1977 Buffalo Bills Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jim Ringo (3-11)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1977 Buffalo Bills Statistics
1977 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

Buffalo stumbled, scoring only 160 points, while the leaky defense surrendered 313. Joe Ferguson passed for 2,803 yards. Bob Chandler topped pass catchers, hauling in 60 balls for 745 yards, while Reuben Gant was targeted regularly, too.

O.J. Simpson rushed for a team-leading 557 yards for the Bills, and Roland Hooks also aided the ground game.

Tony Greene picked off 9 opponent throws.

Jim Ringo coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
60Bill AdamsG-TFebruary 4, 19506'2"255Holy CrossLynn, MA USA90
7Marv BatemanPApril 5, 19506'4"213UtahSalt Lake City, UT USA140
34Jim BraxtonFBMay 23, 19496'1"243West VirginiaVanderbilt, PA USA1414
47Curtis BrownRBDecember 7, 19545'10"203MissouriSt. Louis, MO USA70
81Bob ChandlerWRApril 24, 19496'0"180USCLong Beach, CA USA140
29Mario ClarkLCBMarch 29, 19546'2"194OregonPasadena, CA USA1413
35Mike CollierRBSeptember 21, 19535'11"200Morgan St.Baltimore, MD USA60
50Greg CollinsLBDecember 8, 19526'3"228Notre DameTroy, MI USA110
30Bo CornellLB-RBMarch 7, 19496'2"220WashingtonSeattle, WA USA120
86Reggie CraigWRJune 10, 19536'1"187ArkansasBaytown, TX USA40
68Joe DeLamielleureRGMarch 16, 19516'3"254Michigan St.Detroit, MI USA1414
70Joe DevlinRTFebruary 23, 19546'5"261IowaPhoenixville, PA USA1414
85Phil DokesDT-DE,DE/DTSeptember 7, 19556'4"258Oklahoma St.North Little Rock, AR USA120
76Bill DunstanRDTJanuary 3, 19496'4"250Utah St.Oakland, CA USA140
12Joe FergusonQBApril 23, 19506'1"195ArkansasAlvin, TX USA1414
78Dave FoleyLTOctober 28, 19476'5"255Ohio St.Cincinnati, OH USA130
36Mike FranckowiakRBMarch 25, 19536'3"220Central MichiganGrand Rapids, MI USA130
22Steve FreemanDBMay 8, 19535'11"185Mississippi St.Lamesa, TX USA140
88Reuben GantTEApril 12, 19526'4"230Oklahoma St.Tulsa, OK USA141
43Tony GreeneFSAugust 29, 19495'10"170MarylandClocksburg, MD USA140
28Dwight HarrisonRCBOctober 12, 19486'1"187Texas A&M-KingsvilleBeaumont, TX USA120
80John HollandWRFebruary 28, 19526'0"190Tennessee St.Beckley, WV USA30
25Roland HooksRBJanuary 2, 19536'0"197North Carolina St.Brooklyn, NY USA147
51Dan JilekRLBDecember 3, 19536'2"220MichiganCedar Rapids, IA USA140
24Doug JonesSSMay 31, 19506'2"202Arizona St.San Diego, CA USA1414
73Ken JonesTDecember 1, 19526'5"260Arkansas St.St. Louis, MO USA142
71Mike KadishLDTMay 27, 19506'5"270Notre DameGrand Rapids, MI USA1414
82John KimbroughPRAugust 12, 19545'10"165St. Cloud St.Mount Vernon, AL USA140
52Merv KrakauMLBMay 16, 19516'2"242Iowa St.Jefferson, IA USA130
72John LittleDT-DE-NTMay 3, 19476'3"241Oklahoma St.Tallulah, LA USA120
5Carson LongKDecember 16, 19545'10"210PittsburghPottsville, PA USA90
67Reggie McKenzieLGJuly 27, 19506'4"255MichiganDetroit, MI USA1414
46Keith MoodyKRJune 13, 19535'11"171SyracuseSalisbury, NC USA143
79Greg MortonDEOctober 8, 19536'1"230MichiganAkron, OH USA90
59Shane NelsonLLBMay 25, 19556'1"226BaylorMathis, TX USA1414
56Bob NelsonLBJune 30, 19536'4"232NebraskaStillwater, MN USA110
8Neil O'DonoghueKJanuary 18, 19536'6"208St. BernardDublin, Ireland50
61Willie ParkerCDecember 28, 19486'3"245North TexasBaytown, TX USA1414
89Lou PicconeWRJuly 17, 19495'9"175West Liberty St.Vineland, NJ USA1410
26Charles RomesDBDecember 16, 19546'1"191North Carolina CentralVerdun, France140
54Tom RuudLBJuly 26, 19536'3"223NebraskaOliva, MN USA80
87Paul SeymourTEFebruary 6, 19506'5"252MichiganDetroit, MI USA1413
32O.J. SimpsonRBJuly 9, 19476'2"212USCSan Francisco, CA USA70
55John SkorupanLBMay 17, 19516'2"222Penn St.Beaver, PA USA20
83Sherman WhiteRDEOctober 6, 19486'5"250CaliforniaManchester, NH USA1414
77Ben WilliamsLDESeptember 1, 19546'3"251MississippiYazoo City, MS USA1414
86Lenny WillisWRMarch 4, 19535'11"183Ohio St.Washington, DC USA40
53Connie ZelencikCApril 3, 19556'4"245PurdueCalumet City, IL USA140



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