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1972 New England Patriots
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Record: 3-11-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 192 points (13.7/g), 24th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 446 points (31.9/g), 26th.
Differential of -254 points (-18.1/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 1.7-12.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-1.0/g), 25th.
Simple Rating System: Total -17.4, Offense: -6.3, Defense: -11.1, SoS: 0.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Phil Bengtson and John Mazur
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 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 169 for 355, 2,196 yards, 8 td, 25 int, & 36 rushes for 230 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| KR | Carl Garrett | 25 | 3 | 7 | 16 kick returns for a 25.6 average and 0 td | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| FB | Josh Ashton | 23 | Rook | 12 | 128 rushes for 546 yards, 3 td, & 22 catches for 207 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 9th / 209th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Reggie Rucker | 25 | 2 | 14 | 44 catches for 681 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Randy Vataha | 24 | 1 | 14 | 25 catches for 369 yards, 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 418th pick / 1971 |
| TE | Bob Windsor | 30 | 5 | 14 | 33 catches for 383 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 26th pick / 1966 |
| LT | Bob Reynolds | 33 | 9 | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 4th / 30th pick / 1963 |
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| LG | Mike Montler | 28 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969 |
| C | Jon Morris | 30 | 8 | 13 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964 Boston Patriots / 4th / 29th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Len St. Jean | 31 | 8 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964 Green Bay Packers / 17th / 237th pick / 1964 |
| RT | Tom Neville | 29 | 7 | 13 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 115th pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Julius Adams | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
| LDT | Dave Rowe | 27 | 5 | 9 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
| RDT | Rick Cash | 27 | 4 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 260th pick / 1968 |
| RDE | Dennis Wirgowski | 25 | 2 | 14 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 212th pick / 1970 | |
| LLB | Ed Weisacosky | 28 | 5 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| MLB | Jim Cheyunski | 27 | 4 | 11 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968 |
| RLB | Ron Acks | 28 | 4 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 57th pick / 1966 New York Jets / 16th / 141st pick / 1966 |
| LCB | Larry Carwell | 28 | 5 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1967 |
| RCB | John Outlaw | 27 | 3 | 5 | Boston Patriots / 10th / 249th pick / 1968 | |
| SS | Honor Jackson | 24 | Rook | 10 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 233rd pick / 1971 |
| FS | Rickie Harris | 29 | 7 | 11 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Walker | 23 | Rook | 0 | 2 of 8 field goals & 15 of 15 extra points | |
| P | Pat Studstill | 34 | 11 | 0 | 75 punts for a 38.1 average, 1 blocked | |
| KR | Carl Garrett | 25 | 3 | 7 | 16 kick returns for a 25.6 average and 0 td | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| KR | Carl Garrett | 25 | 3 | 7 | 16 kick returns for a 25.6 average and 0 td | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Ron Acks | 28 | RLB | 14 | 13 | 214 | 6-2 | Illinois | 10/3/1944 | 4 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 57th pick / 1966 New York Jets / 16th / 141st pick / 1966 |
| 85 | Julius Adams | 24 | LDE | 11 | 11 | 270 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 4/26/1948 | 1 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
| 61 | Sam Adams | 24 | g | 6 | 1 | 256 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 9/20/1948 | Rook | 1 | |
| 31 | Josh Ashton | 23 | FB | 14 | 12 | 205 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 8/24/1949 | Rook | 5 | New England Patriots / 9th / 209th pick / 1971 |
| 82 | Tom Beer | 28 | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Detroit Mercy,Houston | 12/21/1944 | 5 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1967 | |
| 88 | Ron Berger | 29 | dt | 6 | 3 | 290 | 6-8 | Wayne State (NE) | 9/30/1943 | 3 | 1 | |
| 49 | Dick Blanchard | 23 | lb | 14 | 1 | 225 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 1/17/1949 | Rook | 1 | |
| 27 | Ron Bolton | 22 | db | 14 | 4 | 180 | 6-2 | Norfolk St. | 4/16/1950 | Rook | 2 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1972 |
| 84 | Hubie Bryant | 26 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Minnesota | 2/10/1946 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Larry Carwell | 28 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 188 | 6-1 | Iowa St. | 8/5/1944 | 5 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1967 |
| 63 | Rick Cash | 27 | RDT | 14 | 13 | 248 | 6-5 | Missouri,Truman St. | 7/1/1945 | 4 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 260th pick / 1968 |
| 50 | Jim Cheyunski | 27 | MLB | 14 | 11 | 225 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 12/29/1945 | 4 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 12th / 305th pick / 1968 |
