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1969 Boston Patriots
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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 3rd in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 266 points (19.0/g), 8th of 10 in the AFL.
Allowed 316 points (22.6/g), 6th.
Differential of -50 points (-3.6/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 5.6-8.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 4th.
Coached by Clive Rush (4-10-0)
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1969 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Mike Taliaferro* | 28 | 5 | 14 | 160 for 331, 2,160 yards, 19 td, 18 int, & 12 rushes for -16 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 10th / 138th pick / 1963 |
| HB | Carl Garrett* | 22 | Rook | 6 | 137 rushes for 691 yards, 5 td, & 29 catches for 267 yards and 2 td | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| HB | R.C. Gamble | 23 | 1 | 5 | 16 rushes for 35 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 74 yards and 0 td | Boston Patriots / 4th / 88th pick / 1968 |
| HB | Jim Nance | 27 | 4 | 14 | 193 rushes for 750 yards, 6 td, & 29 catches for 168 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965 |
| FB | Jim Nance | 27 | 4 | 14 | 193 rushes for 750 yards, 6 td, & 29 catches for 168 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965 |
| WR | Charley Frazier | 30 | 7 | 12 | 19 catches for 306 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Ron Sellers* | 22 | Rook | 9 | 27 catches for 705 yards, 6 td | Boston Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 1969 |
| TE | Jim Whalen | 26 | 4 | 11 | 16 catches for 235 yards, 1 td | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1965 |
| LT | Tom Funchess | 25 | 1 | 14 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1968 |
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| LG | Mike Montler | 25 | Rook | 11 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969 |
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| C | Jon Morris* | 27 | 5 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Len St. Jean | 28 | 5 | 14 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964 |
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| RT | Tom Neville | 26 | 4 | 14 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Karl Henke | 24 | 1 | 7 | New York Jets / 8th / 214th pick / 1968 |
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| LDE | Ray Jacobs | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 7th pick / 1962 |
| LDT | Jim Hunt* | 31 | 9 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 181st pick / 1960 |
| RDT | Houston Antwine | 30 | 8 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1961 |
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| RDE | Larry Eisenhauer | 29 | 8 | 13 | Boston Patriots / 6th / 42nd pick / 1961 |
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| LLB | Ed Philpott | 24 | 2 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1967 |
| MLB | Jim Cheyunski | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968 |
| RLB | John Bramlett | 28 | 4 | 12 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Larry Carwell | 25 | 2 | 13 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | Daryl Johnson | 23 | 1 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 8th / 197th pick / 1968 |
| LS | John Charles | 25 | 2 | 13 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1967 |
| RS | Don Webb* | 30 | 8 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 24th / 186th pick / 1961 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gino Cappelletti | 35 | 9 | 0 | 14 of 34 field goals & 26 of 27 extra points | |
| P | Tom Janik | 29 | 6 | 1 | 70 punts for a 41.5 average, 0 blocked | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 21st pick / 1963 |
| PR | Carl Garrett* | 22 | Rook | 6 | 12 punt returns for a 13.2 average and 0 td | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| KR | Carl Garrett* | 22 | Rook | 6 | 28 kick returns for a 28.3 average and 0 td | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Houston Antwine | 30 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-0 | Southern Illinois | 4/11/1939 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1961 |
| Ron Berger | 26 | DT-DE | 7 | 1 | 290 | 6-8 | Wayne State (NE) | 9/30/1943 | Rook | |
| Sid Blanks | 29 | RB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 4/29/1940 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 38th pick / 1964 |
| John Bramlett | 28 | LB | 12 | 12 | 220 | 6-1 | Memphis | 7/7/1941 | 4 | |
| Barry Brown | 26 | TE-LB | 7 | 2 | 230 | 6-3 | Florida | 4/17/1943 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 19th / 266th pick / 1965 |
| John Cagle | 22 | DE | 6 | 1 | 260 | 6-3 | Clemson | 3/26/1947 | Rook | Boston Patriots / 14th / 344th pick / 1969 |
| Gino Cappelletti | 35 | FL-SE-DB-WR-K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 3/26/1934 | 9 | |
| Larry Carwell | 25 | DB | 13 | 13 | 188 | 6-1 | Iowa State | 8/5/1944 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1967 |
| John Charles | 25 | DB | 13 | 13 | 205 | 6-0 | Purdue | 5/9/1944 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1967 |
