1969 Buffalo Bills Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: John Rauch (4-10)
Location: Buffalo, New York

1969 Buffalo Bills Roster
1969 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the AFL's East Division.

The Bills managed just 230 points, worst in the league, and the shaky defensive squad gave up 359. Jack Kemp tossed for 1,981 yards. Haven Moses topped the receiving corps, hauling in 39 balls for 752 yards. O.J. Simpson, Marlin Briscoe, Wayne Patrick and Billy Masters each contributed to the receiving game, too.

O.J. Simpson rushed for a team-leading 697 yards for Buffalo.

Butch Byrd picked off 7 opponent throws.

John Rauch coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jack Kemp	344	170	49.4	1981	5.8	13	3.8	22	6.4	55	21	187	53.2
Dan Darragh	52	24	46.2	365	7.0	1	1.9	6	11.5	53	11	103	36.6
James Harris	36	15	41.7	270	7.5	1	2.8	1	2.8	55	9	70	65.7
Preston Ridlehuber	1	1	100.0	45	45.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	45	0	0	158.3
Tom Sherman	2	2	100.0	20	10.0	1	50.0	0	0.0	19	0	0	147.9
Paul Maguire	1	1	100.0	19	19.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	19	0	0	118.8
Tom Flores	5	2	40.0	16	3.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	14	1	11	48.8
Marlin Briscoe	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	442	215	48.6	2716	6.1	17	3.8	30	6.8	55	42	371

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
O.J. Simpson	181	697	3.9	32	2
Wayne Patrick	83	361	4.3	72	3
Bill Enyart	47	191	4.1	26	1
Jack Kemp	37	124	3.4	13	0
Max Anderson	13	74	5.7	16	1
Preston Ridlehuber	4	25	6.2	11	0
James Harris	10	25	2.5	9	0
Tom Sherman	2	14	7.0	10	0
Dan Darragh	6	14	2.3	8	0
Billy Masters	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	384	1522	4.0	72	7

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Haven Moses	39	752	19.3	55	5
Wayne Patrick	35	229	6.5	19	0
Billy Masters	33	387	11.7	31	1
Marlin Briscoe	32	532	16.6	50	5
O.J. Simpson	30	343	11.4	55	3
Bill Enyart	19	186	9.8	32	2
Bubba Thornton	14	134	9.6	21	0
Max Anderson	7	65	9.3	22	0
Bobby Crockett	4	50	12.5	19	0
Willie Grate	1	19	19.0	19	1
Robert James	1	19	19.0	19	0
Totals	215	2716	12.6	55	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bruce Alford	24	23	95.8	26	17	65.4	74
Totals	24	23	95.8	26	17	65.4	74

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Maguire	78	3471	44.5	78
Totals	78	3471	44.5	78

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Max Anderson	19	142	7.5	30
Butch Byrd	7	37	5.3	32
Preston Ridlehuber	1	3	3.0	3
Roy Reeves	2	3	1.5	3
Robert James	1	2	2.0	2
Pete Richardson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	31	187	6.0	32

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bubba Thornton	30	749	25.0	58
O.J. Simpson	21	529	25.2	73
Max Anderson	4	86	21.5	28
Hilton Crawford	3	74	24.7	31
Jerald Collins	2	14	7.0	14
Bill Enyart	1	12	12.0	12
Waddey Harvey	1	11	11.0	11
Totals	62	1475	23.8	73

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Butch Byrd	7	95	13.6	32	1
George Saimes	3	47	15.7	28	0
John Pitts	2	40	20.0	38	0
Paul Guidry	2	39	19.5	39	0
Pete Richardson	2	17	8.5	17	0
Harry Jacobs	2	13	6.5	12	0
Booker Edgerson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	19	251	13.2	39	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Jack Kemp			8	5	0	0
Booker Edgerson		0	0	4	39	1
Robert James			0	2	0	0
Pete Richardson		0	1	2	0	0
Mike Richey			0	2	0	0
John Pitts		0	0	1	17	0
Harry Jacobs		0	0	1	0	0
Mike Stratton			0	1	0	0
Wayne Patrick			6	1	0	0
James Harris			3	1	0	0
Marlin Briscoe			1	1	0	0
Mike McBath			0	1	10	0
Bubba Thornton			2	1	0	0
Angelo Loukas			0	1	5	0
Butch Byrd		0	1	1	26	0
Julian Nunamaker			0	1	33	0
Haven Moses			0	1	11	0
Edgar Chandler			0	1	0	0
Dave Ogas			0	1	0	0
Billy Shaw			0	1	0	0
Al Bemiller			0	1	0	0
Hilton Crawford			1	1	7	0
O.J. Simpson			6	0	0	0
Dan Darragh			2	0	0	0
Bill Enyart			2	0	0	0
Billy Masters			1	0	0	0
Max Anderson			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	35	32	148	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bruce Alford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	23	0			74
O.J. Simpson	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Haven Moses	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Marlin Briscoe	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Wayne Patrick	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Bill Enyart	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Billy Masters	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Butch Byrd	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Booker Edgerson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Max Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Willie Grate	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	7	17	0	0	0	1	1	0	17	23	0	0	0	230