1986 New England Patriots (NFL)

1st place American Football Conference Eastern Division 11-5-0 .688

Dean Brittenham	Strength-Conditioning
Jimmy Carr	Defensive Backs
Bobby Grier	Offensive Backs
Ray Hamilton	Assistant-Defensive Line
Rod Humeniuk	Assistant Head Coach-Offense/Offensive Line
Harold Jackson	Assistant Receivers
Eddie Khayat	Defensive Line
John Polonchek	Special Assistant to the Head Coach
Rod Rust	Defensive Coordinator
Dante Scarnecchia	Special Teams/Tight Ends
Don Shinnick	Linebackers
Les Steckel	Quarterbacks/Receivers

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Score		Location	Venue	Attendance
Sat	8/2/1986	N	St. Louis Cardinals	21-16	W	Canton, OH	Fawcett Stadium	22729
Sun	8/10/1986	H	Washington Redskins	18-7	W	Foxborough, MA	Sullivan Stadium	37335
Sat	8/16/1986	A	New Orleans Saints	38-34	W	New Orleans, LA	Louisiana Superdome	54364
Fri	8/22/1986	A	Los Angeles Raiders	10-24	L	Los Angeles, CA	Memorial Coliseum	44352
Sat	8/30/1986	A	Green Bay Packers	16-9	W	Green Bay, WI	Lambeau Field	50642
Sun	9/7/1986	H	Indianapolis Colts	33-3	W	Foxborough, MA	Sullivan Stadium	55208
Thu	9/11/1986	A	New York Jets	20-6	W	East Rutherford, NJ	Giants Stadium	72422
Sun	9/21/1986	H	Seattle Seahawks	31-38	L	Foxborough, MA	Sullivan Stadium	58977
Sun	9/28/1986	A	Denver Broncos	20-27	L	Denver, CO	Mile High Stadium	75804
Sun	10/5/1986	H	Miami Dolphins	34-7	W	Foxborough, MA	Sullivan Stadium	60689
Sun	10/12/1986	H	New York Jets	24-31	L	Foxborough, MA	Sullivan Stadium	60342
Sun	10/19/1986	A	Pittsburgh Steelers	34-0	W	Pittsburgh, PA	Three Rivers Stadium	54473
Sun	10/26/1986	A	Buffalo Bills	23-3	W	Orchard Park, NY	Rich Stadium	77808
Sun	11/2/1986	H	Atlanta Falcons	25-17	W	Foxborough, MA	Sullivan Stadium	60597
Sun	11/9/1986	A	Indianapolis Colts	30-21	W	Indianapolis, IN	Hoosier Dome	56890
Sun	11/16/1986	A	Los Angeles Rams	30-28	W	Anaheim, CA	Anaheim Stadium	64339
Sun	11/23/1986	H	Buffalo Bills	22-19	W	Foxborough, MA	Sullivan Stadium	60455
Sun	11/30/1986	A	New Orleans Saints	21-20	W	New Orleans, LA	Louisiana Superdome	58259
Sun	12/7/1986	H	Cincinnati Bengals	7-31	L	Foxborough, MA	Sullivan Stadium	59639
Sun	12/14/1986	H	San Francisco 49ers	24-29	L	Foxborough, MA	Sullivan Stadium	60787
Mon	12/22/1986	A	Miami Dolphins	34-27	W	Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	74516
AFC Divisional Playoff
Sun	1/4/1987	A	Denver Broncos	17-22	L	Denver, CO	Mile High Stadium	76105

