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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)
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1970 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| LT | Mike Montler | 26 | 1 | 11 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969 |
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| LG | Mike Montler | 26 | 1 | 11 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969 |
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| LG | Gary Bugenhagen | 25 | 3 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 102nd pick / 1967 |
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| C | Jon Morris* | 28 | 6 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Len St. Jean | 29 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964 |
| RT | Tom Neville | 27 | 5 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mel Witt | 25 | 3 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 5th / 128th pick / 1967 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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| RLB | John Bramlett | 29 | 5 | 11 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Larry Carwell | 26 | 3 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1967 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Houston Antwine | 31 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-0 | Southern Illinois | 4/11/1939 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jim Nance | 28 | RB | 13 | 13 | 235 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 12/30/1942 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965 |
| Tom Neville | 27 | T | 13 | 13 | 260 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 8/12/1943 | 5 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th 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 |
| 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 |
| Mike Taliaferro | 29 | QB | 11 | 4 | 202 | 6-2 | Illinois | 7/26/1941 | 6 | New York Giants / 10th / 138th 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 |
| 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 |