The 1969 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s tenth season, and was the final season of the American Football League before the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger . The Bills played an AFL-record seven games against opponents that went on to reach the postseason;[ 1] Buffalo lost all seven of these games.
The 1969 season was the first for running back O.J. Simpson , who would go on to a Hall of Fame career, as well as notoriety decades later for a 1994 double-murder indictment .
Although Buffalo only won four games, their penultimate win—a Week Ten victory against the Miami Dolphins —would be their last victory against the Dolphins until the 1980 season , an NFL-record twenty consecutive games.
Offseason [ edit ]
AFL Draft [ edit ]
Preseason [ edit ]
Regular season [ edit ]
Season schedule [ edit ]
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
Attendance
September 14
New York Jets
33–19
Loss
0–1
46,165
September 21
Houston Oilers
21–17
Loss
0–2
40,146
September 28
Denver Broncos
41–28
Win
1–2
40,302
October 5
Houston Oilers
28–14
Loss
1–3
46,485
October 11
Boston Patriots
23–16
Win
2–3
46,201
October 19
at Oakland Raiders
50–21
Loss
2–4
54,418
October 26
at Miami Dolphins
24–6
Loss
2–5
39,837
November 2
Kansas City Chiefs
29–7
Loss
2–6
45,844
November 9
at New York Jets
16–6
Loss
2–7
62,680
November 16
Miami Dolphins
28–3
Win
3–7
32,686
November 23
at Boston Patriots
35–21
Loss
3–8
25,584
November 30
Cincinnati Bengals
16–13
Win
4–8
35,122
December 7
at Kansas City Chiefs
22–19
Loss
4–9
47,112
December 14
at San Diego Chargers
45–6
Loss
4–10
47,582
Standings [ edit ]
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972. This was the final year of the AFL The Baltimore Colts would join the AFL eastern teams and become the AFC East in 1970.
Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Awards and Records [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the AFL, in the regular season, in games against playoff teams only, sorted by most games in season matching criteria. , tied with the
^ Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p. 435, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-55022-797-0
^ a b Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p.437, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-55022-797-0
^ a b Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p. 439, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-55022-797-0
^ Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p.434, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-55022-797-0
^ Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p.435, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-55022-797-0
^ a b c Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p.439, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-55022-797-0
Franchise
Stadiums
Culture
Lore
Rivalries
Division Championships (10)
Super Bowl Appearances (4)
League Championships (2)
Wall of Fame
Media
Current league affiliations
Owners
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
1969 NFL-AFL season by team