1973 Buffalo Bills Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Lou Saban (9-5)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1973 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 9-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Lou Saban (9-5)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1973 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bills ran up 259 points, while the defense allowed 230. O.J. Simpson spearheaded the running game, rushing for a 2,003 yards for Buffalo.
Joe Ferguson threw for 939 yards. Bob Chandler hauled in 30 balls for 427 yards. J.D. Hill provided receiving help as well.
Dwight Harrison intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Lou Saban coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Jim Braxton | RB | May 23, 1949 | 6'1" | 243 | West Virginia | Vanderbilt, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Bill Cahill | S | May 5, 1951 | 5'11" | 180 | Washington | Bellevue, WA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 81 | Bob Chandler | WR | April 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Jim Cheyunski | MLB | December 29, 1945 | 6'1" | 225 | Syracuse | Bridgewater, MA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 30 | Bo Cornell | LB-RB | March 7, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Phil Croyle | LB | October 30, 1947 | 6'3" | 223 | California | Great Lakes, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 68 | Joe DeLamielleure | RG | March 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 254 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Earl Edwards | RDE | March 17, 1946 | 6'7" | 260 | Wichita St. | Statesboro, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Dale Farley | LB | September 27, 1949 | 6'3" | 225 | West Virginia | Sparta, TN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Joe Ferguson | QB | April 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Arkansas | Alvin, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Dave Foley | LT | October 28, 1947 | 6'5" | 255 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Fred Forsberg | LB | July 4, 1944 | 6'1" | 235 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 89 | Wallace Francis | KR | November 7, 1951 | 5'11" | 190 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Franklin, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 47 | Leon Garror | RS | May 2, 1948 | 6'0" | 180 | Alcorn St. | Mobile, AL USA | 4 | 2 |
| 74 | Donnie Green | RT | July 12, 1948 | 6'7" | 272 | Purdue | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Tony Greene | FS | August 29, 1949 | 5'10" | 170 | Maryland | Clocksburg, MD USA | 14 | 12 |
| 88 | Halvor Hagen | G-DE-T-C | February 4, 1947 | 6'5" | 245 | Weber St. | Oslo, Norway | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Dwight Harrison | RCB | October 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 187 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | J.D. Hill | WR | October 30, 1948 | 6'1" | 202 | Arizona St. | Stockton, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Robert James | LCB | July 7, 1947 | 6'1" | 184 | Fisk | Murfreesboro, TN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 51 | Bruce Jarvis | C | November 3, 1948 | 6'7" | 250 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 80 | Ray Jarvis | WR | February 2, 1949 | 6'0" | 200 | Norfolk St. | Chesapeake, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | Spike Jones | P | July 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 197 | Georgia | Louisville, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Steve Jones | RB | March 6, 1951 | 6'0" | 200 | Duke | Sanford, SC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 71 | Mike Kadish | LDT | May 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 270 | Notre Dame | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 12 | 9 |
| 70 | Bob Kampa | DT | April 26, 1951 | 6'4" | 252 | California | San Francisco, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Ernie Kellermann | SS | December 17, 1943 | 6'0" | 183 | Miami (OH) | Cleveland, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 54 | Rick Kingrea | LB | July 18, 1949 | 6'1" | 233 | Tulane | Pearlsburg, VA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Ted Koy | TE-RB-LB | September 15, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | Texas | Bellville, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 52 | Merv Krakau | MLB | May 16, 1951 | 6'2" | 242 | Iowa St. | Jefferson, IA USA | 14 | 2 |
| 56 | Rich Lewis | RLB | June 8, 1950 | 6'3" | 220 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 10 | 8 |
| 3 | John Leypoldt | K | March 31, 1946 | 6'2" | 229 | Northern Virginia CC | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Brian McConnell | LB | January 21, 1950 | 6'4" | 220 | Michigan St. | Smoke Rise, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Reggie McKenzie | LG | July 27, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Mike Montler | C | January 10, 1944 | 6'5" | 254 | Colorado | Columbus, OH USA | 10 | 7 |
| 79 | Steve Okoniewski | RDT | August 22, 1949 | 6'3" | 257 | Washington | Bremerton, WA USA | 5 | 4 |
| 56 | Willie Parker | C-OG | December 28, 1948 | 6'3" | 245 | North Texas | Baytown, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Jerry Patton | RDT | March 27, 1946 | 6'3" | 261 | Nebraska | Saginaw, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Walt Patulski | LDE | February 3, 1950 | 6'6" | 259 | Notre Dame | Fulton, NY USA | 14 | 10 |
| 69 | Bob Penchion | OG | August 11, 1949 | 6'5" | 265 | Alcorn St. | Town Creek, AL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 48 | John Pitts | DB | February 28, 1945 | 6'4" | 218 | Arizona St. | Birmingham, AL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Paul Seymour | TE | February 6, 1950 | 6'5" | 252 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 16 | Dennis Shaw | QB | March 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 217 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | O.J. Simpson | RB | July 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | John Skorupan | LLB | May 17, 1951 | 6'2" | 222 | Penn St. | Beaver, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Ken Stone | RS-LS | September 14, 1950 | 6'1" | 179 | Vanderbilt | Cincinnati, OH USA | 6 | 4 |
| 36 | Pete Van Valkenberg | RB | May 19, 1950 | 6'2" | 192 | BYU | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Donnie Walker | PR | December 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Central State (OH) | Bronx, NY USA | 11 | 1 |
| 86 | Dave Washington | LB-TE | September 12, 1948 | 6'5" | 223 | Alcorn St. | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | Larry Watkins | FB | October 5, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Alcorn St. | Bessemer, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Jeff Winans | DT | October 12, 1951 | 6'5" | 265 | USC | Turlock, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
