Buffalo Bills 1979 Roster

Buffalo Bills

7-9-0 • 4th in AFC East •

PPG

16.8

23rd

OPP PPG

17.4

8th

RUSH YDS/G

101.3

28th

PASS YDS/G

225.2

8th

Overview Stats Schedule Roster Splits History

1979 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
73	Jon Borchardt	OL	6'5"	260	8/13/1957	22	Montana State
47	Curtis Brown	RB	5'10"	203	12/7/1954	25	Missouri
80	Jerry Butler	WR	6'0"	178	10/12/1957	22	Clemson
81	Bob Chandler	WR	6'0"	180	4/24/1949	30	Southern California
29	Mario Clark	DB	6'2"	194	3/29/1954	25	Oregon
35	Mike Collier	RB	5'11"	200	9/21/1953	26	Morgan State
68	Joe DeLamielleure	OL	6'3"	254	3/16/1951	28	Michigan State
6	Tom Dempsey	K	6'2"	255	1/12/1947	32	Palomar College
70	Joe Devlin	OL	6'5"	261	2/23/1954	25	Iowa
12	Joe Ferguson	QB	6'1"	195	4/23/1950	29	Arkansas
22	Steve Freeman	DB	5'11"	185	5/8/1953	26	Mississippi State
84	Danny Fulton	WR	6'2"	184	9/2/1956	23	Nebraska Omaha
65	Ed Fulton	OL	6'3"	250	1/27/1955	24	Maryland
88	Reuben Gant	TE	6'4"	230	4/12/1952	27	Oklahoma State
53	Will Grant	OL	6'3"	254	3/7/1954	25	Kentucky
21	Doug Greene	DB	6'2"	205	2/10/1956	23	Texas A&M-Kingsville
43	Tony Greene	DB	5'10"	170	8/29/1949	30	Maryland
74	Dee Hardison	DL	6'4"	274	5/2/1956	23	North Carolina
55	Jim Haslett	LB	6'3"	232	12/9/1955	24	Indiana (PA)
54	Tom Higgins	LB	6'2"	235	7/13/1954	25	North Carolina State
25	Roland Hooks	RB	6'0"	197	1/2/1953	26	North Carolina State
85	Ron Howard	TE	6'4"	229	3/3/1951	28	Seattle
90	Scott Hutchinson	DL	6'4"	246	5/27/1956	23	Florida
4	Rusty Jackson	P	6'2"	193	11/17/1950	29	Louisiana State
51	Dan Jilek	LB	6'2"	220	12/3/1953	26	Michigan
39	Dennis Johnson	RB	6'3"	220	2/26/1956	23	Mississippi State
91	Ken Johnson	DL	6'5"	253	3/25/1955	24	Knoxville
72	Ken Jones	OL	6'5"	260	12/1/1952	27	Arkansas State
71	Mike Kadish	DL	6'5"	270	5/27/1950	29	Notre Dame
52	Chris Keating	LB	6'2"	223	10/12/1957	22	Maine
82	Frank Lewis	WR	6'1"	196	7/4/1947	32	Grambling
11	Dan Manucci	QB	6'2"	196	9/3/1957	22	Kansas State
67	Reggie McKenzie	OL	6'4"	255	7/27/1950	29	Michigan
5	Nick Mike-Mayer	K	5'8"	186	3/1/1950	29	Temple
40	Terry Miller	RB	5'10"	196	1/7/1956	23	Oklahoma State
46	Keith Moody	DB	5'11"	171	6/13/1953	26	Syracuse
9	Bill Munson	QB	6'2"	210	8/11/1941	38	Utah State
59	Shane Nelson	LB	6'1"	226	5/25/1955	24	Baylor
38	Jeff Nixon	DB	6'3"	190	10/13/1956	23	Richmond
61	Willie Parker	OL	6'3"	245	12/28/1948	31	North Texas
89	Lou Piccone	WR	5'9"	175	7/17/1949	30	West Liberty
23	Steve Powell	RB	5'11"	186	1/2/1956	23	Truman State
58	Isiah Robertson	LB	6'3"	225	8/17/1949	30	Southern University
26	Charles Romes	DB	6'1"	191	12/16/1954	25	North Carolina Central
57	Lucius Sanford	LB	6'2"	216	2/14/1956	23	Georgia Tech
87	Joseph Shipp	TE	6'4"	225	7/25/1955	24	Southern California
76	Fred Smerlas	DL	6'3"	270	4/8/1957	22	Boston College
65	Tim Vogler	OL	6'3"	259	10/2/1956	23	Ohio State
83	Sherman White	DL	6'5"	250	10/6/1948	31	California
77	Ben Williams	DL	6'3"	251	9/1/1954	25	Mississippi
86	Leonard Willis	WR	5'11"	183	3/4/1953	26	Ohio State

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529