1970 Boston Patriots (NFL) |
| 5th place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 2-12-0 .143 |
| Head Coach: Clive Rush (1-6-0); Johnny Mazur (1-6-0) |
| Bruce Beatty | Offensive Line |
| Bill Elias | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs |
| Johnny Mazur | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Backs |
| John Meyer | Linebackers |
| Jesse Richardson | Defensive Line |
| Jerry Stoltz | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/16/1970 | H | Washington Redskins | 21-45 | L | Boston, MA | Boston College Alumni Stadium | 25584 | |
| Sat | 8/29/1970 | N | New Orleans Saints | 20-26 | L | Jackson, MS | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium | 32000 | |
| Fri | 9/4/1970 | N | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-31 | L | Shreveport, LA | Louisiana State Fair Park | 22000 | |
| Fri | 9/11/1970 | N | Denver Broncos | 14-16 | L | Salt Lake City, UT | Ute Stadium | 17832 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1970 | H | Miami Dolphins | 27-14 | W | Cambridge, MA | Harvard Stadium | 32607 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1970 | H | New York Jets | 21-31 | L | Cambridge, MA | Harvard Stadium | 36040 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1970 | H | Baltimore Colts | 6-14 | L | Cambridge, MA | Harvard Stadium | 38235 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1970 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-23 | L | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 50698 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1970 | H | New York Giants | 0-16 | L | Cambridge, MA | Harvard Stadium | 39091 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1970 | A | Baltimore Colts | 3-27 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 60240 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1970 | H | Buffalo Bills | 10-45 | L | Cambridge, MA | Harvard Stadium | 31148 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1970 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 0-31 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 46466 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1970 | H | San Diego Chargers | 14-16 | L | Cambridge, MA | Harvard Stadium | 30597 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1970 | A | New York Jets | 3-17 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 61822 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1970 | A | Buffalo Bills | 14-10 | W | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 31427 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1970 | A | Miami Dolphins | 20-37 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 51032 | |
| Sun | 12/13/1970 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 14-35 | L | Cambridge, MA | Harvard Stadium | 37819 | |
| Sun | 12/20/1970 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 7-45 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 60157 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Houston Antwine | 65 | RDT | 6-0 | 265 | 31 | Southern Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Ballou | 51 | LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Santa Monica JC; UCLA | 14 | 4 |
| Tom Beer | 82 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 26 | Detroit Mercy; Houston | 14 | 4 |
| Ron Berger | 88 | RDE | 6-8 | 278 | 28 | Wayne State (Michigan) | 14 | 13 |
| Randy Beverly | 27 | LCB | 5-11 | 189 | 26 | Trinidad State JC; Colorado State | 13 | 3 |
| Sid Blanks | 22 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 29 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 14 | 0 |
| John Bramlett | 57 | RLB | 6-2 | 216 | 29 | Memphis | 12 | 11 |
| Barry Brown | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 228 | 27 | Florida | 14 | 10 |
| Gary Bugenhagen | 67 | LOG | 6-2 | 249 | 25 | Syracuse | 10 | 7 |
| Gino Cappelletti | 20 | K | 6-0 | 190 | 37 | Minnesota | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Carwell | 41 | LCB-RCB | 6-1 | 189 | 26 | Iowa State | 10 | 9 |
| Jim Cheyunski | 50 | MLB | 6-1 | 223 | 25 | Syracuse | 11 | 11 |
| Charlie Frazier | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 177 | 31 | Texas Southern | 9 | 1 |
| Tom Funchess | 73 | LOT-LOG | 6-5 | 264 | 26 | Jackson State | 11 | 11 |
| Carl Garrett | 30 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 23 | New Mexico Highlands | 13 | 12 |
| Bob Gladieux | 24 | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Notre Dame | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie Gogolak | 7 | K | 5-10 | 165 | 26 | Princeton | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Lee Hunt | 79 | LDT | 5-11 | 249 | 32 | Prairie View A&M | 14 | 13 |
| Tommy Janik | 21 | P | 6-3 | 198 | 30 | Texas A&M; Texas A&M-Kingsville | 14 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnson | 23 | RCB-LS | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Morgan State | 14 | 14 |
| Ezell Jones | 74 | OT | 6-4 | 255 | 23 | Minnesota | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Kapp | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 214 | 32 | California | 11 | 10 |
