1965 Buffalo Bills Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Lou Saban (10-3-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York

1965 Buffalo Bills Roster
1965 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

Defensively, the Bills topped the circuit with just 226 points allowed. Buffalo scored 313 points. Jack Kemp threw for 2,368 yards. Bo Roberson topped all receivers, hauling in 31 balls for 483 yards. Paul Costa and Billy Joe contributed to the receiving game also.

Wray Carlton rushed for a team-leading 592 yards.

The sticky-fingered defense created 57 turnovers, best in the league. Hagood Clarke intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Lou Saban coached the team. The 1965 Buffalo Bills won the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Jack Kemp	391	179	45.8	2368	6.1	10	2.6	18	4.6	78	54.8
Daryle Lamonica	70	29	41.4	376	5.4	3	4.3	6	8.6	74	37.6
Totals	461	208	45.1	2744	6.0	13	2.8	24	5.2	78

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Wray Carlton	156	592	3.8	80	6
Billy Joe	123	377	3.1	30	4
Bobby Smith	43	137	3.2	13	1
Donnie Stone	19	61	3.2	14	0
Jack Kemp	36	49	1.4	12	4
Daryle Lamonica	10	30	3.0	10	1
Paul Maguire	1	21	21.0	21	0
Joe Auer	3	19	6.3	14	0
Charley Warner	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	392	1288	3.3	80	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bo Roberson	31	483	15.6	74	3
Billy Joe	27	271	10.0	78	2
Wray Carlton	24	196	8.2	23	1
Paul Costa	21	401	19.1	46	0
Charley Ferguson	21	262	12.5	30	2
Glenn Bass	18	299	16.6	38	1
Elbert Dubenion	18	281	15.6	46	1
Ed Rutkowski	18	247	13.7	47	1
Bobby Smith	12	116	9.7	21	0
Ernie Warlick	8	112	14.0	27	1
Donnie Stone	6	29	4.8	9	0
Pete Mills	1	43	43.0	43	0
Charley Warner	1	11	11.0	11	1
John Tracey	1	2	2.0	2	0
Jack Kemp	1	-9	-9.0	-9	0
Totals	208	2744	13.2	78	13

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Pete Gogolak	31	31	100.0	46	28	60.9	115
Totals	31	31	100.0	46	28	60.9	115

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Maguire	80	3437	43.0	68
Totals	80	3437	43.0	68

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Butch Byrd	22	220	10.0	30
Ed Rutkowski	11	127	11.5	33
Charley Warner	1	16	16.0	16
Hagood Clarke	1	13	13.0	13
Floyd Hudlow	1	12	12.0	12
Totals	36	388	10.8	33

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charley Warner	32	825	25.8	102	2
Ed Rutkowski	5	97	19.4	23	0
Bo Roberson	4	59	14.8	22	0
Floyd Hudlow	2	36	18.0	18	0
Paul Maguire	1	5	5.0	5	0
Jim Dunaway	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	45	1022	22.7	102	2

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Hagood Clarke	7	60	8.6	40	0
Butch Byrd	5	119	23.8	62	0
Charley Warner	5	84	16.8	23	1
Booker Edgerson	5	55	11.0	19	0
George Saimes	4	24	6.0	20	0
Mike Stratton	2	19	9.5	19	0
Ron McDole	1	24	24.0	24	0
John Tracey	1	8	8.0	8	0
Tom Day	1	0	0.0	0	0
Harry Jacobs	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	32	393	12.3	62	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Jack Kemp			9	6	0	0	0
Ron McDole		0	0	5	0	0	0
Butch Byrd		0	3	0	0	0	0
Donnie Stone			1	0	0	0	0
Paul Maguire			1	0	0	0	0
Charley Ferguson			1	0	0	0	0
Charley Warner		0	1	0	0	0	0
Wray Carlton			2	0	0	0	0
Daryle Lamonica			2	0	0	0	0
George Saimes		0				1
Billy Joe			3	0	0	0	0
Floyd Hudlow			1	0	0	0	0
Bobby Smith			2	0	0	0	0
Paul Costa			1	0	0	0	0
Glenn Bass			1	0	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	28	11	0	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Pete Gogolak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	31	0			115
Wray Carlton	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Billy Joe	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Jack Kemp	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Charley Warner	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			24
Bo Roberson	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Charley Ferguson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ed Rutkowski	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
Bobby Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Elbert Dubenion	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
George Saimes	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Glenn Bass	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Daryle Lamonica	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	16	13	0	2	0	1	1	0	28	31	0	0	0	313