1969 Buffalo Bills season

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1969 Buffalo Bills season
Head Coach John Rauch
Home Field War Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 4-10-0
Place 4th Eastern Division
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1968 1970

The 1969 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s tenth season.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

  • August 9, 1969: O.J. Simpson signs a four year contract worth $215,000. [1]
  • August 20, 1969: The Bills acquired Marlin Briscoe. [2]
  • August 25, 1969: George Flint and Tom Sestak both announced their retirements. [3]
  • August 25, 1969: Ed Rutkowski was released by the Bills. [4]

[edit] AFL Draft

[edit] Preseason

Date Opponent Score Result Record
August 2 @ Houston 24-7 [5] Loss 0-1
August 8 vs. Washington 21-17 [6] Win 1-1
August 15 @ Detroit 24-12 [7] Loss 1-2
August 22 vs. Baltimore 20-7 [8] Loss 1-3
August 30 vs. Chicago (played in Cleveland) 23-16 [9] Loss 1-4
September 6 @ Los Angeles Rams 50-20 [10] Loss 1-5

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

Eastern Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA
*New York Jets 10 4 0 .714 353 269
Houston Oilers 6 6 2 .500 278 279
Boston Patriots 4 10 0 .286 266 316
Buffalo Bills 4 10 0 .286 230 359
Miami Dolphins 3 10 1 .231 233 332

[11]

This was the final year of the AFL The Baltimore Colts would join the AFL eastern teams and become the AFC East in 1970.

[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Roster

Buffalo Bills roster
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Quarterbacks

Running Backs


Wide Receivers


Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen


Defensive Linemen


Defensive Backs


Special Teams

[edit] Awards and Records

[edit] References

1969 NFL-AFL season by team
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NFL Eastern Western AFL Eastern Western
Capitol Century Coastal Central Boston Cincinnati
Dallas Cleveland Atlanta Chicago Buffalo Denver
New Orleans NY Giants Baltimore Detroit Houston Kansas City
Philadelphia Pittsburgh Los Angeles Green Bay Miami Oakland
Washington St. Louis San Francisco Minnesota NY Jets San Diego
1969 NFL DraftNFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl IV