10th season in franchise history
The 1969 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s tenth season, and was the final season of the American Football League before the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger . The Bills played an AFL-record seven games against opponents that went on to reach the postseason;[1]
This was the rookie season for running back O. J. Simpson , the Heisman Trophy winner from Southern California and first overall selection in the draft ,[2] [3] Hall of Fame career.
Although Buffalo only won four games, their penultimate win—a Week Ten victory against the Miami Dolphins —would be their last victory against the Dolphins until the 1980 season . After the win, the Bills suffered against Miami an NFL-record twenty consecutive games lost by one team to another.
The last remaining active member of the 1969 Buffalo Bills was wide receiver Haven Moses , who retired after the 1981 NFL season .
Offseason Draft [7]
Personnel Coaches/Staff
1969 Buffalo Bills staff
Front office
Coaching staff
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Final roster
1969 Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Preseason Regular season Schedule Week 1
1
2 3 4 Total
• Jets
6
10 3 14
33
Bills
3
0 6 10
19
Date: September 14Location: War Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 46,165Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); wind 11 mph
[8]
Week 2
1
2 3 4 Total
• Oilers
0
7 3 7
17
Bills
3
0 0 0
3
Date: September 21Location: War Memorial StadiumGame attendance: 40,146Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); wind 6 mph
[9]
Week 3
1
2 3 4 Total
Broncos
14
0 7 7
28
• Bills
3
17 21 0
41
Date: September 28Location: War Memorial StadiumGame attendance: 40,302Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); wind 9 mph
[10]
Week 4
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
0
0 7 7
14
• Oilers
7
7 7 7
28
Date: October 5Location: Houston Astrodome Game attendance: 46,485Game weather: Indoors (dome)
[11]
Week 5
1
2 3 4 Total
Patriots
6
0 7 3
16
• Bills
7
3 3 10
23
Date: October 11Location: War Memorial StadiumGame attendance: 46,201Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C); wind 14 mph
[12]
Week 6
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
0
7 0 14
21
• Raiders
14
28 6 2
50
[13]
Week 7
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
3
0 3 0
6
• Dolphins
0
14 3 7
24
Date: October 26Location: Orange Bowl Game attendance: 39,837Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); wind 14 mph
[14]
Week 8
1
2 3 4 Total
• Chiefs
0
3 3 23
29
Bills
7
0 0 0
7
Date: November 2Location: War Memorial StadiumGame attendance: 45,844Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C); wind 13 mph
[15]
Week 9
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
0
3 3 0
6
• Jets
0
7 3 6
16
Date: November 9Location: Shea Stadium Game attendance: 62,680Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C); wind 19 mph
[16]
Week 10
1
2 3 4 Total
Dolphins
3
0 0 0
3
• Bills
7
7 7 7
28
Date: November 16Location: War Memorial StadiumGame attendance: 32,686Game weather: 28 °F (−2 °C); wind 16 mph
[17]
Week 11
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
7
7 7 0
21
• Patriots
14
7 0 14
35
Date: November 23Location: Alumni Stadium Game attendance: 25,584Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); wind 14 mph
[18]
Week 12
1
2 3 4 Total
Bengals
3
3 0 7
13
• Bills
3
3 10 0
16
Date: November 30Location: War Memorial StadiumGame attendance: 35,122Game weather: 28 °F (−2 °C); wind 17 mph
[19]
Week 13
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
3
0 10 6
19
• Chiefs
7
6 3 6
22
[20]
Week 14
1
2 3 4 Total
Bills
0
0 0 6
6
• Chargers
10
14 7 14
45
Date: December 14Location: San Diego Stadium Game attendance: 47,582Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C); wind 6 mph
[21]
Standings Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings of the AFL.
This was the final year of the AFL The Baltimore Colts would join the AFL eastern teams and become the AFC East in 1970.
Awards and records References
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the AFL, in the regular season, in games against playoff teams only, sorted by most games in season matching criteria. , tied with the^ a b Rathet, Mike (August 10, 1969). "Holdout ends! O.J. to get plenty of bills with Buffalo" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B. ^ a b "Buffalo signs Simpson" . Pittsburgh Press . UPI. August 10, 1969. p. 1, sec. 4.^ Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p. 435, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-55022-797-0
^ Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p.437, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-55022-797-0
^ a b Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p. 439, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-55022-797-0
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