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1961 Boston Patriots
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Record: 9-4-1, Finished 2nd in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 413 points (29.5/g), 2nd of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 313 points (22.4/g), 3rd.
Differential of 100 points (7.1/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 9.2-4.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.9/g), 2nd.
Coached by Lou Saban (2-3-0) and Mike Holovak (7-1-1)
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1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1961 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 2 | BOS | Tommy Mason | RB | 11 | 1961 | 1971 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 124 | 3 | 9 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 1040 | 4203 | 32 | 214 | 2324 | 13 | Tulane |
| 2 | 10 | BOS | Rip Hawkins | LB | 5 | 1961 | 1965 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 70 | North Carolina | |||||||||||
| 3 | 18 | BOS | Dan LaRose | T | 6 | 1961 | 1966 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65 | Missouri | |||||||||||
| 4 | 26 | BOS | Mike Zeno | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Virginia Tech | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | 34 | BOS | Fran Tarkenton HOF | QB | 18 | 1961 | 1978 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 246 | 3686 | 6467 | 47003 | 342 | 266 | 675 | 3674 | 32 | Georgia | |||
| 6 | 42 | BOS | Larry Eisenhauer | DE | 9 | 1961 | 1969 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 115 | Boston College | |||||||||||
| 7 | 50 | BOS | Paul Terhes | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bucknell | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | 58 | BOS | Charley Long | G | 9 | 1961 | 1969 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 124 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | |||||||||||
| 9 | 66 | BOS | Roland Lakes | DT | 11 | 1961 | 1971 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 154 | Wichita State | |||||||||||
| 10 | 74 | BOS | Dick Mueller | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kentucky | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 82 | BOS | Mel West | HB | 2 | 1961 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 81 | 338 | 3 | 14 | 147 | 0 | Missouri | |||||
| 12 | 90 | BOS | Wayne Harris | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arkansas | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | 98 | BOS | Dan Underwood | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | McNeese State | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | 106 | BOS | Jim Wright | DB | 1 | 1964 | 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Memphis | |||||||||||
| 16 | 122 | BOS | George Balthazar | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tennessee State | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | 130 | BOS | Ray Ratkowski | HB | 1 | 1961 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Notre Dame | |||||||||||
| 18 | 138 | BOS | Tom Rodgers | HB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kentucky | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | 146 | BOS | Joe Bellino | HB | 3 | 1965 | 1967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 30 | 64 | 0 | 11 | 151 | 1 | Navy | |||||
| 20 | 154 | BOS | Clarence Childs | DB | 5 | 1964 | 1968 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 40 | 102 | 0 | 11 | 97 | 0 | Florida A&M | |||||
| 21 | 162 | BOS | Don Oakes | T | 8 | 1961 | 1968 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 104 | Virginia Tech | |||||||||||
| 22 | 170 | BOS | Bob Johnson | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Michigan | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | 178 | BOS | Darrel DeDecker | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | 186 | BOS | Don Webb | DB | 10 | 1961 | 1971 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 134 | 1 | 11 | 0 | Iowa State | ||||||||
| 25 | 194 | BOS | Bob Minihane | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Boston University | |||||||||||||||
| 26 | 202 | BOS | Charley Granger | T | 1 | 1961 | 1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | Saginaw Valley State | |||||||||||
| 27 | 210 | BOS | Terry Huxhold | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | 218 | BOS | Bryant Harvard | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Auburn | |||||||||||||||
| 29 | 226 | BOS | Ernie McMillan | T | 15 | 1961 | 1975 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 190 | Illinois | |||||||||||
| 30 | 234 | BOS | George Hultz | DT | 1 | 1962 | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | Southern Miss | |||||||||||