1963 Buffalo Bills Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Lou Saban (7-6-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York

1963 Buffalo Bills Roster
1963 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Bills chalked up 304 points, while the defense allowed 291. Jack Kemp tossed for 2,910 yards. Bill Miller topped pass catchers, hauling in 69 balls, while Elbert Dubenion added 959 receiving yards.

Cookie Gilchrist rushed for a team-leading 979 yards for Buffalo.

John Tracey and Willie West each snatched 5 opponent throws.

Lou Saban coached the team. The 1963 Buffalo Bills lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Jack Kemp	384	193	50.3	2910	7.6	13	3.4	20	5.2	89	65.1
Daryle Lamonica	71	33	46.5	437	6.2	3	4.2	4	5.6	93	57.1
Cookie Gilchrist	1	1	100.0	35	35.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	35	118.8
Ed Rutkowski	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	457	227	49.7	3382	7.4	16	3.5	24	5.3	93

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cookie Gilchrist	232	979	4.2	32	12
Jack Kemp	50	239	4.8	26	8
Roger Kochman	47	232	4.9	48	0
Ed Rutkowski	48	144	3.0	45	0
Wray Carlton	29	125	4.3	19	0
Glenn Bass	14	59	4.2	9	0
George Saimes	12	41	3.4	7	0
Fred Brown	6	18	3.0	8	1
Daryle Lamonica	9	8	0.9	7	0
Wayne Crow	6	6	1.0	7	0
Totals	453	1851	4.1	48	21

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Miller	69	860	12.5	36	3
Elbert Dubenion	53	959	18.1	89	4
Ernie Warlick	24	479	20.0	55	1
Cookie Gilchrist	24	211	8.8	42	2
Ed Rutkowski	19	264	13.9	58	1
Charley Ferguson	9	181	20.1	72	3
Glenn Bass	9	153	17.0	74	1
George Saimes	6	23	3.8	9	0
Wayne Crow	5	69	13.8	28	0
Roger Kochman	4	148	37.0	68	1
Fred Brown	3	7	2.3	7	0
Mike Stratton	1	19	19.0	19	0
Wray Carlton	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	227	3382	14.9	89	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mack Yoho	35	32	91.4	24	10	41.7	62
Totals	35	32	91.4	24	10	41.7	62

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Daryle Lamonica	52	2086	40.1	57
Wayne Crow	10	424	42.4	57
Totals	62	2510	40.5	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ray Abruzzese	17	152	8.9	32
Willie West	11	86	7.8	24
Ed Rutkowski	8	67	8.4	29
Roger Kochman	1	11	11.0	11
Totals	37	316	8.5	32

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Rutkowski	13	396	30.5	65
Elbert Dubenion	13	333	25.6	39
Willie West	6	146	24.3	32
George Saimes	7	140	20.0	31
Ray Abruzzese	6	118	19.7	25
Fred Brown	2	40	20.0	20
John Tracey	1	21	21.0	21
Hank Rivera	1	20	20.0	20
Stew Barber	1	9	9.0	9
Herb Paterra	1	0	0.0	0
Marv Matuszak	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	52	1223	23.5	65

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Willie West	5	57	11.4	23	0
John Tracey	5	22	4.4	15	0
George Saimes	4	29	7.2	16	0
Mike Stratton	3	31	10.3	26	1
Ray Abruzzese	2	0	0.0	0	0
Harry Jacobs	1	8	8.0	8	0
Booker Edgerson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	21	147	7.0	26	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum
Elbert Dubenion			2
Jack Kemp			10
Wray Carlton			1
Cookie Gilchrist			8
Ed Rutkowski			1
Stew Barber			1
Willie West		0	1
Daryle Lamonica			1
Totals	0	0	25

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Cookie Gilchrist	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			84
Mack Yoho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	32	0			62
Jack Kemp	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Elbert Dubenion	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Charley Ferguson	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Bill Miller	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Ed Rutkowski	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mike Stratton	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Carl Charon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Fred Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Glenn Bass	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Roger Kochman	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ernie Warlick	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
John Tracey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2
Daryle Lamonica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2
Totals	21	16	0	0	0	1	0	1	10	32	0	2	0	300