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1969 Buffalo Bills season

10th season in franchise history

10th season in franchise history

FieldValue
teamBuffalo Bills
year1969
record4–10
division_place4th AFL Eastern
coachJohn Rauch
ownerRalph Wilson
stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
playoffsDid not qualify
shortnavlinkBills seasons

The 1969 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s tenth season, and was the final season of the American Football League before the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. The Bills played an AFL-record seven games against opponents that went on to reach the postseason; Buffalo lost all seven of these games.

This was the rookie season for running back O. J. Simpson, the Heisman Trophy winner from Southern California and first overall selection in the draft, who went on to a Hall of Fame career. It was the final season for quarterback Jack Kemp, who decided to run for New York's 39th congressional district in 1970 that he ultimately won; elected at the age of 35, Kemp would serve in Congress until 1989.

Although Buffalo only won four games, their penultimate win—a Week Ten victory against the Miami Dolphins—would be their last victory against the Dolphins until the 1980 season. After the win, the Bills suffered against Miami an NFL-record twenty consecutive games lost by one team to another.

The last remaining active member of the 1969 Buffalo Bills was wide receiver Haven Moses, who retired after the 1981 NFL season.

Offseason

  • August 9, 1969: O. J. Simpson signs a four-year contract worth $215,000.
  • August 20, 1969: The Bills acquired wide receiver Marlin Briscoe.
  • August 25, 1969: Guard George Flint and defensive tackle Tom Sestak both announced their retirements.
  • August 25, 1969: Running back/returner Ed Rutkowski was released by the Bills.

Draft

Main article: 1969 NFL/AFL draft

Personnel

Coaches/Staff

1969 Buffalo Bills staff
  • Source: https://pro-football-history.com/franchise/7/buffalo-bills-coaches

Final roster

  • James Harris QB (IR) [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

Preseason

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August 2at Houston OilersL 7–240–1AstrodomeRecap
August 8Washington RedskinsW 21–171–1War Memorial StadiumRecap
August 15at Detroit LionsL 12–241–2Tiger StadiumRecap
August 22Baltimore ColtsL 7–201–3War Memorial StadiumRecap
August 30Chicago BearsL 16–231–4Cleveland StadiumRecap
September 6at Los Angeles RamsL 20–501–5Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumRecap

Regular season

Schedule

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September 14New York JetsL 19–330–1War Memorial StadiumRecap
September 21Houston OilersL 3–170–2War Memorial StadiumRecap
September 28Denver BroncosW 41–281–2War Memorial StadiumRecap
October 5at Houston OilersL 14–281–3AstrodomeRecap
October 11Boston PatriotsW 23–162–3War Memorial StadiumRecap
October 19at Oakland RaidersL 21–502–4Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap
October 26at Miami DolphinsL 6–242–5Miami Orange BowlRecap
November 2Kansas City ChiefsL 7–292–6War Memorial StadiumRecap
November 9at New York JetsL 6–162–7Shea StadiumRecap
November 16Miami DolphinsW 28–33–7War Memorial StadiumRecap
November 23at Boston PatriotsL 21–353–8Alumni StadiumRecap
November 30Cincinnati BengalsW 16–134–8War Memorial StadiumRecap
December 7at Kansas City ChiefsL 19–224–9Municipal StadiumRecap
December 14at San Diego ChargersL 6–454–10San Diego StadiumRecap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

  • O. J. Simpson 72 Rush Yds, 81 Rec Yds

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Standings

This was the final year of the AFL The Baltimore Colts would join the AFL eastern teams and become the AFC East in 1970.

References

References

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