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.
Buffalo ran up 259 points, while the defense allowed 230. O.J. Simpson spearheaded the running game, rushing for a 2,003 yards for the Bills.
Joe Ferguson threw for 939 yards. Bob Chandler hauled in 30 balls for 427 yards. J.D. Hill was targeted regularly 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 |
