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1971 New England Patriots
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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 238 points (17.0/g), 19th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 325 points (23.2/g), 21st.
Differential of -87 points (-6.2/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 4.5-9.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 17th.
Simple Rating System: Total -5.1, Offense: -2.1, Defense: -3.0, SoS: 1.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
John Mazur (6-8-0)
Training Camp: University of Massachusetts (Amherst, Massachusetts)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Jim Plunkett | 24 | Rook | 14 | 158 for 328, 2,158 yards, 19 td, 16 int, & 45 rushes for 210 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| RB | Carl Garrett | 24 | 2 | 14 | 181 rushes for 784 yards, 1 td, & 22 catches for 265 yards and 1 td | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| FB | Jim Nance | 29 | 6 | 13 | 129 rushes for 463 yards, 5 td, & 18 catches for 95 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965 Boston Patriots / 19th / 151st pick / 1965 |
| WR | Ron Sellers | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 catches for 222 yards, 3 td | Boston Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Randy Vataha | 23 | Rook | 13 | 51 catches for 872 yards, 9 td | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 418th pick / 1971 |
| TE | Tom Beer | 27 | 4 | 8 | 12 catches for 191 yards, 3 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1967 |
| TE | Roland Moss | 25 | 2 | 6 | 9 catches for 124 yards, 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 181st pick / 1969 |
| LT | Mike Montler | 27 | 2 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969 |
| LG | Halvor Hagen | 24 | 2 | 14 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 74th pick / 1969 | |
| C | Jon Morris | 29 | 7 | 13 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964 Boston Patriots / 4th / 29th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Len St. Jean | 30 | 7 | 13 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964 Green Bay Packers / 17th / 237th pick / 1964 |
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| RT | Tom Neville | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 115th pick / 1965 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ike Lassiter | 31 | 9 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 | |
| LDT | Dave Rowe | 26 | 4 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 | |
| LDT | Ron Berger | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Julius Adams | 23 | Rook | 11 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 | |
| RDE | Dennis Wirgowski | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 9th / 212th pick / 1970 |
| RDE | Art May | 23 | Rook | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 110th pick / 1971 | |
| LLB | Ed Weisacosky | 27 | 4 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 42nd pick / 1966 | |
| MLB | Jim Cheyunski | 26 | 3 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968 |
| RLB | Steve Kiner | 24 | 1 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1970 |
| LCB | Larry Carwell | 27 | 4 | 11 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | John Outlaw | 26 | 2 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 10th / 249th pick / 1968 |
| SS | Rickie Harris | 28 | 6 | 10 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Don Webb | 32 | 10 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 24th / 186th pick / 1961 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Charlie Gogolak | 27 | 5 | 0 | 12 of 21 field goals & 28 of 28 extra points | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1966 |
| P | Tom Janik | 31 | 8 | 2 | 87 punts for a 37.3 average, 0 blocked | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 21st pick / 1963 Detroit Lions / 12th / 167th pick / 1963 |
| PR | Hubie Bryant | 25 | 1 | 2 | 10 punt returns for a 2.4 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Carl Garrett | 24 | 2 | 14 | 24 kick returns for a 22.4 average and 0 td | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Julius Adams | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 11 | 270 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 4/26/1948 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
| 65 | Houston Antwine | 32 | DT-DE | 3 | 3 | 270 | 6-0 | Southern Illinois | 4/11/1939 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 38th pick / 1961 Houston Oilers / 8th / 64th pick / 1961 |
| 73 | Bill Atessis | 22 | DE-DT | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Texas | 7/16/1949 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1971 |
| 68 | Tom Beer | 27 | TE-G | 14 | 8 | 235 | 6-4 | Detroit Mercy,Houston | 12/21/1944 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1967 |
| 88 | Ron Berger | 28 | DT-DE | 14 | 6 | 290 | 6-8 | Wayne State (NE) | 9/30/1943 | 2 | |
| 27 | Randy Beverly | 27 | DB | 8 | 2 | 190 | 5-11 | Colorado St. | 4/3/1944 | 4 | |
| 45 | Hubie Bryant | 25 | WR | 11 | 2 | 170 | 5-10 | Minnesota | 2/10/1946 | 1 | |
| 41 | Larry Carwell | 27 | DB | 14 | 11 | 188 | 6-1 | Iowa St. | 8/5/1944 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1967 |
| 50 | Jim Cheyunski | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 12/29/1945 | 3 | Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968 |
| 22 | Phil Clark | 26 | DB | 2 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 4/28/1945 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1967 |
| 53 | Dennis Coleman | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 12/19/1948 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 151st pick / 1971 |
