1979 Buffalo Bills Team Info
League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
National Football League (NFL) | Chuck Knox (7-9) | 7-9 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
Jon Borchardt | G-T | August 13, 1957 | 6’5′ | 260 | Montana St. |
Curtis Brown | RB | December 7, 1954 | 5’10’ | 203 | Missouri |
Jerry Butler | WR | October 12, 1957 | 6’0′ | 178 | Clemson |
Bob Chandler | WR | April 24, 1949 | 6’0′ | 180 | USC |
Mario Clark | DB | March 29, 1954 | 6’2′ | 194 | Oregon |
Mike Collier | RB | September 21, 1953 | 5’11’ | 200 | Morgan St. |
Joe DeLamielleure | G | March 16, 1951 | 6’3′ | 254 | Michigan St. |
Tom Dempsey | K | January 12, 1947 | 6’2′ | 255 | Palomar College |
Joe Devlin | T-G | February 23, 1954 | 6’5′ | 261 | Iowa |
Joe Ferguson | QB | April 23, 1950 | 6’1′ | 195 | Arkansas |
Steve Freeman | DB | May 8, 1953 | 5’11’ | 185 | Mississippi St. |
Danny Fulton | WR | September 2, 1956 | 6’2′ | 184 | Nebraska |
Ed Fulton | G | January 27, 1955 | 6’3′ | 250 | Maryland |
Reuben Gant | TE-WR | April 12, 1952 | 6’4′ | 230 | Oklahoma St. |
Will Grant | C | March 7, 1954 | 6’3′ | 254 | Idaho St. |
Tony Greene | DB | August 29, 1949 | 5’10’ | 170 | Maryland |
Doug Greene | DB | February 10, 1956 | 6’2′ | 205 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Dee Hardison | DE-DT-NT-DE | May 2, 1956 | 6’4′ | 274 | North Carolina |
Jim Haslett | LB | December 9, 1955 | 6’3′ | 232 | Indiana (PA) |
Tom Higgins | LB | July 13, 1954 | 6’2′ | 235 | North Carolina St. |
Roland Hooks | RB | January 2, 1953 | 6’0′ | 197 | North Carolina St. |
Ron Howard | TE | March 3, 1951 | 6’4′ | 229 | Seattle |
Scott Hutchinson | DE | May 27, 1956 | 6’4′ | 246 | Florida |
Rusty Jackson | P | November 17, 1950 | 6’2′ | 193 | LSU |
Dan Jilek | LB | December 3, 1953 | 6’2′ | 220 | Michigan |
Dennis Johnson | RB-TE | February 26, 1956 | 6’3′ | 220 | Mississippi St. |
Ken Johnson | DE | March 25, 1955 | 6’5′ | 253 | Knoxville |
Ken Jones | T-DE | December 1, 1952 | 6’5′ | 260 | Arkansas St. |
Mike Kadish | DT-NT | May 27, 1950 | 6’5′ | 270 | Notre Dame |
Chris Keating | LB | October 12, 1957 | 6’2′ | 223 | Maine |
Frank Lewis | WR | July 4, 1947 | 6’1′ | 196 | Grambling St. |
Dan Manucci | QB | September 3, 1957 | 6’2′ | 196 | Kansas St. |
Reggie McKenzie | G | July 27, 1950 | 6’4′ | 255 | Michigan |
Nick Mike-Mayer | K | March 1, 1950 | 5’8′ | 186 | Temple |
Terry Miller | RB | January 7, 1956 | 5’10’ | 196 | Oklahoma St. |
Keith Moody | DB | June 13, 1953 | 5’11’ | 171 | Syracuse |
Bill Munson | QB | August 11, 1941 | 6’2′ | 203 | Utah St. |
Shane Nelson | LB | May 25, 1955 | 6’1′ | 226 | Baylor |
Jeff Nixon | DB | October 13, 1956 | 6’3′ | 190 | Richmond |
Willie Parker | C-G | December 28, 1948 | 6’3′ | 245 | North Texas |
Lou Piccone | WR | July 17, 1949 | 5’9′ | 175 | West Liberty St. |
Steve Powell | RB | January 2, 1956 | 5’11’ | 186 | Truman St. |
Isiah Robertson | LB | August 17, 1949 | 6’3′ | 225 | Southern |
Charles Romes | DB | December 16, 1954 | 6’1′ | 191 | North Carolina Central |
Lucius Sanford | LB | February 14, 1956 | 6’2′ | 216 | Georgia Tech |
Joe Shipp | TE | July 25, 1955 | 6’4′ | 225 | USC |
Fred Smerlas | NT-DT | April 8, 1957 | 6’3′ | 277 | Boston Col. |
Tim Vogler | G-C | October 2, 1956 | 6’3′ | 259 | Ohio St. |
Sherman White | DE | October 6, 1948 | 6’5′ | 250 | California |
Ben Williams | DE-NT | September 1, 1954 | 6’3′ | 251 | Mississippi |
Lenny Willis | WR | March 4, 1953 | 5’11’ | 183 | Ohio St. |