1970 Buffalo Bills season

1970 Buffalo Bills season
Head coach John Rauch
Owner Ralph Wilson
Home field War Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 3–10–1
Division place 4th AFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1970 Buffalo Bills season was the 11th season for the club and their first in the National Football League.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1970 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
15Al CowlingsDefensive End USC
230Dennis ShawQuarterback San Diego State
357Jim ReillyGuard Notre Dame
367Glenn AlexanderDefensive backGrambling
482Jerome GanttDefensive endNorth Carolina Central
5109Steve StarnesLinebackerTampa
6134Ken EdwardsRunning back Virginia Tech
6135Grant GuthrieKickerFlorida State
7161Wayne FowlerTackleRichmond
8186Richard CheekTackleAuburn
9213Bill BridgesGuardHouston
10238Willie DixonDefensive backAlbany State
11265Terry WilliamsRunning backGrambling
12290Dave SimpsonTackleDrake
13317Steve SchroederKickerPacific
14342William CostenTackleMorris Brown
15369Dave FarrisTight endCentral Michigan
16394Larry DavisWide receiverRice
17421George BevanDefensive backLouisiana State

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Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 20, 1970 Denver Broncos L 25–10
34,882
2 September 27, 1970 Los Angeles Rams L 19–0
46,206
3 October 4, 1970 New York Jets W 34–31
46,206
4 October 11, 1970 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 23–10
42,140
5 October 18, 1970 Miami Dolphins L 33–14
41,312
6 October 25, 1970 at New York Jets W 10–6
62,712
7 November 1, 1970 at Boston Patriots W 45–10
31,148
8 November 8, 1970 Cincinnati Bengals L 43–14
43,587
9 November 15, 1970 at Baltimore Colts T 17–17
60,240
10 November 22, 1970 at Chicago Bears L 31–13
41,015
11 November 29, 1970 Boston Patriots L 14–10
31,427
12 December 6, 1970 at New York Giants L 20–6
62,870
13 December 13, 1970 Baltimore Colts L 20–14
34,346
14 December 20, 1970 at Miami Dolphins L 45–7
70,990

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 11 2 1 .846 6–1–1 8–2–1 321 234 W4
Miami Dolphins 10 4 0 .714 6–2 8–3 297 228 W6
New York Jets 4 10 0 .286 2–6 2–9 255 286 L3
Buffalo Bills 3 10 1 .231 3–4–1 3–7–1 204 337 L5
Boston Patriots 2 12 0 .143 2–6 2–9 149 361 L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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