| Jim Cheyunski | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 12/29/1945 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968 |
| Larry Eisenhauer | 29 | DE | 14 | 13 | 250 | 6-5 | Boston College | 2/22/1940 | 8 | Boston Patriots / 6th / 42nd pick / 1961 |
| Charley Frazier | 30 | WR | 14 | 12 | 190 | 6-0 | Texas Southern | 8/12/1939 | 7 | |
| Tom Funchess | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-5 | Jackson State | 9/12/1944 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1968 |
| R.C. Gamble | 23 | RB | 13 | 5 | 220 | 6-3 | South Carolina State | 9/27/1946 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 4th / 88th pick / 1968 |
| Carl Garrett* | 22 | RB | 14 | 6 | 210 | 5-11 | New Mexico Highlands | 8/31/1947 | Rook | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| Bob Gladieux | 22 | RB | 10 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 1/2/1947 | Rook | Boston Patriots / 8th / 188th pick / 1969 |
| Kim Hammond | 25 | QB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Florida State | 10/12/1944 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 142nd pick / 1968 |
| Karl Henke | 24 | DE-DT | 10 | 7 | 245 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 3/8/1945 | 1 | New York Jets / 8th / 214th pick / 1968 |
| Ken Herock | 28 | TE-LB | 6 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 7/16/1941 | 6 | |
| Jim Hunt* | 31 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 5-11 | Prairie View | 10/5/1938 | 9 | St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 181st pick / 1960 |
| Ray Jacobs | 31 | DT-DE | 8 | 5 | 285 | 6-3 | Howard Payne | 11/21/1938 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 7th pick / 1962 |
| Tom Janik | 29 | DB | 14 | 1 | 190 | 6-3 | Texas A&M,Texas A&M-Kingsville | 9/6/1940 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 21st pick / 1963 |
| Daryl Johnson | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | Morgan State | 8/11/1946 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 8th / 197th pick / 1968 |
| Ezell Jones | 22 | T | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/11/1947 | Rook | New York Jets / 4th / 104th pick / 1969 |
| Charley Long | 31 | G-T | 13 | 3 | 260 | 6-4 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 4/6/1938 | 8 | Boston Patriots / 8th / 58th pick / 1961 |
| Aaron Marsh | 24 | WR | 14 | 4 | 190 | 6-1 | Eastern Kentucky | 7/27/1945 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 60th pick / 1968 |
| Art McMahon | 23 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 2/24/1946 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 15th / 385th pick / 1968 |
| Mike Montler | 25 | C-G-T | 14 | 11 | 254 | 6-5 | Colorado | 1/10/1944 | Rook | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969 |
| Jon Morris* | 27 | C | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-4 | Holy Cross | 4/5/1942 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964 |
| Jim Nance | 27 | RB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 12/30/1942 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965 |
| Tom Neville | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 8/12/1943 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 |
| John Outlaw | 24 | DB | 9 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 1/8/1945 | Rook | Boston Patriots / 10th / 249th pick / 1968 |
| Ed Philpott | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 9/14/1945 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1967 |
| Bill Rademacher | 27 | WR-DB | 13 | 4 | 190 | 6-1 | Northern Michigan | 5/13/1942 | 5 | |
| Tom Richardson | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Jackson State | 10/15/1944 | Rook | |
| Marty Schottenheimer | 26 | LB | 11 | 1 | 225 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 9/23/1943 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 49th pick / 1965 |
| Clarence Scott | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 6-1 | Morgan State | 5/5/1944 | Rook | |
| Ron Sellers* | 22 | WR | 12 | 9 | 205 | 6-4 | Florida State | 2/5/1947 | Rook | Boston Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 1969 |
| Tom Sherman | 24 | QB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Penn State | 12/5/1945 | 1 | |
| Len St. Jean | 28 | G | 14 | 14 | 250 | 5-11 | Northern Michigan | 10/27/1941 | 5 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964 |
| Mike Taliaferro* | 28 | QB | 14 | 14 | 202 | 6-2 | Illinois | 7/26/1941 | 5 | New York Giants / 10th / 138th pick / 1963 |
| Ed Toner | 25 | DT | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Massachusetts | 9/11/1944 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 275th pick / 1966 |
| Don Webb* | 30 | DB | 14 | 14 | 182 | 5-10 | Iowa State | 5/22/1939 | 8 | Boston Patriots / 24th / 186th pick / 1961 |
| Jim Whalen | 26 | TE | 14 | 11 | 210 | 6-2 | Boston College | 5/20/1943 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1965 |
| J.R. Williamson | 28 | LB-C | 14 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 10/9/1941 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 71st pick / 1964 |
| Mel Witt | 24 | DE-DT | 6 | 1 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas-Arlington | 11/23/1945 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 5th / 128th pick / 1967 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 14 | 223.1 | 6-1.8 | 3.2 |