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1971 Buffalo Bills: 1-13-0
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Home record: 1-6-0 (122 points scored, 209 allowed) Road record: 0-7-0 (62 points scored, 185 allowed) Head Coach: Harvey Johnson

184 points scored (26th of 26 teams), 394 points allowed (26th) NFL Averages: 19.4 points/game (271.1 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   202   401   1,989   (18)   4.42   12   32    320   1,337   (24)    4.2    6    3,326    (25)      48
Defense:   157   303   2,108   (11)   6.33   20   11    562   2,496   (26)    4.4   21    4,604    (25)      22

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 3  John Leypoldt        K      8   6'2   224   25    1   Northern Virginia C.C.
 6  Dave Chapple         P      1   6'0   180   24    1   California-Santa Barbara
 7  Grant Guthrie        K      6   6'0   210   23    2   Florida State
10  Spike Jones          P     13   6'2   190   24    2   Georgia
12  James Harris         QB     7   6'3   215   24    3   Grambling
16  Dennis Shaw          QB    13   6'2   210   24    2   San Diego State
20  Robert James         DB    14   6'1   185   24    3   Fisk
21  Jackie Allen         DB    14   6'1   187   24    3   Baylor
25  Haven Moses          WR    12   6'3   205   25    4   San Diego State
28  Ike Hill             WR    14   5'10  180   24    2   Catawba
30  Wayne Patrick        RB    14   6'2   254   25    4   Louisville
32  O.J. Simpson         RB    14   6'2   214   24    3   Southern California
34  Jim Braxton          RB    13   6'2   226   22    R   West Virginia
36  Greg Jones           RB    14   6'1   200   23    2   UCLA
40  J.D. Hill            WR     5   6'1   193   23    R   Arizona State
41  Alvin Wyatt          DB    14   5'10  185   23    2   Bethune-Cookman
43  Tony Greene          DB    14   5'10  170   22    R   Maryland
46  Tim Beamer           DB    12   5'11  185   23    R   Illinois
47  Pete Richardson      DB    13   6'1   193   25    3   Dayton
48  John Pitts           DB    14   6'4   233   26    5   Arizona State
51  Bruce Jarvis         C     14   6'7   246   22    R   Washington
51  Jerald Collins       LB     2   6'1   220   24    3   Western Michigan
52  Edgar Chandler       LB    14   6'3   235   25    4   Georgia
54  Howard Kindig        C     14   6'6   265   30    7   Los Angeles State
55  Bill McKinley        DE     7   6'3   240   22    R   Arizona
56  Al Andrews           LB    14   6'3   216   26    2   New Mexico State
58  Mike Stratton        LB    13   6'3   240   30   10   Tennessee
59  Paul Guidry          LB    14   6'3   233   27    6   McNeese State
61  Jim Reilly           OG    14   6'2   260   23    2   Notre Dame
62  Levert Carr          OT    14   6'5   260   27    3   North Central
63  Dick Cunningham      LB     5   6'2   232   27    4   Arkansas
64  Chuck Hurston        LB     9   6'6   240   28    7   Auburn
65  Mike Wilson          OG     5   6'1   240   24    3   Dayton
67  Joe O'Donnell        OG     7   6'2   262   30    7   Michigan
68  Willie Young         OT    14   6'4   270   23    R   Alcorn State
71  Bob Tatarek          DT    14   6'4   260   25    2   Miami
72  Bob Hews             OT     2   6'5   240   23    1   Princeton
74  Donnie Green         OT    10   6'7   270   23    R   Purdue
75  Cal Snowden          DE    14   6'4   242   24    3   Indiana
76  Mike McBath          DE    13   6'4   248   25    4   Penn State
78  Jim Dunaway          DT    14   6'4   277   30    9   Mississippi
79  Paul Costa           OT    11   6'4   255   29    7   Notre Dame
80  Jan White            TE    13   6'2   215   23    R   Ohio State
81  Bob Chandler         WR    13   6'0   180   22    R   Southern California
82  Al Cowlings          DE    14   6'5   258   24    2   Southern California
84  Austin Denney        TE     1   6'2   230   27    5   Tennessee
85  Ted Koy              TE    14   6'1   210   24    2   Texas
86  Marlin Briscoe       WR    14   5'10  178   26    4   Nebraska-Omaha
87  Louis Ross           DE     5   6'6   238   24    R   South Carolina State
89  Wes Grant            DE     3   6'3   245   25    1   UCLA

