5th season in franchise history, first league championship
The1964 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s fifth season. Buffalo was 12–2 in the regular season and won thefirst of two consecutivechampionships in theAmerican Football League .
The 1964 Bills' defense set an AFL record by giving up the fewest rushing yards in league history, with only 918, or 65.5 yards per game.[ 1] [ 2]
Buffalo's offense also led the AFL in total yards (5,206), passing yards (2,040) and total points (400).[ 3]
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 13 Kansas City Chiefs W 34–171–0 War Memorial Stadium 30,157 Recap 2 September 20 Denver Broncos W 30–132–0 War Memorial Stadium 28,501 Recap 3 September 26 San Diego Chargers W 30–33–0 War Memorial Stadium 40,167 Recap 4 October 3 Oakland Raiders W 23–204–0 War Memorial Stadium 36,461 Recap 5 October 11 atHouston Oilers W 48–175–0 Jeppesen Stadium 26,218 Recap 6 October 18 atKansas City Chiefs W 35–226–0 Municipal Stadium 20,904 Recap 7 October 24 New York Jets W 34–247–0 War Memorial Stadium 39,621 Recap 8 November 1 Houston Oilers W 24–108–0 War Memorial Stadium 40,119 Recap 9 November 8 atNew York Jets W 20–79–0 Shea Stadium 61,929 Recap 10 November 15 Boston Patriots L 28–369–1 War Memorial Stadium 42,308 Recap — Bye 11 November 26 atSan Diego Chargers W 27–2410–1 Balboa Stadium 34,865 Recap 12 December 6 atOakland Raiders L 13–1610–2 Frank Youell Field 18,134 Recap 13 December 13 atDenver Broncos W 30–1911–2 Bears Stadium 14,431 Recap 14 December 20 atBoston Patriots W 24–1412–2 Fenway Park 38,021 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.
1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 0 3 14 0 17 • Bills 31 0 0 3 34
Scoring summary Q1 BUF Gogolak 13 yard field goalBUF 3–0 Q1 BUF Bass 10 yard pass fromKemp (Gogolak kick)BUF 10–0 Q1 BUF Dubenion 6 yard pass from Kemp (Gogolak kick)BUF 17–0 Q1 BUF Bass 17 yard pass from Kemp (Gogolak kick) BUF 24–0 Q1 BUF Sestak 15 yard interception return (Gogolak kick)BUF 31–0 Q2 KC Brooker 12 yard field goalBUF 31–3 Q3 KC Arbanas 5 yard pass fromDawson (Brooker kick)BUF 31–10 Q3 KC Haynes 44 yard pass from Dawson (Brooker kick)BUF 31–17 Q4 BUF Gogolak 13 yard field goal BUF 34–17
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1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 3 7 3 0 13 • Bills 3 10 7 10 30
Scoring summary Q1 DEN Mingo 51 yard field goalDEN 3–0 Q1 BUF Gogolak 33 yard field goalTie 3–3 Q2 BUF Gilchrist 15 yard run (Gogolak kick)BUF 10–3 Q2 BUF Gogolak 21 yard field goal BUF 13–3 Q2 DEN Taylor 46 yard pass fromLee (Mingo kick)BUF 13–10 Q3 DEN Mingo 49 yard field goal Tie 13–13 Q3 BUF Gilchrist 1 yard run (Gogolak kick) BUF 20–13 Q4 BUF Gogolak 17 yard field goal BUF 23–13 Q4 BUF Lamonica 8 yard run (Gogolak kick)BUF 30–13
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1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 0 3 0 0 3 • Bills 7 7 3 13 30
Scoring summary Q1 BUF Byrd 85 yard interception return (Gogolak kick)BUF 7–0 Q2 SD Blair 12 yard field goalBUF 7–3 Q2 BUF Clarke 53 yard punt return (Gogolak kick)BUF 14–3 Q3 BUF Gogolak 13 yard field goal BUF 17–3 Q4 BUF Auer 2 yard run (Gogolak kick)BUF 24–3 Q4 BUF Dubenion 40 yard pass fromLamonica (kick failed)BUF 30–3
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1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 3 0 7 10 20 • Bills 0 7 7 9 23
Scoring summary Q1 OAK Mercer 25 yard field goalOAK 3–0 Q2 BUF Kemp 9 yard run (Gogolak kick)BUF 7–3 Q3 OAK Davidson 6 yard run (Mercer kick)OAK 10–7 Q3 BUF Lamonica 1 yard run (Gogolak kick)BUF 14–10 Q4 OAK Mercer 19 yard field goal BUF 14–13 Q4 BUF Dubenion 44 yard pass from Lamonica (Gogolak kick)BUF 21–13 Q4 BUF Safety, Davidson tackled by McDole in end zone BUF 23–13 Q4 OAK Herock 4 yard pass from Davdison (Mercer kick)BUF 23–20
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1 2 3 4 Total • Bills 14 17 17 10 58 Oilers 7 3 7 0 17
Scoring summary Q1 BUF Gilchrist 1 yard run (Gogolak kick)BUF 7–0 Q1 HOU Blanks 4 yard run (Blanda kick)Tie 7–7 Q1 BUF Bass 9 yard pass fromKemp (Gogolak kick)BUF 14–7 Q2 BUF Dubenion 19 yard pass from Kemp (Gogolak kick)BUF 21–7 Q2 HOU Blanda 47 yard field goal BUF 21–10 Q2 BUF Bass 94 yard pass from Kemp (Gogolak kick) BUF 28–10 Q2 BUF Gogolak 18 yard field goal BUF 31–10 Q3 HOU Hennigan 53 yard pass from Blanda (Blanda kick)BUF 31–17 Q3 BUF Gilchirst 3 yard run (Gogolak kick) BUF 38–17 Q4 BUF Gogolak 26 yard field goal BUF 41–17 Q4 BUF Ross 1 yard run (Gogolak kick) BUF 48–17
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Program for the October 24 home game against the New York Jets. Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.AFL Championship Game [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 7 0 0 0 7 •Bills 3 10 0 7 20
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1964 Buffalo Bills staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
1964 Buffalo Bills roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Note: rookies in italics
Player Comp Att Yds Completion % TD INT Jack Kemp 119 269 2285 44.2 13 26 Daryle Lamonica 55 128 1137 43.0 6 8
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Player Att Yds Average Long TD Cookie Gilchrist 230 981 4.3 67 6 B. Smith 62 306 4.9 37 4 Daryle Lamonica 55 289 5.3 18 6 Joe Auer 63 191 3.0 21 2 Jack Kemp 37 124 3.4 14 5 Wray Carlton 39 114 2.9 11 1
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Player FG Att XP XP Att Pts Pete Gogolak 19 29 45 46 102
Player No. Yards Avg. Long Paul Maguire 65 2777 42.7 64
Lou Saban, Coach of the Year
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (15) Conference championships (4) League championships (2) Wall of Fame Media Owners Current league affiliations Former league affiliation
Early era
Modern era Italics indicate future seasons
