| 1967 Buffalo Bills season | |
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| Owner | Ralph Wilson |
| Head coach | Joe Collier |
| Home field | War Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–10 |
| Division place | 3rd AFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1967 Buffalo Bills season was the team's eighth season in the American Football League. It was the second season with the Bills for head coach Joe Collier.[1]
Buffalo was coming off a season in which they were one game away from the first Super Bowl, but could only win four games in 1967. It was Buffalo's first losing season since 1961.
| 1967 Buffalo Bills staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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| 1967 Buffalo Bills draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 22 | John Pitts | DB | Arizona State | |
| 2 | 42 | Jim LeMoine | TE | Utah State | |
| 3 | 70 | Tom Rhoades | DE | Notre Dame | |
| 4 | 102 | Gary Bugenhagen | G | Syracuse | |
| 6 | 149 | Bill Wilkerson | DE | UTEP | |
| 7 | 181 | George Gaiser | T | SMU | |
| 8 | 207 | Tommy Luke | DB | Ole Miss | |
| 9 | 233 | Gerald Seither | E | Kent State | |
| 10 | 259 | Tom Croft | DB | Louisiana Tech | |
| 11 | 284 | Paul Tomich | T | Drake | |
| 12 | 292 | Ernie Ames | DT | Kent State | |
| 12 | 311 | Bob Bonner | DT | Southern | |
| 13 | 318 | Howard Finley | DB | Tennessee State | |
| 13 | 319 | George Carter | HB | St. Bonaventure | |
| 13 | 337 | Randy Wheeler | HB | Georgia | |
| 14 | 362 | Vern Moore | HB | Central State (OK) | |
| 15 | 389 | Grant Martinsen | DB | Utah State | |
| 16 | 415 | Mike Irwin | HB | Penn State | |
| 17 | 441 | Grover Smith | HB | Fort Valley State | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | September 10 | New York Jets | W 20–17 | 1–0 | War Memorial Stadium | 45,748 | Recap |
| 3 | September 17 | Houston Oilers | L 3–20 | 1–1 | War Memorial Stadium | 41,384 | Recap |
| 4 | September 24 | Boston Patriots | L 0–23 | 1–2 | War Memorial Stadium | 45,748 | Recap |
| 5 | October 1 | San Diego Chargers | L 17–37 | 1–3 | War Memorial Stadium | 39,310 | Recap |
| 6 | October 8 | at Denver Broncos | W 17–16 | 2–3 | Bears Stadium | 35,188 | Recap |
| 7 | October 15 | Oakland Raiders | L 20–24 | 2–4 | War Memorial Stadium | 45,758 | Recap |
| 8 | Bye | ||||||
| 9 | October 29 | at Houston Oilers | L 3–10 | 2–5 | Rice Stadium | 30,060 | Recap |
| 10 | November 5 | Miami Dolphins | W 35–13 | 3–5 | War Memorial Stadium | 31,622 | Recap |
| 11 | November 12 | at New York Jets | L 10–20 | 3–6 | Shea Stadium | 62,671 | Recap |
| 12 | November 19 | Denver Broncos | L 20–21 | 3–7 | War Memorial Stadium | 30,891 | Recap |
| 13 | November 26 | at Miami Dolphins | L 14–17 | 3–8 | Orange Bowl | 27,050 | Recap |
| 14 | December 3 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–23 | 3–9 | Municipal Stadium | 41,943 | Recap |
| 15 | December 9 | at Boston Patriots | W 44–16 | 4–9 | Fenway Park | 20,627 | Recap |
| 16 | Bye | ||||||
| 17 | December 24 | at Oakland Raiders | L 21–28 | 4–10 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 30,738 | Recap |
Note:
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| AFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Houston Oilers | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 5–1–1 | 258 | 199 | W2 | |
| New York Jets | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 5–1–1 | 371 | 329 | W1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–5 | 237 | 285 | L1 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 2–6 | 219 | 407 | L1 | |
| Boston Patriots | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 3–5 | 280 | 389 | L5 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.
