1965 Buffalo Bills season

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1965 Buffalo Bills season
Head Coach Lou Saban
Home Field War Memorial Stadium
Results
Record 10-3-1
Place 1st Eastern Division
Playoff Finish Won AFL Championship
Timeline
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1964 1966

The 1965 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s fifth season. It ended with a triumph in the AFL Championship.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] AFL Draft

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

Eastern Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA
*Buffalo Bills 10 3 1 .769 313 226
New York Jets 5 8 1 .385 285 303
Boston Patriots 4 8 2 .333 244 302
Houston Oilers 4 10 0 .286 298 429

[edit] Season Schedule

  • Week 1 Sep 11 W 24-7 vs Boston Patriots
  • Week 2 Sep 19 W 30-15 at Denver Broncos
  • Week 3 Sep 26 W 33-21 vs New York Jets
  • Week 4 Oct 3 W 17-12 vs Oakland Raiders
  • Week 5 Oct 10 L 34-3 vs San Diego Chargers
  • Week 6 Oct 17 W 23-7 at Kansas City Chiefs
  • Week 7 Oct 24 W 31-13 vs Denver Broncos
  • Week 8 Oct 31 L 19-17 vs Houston Oilers
  • Week 9 Nov 7 W 23-7 at Boston Patriots
  • Week 10 Nov 14 W 17-14 at Oakland Raiders
  • Week 12 Nov 25 T 20-20 at San Diego Chargers
  • Week 13 Dec 5 W 29-18 at Houston Oilers
  • Week 14 Dec 12 W 34-25 vs Kansas City Chiefs
  • Week 15 Dec 19 L 14-12 at New York Jets

[edit] Roster

[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] Postseason

[edit] AFL Championship Game

1 2 3 4 Total
Bills 0 14 6 3 23
Chargers 0 0 0 0 0

Buffalo Bills 23, San Diego Chargers 0

December 26, 1965 at Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California

Scoring

  • BUF - Warlick 18 pass from Kemp (Gogolak kick)
  • BUF - Byrd 74 punt return (Gogolak kick)
  • BUF - Field goal Gogolak 11
  • BUF - Field goal Gogolak 39
  • BUF - Field goal Gogolak 32

[edit] AFL All-Star Game

Season Date Winner Most Valuable Player(s) Site
1965 January 15, 1966
AFL All-Stars 30,
Buffalo Bills 19
 Offense: Joe Namath, QB, Jets
Defense: Frank Buncom, LB, Chargers		 Rice Stadium, Houston

[edit] Awards and Records

  • Lou Saban, Coach of the Year

[edit] References

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