1967 Buffalo Bills Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Joe Collier (4-10)
Location: Buffalo, New York

1967 Buffalo Bills Roster
1967 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League ended the 1967 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the AFL's East Division.

The Bills labored to change the scoreboard with just 237 points, and the defensive squad yielded 285. Jack Kemp passed for 2,503 yards. Keith Lincoln hauled in 41 balls, while Paul Costa added 726 receiving yards.

Keith Lincoln rushed for a team-leading 601 yards for Buffalo, while Wray Carlton also buoyed the ground attack.

Tom Janik seized 10 opponent throws.

Joe Collier coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Jack Kemp	369	161	43.6	2503	6.8	14	3.8	26	7.0	63	50.0
Tom Flores	64	22	34.4	260	4.1	0	0.0	8	12.5	59	8.1
Ed Rutkowski	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	434	183	42.2	2763	6.4	14	3.2	34	7.8	63

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Keith Lincoln	159	601	3.8	28	4
Wray Carlton	107	467	4.4	21	3
Bobby Burnett	45	96	2.1	18	0
Charlie Bivins	15	58	3.9	43	0
Jack Kemp	36	58	1.6	14	2
Jack Spikes	4	9	2.2	6	0
Gene Donaldson	3	-1	-0.3	2	0
Elbert Dubenion	2	-17	-8.5	-1	0
Totals	371	1271	3.4	43	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Keith Lincoln	41	558	13.6	60	5
Paul Costa	39	726	18.6	63	2
Elbert Dubenion	25	384	15.4	42	0
Art Powell	20	346	17.3	37	4
Billy Masters	20	274	13.7	28	2
Bobby Burnett	11	114	10.4	38	0
Monte Ledbetter	9	161	17.9	60	1
Wray Carlton	9	97	10.8	24	0
Ed Rutkowski	6	59	9.8	17	0
Gene Donaldson	1	20	20.0	20	0
John Tracey	1	15	15.0	15	0
Jack Spikes	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	183	2763	15.1	63	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mike Mercer	25	25	100.0	27	16	59.3	73
Totals	25	25	100.0	27	16	59.3	73

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Maguire	77	3320	43.1	64
Totals	77	3320	43.1	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Butch Byrd	30	142	4.7	19
Ed Rutkowski	15	43	2.9	12
Charlie King	1	12	12.0	12
Booker Edgerson	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	47	199	4.2	19

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie Bivins	16	380	23.8	55
Allen Smith	16	346	21.6	64
Charlie King	12	316	26.3	38
Ed Rutkowski	3	71	23.7	38
Paul Guidry	1	0	0.0	0
Dudley Meredith	3	0	0.0	0
Totals	51	1113	21.8	64

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tom Janik	10	222	22.2	46	2
Butch Byrd	5	25	5.0	12	0
Marty Schottenheimer	3	88	29.3	45	1
Booker Edgerson	2	25	12.5	25	0
George Saimes	2	14	7.0	14	0
Jim Dunaway	1	8	8.0	8	0
Dudley Meredith	1	8	8.0	8	0
Ron McDole	1	5	5.0	5	0
John Tracey	1	3	3.0	3	0
Mike Stratton	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	27	401	14.9	46	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Jack Kemp			14	6	0
Butch Byrd		0	3	3	0	0
Jim Dunaway		0	0	2	0	0
Billy Shaw			0	2	0	0
John Tracey		0	0	2	17	0
Billy Masters			0	2	0
Keith Lincoln			3	2	0
Paul Costa			2	1	0
Joe O'Donnell			0	1	0	0
Dudley Meredith		0	1	1	0	0
Dick Hudson			0	1	0	0
Wray Carlton			3	1	0
Allen Smith			1	1	0	0
Mike Stratton		0	0	1	29	0
Charlie King			0	1	0	0
Tom Sestak			0	1	0	1
Paul Guidry			1	0	0	0
Bobby Burnett			4	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	32	28	46	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Mike Mercer									16	25	0			73
Keith Lincoln	4	5							0	0	0			54
Art Powell		4							0	0	0			24
Wray Carlton	3	0							0	0	0			18
Jack Kemp	2								0	0	0	1		14
Billy Masters		2							0	0	0			12
Paul Costa		2							0	0	0			12
Tom Janik						2			0	0	0			12
Monte Ledbetter		1							0	0	0			6
Marty Schottenheimer						1			0	0	0			6
Tom Sestak							1		0	0	0			6
Totals	9	14	0	0	0	3	1	0	16	25	0	1	0	237