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.
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]
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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 seasonOwnerRalph WilsonHead coachLou SabanHome fieldWar Memorial StadiumResultsRecord12 2Division place1st AFL EasternPlayoff finishWon AFL Championship vs Chargers 20 7 1963 Buffalo Bills Bills seasons 1965 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 Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 AFL Draft 2 Personnel 2 1 Staff 2 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Season schedule 3 2 Game summaries 3 2 1 Week 1 3 2 2 Week 2 3 2 3 Week 3 3 2 4 Week 4 3 2 5 Week 5 4 Standings 5 Postseason 5 1 AFL Championship Game 6 Player stats 6 1 Passing 6 2 Rushing 6 3 Special teams 6 3 1 Kicking 6 3 2 Punting 7 Awards and records 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksOffseason editAFL Draft edit Main article 1964 American Football League draftPersonnel editStaff edit 1964 Buffalo Bills staff Front office President team owner Ralph Wilson Vice president minority owner Pat McGroder Head coaches Head coach Lou Saban Offensive coaches Running backs wide receivers John Mazur Offensive line Jerry Smith Defensive coaches Linebackers Defensive Backs Joe Collier Roster edit 1964 Buffalo Bills roster Quarterbacks 15 Jack Kemp 12 Daryle Lamonica Running backs 43 Joe Auer RB 30 Wray Carlton RB 34 Cookie Gilchrist FB 47 Willie Ross HB 20 Bobby Smith HB Wide receivers 85 Glenn Bass 44 Elbert Dubenion 81 Bill Groman 40 Ed Rutkowski QB RB WR KR Tight ends 84 Ernie Warlick Offensive linemen 77 Stew Barber T 50 Al Bemiller G 53 Walt Cudzik C 73 George Flint G 79 Dick Hudson T 67 Joe O Donnell G 66 Billy Shaw G Defensive linemen 88 Tom Day DE 78 Jim Dunaway DT 74 Tom Keating DT 75 Dudley Meredith DT 72 Ron McDole DE 83 Hatch Rosdahl DE 70 Tom Sestak DT Linebackers 64 Harry Jacobs MLB 58 Mike Stratton OLB 51 John Tracey OLB Defensive backs 46 Ray Abruzzese SS 42 Butch Byrd CB 45 Hagood Clarke SS 25 Oliver Dobbins CB 24 Booker Edgerson CB 26 George Saimes FS 23 Eugene Sykes FS 22 Charley Warner CB Special teams 3 Pete Gogolak K 55 Paul Maguire LB P Note rookies in italicsRegular season editSeason schedule edit 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 Game summaries edit Week 1 edit 1 234TotalChiefs 0 3140 17 Bills 31 003 34 Date September 13Location War Memorial Stadium Buffalo NYGame attendance 30 157Game weather 51 F 11 C wind 6 mphScoring summaryQ1BUFGogolak 13 yard field goalBUF 3 0 Q1BUFBass 10 yard pass from Kemp Gogolak kick BUF 10 0 Q1BUFDubenion 6 yard pass from Kemp Gogolak kick BUF 17 0 Q1BUFBass 17 yard pass from Kemp Gogolak kick BUF 24 0 Q1BUFSestak 15 yard interception return Gogolak kick BUF 31 0 Q2KCBrooker 12 yard field goalBUF 31 3 Q3KCArbanas 5 yard pass from Dawson Brooker kick BUF 31 10 Q3KCHaynes 44 yard pass from Dawson Brooker kick BUF 31 17 Q4BUFGogolak 13 yard field goalBUF 34 17 4 Week 2 edit 1 234TotalBroncos 3 730 13 Bills 3 10710 30 Date September 20Location War Memorial Stadium Buffalo NYGame attendance 28 501Game weather 64 F 18 C wind 11 mphScoring summaryQ1DENMingo 51 yard field goalDEN 3 0 Q1BUFGogolak 33 yard field goalTie 3 3 Q2BUFGilchrist 15 yard run Gogolak kick BUF 10 3 Q2BUFGogolak 21 yard field goalBUF 13 3 Q2DENTaylor 46 yard pass from Lee Mingo kick BUF 13 10 Q3DENMingo 49 yard field goalTie 13 13 Q3BUFGilchrist 1 yard run Gogolak kick BUF 20 13 Q4BUFGogolak 17 yard field goalBUF 23 13 Q4BUFLamonica 8 yard run Gogolak kick BUF 30 13 5 Week 3 edit 1 234TotalChargers 0 300 3 Bills 7 7313 30 Date September 26Location War