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1974 New England Patriots
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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 348 points (24.9/g), 2nd of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 289 points (20.6/g), 20th.
Differential of 59 points (4.2/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 8.5-5.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 15th.
Coached by Chuck Fairbanks (7-7-0)
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1974 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 | Jim Plunkett | 27 | 3 | 14 | 173 for 352, 2,457 yards, 19 td, 22 int, & 30 rushes for 161 yards and 2 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| RB | Mack Herron | 26 | 1 | 14 | 231 rushes for 824 yards, 7 td, & 38 catches for 474 yards and 5 td | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 143rd pick / 1970 |
| FB | Sam Cunningham | 24 | 1 | 10 | 166 rushes for 811 yards, 9 td, & 22 catches for 214 yards and 2 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 11th pick / 1973 |
| WR | Reggie Rucker | 27 | 4 | 10 | 27 catches for 436 yards, 4 td | |
| WR | Randy Vataha | 26 | 3 | 9 | 25 catches for 561 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 21 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 418th pick / 1971 |
| TE | Bob Windsor | 32 | 7 | 7 | 12 catches for 127 yards, 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 26th pick / 1966 |
| TE | Bob Adams | 28 | 5 | 7 | 17 catches for 244 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Leon Gray | 23 | 1 | 14 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1973 |
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| LG | John Hannah | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1973 |
| C | Bill Lenkaitis | 28 | 6 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1968 |
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| RG | Sam Adams | 26 | 2 | 13 | ||
| RT | Tom Neville | 31 | 9 | 14 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mel Lunsford | 24 | 1 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1972 |
| LDE | Julius Adams | 26 | 3 | 14 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
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| NT | Ray Hamilton | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 14th / 342nd pick / 1973 |
| RDE | Julius Adams | 26 | 3 | 14 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
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| LOLB | George Webster | 29 | 7 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 5th pick / 1967 |
| LILB | Steve Nelson | 23 | Rook | 9 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974 |
| LILB | Bob Geddes | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 360th pick / 1970 |
| RILB | Sam Hunt | 23 | Rook | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 15th / 374th pick / 1974 |
| ROLB | Steve King | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | John Sanders | 24 | Rook | 10 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Ron Bolton | 24 | 2 | 14 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1972 |
| SS | Jack Mildren | 25 | 2 | 10 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 46th pick / 1972 |
| FS | Prentice McCray | 23 | Rook | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 200th pick / 1973 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Smith | 25 | Rook | 0 | 16 of 22 field goals & 42 of 43 extra points | |
| P | Bruce Barnes | 23 | 1 | 0 | 45 punts for a 35.6 average, 0 blocked | New England Patriots / 12th / 290th pick / 1973 |
| PR | Mack Herron | 26 | 1 | 14 | 35 punt returns for a 14.8 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 143rd pick / 1970 |
| KR | Mack Herron | 26 | 1 | 14 | 28 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 143rd pick / 1970 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bob Adams | 28 | TE-T | 13 | 7 | 225 | 6-2 | Pacific | 8/15/1946 | 5 | |
| Julius Adams | 26 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 4/26/1948 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
| Sam Adams | 26 | G-T | 14 | 13 | 256 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 9/20/1948 | 2 | |
| Josh Ashton | 25 | RB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 8/24/1949 | 2 | New England Patriots / 9th / 209th pick / 1971 |
| Bruce Barnes | 23 | P | 9 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | UCLA | 6/21/1951 | 1 | New England Patriots / 12th / 290th pick / 1973 |
| Rodrigo Barnes | 24 | LB | 5 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Rice | 2/10/1950 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 176th pick / 1973 |
| Ron Bolton | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 180 | 6-2 | Norfolk State | 4/16/1950 | 2 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1972 |
| Kent Carter | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | USC | 5/25/1950 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 17th / 422nd pick / 1972 |
| Dave Chapple | 27 | P | 5 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | California-Santa Barbara | 3/30/1947 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 250th pick / 1969 |
| Gail Clark | 23 | LB | 8 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 4/14/1951 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1973 |
| Sam Cunningham | 24 | RB | 10 | 10 | 226 | 6-3 | USC | 8/15/1950 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 11th pick / 1973 |
| Maury Damkroger | 22 | LB | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 1/8/1952 | Rook | New England Patriots / 7th / 178th pick / 1974 |
| Bill DuLac | 23 | G | 13 | 1 | 250 | 6-4 | Eastern Michigan | 1/15/1951 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 167th pick / 1973 |
| Doug Dumler | 24 | C | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 12/15/1950 | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 108th pick / 1973 |
| Sandy Durko | 26 | DB | 11 | 4 | 185 | 6-1 | USC | 8/29/1948 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 137th pick / 1970 |
| Will Foster | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Eastern Michigan | 10/2/1948 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 170th pick / 1972 |
| Allen Gallaher | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | USC | 11/13/1950 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 82nd pick / 1973 |
