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1970 Boston Patriots

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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 149 points (10.6/g), 26th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 361 points (25.8/g), 26th.
 Differential of -212 points (-15.1/g), 26th.
 Expected W-L: 1.5-12.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -16 (-1.1/g), 25th.

Coached by John Mazur (1-6-0) and Clive Rush (1-6-0)

1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Joe Kapp 32 3 10 98 for 219, 1,104 yards, 3 td, 17 int, & 20 rushes for 71 yards and 0 td

Washington Redskins / 18th / 209th pick / 1959

QB Mike Taliaferro 29 6 4 78 for 173, 871 yards, 4 td, 11 int, & 3 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td

New York Giants / 10th / 138th pick / 1963
New York Jets / 28th / 219th pick / 1963

RB Carl Garrett 23 1 12 88 rushes for 272 yards, 4 td, & 26 catches for 216 yards and 0 td

Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969

RB Jim Nance 28 5 13 145 rushes for 522 yards, 7 td, & 26 catches for 148 yards and 0 td

Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965
Boston Patriots / 19th / 151st pick / 1965

FB Jim Nance 28 5 13 145 rushes for 522 yards, 7 td, & 26 catches for 148 yards and 0 td

Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965
Boston Patriots / 19th / 151st pick / 1965

WR Ron Sellers 23 1 13 38 catches for 550 yards, 4 td

Boston Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 1969

WR Bake Turner 30 8 13 28 catches for 428 yards, 2 td

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 163rd pick / 1962

TE Barry Brown 27 4 10 15 catches for 145 yards, 0 td

Baltimore Colts / 19th / 266th pick / 1965

LT Tom Funchess 26 2 11

Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1968

LT Mike Montler 26 1 11

Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969

LG Mike Montler 26 1 11

Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969

LG Gary Bugenhagen 25 3 6

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 102nd pick / 1967

C Jon Morris* 28 6 14

Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964
Boston Patriots / 4th / 29th pick / 1964

RG Len St. Jean 29 6 14 1 fumble recovered

Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964
Green Bay Packers / 17th / 237th pick / 1964

RT Tom Neville 27 5 13 1 fumble recovered

Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965
Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 115th pick / 1965

 Defensive Starters
LDE Mel Witt 25 3 6

Boston Patriots / 5th / 128th pick / 1967

LDE Ike Lassiter 30 8 5 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962

LDT Jim Hunt 32 10 13 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 181st pick / 1960

RDT Ron Berger 27 1 12 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RDE Houston Antwine 31 9 14 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1961
Houston Oilers / 8th / 64th pick / 1961

LLB Ed Philpott 25 3 12 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered

Boston Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1967

MLB Jim Cheyunski 25 2 11

Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968

RLB John Bramlett 29 5 11 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
LCB Larry Carwell 26 3 9

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1967

RCB Daryl Johnson 24 2 14 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Boston Patriots / 8th / 197th pick / 1968

SS Clarence Scott 26 1 14 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered
FS Don Webb 31 9 14 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Boston Patriots / 24th / 186th pick / 1961

 Special Teams Starters
K Gino Cappelletti 36 10 0 6 of 15 field goals & 12 of 13 extra points
P Tom Janik 30 7 0 86 punts for a 39.1 average, 1 blocked

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 21st pick / 1963
Detroit Lions / 12th / 167th pick / 1963

PR Carl Garrett 23 1 12 17 punt returns for a 9.9 average and 0 td

Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969

KR Odell Lawson 22 Rook 1 25 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td

Boston Patriots / 7th / 160th pick / 1970

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Houston Antwine 31 DT-DE 14 14 270 6-0 Southern Illinois 4/11/1939 9

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1961
Houston Oilers / 8th / 64th pick / 1961

Mike Ballou 23 LB 14 2 238 6-3 UCLA 9/11/1947 Rook

Boston Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1970

Tom Beer 26 TE-G 14 4 235 6-4 Detroit Mercy,Houston 12/21/1944 3

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1967

Ron Berger 27 DT-DE 14 12 290 6-8 Wayne State (NE) 9/30/1943 1
Randy Beverly 26 DB 13 3 190 5-11 Colorado State 4/3/1944 3
Sid Blanks 30 RB 14 0 200 6-1 Texas A&M-Kingsville 4/29/1940 6

Houston Oilers / 5th / 38th pick / 1964
Chicago Bears / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1964

John Bramlett 29 LB 12 11 220 6-1 Memphis 7/7/1941 5
Barry Brown 27 TE-LB 14 10 230 6-3 Florida 4/17/1943 4

Baltimore Colts / 19th / 266th pick / 1965

Gary Bugenhagen 25 G-T 10 6 240 6-2 Syracuse 2/6/1945 3

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 102nd pick / 1967

Gino Cappelletti 36 FL-SE-DB-WR-K 13 0 190 6-0 Minnesota 3/26/1934 10
Larry Carwell 26 DB 10 9 188 6-1 Iowa State 8/5/1944 3

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1967

Jim Cheyunski 25 LB 11 11 225 6-1 Syracuse 12/29/1945 2

Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968

Charley Frazier 31 WR 9 1 190 6-0 Texas Southern 8/12/1939 8
Tom Funchess 26 T 11 11 265 6-5 Jackson State 9/12/1944 2

Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1968

Carl Garrett 23 RB 13 12 210 5-11 New Mexico Highlands 8/31/1947 1

Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969

Bob Gladieux 23 RB 8 0 195 5-11 Notre Dame 1/2/1947 1

Boston Patriots / 8th / 188th pick / 1969

Charlie Gogolak 26 K 6 0 165 5-10 Princeton 12/29/1944 4

Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1966
Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1966

Jim Hunt 32 DT-DE 14 13 250 5-11 Prairie View 10/5/1938 10

St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 181st pick / 1960

Tom Janik 30 DB 14 0 190 6-3 Texas A&M,Texas A&M-Kingsville 9/6/1940 7

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 21st pick / 1963
Detroit Lions / 12th / 167th pick / 1963

Daryl Johnson 24 DB 14 14 190 5-11 Morgan State 8/11/1946 2

Boston Patriots / 8th / 197th pick / 1968

Ezell Jones 23 T 4 0 255 6-4 Minnesota 7/11/1947 1

New York Jets / 4th / 104th pick / 1969

Joe Kapp 32 QB 11 10 215 6-2 California 3/19/1938 3

Washington Redskins / 18th / 209th pick / 1959

Dan Kecman 22 LB 1 0 230 6-2 Maryland 6/10/1948 Rook
Gayle Knief 24 WR 3 0 205 6-3 Morningside 12/28/1946 Rook
Ike Lassiter 30 DE-DT 5 5 270 6-5 St. Augustine's 11/15/1940 8

Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962

Odell Lawson 22 RB 14 1 218 6-2 Langston 12/20/1948 Rook

Boston Patriots / 7th / 160th pick / 1970

Angelo Loukas 23 G-T 2 0 250 6-3 Northwestern 2/25/1947 1
Art McMahon 24 DB 7 2 190 6-0 North Carolina State 2/24/1946 2

Boston Patriots / 15th / 385th pick / 1968

Rex Mirich 29 DT-DE 7 2 250 6-4 Northern Arizona 3/11/1941 6

Oakland Raiders / 20th / 153rd pick / 1963
Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 212th pick / 1963

Mike Montler 26 C-G-T 11 11 254 6-5 Colorado 1/10/1944 1

Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969

Jon Morris* 28 C 14 14 254 6-4 Holy Cross 4/5/1942 6

Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964
Boston Patriots / 4th / 29th pick / 1964

Jim Nance 28 RB 13 13 235 6-1 Syracuse 12/30/1942 5

Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965
Boston Patriots / 19th / 151st pick / 1965

Tom Neville 27 T 13 13 260 6-4 Mississippi State 8/12/1943 5

Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965
Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 115th pick / 1965

John Outlaw 25 DB 5 0 180 5-10 Jackson State 1/8/1945 1

Boston Patriots / 10th / 249th pick / 1968

Ed Philpott 25 LB 14 12 240 6-3 Miami (OH) 9/14/1945 3

Boston Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1967

Bill Rademacher 28 WR-DB 14 1 190 6-1 Northern Michigan 5/13/1942 6
Eddie Ray 23 RB-TE 5 1 240 6-2 LSU 4/5/1947 Rook

Boston Patriots / 4th / 83rd pick / 1970

Tom Richardson 26 WR 1 0 195 6-2 Jackson State 10/15/1944 1
Marty Schottenheimer 27 LB 12 4 225 6-3 Pittsburgh 9/23/1943 5

Baltimore Colts / 4th / 49th pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 7th / 56th pick / 1965

Clarence Scott 26 DB 14 14 186 6-1 Morgan State 5/5/1944 1
Ron Sellers 23 WR 13 13 205 6-4 Florida State 2/5/1947 1

Boston Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 1969

Len St. Jean 29 G 14 14 250 5-11 Northern Michigan 10/27/1941 6

Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964
Green Bay Packers / 17th / 237th pick / 1964

Mike Taliaferro 29 QB 11 4 202 6-2 Illinois 7/26/1941 6

New York Giants / 10th / 138th pick / 1963
New York Jets / 28th / 219th pick / 1963

Bake Turner 30 WR-SE 14 13 179 6-1 Texas Tech 7/22/1940 8

Baltimore Colts / 12th / 163rd pick / 1962

Don Webb 31 DB 14 14 182 5-10 Iowa State 5/22/1939 9

Boston Patriots / 24th / 186th pick / 1961

Fred Whittingham 31 LB-G 13 0 240 6-1 BYU,Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 2/4/1939 6
J.R. Williamson 29 LB-C 11 0 220 6-2 Louisiana Tech 10/9/1941 6

Oakland Raiders / 9th / 71st pick / 1964
Baltimore Colts / 8th / 106th pick / 1964

Dennis Wirgowski 23 DE-DT 14 4 257 6-5 Purdue 9/20/1947 Rook

Boston Patriots / 9th / 212th pick / 1970

Mel Witt 25 DE-DT 14 6 250 6-3 Texas-Arlington 11/23/1945 3

Boston Patriots / 5th / 128th pick / 1967

Team Total 26.8 14 222.4 6-1.8 3.8