1977 Buffalo Bills Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jim Ringo (3-11)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1977 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jim Ringo (3-11)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1977 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bills stumbled, scoring only 160 points, and the leaky defense surrendered 313. Joe Ferguson passed for 2,803 yards. Bob Chandler topped pass catchers, hauling in 60 balls for 745 yards. Reuben Gant provided receiving help, too.
O.J. Simpson rushed for a team-leading 557 yards for Buffalo, and Roland Hooks also aided the ground game.
Tony Greene picked off 9 opponent throws.
Jim Ringo coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Bill Adams | OG | February 4, 1950 | 6'2" | 255 | Holy Cross | Lynn, MA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 47 | Curtis Brown | RB | December 7, 1954 | 5'10" | 203 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 7 | 0 |
| 81 | Bob Chandler | WR | April 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Mario Clark | LCB | March 29, 1954 | 6'2" | 194 | Oregon | Pasadena, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 35 | Mike Collier | RB | September 21, 1953 | 5'11" | 200 | Morgan St. | Baltimore, MD USA | 6 | 0 |
| 50 | Greg Collins | LB | December 8, 1952 | 6'3" | 228 | Notre Dame | Troy, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 30 | Bo Cornell | LB-RB | March 7, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 86 | Reggie Craig | WR | June 10, 1953 | 6'1" | 187 | Arkansas | Baytown, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 68 | Joe DeLamielleure | RG | March 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 254 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Joe Devlin | RT | February 23, 1954 | 6'5" | 261 | Iowa | Phoenixville, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Phil Dokes | DE-DT | September 7, 1955 | 6'4" | 258 | Oklahoma St. | North Little Rock, AR USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Bill Dunstan | RDT | January 3, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Utah St. | Oakland, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 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 | 13 | 12 |
| 36 | Mike Franckowiak | RB | March 25, 1953 | 6'3" | 220 | Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 22 | Steve Freeman | S | May 8, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Mississippi St. | Lamesa, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Reuben Gant | TE | April 12, 1952 | 6'4" | 230 | Oklahoma St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 14 | 1 |
| 43 | Tony Greene | FS | August 29, 1949 | 5'10" | 170 | Maryland | Clocksburg, MD USA | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Dwight Harrison | RCB | October 12, 1948 | 6'1" | 187 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Beaumont, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 80 | John Holland | WR | February 28, 1952 | 6'0" | 190 | Tennessee St. | Beckley, WV USA | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Roland Hooks | RB | January 2, 1953 | 6'0" | 197 | North Carolina St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 7 |
| 51 | Dan Jilek | RLB | December 3, 1953 | 6'2" | 220 | Michigan | Cedar Rapids, IA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 24 | Doug Jones | SS | May 31, 1950 | 6'2" | 202 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Ken Jones | T | December 1, 1952 | 6'5" | 260 | Arkansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 2 |
| 71 | Mike Kadish | LDT | May 27, 1950 | 6'5" | 270 | Notre Dame | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 82 | John Kimbrough | PR | August 12, 1954 | 5'10" | 165 | St. Cloud St. | Mount Vernon, AL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 52 | Merv Krakau | MLB | May 16, 1951 | 6'2" | 242 | Iowa St. | Jefferson, IA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 72 | John Little | DT-DE-NT | May 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 241 | Oklahoma St. | Tallulah, LA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Carson Long | K | December 16, 1954 | 5'10" | 210 | Pittsburgh | Pottsville, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 67 | Reggie McKenzie | LG | July 27, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Keith Moody | KR | June 13, 1953 | 5'11" | 171 | Syracuse | Salisbury, NC USA | 14 | 3 |
| 79 | Greg Morton | LB | October 8, 1953 | 6'1" | 230 | Michigan | Akron, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 59 | Shane Nelson | LLB | May 25, 1955 | 6'1" | 226 | Baylor | Mathis, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 56 | Bob Nelson | LB | June 30, 1953 | 6'4" | 232 | Nebraska | Stillwater, MN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | Neil O'Donoghue | K | January 18, 1953 | 6'6" | 208 | St. Bernard | Dublin, Ireland | 5 | 0 |
| 61 | Willie Parker | C | December 28, 1948 | 6'3" | 245 | North Texas | Baytown, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 89 | Lou Piccone | WR | July 17, 1949 | 5'9" | 175 | West Liberty St. | Vineland, NJ USA | 14 | 10 |
| 26 | Charles Romes | DB | December 16, 1954 | 6'1" | 191 | North Carolina Central | Verdun, France | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Tom Ruud | LB | July 26, 1953 | 6'3" | 223 | Nebraska | Oliva, MN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 87 | Paul Seymour | TE | February 6, 1950 | 6'5" | 252 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 32 | O.J. Simpson | RB | July 9, 1947 | 6'2" | 212 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 55 | John Skorupan | MLB | May 17, 1951 | 6'2" | 222 | Penn St. | Beaver, PA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 83 | Sherman White | RDE | October 6, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | California | Manchester, NH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 77 | Ben Williams | LDE | September 1, 1954 | 6'3" | 251 | Mississippi | Yazoo City, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Lenny Willis | WR | March 4, 1953 | 5'11" | 183 | Ohio St. | Washington, DC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 53 | Connie Zelencik | C | April 3, 1955 | 6'4" | 245 | Purdue | Calumet City, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
