The 1979 Buffalo Bills season was the 20th season for the club and its 10th in the National Football League.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
| Round
|
Pick
|
Player
|
Position
|
School/Club Team
|
Roster[]
| Position
|
#
|
Player
|
College
|
Statistics [1]
|
Honors, Awards & Misc.
|
| QB
|
12
|
Joe Ferguson
|
Arkansas
|
238/458, 3572 yards, 14 TD, 15 INT
22 carries, 68 yards, TD
|
|
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| 1
|
September 2, 1979
|
Miami Dolphins
|
L 9–7
|
69,441
|
| 2
|
September 9, 1979
|
Cincinnati Bengals
|
W 51–24
|
43,504
|
| 3
|
September 16, 1979
|
at San Diego Chargers
|
L 27–19
|
50,709
|
| 4
|
September 23, 1979
|
New York Jets
|
W 46–31
|
68,731
|
| 5
|
September 30, 1979
|
at Baltimore Colts
|
W 31–13
|
31,904
|
| 6
|
October 7, 1979
|
Chicago Bears
|
L 7–0
|
73,383
|
| 7
|
October 14, 1979
|
at Miami Dolphins
|
L 17–7
|
45,597
|
| 8
|
October 21, 1979
|
Baltimore Colts
|
L 14–13
|
50,581
|
| 9
|
October 28, 1979
|
at Detroit Lions
|
W 20–17
|
61,911
|
| 10
|
November 4, 1979
|
New England Patriots
|
L 26–6
|
67,935
|
| 11
|
November 11, 1979
|
at New York Jets
|
W 14–12
|
50,647
|
| 12
|
November 18, 1979
|
Green Bay Packers
|
W 19–12
|
39,679
|
| 13
|
November 25, 1979
|
at New England Patriots
|
W 16–13
|
60,991
|
| 14
|
December 2, 1979
|
Denver Broncos
|
L 19–16
|
37,886
|
| 15
|
December 9, 1979
|
at Minnesota Vikings
|
L 10–3
|
42,239
|
| 16
|
December 16, 1979
|
at Pittsburgh Steelers
|
L 28–0
|
48,002
|
Standings[]
Roster[]
Awards and honors[]
References[]
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1979 Buffalo Bills