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Dennis Shaw          291  149   51.2  1,813   6.23  12.2  11   3.8   26   8.9    33   276    46.1
James Harris         103   51   49.5    512   4.97  10.0   1   1.0    6   5.8    16   145    43.0
Jim Braxton            3    1   33.3     49  16.33  49.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    81.9
Marlin Briscoe         2    1   50.0     36  18.00  36.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    95.8
O.J. Simpson           2    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Marlin Briscoe         44    603   13.7    5
Wayne Patrick          36    327    9.1    0
Haven Moses            23    470   20.4    2
O.J. Simpson           21    162    7.7    0
Jim Braxton            18    141    7.8    0
Greg Jones             16    113    7.1    1
Jan White              13    130   10.0    0
J.D. Hill              11    216   19.6    2
Ted Koy                10    133   13.3    1
Bob Chandler            5     60   12.0    0
Ike Hill                5     55   11.0    1
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
O.J. Simpson          183    742    4.1    5
Wayne Patrick          79    332    4.2    1
Jim Braxton            21     84    4.0    0
Dennis Shaw            14     82    5.9    0
Greg Jones             16     53    3.3    0
James Harris            6     42    7.0    0
J.D. Hill               1      2    2.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Alvin Wyatt            30    762   25.4    0
Tim Beamer             20    394   19.7    0
Ike Hill               12    280   23.3    0
Jim Braxton             5     90   18.0    0
O.J. Simpson            4    107   26.8    0
Howard Kindig           2     16    8.0    0
Greg Jones              1     24   24.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Alvin Wyatt            23    188    8.2    3    1
Ike Hill               14    133    9.5    2    1
Tim Beamer              7     22    3.1    5    0
Jackie Allen            0      0      ?    1    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Spike Jones 72 2,966 41.2 0 0 1 0 0 40.6 Dave Chapple 3 101 33.7 0 0 0 0 0 33.7 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts John Leypoldt 3/3 0/2 1/1 5/6 0/3 9/15 12/12 39 Grant Guthrie 0/0 0/1 1/2 1/5 1/2 3/10 8/ 9 17 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Al Andrews 1.5 1 0 0 Edgar Chandler 1 13 0 Al Cowlings 8.5 Jim Dunaway 1.0 Wes Grant 1.0 Paul Guidry 4.0 1 13 0 Chuck Hurston 2.0 Robert James 4 25 0 Mike McBath 3.0 John Pitts 2 12 0 Pete Richardson 1.0 1 0 0 Cal Snowden 6.5 Bob Tatarek 4.0 Alvin Wyatt 1 30 0

1971 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 4 WR J.D. Hill 73 Arizona State 2 29 TE Jan White 27 Ohio State 3 53 C Bruce Jarvis 24 Washington [pick acquired from NE via OAK] 3 57 RB Jim Braxton 90 West Virginia 5 107 OT Donnie Green 92 Purdue 5 113 DB Tim Beamer 12 Johnson C. Smith [pick acquired from DEN] 6 145 DE Bill McKinley 7 Arizona [pick acquired from CIN] 7 160 WR Bob Chandler 145 USC 8 183 DE Louis Ross 20 South Carolina State [pick acquired from NE] 8 185 RB Tyrone Walls Missouri 9 213 LB Bob Strickland Auburn 11 263 OT Andy Browder Texas A&I 12 291 K Jim Sheffield Texas A&M 13 316 QB Busty Underwood Texas Christian 14 341 DE Jim Hoots Missouri Southern 15 369 RB Charley Cole Toledo 16 394 DB Billy Hunter Utah 17 419 TE Pat Morrison Arkansas

Traded draft picks: #4 to NO (Carlos Bell), #6 to CHI (Earl Thomas), #10 to OAK (Bill West)


Transactions:

01-28-1971traded Bill Enyart and Buffalo's #10 pick in the 1971 draft to Raiders for Alvin Wyatt and New England's #3 pick in the 1971 draft
05-11-1971traded Ron McDole to Redskins for Washington's #3 and #4 picks in the 1973 draft
06-26-1971Paul Maguire retired
08-31-1971traded Butch Byrd to Broncos for Denver's #5 pick in the 1972 draft
09-08-1971claimed Chip Bennett on waivers from Bengals
09-13-1971traded Buffalo's #6 and #15 picks in the 1972 draft to Raiders for Ted Koy
09-14-1971claimed Chuck Hurston on waivers from Chiefs
09-23-1971claimed Spike Jones on waivers from Oilers


1971 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/19/71 vs Dallas Cowboys L 37-49 0-1-0 09/26/71 vs Miami Dolphins L 14-29 0-2-0 10/03/71 at Minnesota Vikings L 0-19 0-3-0 10/10/71 vs Baltimore Colts L 0-43 0-4-0 10/17/71 at New York Jets L 17-28 0-5-0 10/23/71 at San Diego Chargers L 3-20 0-6-0 10/31/71 vs St. Louis Cardinals L 23-28 0-7-0 11/07/71 at Miami Dolphins L 0-34 0-8-0 11/14/71 at New England Patriots L 33-38 0-9-0 11/21/71 vs New York Jets L 7-20 0-10-0 11/28/71 vs New England Patriots W 27-20 1-10-0 12/05/71 at Baltimore Colts L 0-24 1-11-0 12/12/71 vs Houston Oilers L 14-20 1-12-0 12/19/71 at Kansas City Chiefs L 9-22 1-13-0

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