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
|
| 2
|
September 19, 1965
|
at Denver Broncos
|
W 30–15
|
30,682
|
| 3
|
September 26, 1965
|
New York Jets
|
W 33–21
|
45,056
|
| 4
|
October 3, 1965
|
Oakland Raiders
|
W 17–12
|
41,256
|
| 5
|
October 10, 1965
|
San Diego Chargers
|
L 34–3
|
45,260
|
| 6
|
October 17, 1965
|
at Kansas City Chiefs
|
W 23-7
|
26,941
|
| 7
|
October 24, 1965
|
Denver Broncos
|
W 31-13
|
45,046
|
| 8
|
October 31, 1965
|
Houston Oilers
|
L 19–17
|
44,267
|
| 9
|
November 7, 1965
|
at Boston Patriots
|
W 23–7
|
24,415
|
| 10
|
November 14, 1965
|
at Oakland Raiders
|
W 17–14
|
19,352
|
| 11
|
Bye
|
| 12
|
November 25, 1965
|
at San Diego Chargers
|
W 20–20
|
27,473
|
| 13
|
December 5, 1965
|
at Houston Oilers
|
W 29–18
|
23,087
|
| 14
|
December 12, 1965
|
Kansas City Chiefs
|
W 34–25
|
40,298
|
| 15
|
December 19, 1965
|
at New York Jets
|
L 14–12
|
57,396
|
Roster[]
|
|
| Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
|
|
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
|
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[]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
| 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[]
