1964 Buffalo Bills season

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.

1964 Buffalo Bills season
OwnerRalph Wilson
Head coachLou Saban
Home fieldWar Memorial Stadium
Results
Record12–2
Division place1st AFL Eastern
Playoff finishWon AFL Championship
(Chargers, 20–7)

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.[1] They also led the league in points allowed (242), total yards allowed (3,878), first downs surrendered (206), and rushing touchdowns allowed (four).[2]

Buffalo's offense also led the AFL in total yards (5,206), passing yards (2,040) and total points (400).[3]

Offseason

AFL Draft
Main article: 1964 American Football League draft

Personnel

Staff
1964 Buffalo Bills staff

Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

Roster
1964 Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Note: Rookies in italics

Regular season

Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 13 Kansas City Chiefs W 34–17 1–0 War Memorial Stadium 30,157 Recap
2 September 20 Denver Broncos W 30–13 2–0 War Memorial Stadium 28,501 Recap
3 September 26 San Diego Chargers W 30–3 3–0 War Memorial Stadium 40,167 Recap
4 October 3 Oakland Raiders W 23–20 4–0 War Memorial Stadium 36,461 Recap
5 October 11 at Houston Oilers W 48–17 5–0 Jeppesen Stadium 26,218 Recap
6 October 18 at Kansas City Chiefs W 35–22 6–0 Municipal Stadium 20,904 Recap
7 October 24 New York Jets W 34–24 7–0 War Memorial Stadium 39,621 Recap
8 November 1 Houston Oilers W 24–10 8–0 War Memorial Stadium 40,119 Recap
9 November 8 at New York Jets W 20–7 9–0 Shea Stadium 61,929 Recap
10 November 15 Boston Patriots L 28–36 9–1 War Memorial Stadium 42,308 Recap
11 Bye
12 November 26 at San Diego Chargers W 27–24 10–1 Balboa Stadium 34,865 Recap
13 December 6 at Oakland Raiders L 13–16 10–2 Frank Youell Field 18,134 Recap
14 December 13 at Denver Broncos W 30–19 11–2 Bears Stadium 14,431 Recap
15 December 20 at Boston Patriots W 24–14 12–2 Fenway Park 38,021 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1
1 234Total
Chiefs 0 3140 17
• Bills 31 003 34

[4]

Week 2
1 234Total
Broncos 3 730 13
• Bills 3 10710 30

[5]

Week 3
1 234Total
Chargers 0 300 3
• Bills 7 7313 30

[6]

Week 4
1 234Total
Raiders 3 0710 20
• Bills 0 779 23

[7]

Week 5
1 234Total
• Bills 14 171710 58
Oilers 7 370 17

[8]

Standings
AFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills 1220.8575–1400242W2
Boston Patriots 1031.7694–2365297L1
New York Jets 581.3852–4278315L3
Houston Oilers 4100.2861–5310355W2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Postseason
Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap
Championship December 26 San Diego Chargers W 20–7 40,242 War Memorial Stadium Recap

AFL Championship Game
Main article: 1964 American Football League Championship Game
1 234Total
Chargers 7 000 7
• Bills 3 1007 20

[9]

Player stats

Passing
PlayerCompAttYdsCompletion %TDINT
Jack Kemp119269228544.21326
Daryle Lamonica55128113743.068

[10]

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

[10]

Kicking
PlayerFGAttXPXP AttPts
Pete Gogolak19294546102

Punting
PlayerNo.YardsAvg.Long
Paul Maguire65277742.764

Awards and Records
  • Lou Saban, Coach of the Year

See also

List of American Football League players

References
  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by ascending opp Rushing Yds
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1964 AFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics
  3. Pro-Football-Reference: 1964 AFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
  4. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-26.
  5. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-27.
  6. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-28.
  7. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-29.
  8. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-12.
  9. Pro-Football-Reference.com
  10. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/1964.htm
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