1977 Buffalo Bills Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jim Ringo (3-11)
Location: Buffalo, New York

1977 Buffalo Bills Roster
1977 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Bills stumbled, scoring only 160 points, while the leaky defense surrendered 313. Joe Ferguson passed for 2,803 yards. Bob Chandler topped pass catchers, hauling in 60 balls for 745 yards, while Reuben Gant provided receiving help, too.

O.J. Simpson rushed for a team-leading 557 yards for Buffalo, and Roland Hooks also aided the ground game.

Tony Greene picked off 9 opponent throws.

Jim Ringo coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Joe Ferguson	457	221	48.4	2803	6.1	12	2.6	24	5.3	42	36	273	54.8
O.J. Simpson	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	458	221	48.3	2803	6.1	12	2.6	24	5.2	42	36	273

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
O.J. Simpson	126	557	4.4	39	0
Roland Hooks	128	497	3.9	66	0
Jim Braxton	113	372	3.3	12	1
Joe Ferguson	41	279	6.8	41	2
Mike Collier	31	116	3.7	15	0
Curtis Brown	8	34	4.2	9	0
Lou Piccone	1	6	6.0	6	0
Marv Bateman	1	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Franckowiak	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	450	1861	4.1	66	3

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Chandler	60	745	12.4	31	4
Jim Braxton	43	461	10.7	27	1
Reuben Gant	41	646	15.8	39	2
Lou Piccone	17	240	14.1	25	2
Roland Hooks	16	195	12.2	33	0
O.J. Simpson	16	138	8.6	18	0
John Kimbrough	10	207	20.7	42	2
John Holland	8	107	13.4	27	0
Curtis Brown	5	20	4.0	12	1
Mike Collier	3	23	7.7	11	0
Paul Seymour	2	21	10.5	11	0
Totals	221	2803	12.7	42	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Carson Long	14	13	92.9	11	7	63.6	34
Neil O'Donoghue	5	4	80.0	6	2	33.3	10
Totals	19	17	89.5	17	9	52.9	44

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Marv Bateman	81	3229	39.9	75
Totals	81	3229	39.9	75

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Keith Moody	15	196	13.1	91	1
John Kimbrough	16	184	11.5	73	1
Lenny Willis	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	32	380	11.9	91	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Keith Moody	30	636	21.2	45
John Kimbrough	15	346	23.1	27
Lou Piccone	4	89	22.2	26
Curtis Brown	3	66	22.0	34
Mike Collier	4	55	13.8	19
Charles Romes	1	18	18.0	18
Bob Nelson	1	10	10.0	10
Mike Franckowiak	1	9	9.0	9
Bill Dunstan	1	9	9.0	9
Totals	60	1238	20.6	45

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tony Greene	9	144	16.0	47	0
Mario Clark	7	151	21.6	43	0
Doug Jones	2	30	15.0	24	1
Dwight Harrison	2	0	0.0	0	0
Steve Freeman	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	21	329	15.7	47	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Joe Ferguson			12	7	-7
Bo Cornell			0	3	22	1
Tom Ruud			0	2	3	0
Willie Parker			0	2	0	0
Keith Moody			2	2	3
Shane Nelson			0	2	0	0
Roland Hooks			8	1	0	0
Dan Jilek			0	1	0	0
Reggie McKenzie			0	1	0	0
Ben Williams			0	1	0	0
Joe DeLamielleure			0	1	0	0
Mario Clark		0	0	1	3	0
Lou Piccone			0	1	0
Reuben Gant			0	1	0
Mike Kadish			0	1	0	0
Doug Jones		0	0	1	20
Jim Braxton			7	0	0
Charles Romes			1	0	0	0
O.J. Simpson			2	0	0	0
John Holland			1	0	0	0
Mike Collier			1	0	0	0
Mike Franckowiak			1	0	0	0
Connie Zelencik			1	0	-14	0
Totals	0	0	36	28	30	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Carson Long									7	13	0			34
Bob Chandler		4							0	0	0			24
John Kimbrough		2	1	0					0	0	0			18
Joe Ferguson	2								0	0	0			12
Jim Braxton	1	1							0	0	0			12
Lou Piccone	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Reuben Gant		2							0	0	0			12
Neil O'Donoghue									2	4	0			10
Doug Jones						1			0	0	0			6
Curtis Brown	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Bo Cornell							1		0	0	0			6
Keith Moody			1	0					0	0	0			6
Tony Greene						0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	3	12	2	0	0	1	1	0	9	17	0	0	1	160