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

ROSTER
No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
62	Bill Bain	OT	6-4	270	34	Colorado; San Diego CC; Southern California	3	0
48	Greg Baty	TE	6-5	241	22	Stanford	16	7
94	Mel Black	LB	6-2	228	24	Santa Ana JC; Eastern Illinois	3	0
55	Don Blackmon	ROLB-RLB	6-3	235	28	Tulsa	15	15
28	Jim Bowman	SS	6-2	212	23	Central Michigan	16	1
58	Pete Brock	C	6-5	270	32	Colorado	16	16
3	Rich Camarillo	P	5-11	188	27	Cerritos JC; Washington	16	0
26	Raymond Clayborn	RCB	6-0	186	31	Texas	16	16
33	Tony Collins	HB	5-11	210	27	East Carolina	16	15
59	Steve Doig	LB	6-2	240	26	New Hampshire	5	0
21	Reggie Dupard	RB	5-11	205	23	Southern Methodist	6	0
11	Tony Eason	QB	6-4	212	27	American River JC; Illinois	15	14
66	Paul Fairchild	LOG	6-4	270	25	Ellsworth CC; Kansas	15	15
1	Tony Franklin	K	5-8	182	30	Texas A&M	16	0
80	Irving Fryar	WR	6-0	199	24	Nebraska	14	13
43	Ernest Gibson	LCB	5-10	180	25	Furman	15	1
25	Vencie Glenn	S	6-0	189	22	Indiana State	4	0
14	Steve Grogan	QB	6-4	210	33	Kansas State	4	2
68	Darryl Haley	ROT	6-4	265	25	Utah	16	6
27	Greg Hawthorne	TE	6-2	230	30	Baylor	14	10
97	Milford Hodge	DE	6-3	278	25	Washington State	6	0
76	Brian Holloway	LOT	6-7	280	27	Stanford	15	15
32	Craig James	FB-HB	6-0	215	25	Southern Methodist	13	12
38	Roland James	SS	6-2	191	28	Tennessee	15	15
83	Cedric Jones	WR	6-1	184	26	Duke	16	0
42	Ronnie Lippett	LCB	5-11	180	26	Miami (Florida)	15	15
31	Fred Marion	FS	6-2	191	27	Miami (Florida)	16	16
64	Trevor Matich	LOG	6-4	279	25	Brigham Young	11	1
50	Larry McGrew	RILB-ROLB-LOLB	6-5	233	29	Contra Costa JC; Southern California	14	14
23	Rod McSwain	CB	6-1	198	24	Clemson	9	0
67	Steve Moore	ROT-LOT	6-4	295	26	Tennessee State	11	11
86	Stanley Morgan	WR	5-11	181	31	Tennessee	16	16
75	Guy Morriss	C-OG	6-4	275	35	Texas Christian	16	0
57	Steve Nelson	LILB	6-2	230	35	Augsburg; North Dakota State	10	10
98	Dennis Owens	LDT	6-1	258	26	North Carolina State	16	1
22	Eugene Profit	CB	5-10	165	22	Yale	4	0
12	Tom Ramsey	QB	6-1	187	25	UCLA	5	0
52	Johnny Rembert	LILB-RILB-MLB	6-3	234	25	Cowley County JC; Clemson	16	10
95	Ed Reynolds	RILB-LLB	6-5	243	25	Virginia	16	3
65	Mike Ruth	NT	6-1	266	22	Boston College	6	0
88	Willie Scott	TE	6-4	245	27	South Carolina	14	0
77	Kenneth Sims	DE	6-5	271	27	Texas	3	0
81	Stephen Starring	WR	5-10	172	25	McNeese State	14	2
30	Mosi Tatupu	FB	6-0	227	31	Southern California	16	5
99	Ben Thomas	RDE	6-4	277	25	Auburn	4	1
56	Andre Tippett	LOLB	6-3	241	27	Iowa	11	11
60	Garin Veris	RDE	6-4	255	23	Stanford	16	15
24	Robert Weathers	RB	6-2	220	26	Arizona State	5	0
53	Clayton Weishuhn	LB	6-2	218	27	Angelo State	4	0
96	Brent Williams	LDE	6-3	277	22	Toledo	16	16
82	Derwin Williams	WR	6-1	185	25	New Mexico	16	0
54	Ed Williams	LB	6-4	244	25	Texas	8	0
90	Toby Williams	NT-RDT	6-4	270	27	Nebraska	16	16
61	Ron Wooten	ROG	6-4	273	27	North Carolina	16	16

DRAFT LIST
Round	Overall	Player	Pos	College
1	26	Reggie Dupard	RB	Southern Methodist
2	42	Mike Ruth	NT	Boston College
2	54	Vencie Glenn	DB	Indiana State
4	109	Scott Gieselman	TE	Boston College
5	137	Greg Robinson	G	Sacramento State
7	187	Ray McDonald	WR	Florida
7	192	Brent Williams	DE	Toledo
8	220	Greg Baty	TE	Stanford
9	248	George Colton	G	Maryland
10	276	Cletis Jones	RB	Florida State
11	304	Gene Thomas	WR	Pacific
12	332	Don McAulay	K	Syracuse

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT
Team Totals	82	102	99	129
Opponents Totals	34	83	64	126

TEAM STATS	TOP	1ST DOWNS	FDR	FDP	FDX	3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY	4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY	PEN	PENY
Team Totals	30:29	314	77	202	35	77/227 33.9%	8/11 72.7%	87	672
Opponents Totals	29:31	286	118	153	15	78/219 35.6%	7/12 58.3%	106	866

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Tony Franklin	0	44	45	97.8	32	41	78.0	0	140
Stanley Morgan	10	0	0		0	0		0	60
Tony Collins	8	0	0		0	0		0	48
Irving Fryar	7	0	0		0	0		0	42
Craig James	4	0	0		0	0		0	24
Willie Scott	3	0	0		0	0		0	18
Greg Baty	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Stephen Starring	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Mosi Tatupu	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Steve Grogan	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Cedric Jones	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Fred Marion	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Rod McSwain	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Johnny Rembert	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Robert Weathers	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Brent Williams	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
(Team)	0	0	0		0	0		1	2
Team Totals	45	44	45	97.8	32	41	78.0	1	412
Opponents Totals	35	34	35	97.1	21	28	75.0	0	307

FIELD GOALS	MADE	ATT	PCT	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+
Tony Franklin	32	41	78.0	1/1	7/7	15/17	9/16	0/0
Team Totals	32	41	78.0	1/1	7/7	15/17	9/16	0/0
Opponents Totals	21	28	75.0	0/0	7/7	8/9	6/8	0/4

