1969 Buffalo Bills season

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;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 Buffalo lost all seven of these games.

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, who went on to a Hall of Fame career. It was the final season for quarterback Jack Kemp, who decided to run for New York's 39th congressional district in 1970 that he ultimately won; elected at the age of 35, Kemp would serve in Congress until 1989.

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 August 9, 1969: O. J. Simpson signs a four-year contract worth $215,000.Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p. 435, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, August 20, 1969: The Bills acquired wide receiver Marlin Briscoe.Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p.437, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, August 25, 1969: Guard George Flint and defensive tackle Tom Sestak both announced their retirements.Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p. 439, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, August 25, 1969: Running back/returner Ed Rutkowski was released by the Bills.

Draft

The Football Database - 1969 Buffalo Bills Draft. Retrieved 2016-Dec-11.

Undrafted free agents

+ 1969 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMark ProskineLinebackerNorthwestern

Personnel

Coaches/Staff 1969 Buffalo Bills staff Front office Majority Owner/President – Ralph Wilson Vice President and General Manager – Bob Lustig Vice President/Minority Owner – Pat McGroder

Coaching staff Head coach - John Rauch

Offensive coaches Wide Receivers - Bill Miller Offensive Line – Marvin Bass

Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Ray Malavasi Linebackers – Ralph Hawkins Defensive Backfield – Claude Gibson Kickers - Bugsy Engelberg Source: https://pro-football-history.com/franchise/7/buffalo-bills-coaches

Final roster

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.comrecap 1 August 2 at Houston Oilers L 7–24 0–1 Astrodome Recap 2 August 8 Washington Redskins W 21–17 1–1War Memorial Stadium Recap 3 August 15 at Detroit Lions L 12–24 1–2Tiger Stadium Recap 4 August 22 Baltimore Colts L 7–20 1–3War Memorial Stadium Recap 5 August 30 Chicago Bears L 16–23 1–4Cleveland Stadium Recap 6 September 6 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–50 1–5Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap

Regular season

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 14 New York Jets L 19–33 0–1War Memorial Stadium Recap 2 September 21 Houston Oilers L 3–17 0–2War Memorial Stadium Recap 3 September 28 Denver BroncosW 41–281–2War Memorial Stadium Recap 4 October 5at Houston Oilers L 14–28 1–3Astrodome Recap 5 October 11 Boston Patriots W 23–16 2–3War Memorial Stadium Recap 6 October 19 at Oakland Raiders L 21–502–4Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap 7 October 26 at Miami Dolphins L 6–242–5Miami Orange Bowl Recap 8 November 2 Kansas City Chiefs L 7–29 2–6War Memorial Stadium Recap 9 November 9 at New York Jets L 6–16 2–7Shea Stadium Recap 10 November 16 Miami Dolphins W 28–3 3–7War Memorial Stadium Recap 11 November 23 at Boston Patriots L 21–353–8Alumni Stadium Recap 12 November 30 Cincinnati Bengals W 16–134–8War Memorial Stadium Recap 13 December 7 at Kansas City Chiefs L 19–224–9Municipal Stadium Recap 14 December 14 at San Diego Chargers L 6–45 4–10 San Diego Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1