List of Buffalo Bills seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Buffalo Bills American football franchise. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Bills' franchise from 1960 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. The Bills finished their most recent season (2016) with a record of seven wins and nine losses.
- For complete team history, see History of the Buffalo Bills.
Key
- The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list.
Seasons
AFL Champions (1960–1969) | Super Bowl Champions (1970–present) | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | One-Game Playoff Berth |
Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular Season | Post Season Results | Awards | Head coaches | |||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||
1960 | 1960 | AFL | Eastern | 3rd | 5 | 8 | 1 | Buster Ramsey | |||
1961 | 1961 | AFL | Eastern | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||||
1962 | 1962 | AFL | Eastern | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | Lou Saban | |||
1963 | 1963 | AFL | Eastern | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 8–26 | |||
1964 | 1964 | AFL | Eastern | 1st | 12 | 2 | 0 | Won AFL Championship (1) (Chargers) 20–7 | Lou Saban (COY) | ||
1965 | 1965 | AFL | Eastern | 1st | 10 | 3 | 1 | Won AFL Championship (2) (at Chargers) 23–0 | Lou Saban (COY) | ||
1966 | 1966 | AFL | Eastern | 1st | 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost AFL Championship (Chiefs) 7–31 | Bobby Burnett (ROY) | Joe Collier | |
1967 | 1967 | AFL | Eastern | 3rd | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||||
1968 | 1968 | AFL | Eastern | 5th | 1 | 12 | 1 | Joe Collier (0–2) Harvey Johnson (1–10–1) | |||
1969 | 1969 | AFL | Eastern | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | John Rauch | |||
1970 | 1970 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 3 | 10 | 1 | Dennis Shaw (OROY)(ROY) | ||
1971 | 1971 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 1 | 13 | 0 | Harvey Johnson | ||
1972 | 1972 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 | Lou Saban | ||
1973 | 1973 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | O.J. Simpson (MVP)(OPOY) | ||
1974 | 1974 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 14–32 | ||
1975 | 1975 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | |||
1976 | 1976 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 2 | 12 | 0 | Lou Saban (2–3) Jim Ringo (0–9) | ||
1977 | 1977 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 3 | 11 | 0 | Jim Ringo | ||
1978 | 1978 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Chuck Knox | ||
1979 | 1979 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Jim Haslett (DROY), Jerry Butler (ROY) | ||
1980 | 1980 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chargers) 14–20 | Joe Cribbs (ROY), Chuck Knox (COY) | |
1981 | 1981 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Jets) 31–27 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bengals) 21–28 |
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1982[2] | 1982 | NFL | AFC | — | 9th | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||
1983 | 1983 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Kay Stephenson | ||
1984 | 1984 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 2 | 14 | 0 | |||
1985 | 1985 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 2 | 14 | 0 | Kay Stephenson (0–4) Hank Bullough (2–10) | ||
1986 | 1986 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Hank Bullough (2–7) Marv Levy (2–5) | ||
1987 | 1987 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 7 | 8 | 0 | Shane Conlan (DROY)(ROY) | Marv Levy | |
1988 | 1988 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Oilers) 17–10 Lost Conference Championship (at Bengals) 10–21 |
Marv Levy (COY) | |
1989 | 1989 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Browns) 30–34 | ||
1990 | 1990 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 44–34 Won Conference Championship (Raiders) 51–3 Lost Super Bowl XXV (vs. Giants) 19–20 |
Bruce Smith (DPOY) | |
1991 | 1991 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Chiefs) 37–14 Won Conference Championship (Broncos) 10–7 Lost Super Bowl XXVI (vs. Redskins) 24–37 |
Thurman Thomas (MVP)(OPOY) | |
1992 | 1992 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 41–38 (OT)[3] Won Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 24–3 Won Conference Championship (at Dolphins) 29–10 Lost Super Bowl XXVII (vs. Cowboys) 17–52 |
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1993 | 1993 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 29–23 Won Conference Championship (Chiefs) 30–13 Lost Super Bowl XXVIII (vs. Cowboys) 13–30 |
Marv Levy (COY) | |
1994 | 1994 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
1995 | 1995 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 37–22 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 21–40 |
Bryce Paup (DPY) | |
1996 | 1996 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jaguars) 27–30 | Bruce Smith (DPY) | |
1997 | 1997 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
1998 | 1998 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 17–24 | Wade Phillips | |
1999 | 1999 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Titans) 16–22[4] | ||
2000 | 2000 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
2001 | 2001 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | Gregg Williams | ||
2002 | 2002 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
2003 | 2003 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
2004 | 2004 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Mike Mularkey | ||
2005 | 2005 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
2006 | 2006 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Dick Jauron | ||
2007 | 2007 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
2008 | 2008 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
2009 | 2009 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Dick Jauron (3–6) Perry Fewell (3–4) | ||
2010 | 2010 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Chan Gailey | ||
2011 | 2011 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
2012 | 2012 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
2013 | 2013 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Kiko Alonso (PFWA DROY) | Doug Marrone | |
2014 | 2014 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
2015 | 2015 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Rex Ryan | ||
2016 | 2016 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Rex Ryan (7–8) Anthony Lynn (0–1) | ||
Totals | 400 | 460 | 8 | All-time regular season record (1960–2016) | |||||||
14 | 15 | 0 | All-time postseason record (1960–2016) | ||||||||
414 | 475 | 8 | All-time regular & postseason record (1960–2016) |
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2016 NFL season.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Buffalo Bills Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro-Football Reference.
- ↑ 1982 was a strike-shortened season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment.
- ↑ This game is also known as the Comeback
- ↑ This game is also known as the Music City Miracle
References
- "NFL Football History". CBS Sportsline. Archived from the original on March 25, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2007.
- "NFL.com – History – Yearly Standings". National Football League Official Website. Retrieved March 31, 2007.
- "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Buffalo Bills". Pro Football Hall of Fame Website. Retrieved March 31, 2007.
- "History of the Buffalo Bills". Football @ JT-SW.com. John M. Troan. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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