| 55 | Ralph Cindrich | 23 | lb | 12 | 3 | 228 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 10/29/1949 | Rook | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 119th pick / 1972 |
| 14 | Brian Dowling | 25 | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Yale | 4/1/1947 | Rook | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 11th / 277th pick / 1969 | |
| 30 | Carl Garrett | 25 | KR | 10 | 7 | 210 | 5-11 | New Mex. Highlands | 8/31/1947 | 3 | 7 | Boston Patriots / 3rd / 58th pick / 1969 |
| 24 | Bob Gladieux | 25 | fb | 11 | 6 | 195 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 1/2/1947 | 3 | 2 | Boston Patriots / 8th / 188th pick / 1969 |
| 7 | Charlie Gogolak | 28 | 6 | 0 | 165 | 5-10 | Princeton | 12/29/1944 | 6 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 6th pick / 1966 Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 56th pick / 1966 |
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| 62 | Halvor Hagen | 25 | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Weber St. | 2/4/1947 | 3 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 74th pick / 1969 | |
| 25 | Rickie Harris | 29 | FS | 14 | 11 | 182 | 5-11 | Arizona | 5/15/1943 | 7 | 4 | |
| 23 | George Hoey | 26 | rcb | 12 | 6 | 174 | 5-10 | Michigan | 11/14/1946 | 1 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 14th / 346th pick / 1969 |
| 29 | Honor Jackson | 24 | SS | 13 | 10 | 195 | 6-1 | Pacific | 11/21/1948 | Rook | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 233rd pick / 1971 |
| 52 | Ron Kadziel | 23 | lb | 14 | 1 | 230 | 6-4 | Stanford | 2/27/1949 | Rook | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 129th pick / 1971 |
| 67 | Bill Lenkaitis | 26 | c | 12 | 4 | 255 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 6/30/1946 | 4 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1968 |
| 40 | Jack Maitland | 24 | 13 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | Williams | 2/8/1948 | 2 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 16th / 408th pick / 1970 | |
| 75 | Wayne Mass | 26 | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Clemson | 3/11/1946 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 99th pick / 1968 | |
| 35 | Henry Matthews | 23 | rb | 3 | 3 | 203 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 3/17/1949 | Rook | 0 | |
| 28 | Art McMahon | 26 | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | North Carolina St. | 2/24/1946 | 4 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 15th / 385th pick / 1968 | |
| 64 | Mike Montler | 28 | LG | 14 | 14 | 254 | 6-5 | Colorado | 1/10/1944 | 3 | 5 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1969 |
| 56 | Jon Morris | 30 | C | 13 | 13 | 254 | 6-4 | Holy Cross | 4/5/1942 | 8 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964 Boston Patriots / 4th / 29th pick / 1964 |
| 77 | Tom Neville | 29 | RT | 13 | 13 | 260 | 6-4 | Mississippi St. | 8/12/1943 | 7 | 6 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 115th pick / 1965 |
| 44 | John Outlaw | 27 | RCB | 6 | 5 | 180 | 5-10 | Jackson St. | 1/8/1945 | 3 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 10th / 249th pick / 1968 |
| 16 | Jim Plunkett | 25 | QB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 12/5/1947 | 1 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| 74 | Bob Reynolds | 33 | LT | 12 | 10 | 265 | 6-5 | Bowling Green | 1/22/1939 | 9 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 17th pick / 1963 Boston Patriots / 4th / 30th pick / 1963 |
| 21 | Tom Reynolds | 23 | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | San Diego St. | 4/11/1949 | Rook | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 49th pick / 1972 | |
| 76 | Dave Rowe | 27 | LDT | 14 | 9 | 280 | 6-7 | Penn St. | 6/20/1945 | 5 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1967 |
| 33 | Reggie Rucker | 25 | WR | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-2 | Boston Univ. | 9/21/1947 | 2 | 6 | |
| 26 | Clarence Scott | 28 | ss | 10 | 6 | 186 | 6-1 | Morgan St. | 5/5/1944 | 3 | 2 | |
| 60 | Len St. Jean | 31 | RG | 14 | 14 | 250 | 5-11 | Northern Michigan | 10/27/1941 | 8 | 5 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 68th pick / 1964 Green Bay Packers / 17th / 237th pick / 1964 |
| 2 | Pat Studstill | 34 | P | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Houston | 6/4/1938 | 11 | 0 | |
| 36 | John Tarver | 23 | rb | 8 | 3 | 227 | 6-3 | Colorado | 1/1/1949 | Rook | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 166th pick / 1972 |
| 18 | Randy Vataha | 24 | WR | 14 | 14 | 176 | 5-10 | Stanford | 12/4/1948 | 1 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 418th pick / 1971 |
| 12 | Mike Walker | 23 | K | 8 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | none | 10/18/1949 | Rook | 0 | |
| 66 | Ed Weisacosky | 28 | LLB | 14 | 13 | 230 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 5/4/1944 | 5 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| 87 | Jim White | 24 | lde | 13 | 6 | 256 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 9/5/1948 | Rook | 2 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1972 |
| 86 | Bob Windsor | 30 | TE | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 12/19/1942 | 5 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 26th pick / 1966 |
| 70 | Dennis Wirgowski | 25 | RDE | 14 | 14 | 257 | 6-5 | Purdue | 9/20/1947 | 2 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 9th / 212th pick / 1970 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 14 | 220.0 | 6-2.1 | 3.0 |
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