| 10 | Eric Crabtree | 27 | WR-SE-FL-DB | 6 | 4 | 185 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/3/1944 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 13th / 112th pick / 1966 Baltimore Colts / 11th / 170th pick / 1966 |
| 51 | Randy Edmunds | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 6/24/1946 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 217th pick / 1968 |
| 37 | Ron Gardin | 27 | DB-WR | 8 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Cameron,Arizona | 9/25/1944 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 148th pick / 1970 |
| 30 | Carl Garrett | 24 | RB | 14 | 14 | 210 | 5-11 | New Mex. Highlands | 8/31/1947 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| 24 | Bob Gladieux | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 1/2/1947 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 8th / 188th pick / 1969 |
| 7 | Charlie Gogolak | 27 | K | 14 | 0 | 165 | 5-10 | Princeton | 12/29/1944 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1966 |
| 62 | Halvor Hagen | 24 | G-DE-T-C | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-5 | Weber St. | 2/4/1947 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 74th pick / 1969 |
| 75 | Mike Haggerty | 26 | T | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 10/14/1945 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 140th pick / 1967 |
| 25 | Rickie Harris | 28 | DB | 14 | 10 | 182 | 5-11 | Arizona | 5/15/1943 | 6 | |
| 21 | Tom Janik | 31 | DB | 14 | 2 | 190 | 6-3 | Texas A&M,Texas A&M-Kingsville | 9/6/1940 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 21st pick / 1963 Detroit Lions / 12th / 167th pick / 1963 |
| 57 | Steve Kiner | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 6/12/1947 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1970 |
| 87 | Ike Lassiter | 31 | DE-DT | 14 | 12 | 270 | 6-5 | St. Augustine's | 11/15/1940 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 |
| 32 | Odell Lawson | 23 | RB | 2 | 1 | 218 | 6-2 | Langston | 12/20/1948 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 160th pick / 1970 |
| 67 | Bill Lenkaitis | 25 | C-G | 14 | 2 | 255 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 6/30/1946 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1968 |
| 40 | Jack Maitland | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | Williams | 2/8/1948 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 408th pick / 1970 |
| 43 | Irvin Mallory | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Virginia Union | 2/10/1949 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 14th / 353rd pick / 1971 |
| 71 | Art May | 23 | DE | 11 | 7 | 255 | 6-3 | Tuskegee | 11/16/1948 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 110th pick / 1971 |
| 64 | Mike Montler | 27 | C-G-T | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-5 | Colorado | 1/10/1944 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969 |
| 56 | Jon Morris | 29 | C | 14 | 13 | 254 | 6-4 | Holy Cross | 4/5/1942 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964 Boston Patriots / 4th / 29th pick / 1964 |
| 86 | Roland Moss | 25 | TE | 14 | 6 | 215 | 6-3 | Toledo | 9/20/1946 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 181st pick / 1969 |
| 35 | Jim Nance | 29 | RB | 13 | 13 | 235 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 12/30/1942 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 45th pick / 1965 Boston Patriots / 19th / 151st pick / 1965 |
| 77 | Tom Neville | 28 | T | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-4 | Mississippi St. | 8/12/1943 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 115th pick / 1965 |
| 44 | John Outlaw | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 180 | 5-10 | Jackson St. | 1/8/1945 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 10th / 249th pick / 1968 |
| 52 | Ed Philpott | 26 | LB | 13 | 4 | 240 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 9/14/1945 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1967 |
| 16 | Jim Plunkett | 24 | QB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 12/5/1947 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| 54 | Kenny Price | 22 | LB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Iowa | 4/7/1949 | Rook | |
| 38 | Perry Pruett | 22 | DB | 11 | 1 | 185 | 6-0 | North Texas | 3/7/1949 | Rook | |
| 76 | Dave Rowe | 26 | DT-NT | 14 | 9 | 280 | 6-7 | Penn St. | 6/20/1945 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
| 33 | Reggie Rucker | 24 | WR | 5 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Boston Univ. | 9/21/1947 | 1 | |
| 26 | Clarence Scott | 27 | DB | 5 | 4 | 186 | 6-1 | Morgan St. | 5/5/1944 | 2 | |
| 34 | Ron Sellers | 24 | WR | 10 | 8 | 205 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 2/5/1947 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 1969 |
| 60 | Len St. Jean | 30 | G | 14 | 13 | 250 | 5-11 | Northern Michigan | 10/27/1941 | 7 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964 Green Bay Packers / 17th / 237th pick / 1964 |
| 13 | Alfred Sykes | 24 | WR | 4 | 1 | 170 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1947 | Rook | New England Patriots / 14th / 339th pick / 1971 |
| 18 | Randy Vataha | 23 | WR | 14 | 13 | 176 | 5-10 | Stanford | 12/4/1948 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 418th pick / 1971 |
| 42 | Don Webb | 32 | DB | 12 | 12 | 182 | 5-10 | Iowa St. | 5/22/1939 | 10 | Boston Patriots / 24th / 186th pick / 1961 |
| 66 | Ed Weisacosky | 27 | LB | 14 | 10 | 230 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 5/4/1944 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| 70 | Dennis Wirgowski | 24 | DE-DT | 9 | 8 | 257 | 6-5 | Purdue | 9/20/1947 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 212th pick / 1970 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 219.8 | 6-1.9 | 3.0 |