Dan Darragh	215	92	42.8	917	4.3	3	1.4	14	6.5	41	33.0
Ed Rutkowski	100	41	41.0	380	3.8	0	0.0	6	6.0	37	27.1
Kay Stephenson	79	29	36.7	364	4.6	4	5.1	7	8.9	55	31.8
Gary McDermott	3	2	66.7	35	11.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	27	106.3
Tom Flores	5	3	60.0	15	3.0	0	0.0	1	20.0	12	25.0
Benny Russell	2	1	50.0	3	1.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	56.3
Max Anderson	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	405	168	41.5	1714	4.2	7	1.7	28	6.9	55

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Max Anderson	147	525	3.6	45	2
Ben Gregory	52	283	5.4	67	1
Bob Cappadona	73	272	3.7	33	1
Gary McDermott	47	102	2.2	17	3
Ed Rutkowski	20	96	4.8	33	1
Keith Lincoln	26	84	3.2	24	0
Billy Masters	6	70	11.7	35	0
Charlie Brown	3	39	13.0	27	0
Kay Stephenson	4	30	7.5	12	0
Paul Costa	2	11	5.5	6	1
Dan Darragh	13	11	0.8	8	0
Paul Maguire	1	6	6.0	6	0
Wayne Patrick	1	2	2.0	2	0
Haven Moses	5	-4	-0.8	19	0
Totals	400	1527	3.8	67	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Haven Moses	42	633	15.1	55	2
Richard Trapp	24	235	9.8	27	0
Max Anderson	22	140	6.4	23	0
Gary McDermott	20	115	5.8	37	1
Bob Cappadona	18	92	5.1	21	2
Paul Costa	15	172	11.5	27	1
Billy Masters	8	101	12.6	21	0
Bobby Crockett	6	76	12.7	23	0
Ben Gregory	5	21	4.2	8	0
Monte Ledbetter	4	94	23.5	43	1
Ed Rutkowski	1	27	27.0	27	0
Wayne Patrick	1	5	5.0	5	0
Keith Lincoln	1	3	3.0	3	0
Al Bemiller	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	168	1714	10.2	55	7

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bruce Alford	15	15	100.0	24	14	58.3	57
Mike Mercer	4	4	100.0	4		0.0	4
Totals	19	19	100.0	28	14	50.0	61

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Maguire	100	4175	41.8	61
Totals	100	4175	41.8	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Hagood Clarke	29	241	8.3	82	1
Richard Trapp	5	26	5.2	11	0
Ed Rutkowski	8	23	2.9	9	0
Butch Byrd	2	11	5.5	11	0
Totals	44	301	6.8	82	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Max Anderson	39	971	24.9	100	1
Charlie Brown	12	274	22.8	32	0
Charley Mitchell	5	98	19.6	24	0
Ed Rutkowski	5	87	17.4	26	0
Paul Costa	5	68	13.6	33	0
Gary McDermott	1	16	16.0	16	0
Paul Maguire	1	5	5.0	5	0
Stew Barber	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	69	1519	22.0	100	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Butch Byrd	6	76	12.7	53	1
Booker Edgerson	4	100	25.0	45	2
Tom Janik	3	137	45.7	100	1
Ron McDole	2	47	23.5	42	0
George Saimes	2	36	18.0	19	0
John Pitts	2	21	10.5	17	0
Marty Schottenheimer	1	22	22.0	22	0
Paul Guidry	1	21	21.0	21	0
Mike Stratton	1	15	15.0	15	0
Totals	22	475	21.6	100	4

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ben Gregory			2	3	4
George Saimes		0	0	3	27	0
Jim Dunaway			0	2	0	0
Billy Shaw			0	2	19	0
Al Bemiller			0	2	0	0
Ron McDole		0	0	2	10	0
Max Anderson			3	1	0
Tom Day			0	1	0	0
John Pitts		0	0	1	4	0
Dan Darragh			7	1	0	0
Marty Schottenheimer		0	0	1	10	0
Paul Guidry		0	0	1	3	0
Ed Rutkowski			2	1	0
Tom Sestak			0	1	0	0
Richard Trapp			1	0	0	0
Gary McDermott			2	0	0
Charlie Brown			1	0	0	0
Hagood Clarke			1	0	0
Keith Lincoln			1	0	0	0
Bob Cappadona			3	0	0
Totals	0	0	23	22	77	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bruce Alford									14	15	0			57
Gary McDermott	3	1		0					0	0	0	1		26
Bob Cappadona	1	2							0	0	0	1		20
Max Anderson	2	0		1					0	0	0			18
Haven Moses	0	2							0	0	0			12
Paul Costa	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Booker Edgerson						2			0	0	0			12
Butch Byrd			0			1			0	0	0			6
Tom Janik						1			0	0	0			6
Hagood Clarke			1						0	0	0			6
Monte Ledbetter		1							0	0	0			6
Ben Gregory	1	0							0	0	0			6
Ed Rutkowski	1	0	0	0					0	0	0			6
Mike Mercer									0	4	0			4
Totals	9	7	1	1	0	4	0	0	14	19	0	2	0	197