1979 Buffalo Bills Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Knox (7-9)
Location: Buffalo, New York

1979 Buffalo Bills Roster
1979 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

Buffalo netted 268 points, while the defense gave up 279. Joe Ferguson directed the offense, throwing for 3,572 yards. Frank Lewis hauled in 54 balls for 1,082 yards. Jerry Butler provided receiving help, too.

Curtis Brown rushed for a team-leading 574 yards for the Bills, while Terry Miller also contributed to the rushing attack.

Jeff Nixon picked off 6 opponent throws.

Chuck Knox coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Joe Ferguson	458	238	52.0	3572	7.8	14	3.1	15	3.3	84	43	387	74.4
Bill Munson	7	3	42.9	31	4.4	0	0.0	0	0.0	16	0	0	56.3
Totals	465	241	51.8	3603	7.7	14	3.0	15	3.2	84	43	387

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Curtis Brown	172	574	3.3	25	1
Terry Miller	139	484	3.5	75	1
Roland Hooks	89	320	3.6	32	6
Mike Collier	34	130	3.8	22	2
Joe Ferguson	22	68	3.1	15	1
Steve Powell	10	29	2.9	9	0
Jerry Butler	2	13	6.5	12	0
Dennis Johnson	3	5	1.7	2	0
Nick Mike-Mayer	1	4	4.0	4	0
Frank Lewis	2	-6	-3.0	-1	0
Totals	474	1621	3.4	75	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Frank Lewis	54	1082	20.0	55	2
Jerry Butler	48	834	17.4	75	4
Curtis Brown	39	401	10.3	84	3
Lou Piccone	33	556	16.8	49	2
Roland Hooks	26	254	9.8	42	0
Reuben Gant	19	245	12.9	22	2
Terry Miller	10	111	11.1	52	0
Mike Collier	7	43	6.1	19	0
Joe Shipp	3	43	14.3	27	1
Danny Fulton	2	34	17.0	18	0
Totals	241	3603	15.0	84	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Nick Mike-Mayer	18	17	94.4	29	20	69.0	77
Tom Dempsey	11	8	72.7	4	1	25.0	11
Totals	29	25	86.2	33	21	63.6	88

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rusty Jackson	96	3671	38.2	60
Totals	96	3671	38.2	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Keith Moody	38	318	8.4	32	0
Totals	38	318	8.4	32	0

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Keith Moody	27	556	20.6	35
Terry Miller	8	160	20.0	24
Mike Collier	7	129	18.4	27
Steve Powell	6	97	16.2	36
Lenny Willis	4	92	23.0	33
Curtis Brown	3	42	14.0	22
Lou Piccone	3	41	13.7	17
Chris Keating	1	14	14.0	14
Totals	59	1131	19.2	36

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jeff Nixon	6	81	13.5	43	0
Mario Clark	5	95	19.0	36	0
Steve Freeman	3	62	20.7	50	1
Lucius Sanford	2	44	22.0	25	0
Isiah Robertson	2	29	14.5	23	1
Jim Haslett	2	15	7.5	11	0
Doug Greene	1	21	21.0	21	0
Shane Nelson	1	13	13.0	13	0
Tony Greene	1	10	10.0	10	0
Charles Romes	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	24	370	15.4	50	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Joe Ferguson			5	3	0	0
Fred Smerlas			0	3	23	1
Joe Devlin			0	2	0	0
Isiah Robertson		0	0	2	12	0
Mike Kadish			0	2	4	0
Steve Freeman		0	0	2	0	0
Mike Collier			3	2	0	0
Tony Greene		0	0	2	3	0
Keith Moody			4	2	5	0
Jim Haslett		0	0	2	0	0
Shane Nelson		0	0	1	0	0
Roland Hooks			4	1	0	0
Curtis Brown			10	1	0	0
Charles Romes		0	0	1	-10	0
Mario Clark		0	0	1	12	0
Ken Jones			0	1	0	0
Willie Parker			0	1	0	0
Terry Miller			2	1	0	0
Reuben Gant			1	0	0	0
Lou Piccone			1	0	0	0
Jerry Butler			1	0	0	0
Frank Lewis			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	32	30	49	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Nick Mike-Mayer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	17	0			77
Roland Hooks	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Curtis Brown	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Jerry Butler	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Mike Collier	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Lou Piccone	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Reuben Gant	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Frank Lewis	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Tom Dempsey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0			11
Charles Romes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Lucius Sanford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Fred Smerlas	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Joe Ferguson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Joe Shipp	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Isiah Robertson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Terry Miller	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Steve Freeman	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	11	14	0	0	0	2	1	2	21	25	0	0	0	268