1961 Buffalo Bills season

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1961 Buffalo Bills season
Head Coach Garrard Ramsey
Home Field War Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 6-8
Place 4th
Playoff Finish
Timeline
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1960 1962

The 1961 Buffalo Bills played in the eastern division of the AFL. They went 6-8 and missed the playoffs.

Contents

[edit] Season summary

[edit] AFL Draft

Round Player Position College
1 Ken RiceKen Rice 1 Tackle Auburn
2 Billy ShawBilly Shaw 1,2,4 Tackle Georgia Tech
3 Art BakerArt Baker Fullback Syracuse (from New York)
3 Tom GilburgTom Gilburg Tackle Syracuse
4 Stew BarberStew Barber 1 Tackle Penn State
5 Norm SneadNorm Snead Quarterback Wake Forest
6 Fred BrownFred Brown Halfback Georgia
7 Albert BemillerAlbert Bemiller 1 Center Syracuse
8 Charles LinningCharles Linning Tackle Miami
9 William MajorsWilliam Majors Halfback Tennessee
10 Don KernDon Kern Halfback VMI
11 Roy WallRoy Wall Halfback North Carolina
12 Floyd PowersFloyd Powers Guard Mississippi State
13 Tom CauseyTom Causey Offensive end Louisiana Tech
14 Ron KostelnikRon Kostelnik Tackle Cincinnati
15 Jerry FryeJerry Frye Offensive end South Carolina
16 Vincent ScottVincent Scott Offensive end Maryland
17 Wayne WolffWayne Wolff Tackle Wake Forest
18 John BodkinJohn Bodkin Guard South Carolina
19 Charles BarnesCharles Barnes Offensive end NE Louisiana State
20 Everett CloudEverett Cloud Halfback Maryland
21 Larry VargoLarry Vargo Offensive end Detroit
22 Charles BakerCharles Baker Tackle Tennessee
23 William MackWilliam Mack Halfback Notre Dame
24 Frank JackunasFrank Jackunas Center Detroit
25 Jack HarbaughJack Harbaugh Halfback Bowling Green
26 Lorenzo StanfordLorenzo Stanford Tackle North Carolina A & I
27 Bob AllenBob Allen Offensive end Wake Forest
28 Jason HarnessJason Harness Offensive end Michigan State
29 Mike StockMike Stock Halfback Northwestern
30 William MartinWilliam Martin Halfback Minnesota

[edit] Divisional standings

Eastern Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA
*Houston Oilers 10 3 1 .769 513 242
Boston Patriots 9 4 1 .692 413 313
New York Titans 7 7 0 .500 301 390
Buffalo Bills 6 8 0 .429 294 342

[edit] Game-by-game results

[edit] Preseason

Week Opponent Result Stadium
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) L 38-21 Ivor Wynne Stadium

[edit] Regular season

Week Opponent Result Stadium Record
1 Denver Broncos L War Memorial Stadium 0-1
2 New York Titans W War Memorial Stadium 1-1
3 Boston Patriots L War Memorial Stadium 1-2
4 San Diego Chargers L War Memorial Stadium 1-3
5 Houston Oilers W 2-3
6 Dallas Texans W War Memorial Stadium 3-3
7 Boston Patriots L 3-4
8 Houston Oilers L War Memorial Stadium 3-5
9 Oakland Raiders L War Memorial Stadium 3-6
10 Dallas Texans W 4-6
11 Denver Broncos W 5-6
12 New York Titans L 5-7
13 Oakland Raiders W 6-7
14 San Diego Chargers L 6-8

[edit] Final roster

1961 AFL Season
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Eastern Division Western Division
Boston Dallas Texans
Buffalo Denver
Houston Oakland
New York Titans San Diego
1961 AFL DraftAFL Playoffs1961 AFL All-Star game
Related: 1961 NFL Season