1965 Buffalo Bills Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Lou Saban (10-3-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1965 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Lou Saban (10-3-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1965 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Bills topped the circuit with just 226 points allowed. Buffalo scored 313 points. Jack Kemp threw for 2,368 yards. Bo Roberson topped all receivers, hauling in 31 balls for 483 yards. Paul Costa and Billy Joe were targeted regularly also.
Wray Carlton rushed for a team-leading 592 yards.
The sticky-fingered defense created 57 turnovers, best in the league. Hagood Clarke intercepted 7 opponent throws.
Lou Saban coached the team. The 1965 Buffalo Bills won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Joe Auer | RB | October 11, 1941 | 6'1" | 200 | Miami (FL) | Trenton, NJ USA | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | Stew Barber | LT | June 14, 1939 | 6'2" | 250 | Penn St. | Bradford, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Glenn Bass | SE-WR | April 12, 1939 | 6'2" | 202 | East Carolina | Wilson, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 60 | Dave Behrman | C | November 9, 1941 | 6'5" | 260 | Michigan St. | Dowagiac, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Al Bemiller | RG | April 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 243 | Syracuse | Hanover, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Butch Byrd | PR | September 20, 1941 | 6'0" | 211 | Boston Univ. | Watervliet, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | Wray Carlton | HB | June 18, 1937 | 6'2" | 225 | Duke | Wallace, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 45 | Hagood Clarke | LS | June 14, 1942 | 6'0" | 205 | Florida | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Paul Costa | TE | December 7, 1941 | 6'6" | 268 | Notre Dame | Yonkers, NY USA | 10 | 8 |
| 88 | Tom Day | RDE | August 20, 1935 | 6'2" | 252 | North Carolina A&T | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Elbert Dubenion | FL-WR-HB | February 16, 1933 | 5'11" | 187 | Bluffton | Griffin, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 78 | Jim Dunaway | LDT | September 3, 1941 | 6'4" | 277 | Mississippi | Columbia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Booker Edgerson | LCB | July 5, 1939 | 5'10" | 183 | West. Illinois | Baxter, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Charley Ferguson | WR-TE | November 13, 1939 | 6'5" | 217 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 73 | George Flint | G | February 26, 1939 | 6'4" | 240 | Arizona St. | Erie, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Pete Gogolak | K | April 18, 1942 | 6'1" | 190 | Cornell | Budapest, Hungary | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Bill Groman | WR-FL | July 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 194 | Heidelberg | Tiffin, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 49 | Floyd Hudlow | DB | November 9, 1943 | 5'11" | 195 | Arizona | Phoenix, AZ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 79 | Dick Hudson | RT | July 30, 1940 | 6'3" | 272 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | Harry Jacobs | MLB | February 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 226 | Bradley | Canton, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Tom Janik | DB | September 6, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Texas A&M | Poth, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 33 | Billy Joe | FB | October 14, 1940 | 6'2" | 235 | Villanova | Aynor, SC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Tom Keating | DT | September 2, 1942 | 6'2" | 247 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Jack Kemp | QB | July 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 201 | Occidental | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 12 | Daryle Lamonica | QB | July 17, 1941 | 6'3" | 215 | Notre Dame | Fresno, CA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 52 | Bill Laskey | LB | February 10, 1943 | 6'3" | 235 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Paul Maguire | P | August 22, 1938 | 6'0" | 228 | The Citadel | Youngstown, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Ron McDole | LDE | September 9, 1939 | 6'4" | 265 | Nebraska | Chester, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Dudley Meredith | DT | January 16, 1935 | 6'4" | 280 | Florida | Smithwick, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Pete Mills | WR | May 29, 1942 | 5'10" | 180 | Wichita St. | Calvert, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Joe O'Donnell | G-T | August 31, 1941 | 6'2" | 262 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Bo Roberson | FL | July 23, 1935 | 6'1" | 195 | Cornell | Blakely, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 40 | Ed Rutkowski | SE | March 21, 1941 | 6'1" | 198 | Notre Dame | Kingston, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | George Saimes | RS | September 1, 1941 | 5'11" | 186 | Michigan St. | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 5 |
| 76 | Henry Schmidt | DT-E | September 28, 1935 | 6'4" | 254 | USC | South Gate, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 56 | Marty Schottenheimer | LB | September 23, 1943 | 6'3" | 225 | Pittsburgh | Canonsburg, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Tom Sestak | RDT | March 9, 1936 | 6'5" | 267 | Baylor | Gonzales, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Billy Shaw | LG | December 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 258 | Georgia Tech | Natchez, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Bobby Smith | HB | May 18, 1942 | 6'0" | 203 | North Texas | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Donnie Stone | HB-FB | January 5, 1937 | 6'1" | 205 | Arkansas | Sioux City, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Stratton | RLB | April 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 224 | Tennessee | Vonore, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Eugene Sykes | DB | September 26, 1941 | 6'1" | 201 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | John Tracey | LLB | June 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas A&M | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Ernie Warlick | TE | July 21, 1932 | 6'3" | 235 | North Carolina Central | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 6 |
| 22 | Charley Warner | KR | April 14, 1940 | 6'0" | 176 | Prairie View | Granger, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