| Dan Kecman | 45 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 22 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| Gayle Knief | 84 | WR | 6-3 | 205 | 24 | Morningside | 3 | 0 |
| Ike Lassiter | 87 | LDE | 6-5 | 270 | 30 | St. Augustine's | 5 | 5 |
| Odell Lawson | 32 | RB | 6-2 | 218 | 22 | Langston | 14 | 2 |
| Angelo Loukas | 66 | OG | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Northwestern | 2 | 0 |
| Art McMahon | 28 | LCB-LS | 5-11 | 188 | 24 | North Carolina State | 7 | 2 |
| Rex Mirich | 76 | ROT-LDT | 6-4 | 251 | 29 | Northern Arizona | 7 | 2 |
| Mike Montler | 64 | LOT-LOG | 6-4 | 260 | 26 | Colorado | 11 | 11 |
| Jon Morris | 56 | C | 6-4 | 247 | 28 | Holy Cross | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Nance | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 241 | 28 | Syracuse | 13 | 13 |
| Tom Neville | 77 | ROT | 6-4 | 252 | 27 | Mississippi State | 13 | 13 |
| Johnny Outlaw | 44 | CB | 5-10 | 160 | 25 | Jackson State | 5 | 0 |
| Ed Philpott | 52 | LLB | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Miami (Ohio) | 14 | 12 |
| Bill Rademacher | 33 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | Northern Michigan | 14 | 1 |
| Eddie Ray | 36 | RB | 6-1 | 237 | 23 | Louisiana State | 5 | 1 |
| Tom Richardson | 49 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | Jackson State | 1 | 0 |
| Len St. Jean | 60 | ROG | 6-1 | 244 | 29 | Northern Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Marty Schottenheimer | 54 | MLB-RLB | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 4 |
| Clarence Scott | 26 | LS-LCB-RCB | 6-2 | 204 | 26 | Morgan State | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Sellers | 34 | WR | 6-4 | 195 | 23 | Florida State | 13 | 13 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 29 | Illinois | 11 | 4 |
| Bake Turner | 40 | WR | 6-1 | 180 | 30 | Texas Tech | 14 | 13 |
| Don Webb | 42 | RS-LS | 5-10 | 196 | 31 | Iowa State | 14 | 14 |
| Fred Whittingham | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 240 | 31 | Brigham Young; Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 13 | 0 |
| John Williamson | 55 | LB-C | 6-2 | 220 | 28 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 0 |
| Denny Wirgowski | 85 | LDE-RDE | 6-5 | 257 | 23 | Purdue | 14 | 3 |
| Mel Witt | 71 | LDE | 6-3 | 261 | 25 | Texas-Arlington | 14 | 6 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 4 | Phil Olsen | DT | Utah State |
| 3 | 56 | Mike Ballou | LB | UCLA |
| 4 | 83 | Eddie Ray | RB | Louisiana State |
| 5 | 107 | Bob Olson | LB | Notre Dame |
| 7 | 160 | Odell Lawson | RB | Langston |
| 9 | 212 | Denny Wirgowski | DE | Purdue |
| 10 | 239 | Henry Brown | K-WR | Missouri |
| 11 | 264 | Dennis Bramlett | T | Texas-El Paso |
| 12 | 291 | Greg Roero | DT | New Mexico Highlands |
| 13 | 316 | Ronnie Shelley | DB | Troy |
| 14 | 343 | Garvie Craw | RB-TE | Michigan |
| 15 | 368 | Kent Schoolfield | WR | Florida A&M |
| 16 | 395 | Otis McDaniel | DE | Tuskegee |
| 17 | 420 | Joe Killingsworth | WR | Oklahoma |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 13 | 50 | 41 | 45 | 149 |
| Opponents Totals | 92 | 131 | 55 | 83 | 361 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 184 | 63 | 98 | 23 | / % | / % | 88 | 849 | |
| Opponents Totals | 242 | 115 | 105 | 22 | / % | / % | 101 | 1096 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nance | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Gino Cappelletti | 0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Carl Garrett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Ron Sellers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Bake Turner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Charlie Gogolak | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 0 | 11 |
| Gayle Knief | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 18 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 0 | 149 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 44 | 44 | 100.0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 1 | 361 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gino Cappelletti | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 3 | 41 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 0/2 | 1/5 | 0/1 |
| Charlie Gogolak | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 1 | 32 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/3 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 4 | 41 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 1/4 | 1/8 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 4/4 | 4/7 | 5/6 | 4/8 | 0/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nance | 145 | 522 | 3.6 | 21t | 7 |
| Carl Garrett | 88 | 272 | 3.1 | 26 | 4 |
| Odell Lawson | 56 | 99 | 1.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Kapp | 20 | 71 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Eddie Ray | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 334 | 1040 | 3.1 | 26 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 503 | 2074 | 4.1 | 56t | 20 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Taliaferro | 173 | 78 | 45.1 | 84 | 871 | 5.0 | 11.2 | 45 | 4 | 2.3 | 11 | 6.4 | 15 | 158 | 713 | 41.8 |
