1966 Buffalo Bills Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 9-4-1
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Joe Collier (9-4-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1966 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 9-4-1
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Joe Collier (9-4-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1966 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 9 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Defensively, the Bills yielded 255 points, fewest in the league. Buffalo piled up points with 358 points. Jack Kemp tossed for 2,451 yards. Elbert Dubenion hauled in 50 balls for 747 yards.
Bobby Burnett rushed for a team-leading 766 yards, and Wray Carlton also contributed to the rushing attack.
Tom Janik seized 8 opponent throws.
Joe Collier coached the team. The 1966 Buffalo Bills lost in the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Stew Barber | LT | June 14, 1939 | 6'2" | 250 | Penn St. | Bradford, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Glenn Bass | SE | April 12, 1939 | 6'2" | 202 | East Carolina | Wilson, NC USA | 14 | 3 |
| 50 | Al Bemiller | C | April 18, 1938 | 6'3" | 243 | Syracuse | Hanover, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 21 | Bobby Burnett | HB | January 4, 1943 | 6'3" | 210 | Arkansas | Clinton, AR USA | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Butch Byrd | PR | September 20, 1941 | 6'0" | 211 | Boston Univ. | Watervliet, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | Wray Carlton | FB | June 18, 1937 | 6'2" | 225 | Duke | Wallace, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Hagood Clarke | LS | June 14, 1942 | 6'0" | 205 | Florida | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | Dave Costa | DT-DE | October 27, 1941 | 6'2" | 250 | Utah | Yonkers, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Paul Costa | TE | December 7, 1941 | 6'6" | 268 | Notre Dame | Yonkers, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Bobby Crockett | SE | April 3, 1943 | 6'3" | 200 | Arkansas | Briggsville, AR USA | 14 | 12 |
| 88 | Tom Day | RDE | August 20, 1935 | 6'2" | 252 | North Carolina A&T | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Wayne DeSutter | OT | May 17, 1944 | 6'4" | 255 | Illinois | Geneseo, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Elbert Dubenion | FL | February 16, 1933 | 5'11" | 187 | Bluffton | Griffin, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 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 | 7 | 0 |
| 80 | Charley Ferguson | TE | November 13, 1939 | 6'5" | 217 | Tennessee St. | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | Doug Goodwin | FB | March 11, 1942 | 6'2" | 228 | Md-Eastern Shore | Charleston, SC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Paul Guidry | LB | January 14, 1944 | 6'3" | 227 | LSU | Breaux Bridge, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Dick Hudson | RT | July 30, 1940 | 6'3" | 272 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 64 | Harry Jacobs | MLB | February 4, 1937 | 6'1" | 226 | Bradley | Canton, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Tom Janik | LCB | September 6, 1940 | 6'3" | 190 | Texas A&M | Poth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Jack Kemp | QB | July 13, 1935 | 6'1" | 201 | Occidental | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 47 | Charlie King | RCB-S | January 7, 1943 | 6'0" | 184 | Purdue | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Daryle Lamonica | QB | July 17, 1941 | 6'3" | 215 | Notre Dame | Fresno, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 5 | Booth Lusteg | K | May 8, 1939 | 5'11" | 190 | Connecticut | New Haven, CT 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 | LDT-DE | January 16, 1935 | 6'4" | 280 | Florida | Smithwick, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Pete Mills | FL | May 29, 1942 | 5'10" | 180 | Wichita St. | Calvert, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Joe O'Donnell | RG | August 31, 1941 | 6'2" | 262 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Remi Prudhomme | OG | April 24, 1942 | 6'4" | 250 | LSU | Opelousas, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Ed Rutkowski | FL | 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 | 14 |
| 57 | Bob Schmidt | C | July 9, 1936 | 6'4" | 248 | Minnesota | Rochester, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Marty Schottenheimer | MLB | 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 | 14 |
| 66 | Billy Shaw | LG | December 15, 1938 | 6'2" | 258 | Georgia Tech | Natchez, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 34 | Allen Smith | FB-HB | November 20, 1942 | 5'11" | 202 | Fort Valley St. | Fort Valley, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 32 | Jack Spikes | FB-HB | February 5, 1937 | 6'2" | 210 | TCU | Big Spring, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Stratton | RLB | April 10, 1941 | 6'3" | 224 | Tennessee | Vonore, TN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | John Tracey | LLB | June 27, 1933 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas A&M | Philadelphia, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Charley Warner | KR | April 14, 1940 | 6'0" | 176 | Prairie View | Granger, TX USA | 14 | 2 |