Memorial Stadium Buffalo NYGame attendance 40 167Game weather 59 F 15 C wind 13 mphScoring summaryQ1BUFByrd 85 yard interception return Gogolak kick BUF 7 0 Q2SDBlair 12 yard field goalBUF 7 3 Q2BUFClarke 53 yard punt return Gogolak kick BUF 14 3 Q3BUFGogolak 13 yard field goalBUF 17 3 Q4BUFAuer 2 yard run Gogolak kick BUF 24 3 Q4BUFDubenion 40 yard pass from Lamonica kick failed BUF 30 3 6 Week 4 edit 1 234TotalRaiders 3 0710 20 Bills 0 779 23 Date October 3Location War Memorial Stadium Buffalo NYGame attendance 36 461Game weather 58 wind 17 mphScoring summaryQ1OAKMercer 25 yard field goalOAK 3 0 Q2BUFKemp 9 yard run Gogolak kick BUF 7 3 Q3OAKDavidson 6 yard run Mercer kick OAK 10 7 Q3BUFLamonica 1 yard run Gogolak kick BUF 14 10 Q4OAKMercer 19 yard field goalBUF 14 13 Q4BUFDubenion 44 yard pass from Lamonica Gogolak kick BUF 21 13 Q4BUFSafety Davidson tackled by McDole in end zoneBUF 23 13 Q4OAKHerock 4 yard pass from Davdison Mercer kick BUF 23 20 7 Week 5 edit 1 234Total Bills 14 171710 58Oilers 7 370 17 Date October 11Location Jeppesen Stadium Houston TXGame weather 61 F 16 C wind 4 mphScoring summaryQ1BUFGilchrist 1 yard run Gogolak kick BUF 7 0 Q1HOUBlanks 4 yard run Blanda kick Tie 7 7 Q1BUFBass 9 yard pass from Kemp Gogolak kick BUF 14 7 Q2BUFDubenion 19 yard pass from Kemp Gogolak kick BUF 21 7 Q2HOUBlanda 47 yard field goalBUF 21 10 Q2BUFBass 94 yard pass from Kemp Gogolak kick BUF 28 10 Q2BUFGogolak 18 yard field goalBUF 31 10 Q3HOUHennigan 53 yard pass from Blanda Blanda kick BUF 31 17 Q3BUFGilchirst 3 yard run Gogolak kick BUF 38 17 Q4BUFGogolak 26 yard field goalBUF 41 17 Q4BUFRoss 1 yard run Gogolak kick BUF 48 17 Jack Kemp 14 26 378 Yds Elbert Dubenion 5 Rec 183 Yds Glenn Bass 5 Rec 147 Yds 8 Standings editAFL Eastern Division viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK Buffalo Bills 12 2 0 857 5 1 400 242 W2 Boston Patriots 10 3 1 769 4 2 365 297 L1 New York Jets 5 8 1 385 2 4 278 315 L3 Houston Oilers 4 10 0 286 1 5 310 355 W2 Note Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL Postseason editRound Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Championship December 26 San Diego Chargers W 20 7 40 242 War Memorial Stadium Recap AFL Championship Game edit Main article 1964 American Football League Championship Game 1 234TotalChargers 7 000 7 Bills 3 1007 20 Date December 26Location War Memorial Stadium Buffalo New YorkGame attendance 40 242Game weather 43 F 6 C Wind 13 mphScoring summary1SDDave Kocourek 26 yard pass from Tobin Rote Keith Lincoln kick Chargers 7 0 1BUFPete Gogolak 12 yard field goalChargers 7 3 2BUFWray Carlton 4 yard run Pete Gogolak kick Bills 10 7 2BUFPete Gogolak 17 yard field goalBills 13 7 4BUFJack Kemp 1 yard run Pete Gogolak kick Bills 20 7 9 Player stats editPassing 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 10 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 10 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 64Awards and records editLou Saban Coach of the YearSee also editList of American Football League playersReferences 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 amp Defensive Statistics Pro Football Reference 1964 AFL Standings Team amp Offensive Statistics Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2014 Sep 26 Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2014 Sep 27 Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2014 Sep 28 Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2014 Sep 29 Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2014 Oct 12 Pro Football Reference com a b 1964 Buffalo Bills Statistics amp Players Pro Football 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