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
1	5	Al Cowlings	Defensive End	USC
2	30	Dennis Shaw	Quarterback	San Diego State
3	57	Jim Reilly	Guard	Notre Dame
3	67	Glenn Alexander	Defensive back	Grambling
4	82	Jerome Gantt	Defensive end	North Carolina Central
5	109	Steve Starnes	Linebacker	Tampa
6	134	Ken Edwards	Running back	Virginia Tech
6	135	Grant Guthrie	Kicker	Florida State
7	161	Wayne Fowler	Tackle	Richmond
8	186	Richard Cheek	Tackle	Auburn
9	213	Bill Bridges	Guard	Houston
10	238	Willie Dixon	Defensive back	Albany State
11	265	Terry Williams	Running back	Grambling
12	290	Dave Simpson	Tackle	Drake
13	317	Steve Schroeder	Kicker	Pacific
14	342	William Costen	Tackle	Morris Brown
15	369	Dave Farris	Tight end	Central Michigan
16	394	Larry Davis	Wide receiver	Rice
17	421	George Bevan	Defensive back	Louisiana 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

↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1970.htm

Buffalo Bills

Founded in 1960 Based and headquartered in Orchard Park, New York

Franchise	Franchise History Players Seasons List of Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl selections First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Coaches Logos and uniforms NFL in Toronto Bills series

Stadiums	War Memorial Stadium New Era Field Rogers Centre (Bills Toronto Series) New Era Field II (proposed)

Culture	Buffalo sports curse Ralph Wilson Billy Buffalo Buffalo Jills Ken "Pinto Ron" Johnson Second String "Shout" (The Isley Brothers song) Four Falls of Buffalo

Lore	AAFC Buffalo Bills Electric Company The Comeback Wide Right Music City Miracle

Rivalries	Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Jets

Division championships (10)	1964 1965 1966 1980 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1995

Conference championships (4)	1990 1991 1992 1993

League championships (2)	1964 1965

Wall of Fame	Simpson Kemp McGroder Sestak Shaw Wilson 12th Man Dubenion Stratton Ferguson Levy DeLamielleure James Abramoski Kalsu Saimes Kelly Smerlas Hull Talley Ritcher Thomas Reed Tasker Smith Edgerson Hansen Polian Miller Saban

Media	Radio Radio network WGR 550 Television MSG Western New York Personalities: John Murphy Van Miller Mark Kelso Steve Tasker

Owners	Wilson Pegula family Terry Kim

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Buffalo Bills seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1970 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Boston	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Buffalo	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
Miami	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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