1972 Buffalo Bills Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Shaw | 258 | 136 | 52.7 | 1666 | 6.5 | 14 | 5.4 | 17 | 6.6 | 58 | 38 | 320 | 63.5 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 176 | 5.3 | 1 | 3.0 | 4 | 12.1 | 24 | 6 | 48 | 35.2 |
| O.J. Simpson | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 113 | 14.1 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 145.8 |
| Leo Hart | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 53 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 20.0 | 13 | 4 | 32 | 10.6 |
| Spike Jones | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 |
| Totals | 316 | 164 | 51.9 | 2012 | 6.4 | 16 | 5.1 | 24 | 7.6 | 58 | 49 | 411 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.J. Simpson | 292 | 1251 | 4.3 | 94 | 6 |
| Jim Braxton | 116 | 453 | 3.9 | 21 | 5 |
| Dennis Shaw | 35 | 138 | 3.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Wayne Patrick | 35 | 130 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Randy Jackson | 17 | 57 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Chandler | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Leo Hart | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Spike Jones | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ted Koy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 512 | 2132 | 4.2 | 94 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. Hill | 52 | 754 | 14.5 | 58 | 5 |
| Bob Chandler | 33 | 528 | 16.0 | 43 | 5 |
| O.J. Simpson | 27 | 198 | 7.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 24 | 232 | 9.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Jan White | 12 | 148 | 12.3 | 18 | 2 |
| Wayne Patrick | 8 | 42 | 5.2 | 10 | 1 |
| Haven Moses | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Randy Jackson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Dwight Harrison | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ted Koy | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Washington | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 164 | 2012 | 12.3 | 58 | 16 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Jones | 80 | 3104 | 38.8 | 67 |
| Totals | 80 | 3104 | 38.8 | 67 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Wyatt | 11 | 85 | 7.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Linzy Cole | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 |
| J.D. Hill | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony Greene | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dwight Harrison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 164 | 6.6 | 27 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin Wyatt | 17 | 432 | 25.4 | 43 | 0 |
| Linzy Cole | 16 | 415 | 25.9 | 51 | 0 |
| Tony Greene | 15 | 378 | 25.2 | 66 | 0 |
| Ted Koy | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Andy Selfridge | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| J.D. Hill | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Braxton | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 60 | 1389 | 23.2 | 66 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Lee | 6 | 155 | 25.8 | 61 | 1 |
| Maurice Tyler | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Alvin Wyatt | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 49 | 1 |
| Tony Greene | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 39 | 1 |
| Dale Farley | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| John Pitts | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Washington | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Robert James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Stratton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Guidry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 369 | 16.0 | 61 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Washington | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Patrick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dennis Shaw | 6 | 2 | -11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Greene | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Spike Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Chandler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dave Foley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Croft | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Maurice Tyler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Cowlings | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dale Farley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Remi Prudhomme | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Braxton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| O.J. Simpson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alvin Wyatt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Ted Koy | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.D. Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Leo Hart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Taliaferro | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Linzy Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| John Leypoldt | 16 | 29 | 0 | 77 | ||||||||||
| O.J. Simpson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Jim Braxton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Bob Chandler | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| J.D. Hill | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| Jan White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Haven Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Wayne Patrick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Ken Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Randy Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Tony Greene | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Alvin Wyatt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 |
