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

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

• Bills on Pro Football Reference
• Bills on jt-sw.com
• Bills Stats on jt-sw.com