1967 Buffalo Bills season

1967 Buffalo Bills season
Head coach	Joe Collier
Owner	Ralph Wilson
Home field	War Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	4–10–0
Division place	3rd AFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1967 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s eighth season in the American Football League. It was the second season with the Bills for head coach Joe Collier.

Buffalo was coming off a season in which they were one game away from the first Super Bowl, but could only win four games in 1967. It was Buffalo's first losing season since 1961.

Personnel

Staff

1967 Buffalo Bills staff
Front Office President – Ralph Wilson Head Coaches Head Coach – Joe Collier Offensive Coaches Running Backs/Wide Receivers – John Mazur Offensive Line – Jerry Smith			Defensive Coaches Linebackers/Defensive Backs – Richie McCabe

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Houston Oilers	9	4	1	.692	5–1–1	258	199	W2
New York Jets	8	5	1	.615	5–1–1	371	329	W1
Buffalo Bills	4	10	0	.286	3–5	237	285	L1
Miami Dolphins	4	10	0	.286	2–6	219	407	L1
Boston Patriots	3	10	1	.231	3–5	280	389	L5

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

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 10, 1967	New York Jets	W 20–17	45,748
2	September 17, 1967	Houston Oilers	L 3-20	41,384
3	September 24, 1967	Boston Patriots	L 0-23	45,748
4	October 1, 1967	San Diego Chargers	L 17-37	39,310
5	October 8, 1967	at Denver Broncos	W 17–16	35,188
6	October 15, 1967	Oakland Raiders	L 20-24	45,758
7	Bye
8	October 29, 1967	at Houston Oilers	L 3-10	30,060
9	November 5, 1967	Miami Dolphins	W 35–13	31,622
10	November 12, 1967	at New York Jets	L 10-20	62,671
11	November 19, 1967	Denver Broncos	L 20-21	30,891
12	November 26, 1967	at Miami Dolphins	L 14-17	27,050
13	December 3, 1967	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 13-23	41,943
14	December 9, 1967	at Boston Patriots	W 44–16	20,627
15	Bye
16	December 24, 1967	at Oakland Raiders	L 21-28	30,738

Game summaries

Week 14

1 2 3 4 Total Bills 10 0 3 8 21 • Raiders 7 7 7 7 28 Date: December 24 Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Roster

Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen Defensive Backs Special Teams

References

• Buffalo Bills on Pro Football Reference
• Buffalo Bills on jt-sw.com