| Joe Kapp | 219 | 98 | 44.7 | 104 | 1104 | 5.0 | 11.3 | 48 | 3 | 1.4 | 17 | 7.8 | 27 | 231 | 873 | 32.6 |
| Team Totals | 392 | 176 | 44.9 | 188 | 1975 | 5.0 | 11.2 | 48 | 7 | 1.8 | 28 | 7.1 | 42 | 389 | 1586 | 36.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 334 | 177 | 53.0 | 149 | 2430 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 60t | 19 | 5.7 | 8 | 2.4 | 28 | 243 | 2187 | 85.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Sellers | 38 | 550 | 14.5 | 48 | 4 |
| Bake Turner | 28 | 428 | 15.3 | 43 | 2 |
| Carl Garrett | 26 | 216 | 8.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 26 | 148 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Barry Brown | 15 | 145 | 9.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Tom Beer | 11 | 150 | 13.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Odell Lawson | 11 | 113 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Charley Frazier | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Bill Rademacher | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Gayle Knief | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 176 | 1975 | 11.2 | 48 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 177 | 2430 | 13.7 | 60t | 19 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Johnson | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Art McMahon | 1 | 72 | 72.0 | 72 | 0 |
| Ed Philpott | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Clarence Scott | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Bramlett | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Don Webb | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Williamson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 184 | 23.0 | 72 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 302 | 10.8 | 59t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Janik | 86 | 3364 | 39.1 | 57 | 1 | 303 | ||||
| Team Totals | 86 | 3364 | 39.1 | 57 | 1 | 303 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 2758 | 43.8 | 67 | 0 | 305 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Garrett | 17 | 0 | 168 | 9.9 | 62 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 9 | 4 | 83 | 9.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Larry Carwell | 3 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnson | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Odell Lawson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Gladieux | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 32 | 9 | 305 | 9.5 | 62 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 16 | 303 | 7.2 | 54 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odell Lawson | 25 | 546 | 21.8 | 52 | 0 | |
| Carl Garrett | 24 | 511 | 21.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Sid Blanks | 7 | 152 | 21.7 | 29 | 0 | |
| Larry Carwell | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Fred Whittingham | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Marty Schottenheimer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Tom Beer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Randy Beverly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barry Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 62 | 1275 | 20.6 | 52 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 841 | 16.5 | 96t | 2 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Berger | 9.0 | |
| Houston Antwine | 6.0 | |
| Ike Lassiter | 3.5 | |
| Jim Lee Hunt | 2.5 | |
| John Bramlett | 2.0 | |
| Jim Cheyunski | 1.5 | |
| Daryl Johnson | 1.0 | |
| Ed Philpott | 0.5 | |
| (Team) | 2.0 | |
| Team Totals | 28.0 | 243.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42.0 | 389.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Antwine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Tom Beer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Berger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Beverly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Garrett | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Lee Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Janik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | |
| Joe Kapp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ike Lassiter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Odell Lawson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art McMahon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Nance | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Neville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Philpott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| Bill Rademacher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Len St. Jean | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Scott | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Mike Taliaferro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Webb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 38 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 0 |
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