The 1964 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s fifth season. Buffalo won its first of two AFL Championships.
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]
Personnel [edit]
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
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Offseason [edit]
AFL Draft [edit]
Regular season [edit]
Season standings [edit]
Season schedule [edit]
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 13 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
W 34–17 |
30,157
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| 2 |
September 20 |
Denver Broncos |
W 30–13 |
28,501
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September 26 |
San Diego Chargers |
W 30–3 |
40,167
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| 4 |
October 3 |
Oakland Raiders |
W 23–20 |
36,461
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| 5 |
October 11 |
at Houston Oilers |
W 48–17 |
26,218
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| 6 |
October 18 |
at Kansas City Chiefs |
W 35–22 |
20,904
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| 7 |
October 24 |
New York Jets |
W 34–24 |
39,621
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| 8 |
November 1 |
Houston Oilers |
W 24–10 |
40,119
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| 9 |
November 8 |
at New York Jets |
W 20–7 |
61,929
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November 15 |
Boston Patriots |
L 36–28 |
42,308
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| 11 |
Bye |
| 12 |
November 26 |
at San Diego Chargers |
W 27–24 |
34,865
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December 6 |
at Oakland Raiders |
L 16–13 |
18,134
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| 14 |
December 13 |
at Denver Broncos |
W 30–19 |
14,431
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| 15 |
December 20 |
at Boston Patriots |
W 24–14 |
38,021
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Roster [edit]
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Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Player stats [edit]
Passing [edit]
| Player |
Comp |
Att |
Yds |
Completion % |
TD |
INT |
| Jack Kemp |
119 |
269 |
2285 |
44.2 |
13 |
26 |
| Daryle Lamonica |
55 |
128 |
1137 |
43.0 |
6 |
8 |
Rushing [edit]
| Player |
Att |
Yds |
Average |
Long |
TD |
| Cookie Gilchrist |
230 |
981 |
4.3 |
67 |
6 |
| B. Smith |
62 |
306 |
4.9 |
37 |
4 |
| Daryle Lamonica |
55 |
289 |
5.3 |
18 |
6 |
| Joe Auer |
63 |
191 |
3.0 |
21 |
2 |
| Jack Kemp |
37 |
124 |
3.4 |
14 |
5 |
| Wray Carlton |
39 |
114 |
2.9 |
11 |
1 |
Special teams [edit]
Kicking [edit]
| Player |
FG |
Att |
XP |
XP Att |
Pts |
| Pete Gogolak |
19 |
29 |
45 |
46 |
102 |
Punting [edit]
| Player |
No. |
Yards |
Avg. |
Long |
| Paul Maguire |
65 |
2777 |
42.7 |
64 |
Postseason [edit]
AFL Championship Game [edit]
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Chargers |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Bills |
3 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
Buffalo Bills 20, San Diego Chargers 7
- December 26, 1964 at War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 40,242
Awards and Records [edit]
- Lou Saban, Coach of the Year
References [edit]
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by ascending opp Rushing Yds
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1964 AFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference: 1964 AFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics
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