1965 Buffalo Bills Statistics
Team Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Lou Saban (10-3-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1965 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Bills topped the circuit with just 226 points allowed. Buffalo scored 313 points. Jack Kemp threw for 2,368 yards. Bo Roberson topped all receivers, hauling in 31 balls for 483 yards. Paul Costa and Billy Joe were targeted regularly also.
Wray Carlton rushed for a team-leading 592 yards.
The sticky-fingered defense created 57 turnovers, best in the league. Hagood Clarke intercepted 7 opponent throws.
Lou Saban coached the team. The 1965 Buffalo Bills won the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kemp | 391 | 179 | 45.8 | 2368 | 6.1 | 10 | 2.6 | 18 | 4.6 | 78 | 54.8 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 70 | 29 | 41.4 | 376 | 5.4 | 3 | 4.3 | 6 | 8.6 | 74 | 37.6 |
| Totals | 461 | 208 | 45.1 | 2744 | 6.0 | 13 | 2.8 | 24 | 5.2 | 78 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wray Carlton | 156 | 592 | 3.8 | 80 | 6 |
| Billy Joe | 123 | 377 | 3.1 | 30 | 4 |
| Bobby Smith | 43 | 137 | 3.2 | 13 | 1 |
| Donnie Stone | 19 | 61 | 3.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Kemp | 36 | 49 | 1.4 | 12 | 4 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Paul Maguire | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Joe Auer | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Charley Warner | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 392 | 1288 | 3.3 | 80 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Roberson | 31 | 483 | 15.6 | 74 | 3 |
| Billy Joe | 27 | 271 | 10.0 | 78 | 2 |
| Wray Carlton | 24 | 196 | 8.2 | 23 | 1 |
| Paul Costa | 21 | 401 | 19.1 | 46 | 0 |
| Charley Ferguson | 21 | 262 | 12.5 | 30 | 2 |
| Glenn Bass | 18 | 299 | 16.6 | 38 | 1 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 18 | 281 | 15.6 | 46 | 1 |
| Ed Rutkowski | 18 | 247 | 13.7 | 47 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 12 | 116 | 9.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Ernie Warlick | 8 | 112 | 14.0 | 27 | 1 |
| Donnie Stone | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Pete Mills | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Charley Warner | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 1 |
| John Tracey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Kemp | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Totals | 208 | 2744 | 13.2 | 78 | 13 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Gogolak | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 46 | 28 | 60.9 | 115 |
| Totals | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 46 | 28 | 60.9 | 115 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Maguire | 80 | 3437 | 43.0 | 68 |
| Totals | 80 | 3437 | 43.0 | 68 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Byrd | 22 | 220 | 10.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Ed Rutkowski | 11 | 127 | 11.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Charley Warner | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hagood Clarke | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Floyd Hudlow | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 388 | 10.8 | 33 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Warner | 32 | 825 | 25.8 | 102 | 2 |
| Ed Rutkowski | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Bo Roberson | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Floyd Hudlow | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Paul Maguire | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jim Dunaway | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 1022 | 22.7 | 102 | 2 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagood Clarke | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Butch Byrd | 5 | 119 | 23.8 | 62 | 0 |
| Charley Warner | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 23 | 1 |
| Booker Edgerson | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| George Saimes | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Mike Stratton | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Ron McDole | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| John Tracey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Day | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Jacobs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 393 | 12.3 | 62 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kemp | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ron McDole | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Butch Byrd | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donnie Stone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Maguire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charley Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Charley Warner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wray Carlton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Daryle Lamonica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| George Saimes | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Billy Joe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Floyd Hudlow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Paul Costa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Bass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Pete Gogolak | 28 | 31 | 0 | 115 | ||||||||||
| Wray Carlton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Billy Joe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Jack Kemp | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Charley Warner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| Bo Roberson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Charley Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Ed Rutkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Ernie Warlick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Elbert Dubenion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| George Saimes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Glenn Bass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Daryle Lamonica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 313 |
