1975 Buffalo Bills Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Lou Saban (8-6)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1975 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Lou Saban (8-6)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1975 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1975 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
On offense, Buffalo led the league with 420 points. At the same time, the defense yielded 355 points. O.J. Simpson spearheaded the running game, rushing for a 1,817 yards for the Bills.
Joe Ferguson threw for 2,426 yards. Bob Chandler topped all receivers, hauling in 55 balls for 746 yards. J.D. Hill was targeted regularly as well.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 45 turnovers, topping in the league. Dwight Harrison intercepted 8 opponent throws.
Lou Saban coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Bill Adams | LOG-ROG | February 4, 1950 | 6'2" | 255 | Holy Cross | Lynn, MA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 59 | Doug Allen | LILB | November 13, 1951 | 6'2" | 228 | Penn St. | Tampa, FL USA | 14 | 6 |
| 7 | Marv Bateman | P | April 5, 1950 | 6'4" | 213 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Jim Braxton | FB | May 23, 1949 | 6'1" | 243 | West Virginia | Vanderbilt, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Don Calhoun | RB | April 29, 1952 | 6'0" | 206 | Kansas St. | Muskogee, OK USA | 6 | 0 |
| 81 | Bob Chandler | WR | April 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 30 | Bo Cornell | ROLB | March 7, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 72 | Don Croft | LDT-NG | January 7, 1949 | 6'4" | 254 | Texas-El Paso | Temple, TX USA | 13 | 5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 45 | Charlie Ford | DB | December 10, 1948 | 6'3" | 185 | Houston | Beaumont, TX USA | 5 | 4 |
| 22 | Steve Freeman | FS | May 8, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Mississippi St. | Lamesa, TX USA | 14 | 6 |
| 88 | Reuben Gant | TE | April 12, 1952 | 6'4" | 230 | Oklahoma St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 14 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 76 | Halvor Hagen | G-DE-T-C | February 4, 1947 | 6'5" | 245 | Weber St. | Oslo, Norway | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | Dwight Harrison | RCB | October 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 187 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Beaumont, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 47 | Clint Haslerig | RB | April 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 189 | Michigan | Cincinnati, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Gary Hayman | PR | September 8, 1951 | 6'1" | 198 | Penn St. | Newark, DE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | J.D. Hill | WR | October 30, 1948 | 6'1" | 202 | Arizona St. | Stockton, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | John Holland | WR | February 28, 1952 | 6'0" | 190 | Tennessee St. | Beckley, WV USA | 12 | 1 |
| 50 | Mark Johnson | DE | August 14, 1953 | 6'2" | 240 | Missouri | Moline, IL USA | 11 | 2 |
| 26 | Ed Jones | SS | June 29, 1952 | 6'0" | 185 | Rutgers | Long Branch, NJ USA | 12 | 12 |
| 71 | Mike Kadish | NT | May 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 270 | Notre Dame | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Merv Krakau | RILB | May 16, 1951 | 6'2" | 242 | Iowa St. | Jefferson, IA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | John Leypoldt | K | March 31, 1946 | 6'2" | 229 | Northern Virginia CC | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Gary Marangi | QB | July 29, 1952 | 6'1" | 201 | Boston Col. | Rockville Centre, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | John McCrumbly | LB | July 28, 1953 | 6'1" | 245 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 13 | 2 |
| 67 | Reggie McKenzie | LG | July 27, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Royce McKinney | DB | November 3, 1953 | 6'1" | 190 | Kentucky St. | River Rouge, MI USA | 9 | 1 |
| 53 | Mike Montler | C | January 10, 1944 | 6'5" | 254 | Colorado | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 42 | Frank Oliver | DB | March 3, 1952 | 6'1" | 194 | Kentucky St. | Wetumpka, AL USA | 14 | 2 |
| 61 | Willie Parker | C | December 28, 1948 | 6'3" | 245 | North Texas | Baytown, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Walt Patulski | LDE | February 3, 1950 | 6'6" | 259 | Notre Dame | Fulton, NY USA | 14 | 11 |
| 54 | Tom Ruud | LB | July 26, 1953 | 6'3" | 223 | Nebraska | Oliva, MN USA | 14 | 3 |
| 23 | Steven Schnarr | RB | July 30, 1952 | 6'2" | 216 | Otterbein | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 87 | Paul Seymour | TE | February 6, 1950 | 6'5" | 252 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 32 | O.J. Simpson | RB | July 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 55 | John Skorupan | LOLB | May 17, 1951 | 6'2" | 222 | Penn St. | Beaver, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 37 | Ike Thomas | DB-WR | November 4, 1947 | 6'2" | 193 | Bishop | Newton, LA USA | 5 | 3 |
| 65 | Pat Toomay | DE | May 17, 1948 | 6'5" | 247 | Vanderbilt | Pomona, CA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 33 | Vic Washington | KR | March 23, 1946 | 5'11" | 197 | Wyoming | Plainfield, NJ USA | 13 | 1 |
| 75 | Jeff Winans | G | October 12, 1951 | 6'5" | 265 | USC | Turlock, CA USA | 11 | 3 |
| 62 | Jeff Yeates | RDT | August 3, 1951 | 6'3" | 248 | Boston Col. | Buffalo, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
