Having started play in 1960, the 1965 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s sixth season. It ended with a triumph in the AFL Championship.
Offseason
AFL Draft
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
1 |
September 11, 1965 |
Boston Patriots |
W 24–7 |
45,502
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2 |
September 19, 1965 |
at Denver Broncos |
W 30–15 |
30,682
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3 |
September 26, 1965 |
New York Jets |
W 33–21 |
45,056
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4 |
October 3, 1965 |
Oakland Raiders |
W 17–12 |
41,256
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5 |
October 10, 1965 |
San Diego Chargers |
L 34–3 |
45,260
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6 |
October 17, 1965 |
at Kansas City Chiefs |
W 23-7 |
26,941
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7 |
October 24, 1965 |
Denver Broncos |
W 31-13 |
45,046
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8 |
October 31, 1965 |
Houston Oilers |
L 19–17 |
44,267
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9 |
November 7, 1965 |
at Boston Patriots |
W 23–7 |
24,415
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10 |
November 14, 1965 |
at Oakland Raiders |
W 17–14 |
19,352
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11 |
Bye |
12 |
November 25, 1965 |
at San Diego Chargers |
W 20–20 |
27,473
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13 |
December 5, 1965 |
at Houston Oilers |
W 29–18 |
23,087
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14 |
December 12, 1965 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
W 34–25 |
40,298
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15 |
December 19, 1965 |
at New York Jets |
L 14–12 |
57,396
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Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Player stats
Passing
Player |
Comp |
Att |
Yds |
Completion % |
TD |
INT |
Jack Kemp |
179 |
391 |
2368 |
45.8 |
10 |
18 |
Daryle Lamonica |
29 |
70 |
376 |
41.4 |
3 |
6 |
Rushing
Player |
Att |
Yds |
Average |
Long |
TD |
Wray Carlton |
156 |
592 |
3.8 |
80 |
6 |
Postseason
AFL Championship Game
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bills |
0 |
14 |
6 |
3 |
23 |
Chargers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Buffalo Bills 23, San Diego Chargers 0
- December 26, 1965 at Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance: 30,361
Scoring
- BUF – Warlick 18 pass from Kemp (Gogolak kick)
- BUF – Byrd 74 punt return (Gogolak kick)
- BUF – Field goal Gogolak 11
- BUF – Field goal Gogolak 39
- BUF – Field goal Gogolak 32
AFL All-Star Game
Awards and Records
- Lou Saban, Coach of the Year
References
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