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1964 Buffalo Bills season

5th season in franchise history, first league championship

1964 Buffalo Bills season

5th season in franchise history, first league championship

FieldValue
teamBuffalo Bills
year1964
record12–2
division_place1st AFL Eastern
coachLou Saban
ownerRalph Wilson
stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
playoffsWon AFL Championship
(vs. Chargers) 20–7
shortnavlinkBills seasons

(vs. Chargers) 20–7 The 1964 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s fifth season. Buffalo was 12–2 in the regular season and won the first of two consecutive championships in the American Football League.

The 1964 Bills' defense set an AFL record by giving up the fewest rushing yards in league history, with only 918, or 65.5 yards per game. They also led the league in points allowed (242), total yards allowed (3,878), first downs surrendered (206), and rushing touchdowns allowed (four).

Buffalo's offense also led the AFL in total yards (5,206), passing yards (2,040) and total points (400).

Offseason

AFL draft

Main article: 1964 American Football League draft

Regular season

Season schedule

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September 13Kansas City ChiefsW 34–171–0War Memorial Stadium30,157Recap
September 20Denver BroncosW 30–132–0War Memorial Stadium28,501Recap
September 26San Diego ChargersW 30–33–0War Memorial Stadium40,167Recap
October 3Oakland RaidersW 23–204–0War Memorial Stadium36,461Recap
October 11at Houston OilersW 48–175–0Jeppesen Stadium26,218Recap
October 18at Kansas City ChiefsW 35–226–0Municipal Stadium20,904Recap
October 24New York JetsW 34–247–0War Memorial Stadium39,621Recap
November 1Houston OilersW 24–108–0War Memorial Stadium40,119Recap
November 8at New York JetsW 20–79–0Shea Stadium61,929Recap
November 15Boston PatriotsL 28–369–1War Memorial Stadium42,308Recap
Bye
November 26at San Diego ChargersW 27–2410–1Balboa Stadium34,865Recap
December 6at Oakland RaidersL 13–1610–2Frank Youell Field18,134Recap
December 13at Denver BroncosW 30–1911–2Bears Stadium14,431Recap
December 20at Boston PatriotsW 24–1412–2Fenway Park38,021Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

  • Jack Kemp 14/26, 378 Yds
  • Elbert Dubenion 5 Rec, 183 Yds
  • Glenn Bass 5 Rec, 147 Yds

Standings

Program for the October 24 home game against the New York Jets.

Postseason

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December 26San Diego ChargersW 20–740,242War Memorial StadiumRecap

AFL Championship Game

Main article: 1964 American Football League Championship Game

Personnel

Staff

1964 Buffalo Bills staff

Roster

1964 Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks
Note: rookies in italics

Player stats

Passing

PlayerCompAttYdsCompletion %TDINT
Jack Kemp119269228544.21326
Daryle Lamonica55128113743.068

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAverageLongTD
Cookie Gilchrist2309814.3676
B. Smith623064.9374
Daryle Lamonica552895.3186
Joe Auer631913.0212
Jack Kemp371243.4145
Wray Carlton391142.9111

Special teams

Kicking

PlayerFGAttXPXP AttPts
Pete Gogolak19294546102

Punting

PlayerNo.YardsAvg.Long
Paul Maguire65277742.764

Awards and records

  • Lou Saban, Coach of the Year

References

References

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  2. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1964_AFL/opp.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1964 AFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics]
  3. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1964_AFL/ Pro-Football-Reference: 1964 AFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics]
  4. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196409130buf.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2014-Sep-26.
  5. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196409200buf.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2014-Sep-27.
  6. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196409260buf.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2014-Sep-28.
  7. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196410030buf.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2014-Sep-29.
  8. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196410110oti.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2014-Oct-12.
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  10. "1964 Buffalo Bills Statistics & Players".
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