| 1961 Buffalo Bills season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Garrard Ramsey |
| Home Field | War Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 6-8 |
| Place | 4th in AFL East |
| Playoff Finish | Did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1960 | 1962 |
The 1961 Buffalo Bills played in the eastern division of the AFL. They went 6-8 and missed the playoffs.
Season summary[]
AFL Draft[]
| Round | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Rice 1 | Tackle | Auburn |
| 2 | Billy Shaw 1,2,4 | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
| 3 | Art Baker | Fullback | Syracuse |
| 3 | Tom Gilburg | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 4 | Stew Barber 1 | Tackle | Penn State |
| 5 | Norm Snead | Quarterback | Wake Forest |
| 6 | Fred Brown | Halfback | Georgia |
| 7 | Albert Bemiller 1 | Center | Syracuse |
| 8 | Charles Linning | Tackle | Miami |
| 9 | William Majors | Halfback | Tennessee |
| 10 | Don Kern | Halfback | VMI |
| 11 | Roy Wall | Halfback | North Carolina |
| 12 | Floyd Powers | Guard | Mississippi St |
| 13 | Tom Causey | Offensive end | LSU |
| 14 | Ron Kostelnik | Tackle | Cincinnati |
| 15 | Jerry Frye | Offensive end | South Carolina |
| 16 | Vincent Scott | Offensive end | Maryland |
| 17 | Wayne Wolff | Tackle | Wake Forest |
| 18 | John Bodkin | Guard | South Carolina |
| 19 | Charles Barnes | Offensive end | NE Louisiana State |
| 20 | Everett Cloud | Halfback | Maryland |
| 21 | Larry Vargo | Offensive end | Detroit |
| 22 | Charles Baker | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 23 | William Mack | Halfback | Notre Dame |
| 24 | Frank Jackunas | Center | Detroit |
| 25 | Jack Harbaugh | Halfback | Bowling Green |
| 26 | Lorenzo Stanford | Tackle | North Carolina A & I |
| 27 | Bob Allen | Offensive end | Wake Forest |
| 28 | Jason Harness | Offensive end | Michigan St |
| 29 | Mike Stock | Halfback | Northwestern |
| 30 | William Martin | Halfback | Minnesota |
Schedule[]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Stadium | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 10 | Denver | L | 22-10 | War Memorial Stadium | 0-1 |
| 2 | September 17 | New York Titans | W | 41-31 | War Memorial Stadium | 1-1 |
| 3 | September 23 (Sat) | Boston | L | 23-21 | War Memorial Stadium | 1-2 |
| 4 | September 30 (Sat) | San Diego | L | 19-11 | War Memorial Stadium | 1-3 |
| 5 | October 8 | at Houston | W | 22-12 | Jeppeson Stadium | 2-3 |
| 6 | October 15 | Dallas Texans | W | 27-24 | War Memorial Stadium | 3-3 |
| 7 | October 22 | at Boston | L | 52-21 | Nickerson Field | 3-4 |
| 8 | October 29 | Houston | L | 28-16 | War Memorial Stadium | 3-5 |
| 9 | November 5 | Oakland | L | 31-22 | War Memorial Stadium | 3-6 |
| 10 | November 12 | at Dallas Texans | W | 30-20 | Cotton Bowl | 4-6 |
| 11 | November 19 | at Denver | W | 23-10 | Bears Stadium | 5-6 |
| 12 | November 23 (Thu) | at New York Titans | L | 21-14 | Polo Grounds | 5-7 |
| 13 | December 3 | at Oakland | W | 26-21 | Candlestick Park | 6-7 |
| 14 | December 10 | at San Diego | L | 28-10 | Balboa Stadium | 6-8 |
Divisional standings[]
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Houston Oilers | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 513 | 242 |
| Boston Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 413 | 313 |
| New York Titans | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 301 | 390 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 294 | 342 |
Personnel[]
Staff/Coaches[]
Staff[]
| 1961 Buffalo Bills staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
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Final roster[]
| 1961 Buffalo Bills roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
'Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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| *Note: Rookies in italics | ||||||
References[]
External links[]
- 1961 Buffalo Bills season article at Wikipedia