| Bob Geddes | 28 | LB | 9 | 5 | 240 | 6-2 | UCLA | 4/22/1946 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 360th pick / 1970 |
| Noe Gonzalez | 23 | RB | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Texas State | 2/5/1951 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 305th pick / 1974 |
| Neil Graff | 24 | QB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 1/12/1950 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 16th / 414th pick / 1972 |
| Leon Gray | 23 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 11/15/1951 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1973 |
| Ray Hamilton | 23 | NT-DE | 14 | 14 | 244 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 1/20/1951 | 1 | New England Patriots / 14th / 342nd pick / 1973 |
| John Hannah | 23 | G | 14 | 14 | 265 | 6-2 | Alabama | 4/4/1951 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1973 |
| Craig Hanneman | 25 | DE-DT | 9 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 7/1/1949 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 138th pick / 1971 |
| Mack Herron | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 170 | 5-5 | Kansas State | 7/24/1948 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 143rd pick / 1970 |
| Eddie Hinton | 27 | WR | 9 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 6/26/1947 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 25th pick / 1969 |
| Sam Hunt | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-1 | Stephen F. Austin | 8/6/1951 | Rook | New England Patriots / 15th / 374th pick / 1974 |
| Ed Jenkins | 24 | RB | 4 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Holy Cross | 8/31/1950 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 11th / 285th pick / 1972 |
| Andy Johnson | 22 | RB | 14 | 3 | 204 | 6-0 | Georgia | 10/18/1952 | Rook | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1974 |
| Steve King | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 232 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 6/10/1951 | 1 | |
| Bill Lenkaitis | 28 | C-G | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-4 | Penn State | 6/30/1946 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1968 |
| Mel Lunsford | 24 | DE-DT-NT | 13 | 13 | 256 | 6-3 | Central State (OH) | 6/13/1950 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1972 |
| Al Marshall | 23 | WR | 4 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Boise State | 1/7/1951 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 10th / 244th pick / 1973 |
| Jim Massey | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Linfield | 4/24/1948 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 251st pick / 1972 |
| Prentice McCray | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 188 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 3/1/1951 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 8th / 200th pick / 1973 |
| Dave McCurry | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Iowa State | 2/23/1951 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 130th pick / 1973 |
| Tony McGee | 25 | DE-DT | 14 | 1 | 250 | 6-4 | Bishop,Wyoming | 1/18/1949 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1971 |
| Jack Mildren | 25 | DB | 14 | 10 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 10/16/1949 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 46th pick / 1972 |
| Arthur Moore | 23 | NT-DT | 11 | 0 | 253 | 6-5 | Tulsa | 4/4/1951 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 149th pick / 1973 |
| Jon Morris | 32 | C | 3 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | Holy Cross | 4/5/1942 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 27th pick / 1964 |
| Steve Nelson | 23 | LB | 11 | 9 | 230 | 6-2 | Augsburg,North Dakota State | 4/26/1951 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974 |
| Tom Neville | 31 | T | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 8/12/1943 | 9 | Boston Patriots / 7th / 55th pick / 1965 |
| Willie Osley | 23 | DB | 7 | 4 | 195 | 6-0 | Illinois | 4/10/1951 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 251st pick / 1973 |
| Jim Plunkett | 27 | QB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 12/5/1947 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1971 |
| Ken Pope | 23 | DB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 12/28/1951 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 9th / 227th pick / 1974 |
| Reggie Rucker | 27 | WR | 10 | 10 | 195 | 6-2 | Boston University | 9/21/1947 | 4 | |
| John Sanders | 24 | DB | 14 | 10 | 175 | 6-1 | South Dakota | 1/11/1950 | Rook | |
| Steve Schubert | 23 | WR | 8 | 3 | 185 | 5-10 | Massachusetts | 3/15/1951 | Rook | |
| Dick Shiner | 32 | QB | 1 | 0 | 201 | 6-0 | Maryland | 7/18/1942 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 87th pick / 1964 |
| Donnell Smith | 25 | DE | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Southern | 5/25/1949 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1971 |
| John Smith | 25 | K | 14 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | King Alfred's (England),South (England) | 12/30/1949 | Rook | |
| Darryl Stingley | 23 | WR | 5 | 2 | 194 | 6-0 | Purdue | 9/18/1951 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1973 |
| Joe Sweet | 26 | WR | 4 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Tennessee State | 7/5/1948 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 435th pick / 1971 |
| John Tanner | 29 | LB | 13 | 2 | 241 | 6-4 | Tennessee Tech | 3/8/1945 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 221st pick / 1971 |
| John Tarver | 25 | RB | 14 | 4 | 227 | 6-3 | Colorado | 1/1/1949 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 166th pick / 1972 |
| Randy Vataha | 26 | WR | 12 | 9 | 176 | 5-10 | Stanford | 12/4/1948 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 418th pick / 1971 |
| George Webster | 29 | LB | 14 | 12 | 220 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 11/25/1945 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 5th pick / 1967 |
| Joe Wilson | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Holy Cross | 8/11/1950 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 199th pick / 1973 |
| Bob Windsor | 32 | TE | 7 | 7 | 220 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 12/19/1942 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 26th pick / 1966 |
| Team Total | 25.1 | 14 | 219.6 | 6-1.7 | 2.1 |