List of Buffalo Bills seasons
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This is a list of seasons completed by the Buffalo Bills American football franchise. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Bills' franchise from 1960 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. The Bills finished their most recent season (2015) with a record of eight wins and eight losses.
- For complete team history, see History of the Buffalo Bills
Seasons
- The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list.
AFL Champions (1960–1969) | Super Bowl Champions (1970–present) | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | One-Game Playoff Berth |
Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular Season | Post Season Results | Awards | Head coaches | |||
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1960 | 1960 | AFL | Eastern | 3rd | 5 | 8 | 1 | Buster Ramsey | |||
1961 | 1961 | AFL | Eastern | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | Buster Ramsey | |||
1962 | 1962 | AFL | Eastern | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | Lou Saban | |||
1963 | 1963 | AFL | Eastern | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 8–26 | Lou Saban | ||
1964 | 1964 | AFL | Eastern | 1st | 12 | 2 | 0 | Won AFL Championship (1) (Chargers) 20–7 | Lou Saban (COY) | Lou Saban | |
1965 | 1965 | AFL | Eastern | 1st | 10 | 3 | 1 | Won AFL Championship (2) (at Chargers) 23–0 | Lou Saban (COY) | Lou Saban | |
1966 | 1966 | AFL | Eastern | 1st | 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost AFL Championship (Chiefs) 7–31 | Bobby Burnett (ROY) | Joe Collier | |
1967 | 1967 | AFL | Eastern | 3rd | 4 | 10 | 0 | Joe Collier | |||
1968 | 1968 | AFL | Eastern | 5th | 1 | 12 | 1 | Joe Collier (0–2) Harvey Johnson (1–10–1) |
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1969 | 1969 | AFL | Eastern | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | John Rauch | |||
1970 | 1970 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 3 | 10 | 1 | Dennis Shaw (OROY)(ROY) | John Rauch | |
1971 | 1971 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 1 | 13 | 0 | Harvey Johnson | ||
1972 | 1972 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 | Lou Saban | ||
1973 | 1973 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | O.J. Simpson (MVP)(OPOY) | Lou Saban | |
1974 | 1974 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 14–32 | Lou Saban | |
1975 | 1975 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | Lou Saban | ||
1976 | 1976 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 2 | 12 | 0 | Lou Saban (2–3) Jim Ringo (0–9) |
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1977 | 1977 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 3 | 11 | 0 | Jim Ringo | ||
1978 | 1978 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Chuck Knox | ||
1979 | 1979 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Jim Haslett (DROY), Jerry Butler (ROY) | Chuck Knox | |
1980 | 1980 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chargers) 14–20 | Joe Cribbs (ROY), Chuck Knox (COY) | Chuck Knox |
1981 | 1981 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Jets) 31–27 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bengals) 21–28 |
Chuck Knox | |
1982[1] | 1982 | NFL | AFC | — | 9th | 4 | 5 | 0 | Chuck Knox | ||
1983 | 1983 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Kay Stephenson | ||
1984 | 1984 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 2 | 14 | 0 | Kay Stephenson | ||
1985 | 1985 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 2 | 14 | 0 | Kay Stephenson (0–4) Hank Bullough (2–10) |
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1986 | 1986 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Hank Bullough (2–7) Marv Levy (2–5) |
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1987 | 1987 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 7 | 8 | 0 | Shane Conlan (DROY)(ROY) | Marv Levy | |
1988 | 1988 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Oilers) 17–10 Lost Conference Championship (at Bengals) 10–21 |
Marv Levy (COY) | Marv Levy |
1989 | 1989 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Browns) 30–34 | Marv Levy | |
1990 | 1990 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 44–34 Won Conference Championship (Raiders) 51–3 Lost Super Bowl XXV (vs. Giants) 19–20 |
Bruce Smith (DPOY) | Marv Levy |
1991 | 1991 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Chiefs) 37–14 Won Conference Championship (Broncos) 10–7 Lost Super Bowl XXVI (vs. Redskins) 24–37 |
Thurman Thomas (MVP)(OPOY) | Marv Levy |
1992 | 1992 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 41–38 (OT)[2] Won Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 24–3 Won Conference Championship (at Dolphins) 29–10 Lost Super Bowl XXVII (vs. Cowboys) 17–52 |
Marv Levy | |
1993 | 1993 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 29–23 Won Conference Championship (Chiefs) 30–13 Lost Super Bowl XXVIII (vs. Cowboys) 13–30 |
Marv Levy (COY) | Marv Levy |
1994 | 1994 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Marv Levy | ||
1995 | 1995 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 37–22 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 21–40 |
Bryce Paup (DPY) | Marv Levy |
1996 | 1996 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jaguars) 27–30 | Bruce Smith (DPY) | Marv Levy |
1997 | 1997 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Marv Levy | ||
1998 | 1998 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 17–24 | Wade Phillips | |
1999 | 1999 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Titans) 16–22[3] | Wade Phillips | |
2000 | 2000 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | Wade Phillips | ||
2001 | 2001 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | Gregg Williams | ||
2002 | 2002 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | Gregg Williams | ||
2003 | 2003 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | Gregg Williams | ||
2004 | 2004 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Mike Mularkey | ||
2005 | 2005 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | Mike Mularkey | ||
2006 | 2006 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Dick Jauron | ||
2007 | 2007 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Dick Jauron | ||
2008 | 2008 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Dick Jauron | ||
2009 | 2009 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Dick Jauron (3–7) Perry Fewell (3–4) |
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2010 | 2010 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Chan Gailey | ||
2011 | 2011 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Chan Gailey | ||
2012 | 2012 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Chan Gailey | ||
2013 | 2013 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Kiko Alonso (PFWA DROY) | Doug Marrone | |
2014 | 2014 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Doug Marrone | ||
2015 | 2015 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Rex Ryan |
All-time records
Note: Statistics are correct through Week 17 of the 2015 NFL season.
Statistic | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win% |
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Buffalo Bills regular season record | 393 | 451 | 8 | .466 |
Buffalo Bills post-season record | 14 | 15 | — | .483 |
All-time regular and post-season | 407 | 466 | 8 | .467 |
Footnotes
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External links
- ↑ 1982 was a strike-shortened season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment.
- ↑ This game is also known as the Comeback
- ↑ This game is also known as the Music City Miracle