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Craig James	154	427	2.8	16	4
Tony Collins	156	412	2.6	17	3
Mosi Tatupu	71	172	2.4	13	1
Tony Eason	35	170	4.9	26	0
Irving Fryar	4	80	20.0	31	0
Robert Weathers	21	58	2.8	16t	1
Reggie Dupard	15	39	2.6	11	0
Steve Grogan	9	23	2.6	10	1
Greg Hawthorne	1	5	5.0	5	0
Stephen Starring	1	0	0.0	0	0
Tom Ramsey	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Cedric Jones	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Team Totals	469	1373	2.9	31	10
Opponents Totals	510	2203	4.3	58t	19

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Tony Eason	448	276	61.6	162	3328	7.4	12.1	49	19	4.2	10	2.2	43	336	2992	89.2
Steve Grogan	102	62	60.8	38	976	9.6	15.7	69t	9	8.8	2	2.0	4	31	945	113.8
Tom Ramsey	3	1	33.3	2	7	2.3	7.0	7	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	7	42.4
Craig James	4	1	25.0	2	10	2.5	10.0	10t	1	25.0	1	25.0	0	0	10	39.6
Team Totals	557	340	61.0	204	4321	7.8	12.7	69t	29	5.2	13	2.3	47	367	3954	92.9
Opponents Totals	473	255	53.9	197	3324	7.0	13.0	67t	15	3.2	21	4.4	48	346	2978	68.4

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Stanley Morgan	84	1491	17.8	44t	10
Tony Collins	77	684	8.9	49	5
Irving Fryar	43	737	17.1	69t	6
Greg Baty	37	331	8.9	22	2
Greg Hawthorne	24	192	8.0	17	0
Craig James	18	129	7.2	17	0
Stephen Starring	16	295	18.4	47	2
Mosi Tatupu	15	145	9.7	25	0
Cedric Jones	14	222	15.9	28	1
Willie Scott	8	41	5.1	8t	3
Derwin Williams	2	35	17.5	26	0
Robert Weathers	1	14	14.0	14	0
Brian Holloway	1	5	5.0	5	0
Team Totals	340	4321	12.7	69t	29
Opponents Totals	255	3324	13.0	67t	15

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Ronnie Lippett	8	76	9.5	43	0
Ray Clayborn	3	4	1.3	4	0
Fred Marion	2	56	28.0	37t	1
Larry McGrew	2	44	22.0	27	0
Roland James	2	39	19.5	21	0
Steve Nelson	2	21	10.5	17	0
Johnny Rembert	1	37	37.0	37	0
Rod McSwain	1	3	3.0	3	0
Andre Tippett	0	32		32L	0
Team Totals	21	312	14.9	69*	1
Opponents Totals	13	151	11.6	26	0

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL	TB	I20	RYDS	NYDS	NET
Rich Camarillo	89	3746	42.1	64	3	7	16	565	3041	33.1
Team Totals	92	3746	40.7	64	3	7	16	565	3041	33.1
Opponents Totals	90	3585	39.8	73	3	9	21	396	3009	33.4

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Irving Fryar	35	10	366	10.5	59t	1
Stephen Starring	6	0	18	3.0	12	0
Fred Marion	1	1	12	12.0	12	0
Roland James	0	1	0			0
Team Totals	42	12	396	9.4	59t	1
Opponents Totals	60	4	565	9.4	39	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Stephen Starring	36	802	22.3	52
Irving Fryar	10	192	19.2	33
Cedric Jones	4	63	15.8	20
Reggie Dupard	3	50	16.7	21
Johnny Rembert	3	27	9.0	14
Greg Hawthorne	2	13	6.5	13
Team Totals	58	1147	19.8	52
Opponents Totals	81	1480	18.3	39

SACKS	NO	YDS
Garin Veris	11.0
Andre Tippett	9.5
Don Blackmon	7.5
Brent Williams	7.0
Johnny Rembert	4.0
Milford Hodge	1.0
Roland James	1.0
Larry McGrew	1.0
Steve Nelson	1.0
Dennis Owens	1.0
Ed Reynolds	1.0
Mike Ruth	1.0
Ben Thomas	1.0
Kenneth Sims	0.5
Toby Williams	0.5
Team Totals	48.0	346.0
Opponents Totals	47.0	367.0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Don Blackmon	0	0	0	2	2	8	0
Pete Brock	1		1	0	1	0	0
Raymond Clayborn	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Tony Collins	4		1	0	1	0	0
Steve Doig	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Reggie Dupard	1		0	0	0	0	0
Tony Eason	4		3	0	3	0	0
Irving Fryar	4		1	0	1	0	0
Steve Grogan	2		1	0	1	0	0
Greg Hawthorne	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Brian Holloway	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Craig James	5		0	1	1	0	0
Cedric Jones	1		0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Rembert	0	0	0	3	3	0	1
Ed Reynolds	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Ruth	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Kenneth Sims	0	0	0	1	1	6	0
Stephen Starring	4		1	1	2	-5	0
Mosi Tatupu	1		0	0	0	0	0
Andre Tippett	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Garin Veris	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Brent Williams	0	0	0	4	4	54	1
Ron Wooten	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Team Totals	27	15	12	19	31	63	2
Opponents Totals	38	19	14	11	25		0